Convincing Tennis Win For Australians

Chronicle (Levin), 19 February 1948, Page 7

Convincing Tennis Win For Australians

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CllltlSTCH L'ltCH, Feb. IS.. ' The visitiug Australian. tennis t.eu-m,. in the first dav of the New Zealaihd invitation tournauient at Wiiding Pa|k, won both singles and doubles in convincing style. Australia;'s ; superiority vvas more marked in* th'q doubles t-han ihe singles and it' was- apparftnt t'Jiut tlie New Zealanders diave not yet qverconie their long standing yveakness in doubles play. The Austriiliaju star plavers, Lrown and Sidvvell, -delighted the crowd. Browu's play resembles that of Broniwich i/i many ways but he is more dynamic and also more erratic. I J is service and two-handed itai-khand were easily the faslest seen at Wiiding Park for a nuiuber of ycars. Brlght spbls froin New Zealand's point of view, were tlie iiei'fomauces of tlie young-Cant erlmrv cham])ion, Aliss .1. MacGibbou, aud.vthe Aucklander, P. Becroft.' The latter t'ook J. Dart to Ihree sets and there did not appeai to be a great deal between them. Becroi't looks like developing tho fij-.st "big" ser\ ice seen in New Zealand tennis. He served several aees. Miss MacGibbou did weil to take the second set frotu Miss Tooiuev aftei nearly wiuning the first. She held her own with Miss Toome.y until hui f way tli rough the third set after AH.ss Toomey had broken through her ser- 1 vice.

The Wellington plaver, Mrs. J. Me\'ay, did vvell against Miss M. Bevis. Mrs. AIiA'av led 4 — 3 in the first set but. lost it 6 — 1. tShe won the second set iu good style but in the final set jMiss Bevis always had the better oi the play. Uesults: — Men's Singles: 0. W. >Sidwell beat A. W. TiJls 7 — 5, 6 — 1* J. W. Dart beat P. Becroft 4 — 6, 6 — 3, 6 — 1; G. E. Brown beat L. P. Hoach 6 — 2, 6 — 2; 1'. A. Bedgeman beat A. L. Blackwell 6—1, '6—2. Women 's yingles:% Miss M. Toomej beat miss J. MacGibbou 7 — 5, 3 — 6, d — Mrs. JS. B. Newcombe beat Miss J. Burke 6 — 0, (i — 0; Aiiss M. 11. Bevis beat Mrs. J. MeVay 6—4, 3—6, 6 — 2; .Mrs. M. P. Jones beat Miss M. Robertson (i — 3, 6 — 3.

Mixed Doubles — First Kouud: Bidwell and Aliss Toomey beat Koach and Miss Potter (i — 2, 6 — 3; Dart and Mrs. Jones .beat Tills and Miss Burke 6 — 2, 6—4; Brown and Miss Bevis beat Becroft and Miss MacGibbou 6 — 1, 6 — 2; tSedgeman and Mrs. Newcombe beat Blackwell and Miss Kobftrtson 6 — 1, 6 — 3. Second liound: Sidwell and Miss Toomey beat Burns and Miss Attwood — 1; 7 — 5; Dart and Miss Jones beat Kobsoii and Miss Kerr 6 — 2, 6 — 2; Brown and Miss Bevis beat Painter and Miss Beverlev 6 — 0, 7 — 5; fSedgeman and Mrs. Newcombe* beat McKenzie and Alrs. McYay 6 — 3, 6 — 2.