TENNIS IN N.S.W.

Shannon News, 13 April 1926, Page 4

TENNIS IN N.S.W.

NEW ZEALANDERS BEATEN AFTER FINE GAMES. SYDNEY, April It. The tennis matches between New South Wales and New Zealand was resumed in warm weajther, with bright sunshine. The New Zealanadrs again tgave a creditable performance against New South Wales’ best men. Scores: — Singles. North defeated Wallace, B—2, 5—7, 9 —7; Baker defeated Wilson, 4—B, f, —4, 6—l; Seay defeated Cummings, 10 —8, 6 —l; Peach defeated Smyth, -6 3 > 6 —l; Willard defeated Andrews 10 —S, 9 —7; Kalm.s defeated France, o—o, 6—3. New South Wales: Five rubbers, ten sets and eighty-eigh)t games. New Zealand: One rubber, four sets and sixty-five games. ' Doubles.

Wallace and Smyth defeated Cummings and North 4 —6, 6 —2, 6—4; Peach and Baker defeated Wilson and France, 6—3, 3 —6, 6—l; Kahns and Willard defeated Seay and Andrews, 2—6, G —4, 6—l; Seay and Andrews defeated ‘North and Cummings, 6—3, 6—-4; Kalms and WH« lard defeated Franco and Wilspn, 6—2, 6—3. New South Wales: Tlire e rub Dors, seven se|ts and sixty games. New Zealand: Two rubbers, six sets and fifty-four games. The total scores were: New South Wales: Fifteen rubbers, thirty-two sets and 270 games. New Zealand: Six rubbers, 19 sets and 219 games. The day was rparked by some hardfought games, especially those between Wallace and North and Seay and Cummings. Wallac e was not playing his usual game at the commencement of his match with North and lost the first set 6 —2. In the second set, the score. showed s—l against him, when he pulled himself toge)ther and won*the next six games and set. Wallace was tired in the filial set and the score sec-sawed till North gained the victory. 9—7.

Wilson played an excellent game against Baker .especially in the rrrss set, ’which he won 4i—4. He showed nice judgment in placing his strokes and cleverly kepjt Baker on the baseline, he himself going to the net. Baker was weak on the backhand and Wilson took full advantage of this: Peach had little difficulty in defeating Smytm Seay fully extended Cummings, who went to pieces in the second set. Seay acquitted himself well. Kalms easily accounted for France. The match between Andrews ana Willard, the runner-up in the recent Australian championships, was liardfought for every point. It was largely a back-line game. Andreevs lost points through not varying ms strokes, Willard being usually able to anticipate them. This match occupied over an hour -and a-half and it says a lot for Andrews that he should stand up so, well against a man of Willard’s standing. In the doubles, Wallace and Smyth followed up their victory over Kalms and Willard yesterday by defeating Cummings and North after losing me firsft set 6—4. Smyth’s forehand drives and Wallace’s court-craft came to the rescue and they carried off tne next two sets 6—2, 6—4. Wallace’s service is somewhat, deceptive ana ne keeps consistent length in ground shots.

Seay and Andrews were not at 'their best against Kalms and Willard. Both men were inclined to put too much power behind their drive®. A pleasing feature of all the double play to-day was the improvement in the New Zealanders’ combination. This was undoubtedly a faefcor contributing towards Wallace’s ana Smyth’s victory, Kalms and Willard experienced littl e difficulty in defeating Frank and Wilson. The last match, Seay and Andrews against North and Cummings, was more evenly contested, the New Zea-. landers Securing a well-deserved victory. The New Zealanders have made a very favourable impression here, especially Andrews.