[CHRISTMAS DAY TOURNEY PROMISES EXCELLENT PLAY

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 721, 22 December 1933, Page 5

[CHRISTMAS DAY TOURNEY PROMISES EXCELLENT PLAY

BiRILLIANT VISITORS In th'e opinion of the manager bf the Australian ladies' tennis teaxh, Miss Lloyd, the present team is'.the strongest all-Tound combinati'oh wliifch has yet visited theSe : shoreS. fiffss Valkenberg and Mliss Hall have 'aTf ready been seen in action in. New Zealand and the disp-lays they gav.e ion th'e previous occasion i'mpelled the N.Z.L.T.A. to againi invite tjfem. Miss Bickerton and Miss Hartigah are a f amous double pair and have won the New Soutjh Wlales doiihles chamlpionship on several ocqaslbns. They are to be opposed in Rotorua on Christmas Day by the Misses Beverley, of Matamata, who are considered to be two of the most promising- players in New Zealand to-day and are picked by competent judges to have more than an ordiriary chance of figuring in the finals bf' the 'New Zealand championships, ' ..""vl'.C A special effort has been made to provide adequate sea'ting accomhaodation and 800 seats, each with a first class view, have been provided. The price of a seat is 2/6 ari'd no charge is made for reservation or tax.

Fine Records Miss Bickerton, the visitors' leading player, is a very fine ' exponent. She was a member of the Australian women's international team of 1928 which never lost a . matcli against E'nglish or Cpntinenfal sides. She played against Senorita de Alvarez on the centre court at Wimbledon, being defeated 7-5, 6-4. • y The outstanding features of Miss Bickerffion's play; . are her backhand and overhea'd smashing frb'm. "all parts of the court. She is regarded "as quite th'e ihest lady smasher in Australia, her angles being so good. Another newfeomer, Miss* Dingl'e, has won many doubles titles with Miss Valkenberg^ the pair haviij'g played as a combination for the pkst five years. Miss Dingle excels" fipm the hack-line, and sheyhas a pa^icularly fast service. Her backhand smash is very similar to that *qf ip|s"s B. Knight, of Auckland. - The Auckland public has seen Miss Hall and Miss "Valkehb'erg befbrA. Miss Hall is .said to . have considerably during 'the ' past two years. Miss Valkenberg. and C._: Dpn'ohoe recently won the City of "Sydh^y combined doubles. They ar^- reg^d^d as one of the best doubleA;p^r^'iH Australi*^ and they-,sHould:be" .Harj^do beat in the New Zealand chkinp^Siships. . * ;".'4 f