TENNIS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 February 1928, Page 1

TENNIS.

Last Saturday afternoon the Kofcatalii Tennis Club played a return match against All Saints on the All Saint’s Courts. History repeated itself, the visitors winning by 10 sets to 8 sets, and by 123 games to 100 games. The day was ideal lor tennis and many interesting and keenly contested games resulted. The detailed scores are as follows, Kokatahi names being mentioned first:— LADIES SINGLES. Mrs Kfcclesfield 0. v. Miss I. Howard 1. a Miss Higgins 0, v. Miss O. Stapleton 3. Miss (Monk 0, v. Miss L. Evans 0. Miss 11. Wild 0. v. Miss M. Wild Airs Baird (i. v. Miss M. Seoheck 1. Miss Johnson 0, v. Miss Lorna Evans 1. LADIES DOUBLES. Airs Diodricli and Airs Ecclesfield 5. v. AUsses Howard and Stapleton 0. Aliases Higgins and Afonk 0. v. Misses L. Evans and AA r ild 0. Afiss Wild and Airs Baird 0. v. Afisses Af. Seoheck and Evans 1. MIEN’S SINGLES. Higgins 0, v. Chetwynd 9. Ecclesfield 0. v. Telfer 0. Cutler 0, v. Osmors 4. AVoolhouse 0, v. Thompson 5. Cronglit 3, v. Freitas 0. Monk 0, v. Butlnnd 4. 'MEN’S DOUBLES. Higgins and Ecclesfield 3. v. Clictwyml and Telfer 9. Crough and iMoharry 2, v. Freitas and Bntland 9. Cutler and AVoolhouse 9. v. Osmors and Thompson 5. COAIBINED DOUBLES. Afiss Higgins and Higgins 0. v. Afiss Howard and Chetwynd 4. Mrs Ecclesfield and Ecclesfield 3, v. Miss 0. Stapleton and Telfer (3. Mrs Diedrich and Meliarry 4, v. Afiss L. Evans and Osmers 6. Afiss Afonk and Cutler 4, v. Afiss Af. Wild and Thompson 0. Afiss AVild and AVoolhouse 6, v. Afiss Ar. Seebeck and Freitas 3. Afrs Baird and Crough 3, v. Miss L. Evans and Bntland 3.

(Australian At N.Z. Cable Association.) MELBOURNE, Feb. 25. In the tennis singles, Borotra (France) defeated Patterson G—2. 9—7. Borotrn’s agility counter-balanced Patterson’s position play. He returned Patterson’s service with ease. At the net Borotra was unbeatable. In the mixed doubles, Hawk os and Miss Boyd beat Brugnon (France) and Miss Harper 2—G, 6—2, 6—6. Hawkes played splendidly and was deadly at net and position play. He and Boyd mado a strong pair. Tn the doubles. Patterson and McI nnes (Victoria) beat Borotra and Boussus (France) B—6, B—G. G—4. It was a magnificent game. Patterson tvas at the top of his form. Victoria won the test against France by one game. This is the Frenchmen’s first defeat in Australia in a test match. MELBOURNE. Feb. 25. Borotra in an interview said lie had become so impressed with the play of the Australians that he would put liis money on them to win the European zone contests and thought they might well be one of the contestants in the inter-zone finals.