LAWN TENNIS

Hokitika Guardian, 29 May 1933, Page 6

LAWN TENNIS

POSSIBLE TOUR OF DOMINION. BY AUSTRALIA OR ENGLAND. {United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) '■ WELL! NGTON, Alay 27. The possibility of a team from Australia or England touring, the Dominion next year \\«s mentioned by the chairman (Air Henderson), at the gencial meeting of the council of the New Zealand Lawn 'Tennis Association. '

Air Henderson said the question of inviting a. team from one of those countries, perhaps'- from both, Would come, up.- fisr consideration at the next faceting, of. the Assr/ciation’s management committee.

The Uanteihury Association has been approached regarding the holding of the next championships in Christ- 1 church. The date had not been considered, although the CantQrbmy Association was in favour of holding the meetimv at Christmas time.

The iJ.S.A. team’s visit to New Zealand resulted in a profit of £57 to the Association, and the New Zealand championship tournament also showed a profit. The committee, has invited Mr Rupert do la Bere to act as additional representative on the Tnternationa} Lawn Tennis Federation.

FRENCH CHAMPIONSHIPS, PARIS, May 20. •FrenieK tennis championship-s results:— Men’s doubles, quarter-finals: TGsrf#;? and Hughes defeated'- Ibiit-ssus and lfp§; ward B—G, (3-—3,- 13—11. Quist an<V MfcGratli defeated Shields and Prenn B—o, 4- 0, (3—l, 6—3. Cobhot and Merlin defeated Turnbull and Crawford' 6—3, 6—4, 7—5. Borotra. and Brugiion defeated Sat'oli and Nunoi 0-7, 6-3, 4-6, (3-4, 11-!)'. '• W Semi-final:—Quist and McGrath. (Australia) defeated Borotra and Brugnon (France) 5—7, 6—3, 3—G 6 —3, o—3.

Women's doubles, semi-finals: Mathieu' and Rvan delated Sigart and .Soriven 7—5, 6—2. Rosombert and Hehrotin defeated Payot and Barbier 3—6, 6 —3, 6 — l. In the the quarter-final of the mixed doubles, Crawford and MissI*Soriven 1 *Soriven defeated Bouss is am: Mlie. Ba.rbi.oij 6—3, 4-6, 6—2. ‘tip

V:SJa. DEFEATS CHEV.YCHASE (Maryland), May 26.'

Tl’fe United States clinched p.ljliSL Ambtican zone Dhvis Cup ties, fjhffl and Van Ryu defeated -ZappS'ancj:i A del mar TCchevcrria "6-1, 6-4, 6-1. " ‘Vines defeated Cattaruzza 7—5,' 3_l 5—7, 6—l. The match between ■'Allison 'and Zappa' Was cancelledowing to rain.