LAWN TENNIS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 48, 27 January 1932, Page 2

LAWN TENNIS

DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIPS. COURT BEATS L. FRANCE. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, Jan. 27. Although the third round matches nre being played to-day in the men s singles of the New Zealand tennis championships, there has so far been only one upset, that tills morning when the seeded pmy er > France, of Wellington, suffered defeat at the hands of P. A. Court (Hawke s Bay) who in 1924 won the junior championship of Great Britain._ Two seeded players met in Sturt and Angas. Sturt was brilliant in the first set, but Angas’s play was more accurate in the next two. sets. He forced the pace and, going to the net on the right ball, won many points -by perfect “kilTs.” .There was no doubt about his superiority in the third set. Winners of the ladies’ singles, in which the New South Wales visitors nre prominent, are going, exactly,'as expected. , , Miss MacFarlane, whose defeat caused some surprise, appeared off her'game, but in a long baseline du§l Mrs France was always steady. Miss Hartigan was extended to beat Mrs Melody. . Results are as follow: MEN’S SINGLES. Third Round.—Stedman (Auckland) heat Griffiths (Auckland). 6—2, 6 0—1; Barnett (Canterbury) 'beat Lamb (Auckland), 6—4, 7—b, 6 2; Wilson (Wellington) boat Robinson (Auckland), o—6, 6—4, 6—2, 6—4: D. France (Wellington) beat Roussell (Wellington), 6—2, 6—3, 6—o; Court (Hawke’s Bay) beat L. France .(Wellington), '3—43, 6—l, 7—5, 2—6, 6—4; Angas (Canterbury) beat Sturt (Auckland, 7—5, 6—3, 6—l; Bartleet /Auckland) beat Wright (Thames). 6—l. 6—2, 6—4; Laurenson (Waikato) beat. Page ( Wairarapa),' 6—l, 6—l, 6-4. WOMEN’S .SINGLES, i Second Round.—Miss Valkenburg (N.S.W.) beat Miss Humphreys (Poverty Bay), 6—l, .6—l; Mrs Dykes (Auckland) beat Miss Howe (Wellington) , 6—l, 6—l; Miss Hall (N.S.W.) beat Miss' Lloyd (N.S.W.), 6—l, 6—2; Miss Nicholls • (Wellington) beat Miss Johnston - (Canterbury) , 6—4, 6^—o ;' •Miss Hartigan (N.S.W.)' beat Mrs Melody (Wellington), 6—o, 5—7, 6—3; Mrs Franco (Wellington) beat Miss Marjorie MacFarlane'' (Auckland), 6—l, 7—5; Miss Knight (Auckland) beat Miss Newton (Auckland), 6—3,' 3—6, 6—4. GIRLS’ SINGLES. Second Round.—W Burns (Wellington) beat R. Drake (Auckland), 6—l, 6—4; A. Graham (Taranaki) beat D. Remiger '(Auckland), 6—3, 1- —6, & —2; A. Kean (Wellington) beat D. Dickie (Taranaki),'o—6, 6—4, 6—4; B. Griffiths (Auckland) beat M. Bolwell (Otago), 6—3, 6—l.

; DAVIS CUP. BO'ROTRA’S~INTENTIONS. ' Received January 27, 1.6 p.m. PARIS, Jan. 28. .Jean Borotra says he would play in the Davis Cup if played on English turf. Hard courts nowadays were too much for him, he said. He did not intend to .play in the French singles championships, but might partner Lacoste in the doubles. *