LAWN TENNIS

Evening Star, Issue 19801, 27 February 1928, Page 7

LAWN TENNIS

OTAGO V. SOUTHLAND DECISIVE WIH FOR HOME TEAM The annual interprovincial tennis fixture, Otago v. Southland, was concluded on the Anderson’s Bay courts on Saturday afternoon, and resulted in a win for Otago by 17 matches to 7. The following arc the results of the afternoon’s play, Otago players being mentioned first MEN’S SINGLES. Bray beat Sumpter, S-C, 7-5. Guy beat Deaker, 6-4, G-2. M'Dougall beat Lindsay, 0-0, 0-0. Rawlinson beat Diack, 1-0,_ 0-4, 6-3. Jensen beat Hughes, 6-1, 0-4. Bell beat Johnstone, 6-3, 6-2. LADIES’ SINGLES. Miss Pattison beat Miss Melvin, 9-0. Miss White beat Mrs Latta, 9-4. Miss Ramsay lost to Mrs Chartres, 6-8. Miss Finch lost to Miss Mahoney, G-9. Miss Moloney beat Miss Blaikie, 9-7. Miss Todd beat Miss Price, 9-3. MEN’S DOUBLES. M'Dougall and Bell lost to Diack and Johnstone, 5-7, 6-7. Jensen and Rawlinson beat Hughes and Deaker, 6-2, 7-5. Bray and Guy lost to Sumpter and Lindsay, 1-6, 5-7. LADIES’ DOUBLES, Miss Pattison and Miss White beat Miss Melvin and Miss Price, 6-1, 6-1, Miss Molonev and Miss Todd beat M iss Mahoney and Miss Blaikie, 6-3, 0-5 Miss Ramsay and Miss Finch lost to Mesdamcs Chartres and Latta, 6-5, 6-0. 0-6. MIXED DOUBLES. Bray and Miss Ramsay beat Deaker and Mrs Latta, 6-1, 6-4. TOTALS. Matches. Sets. Games. Otago 17 30 250 Southland ... 7 13 194 WELLINGTON DEFEATS CANTERBURY jPkb United Pbbss Association.] WELLINGTON, February 25. Wellington to-day defeated Canterbury in an interprovincial lawn tennis contest by 17 matches to 7. The following arc the results, the Canterbury players being mentioned first:— MEN’S SINGLES. I. A. Seay beat D. G. France, 6-0, 4-6. 6-4. C. Angas lost to C. E. Malfroy, 4-6, 0-6. K. J. Walker lost to N. R. C. Wilson, 4-6, 4-6. D. F. Glanvillo beat G. N. T. Goldie, 3-6, 6-2, 6-1. T. W. Patterson beat J. M'Gill, 2-6, 6-2. 6-2 R. Browning lost to A. E. Sandral, LADIES’ SINGLES. Miss M. Spiers beat Miss M. Tracey, 6- 6-4. Miss M. Wake lost Mrs R. P. Adams. 7- 2-0-Mrs M. Beale lost to Miss M. East, 6-2. 7-9. 3-6. Miss E. Partridge lost to Miss H. North, 1-6, 6-4, 8-10. Miss M. Andrew beat Miss D. Howe, 6-3, 6-4. Miss E. Johnston beat Mrs G. PenHngton, 5-7, 6-2, 6-3. MEN’S DOUBLES. Walker and Angas lost to Franco and Malfrov, 3-6, 2-6. Seay and Glanvillo lost to Wilson and Goldie, 4-6, 2-6. Browning and Patterson lost to M'Gill and Sandral, 2-6, 6-1, 1-6, LADIES’ DOUBLES. Misses Spiers and Partridge lost to Mrs Adams and Miss Tracy, 2-6, 6-0, 3-6. Misses Wake and Andrew lost to Mrs Pcnlington and Miss East, 3-6, 2-6 Mrs Beale and Miss Johnstone lost to M isscs North and Howe, 4-6, 4-6. MIXED DOUBLES.

Miss Spiers and Aligns lost to Miss Tracy and Wilson, 6-3, 3-6, 5-7. Miss Wake and Seay lost, to Airs Adams and Malfroy, 6-S, 4-6 Miss Andrew and Walker lost to Miss North and France, 1-6, 6-1, 3-6. Mrs Beale and Glanville heat Alisa East and Goldie, 6-3, 1-6, 6-S. Aliss Partridge and Miss Patterson lost to Airs Pcnlington and M'Gill. 6-?. 1-6. Aliss Johnstone and Browning lost to Miss Howe and Sandral, 3-2, 2-G. VICTORIA BEATS FRANCE MAGNIFICENT DOUBLES PLAY. MELBOURNE, February 26. In the singles Borotra (France) defeated Patterson, 6-2, 9-7. Borotra’s agility counter-balanced Patterson’s position play. He returned Patterson’s service with case, and at the net Borotra was unbeatable. In the mixed doubles Hawke and Aliss Boyd beat Brugnon (France) and Aliss Harper, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, Hawkes played splendidly, and was deadly at net position play. Fie and Aliss Boyd made a strong pair. In the .doubles Patterson and Al‘lnnes (Victoria) beat Borotra and Boussus (Franco), 8-6, 8-0, 6-4. It was a magnificent game, and Patterson was at the top of his form. A'ictoria won the test against France by one game. This was the Frenchmen’s first defeat in Australia in a test match.