BRITISH WOMEN TENNIS PLAYERS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 160, 24 July 1937, Page 17

BRITISH WOMEN TENNIS PLAYERS

VISIT TO N£W ZEALAND ARRTVAL in OCTOBER % Although no defliute dates have yet been fixed, tha British women'* tennis team which 1* making a tour of Australia this year will probably Tand a at Auckland from America on Octdber 29 and depart on November 11. No - Ittoerary for tlie visit has yet been drawn up by the New Zealand Lawn Tenbis Council. Action will be taken when definite advice is received. The team wlli vlsit. America first for the Wightman Cup qnd American vvomen's title matches. Then it will cross to the Bacific Coast, play to one or two of the ehampionships there, and leave for "New Zealand and Australia. A long and somewhat strenuous tour has , been planned for Australia, ranging from Brisbane to Adeiaide, and including Test. matches and play in the Australian national ehampionships. ' ' Mepffiers of the team to make the tour will include Misses Kay Stammers, Freda James, Mary Hardwick, J.Tngram,.K. Lumb and Evelyn Dearman. . . Miss Stammers was equal No. I in :lhe British ranking with Dorothy j Round (but this would have been al- . Jtered by the latter again winning at j Wimbledon had MiSs Round no't been iretiring) and the others are all to the \ first flight. Miss Hardwick rrecently | defeated Alice Marble,, the American i champion, to straight sets at-a rej'cent tournament. The team will probably be the strongest 'women'* side New Zealand has seen. ' 5