DOUBLES COMMENCED

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 591, 24 July 1933, Page 5

DOUBLES COMMENCED

AMERICANS SCORE A WIN In the doubles final between Van Ryri hhd Lott (Anierica) and Perry and Hugh'es '(England), which wfere played in sweltef ing Beat, 'Hughes bega'ri the " service." There.1 wer'el'spectacular volleying'; duels ' ea'rly in 'the game but the British pair were gen-

erally superior to the Americans and led 5-3 in spite of Van Ryn's hrilliaht driving. Hughes lost the service losing the set point ahd the AmerieahS' canie away with ' a ' run, smashing powerfully and' combining perfectly: 'They levelled ihe sCore 5-5. Th"en"turnirig set point in succession, they 'capturbd Perry's service, the Americans mis'sing two sitters. Thereafer, Vhn Ryn, who was the best mhn' o'n th'e coui't for the -Americans, took- the' set. y Britain began the Seco'nd sdt' hesitati'ngly, overwhelmed by the American's - superior ity in overhead work. Perry had five deuces h'efofe winniiig the service and evening the games 2-2 The Americans led 5-3 and 40-30 6n Hughes' service. Hughes, with a terrific smash, reached deuce -and then a liriesman mis-called' the hall' out', giving the Americans the advantage." Th'e British players took the 'decision laughingly", 'but a section of the -erowd dembnstra'ted. 'Lott" thre^v a'way the next point and 'Britahi' tobk the game. Eott's magnificent servic'es *were a feature of the match'. 1 ■ :'ln the t'hifd set- the Americans consistently ;foU'nd' holes in the British defence and with the assistance bf Vafi 'Ryri's ' Volldying ari'd" 'L'ott's- d'evastating 'services,' ' todk a comparatively easy final set although'tne British fought gamely.