TENNIS Noted American Professionals for N.Z.

Grey River Argus, 22 September 1948, Page 7

TENNIS Noted American Professionals for N.Z.

P.A. WELLINGTON, Sept. 21. It is almost' certain that the professional tennis players, Kramer, Riggs, Segura and Pails, who are at present in Australia, will visit New Zealand late in November for games in some of the main centres. This was reported at last night’s meeting of the management committee of the N.Z. Lawn Tennis Association.

The visitors will possibly be here for ten oi twelve days, but final arrangements about finance have yet to be made. ■ The Association has approved of a visit to New Zealand of a New South Wales men’s team, probably of four, after the Australian championships at the end of January. HARD COURT CHAMPIONSHIPS. P.A. WELLINGTON, Sept. 21. The Wellington Lawn Tennis Association favours the establishment of a New Zealand hard-court championship, provided sufficient associations, with sufficient courts, support the proposal. They regret that owing to lack of facilities such a championship could not be held in Wellington. a meeting of the Management ComThis motion, which was passed at mittee, is to be forwarded to the N.Z. Lawn Tennis Association in response to an inquiry from the national body.