Australia Outclasses N.Z. In Tennis Test

Chronicle (Levin), 1 March 1948, Page 2

Australia Outclasses N.Z. In Tennis Test

WELLINGTON, Peb. 29. Tliougkj the only iuatch New ZealancL wou i-ii tlie tennis test against Austraiia on the Mitehell Park courts, Lower fiutt, was played on Priday, there is no. doubt the home team put up a mueL better peTformance on _ Saturday tlian on tlie lirst dav. The greater speed and 'severity ' of the Anstralians was stili obvious b,ut in all the singles' matehes there were stages when the New Zealanders either gained the upper hand or fully extended the ultimate vdctors. Particularly pleasing was. the . -perfyrmance .of O. Bold, who took P. Sedguian, Austraiia, to three sets. Bold 's success was largely due to liis frequent and successful net attacks, the absence of whieh had been a great weakness in his game in the past. Miss M. iverr also took oue set ofl! Miss P. Jones. Miss E, Attwood took oue oif Misw M. Toorney. Miss B. Potter j>ut up another splendid performance against Miss M. Bevis, but was not pennitted to repeat the victory she scored^over Miss Bevis at the iuvitation tournarnent at Christchurch. In his tvvo sets against Brown, Dobson showed he has probably improved tnore than anv of his team mates in the period since the New Zealand cham [jionships, particularly as a resuit of his contact Avith the visiting players. The New Zealand chamxjion, K. McKouzie, suft'ered a lightning defeat in his lirst set against Austraiia 's W. Sidvvell, winning no games and oniy live points in an 81- niinute contcst. II e proved worthy of the Australian in the second set, however, winning the lirst Iwo games. The doubles between Sidwell and G-. Brown and McKenzie and J. Eobson, was dropped in favour of an exliibition uiatch between the four Austraiians. McKenzie had a sore wrist and this uiay have been troubling kiin. In the singles on Saturday Austraiia won 11 niatches, 22 sets and 140 games to no matehes, 3 sets and 70 games. For botli days the total was 22 matehes, 45 sets, 293 games to 1 uiatch, 5 sets, 143 games. Tlius on the second day New Zealand won oue niore set and nine inore games with oue less rubber played. Saturday 's results: — Men's singles: W. Sidwell beat K. McKenzie 0 — 0, (j — 4, (1. Brown beat J. Eobson 0 — 4, 0 — 1, F. Sedgman beat O Bold 0—3, 7—9, 0—1, J. Dart beat A. Burns 0 — 3, G — 4. Men's doubles: jBedgman and Dart beat Bold and "Burns 6 — 3, 6—4. Women 's singles: Miss M. Toomey beat Miss E. Attwood 5 — 7, 6 — 1, 0 — 2, Miss P. Jones beat Miss M., Iverr 0 — 3, 1 — 0, 0—4, Mrs. S. New co m b e beat MSs'AM. Bevefley '6—2/ 6—4', 'Miss M. Bevis beat Miss B. Potter 7 — 5, 6 — 1. Women 's doubles: Misses Toomey and Bevis beat Misses* Attwood and Kerr 6 — 4, 6 — 0, Mrs. Newcomb'e and Miss Jones beat Misses Beverley and Potter 6 — 0, 6/1. In the exhibition doubles, Sedgman aiid Dart won the lirst set 9 — 7. Sidwell and Brown won the second 6 — 1.