DAVIS CUP TENNIS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 679, 3 June 1929, Page 13

DAVIS CUP TENNIS

AMERICA BEATS CUBA (Australian and K.Z. Press Association) (United Service) NEW YORK, Saturday. In the Davis Cup contest United States v. Cuba at Detroit, the former won the rubber yesterday when Vanryn and Allison defeated Morales and Upmann (Cuba), G—2, 6—l, G 0. In the singles today Allison feated Vollmer (Cuba), 6—3. 6—2, 7 —5. In the remaining singles match Lott deefated Upmann (Cuba), G —4, o—3, 6—3. FRENCH CHAMPIONSHIPS PARIS, Saturday. In the French lawn tennis chaini pionships, ut Auteuil in the singles, I Lacoste beat Von Kehrling, B—6, I—G.1 —G. | (j—o, 6 —3; Tilden beat De Morpurgo. I o—li, 3 —G, G—l, G—2, S— Cochet ) beat Brugnon. 7—5, 3 —6, 9— -7, 6—4. i In the women’s singles, Miss Eileen I Bennett beat Miss Weave. 7 —5, 6—l; Mademoiselle Mathieu beat Miss Wat--1 son, 4 —G, (»—3, 6—l: Miss Helen "Wills beat Mademoiselle Lafaurie, <s—4, 6 3; Fraulein Aussem beat Miss Heine, In the semi-final of the women’s : singles, Mdlle. Mathieu defeated Fraulein Aussem. G—o, 2—G, 6—-2: Miss Helen Wills defeated Miss Eileen Ben- : nett, G —2, 7—5. In the quarter-final of the singles Borotra defeated Hunter, 6—B. lu—S, 4—G, S —6, G —l. In the semi-final Lai ooste defeated Tilden, t> —0, 6—l, 5—7, 1 6—3. This is Tilden’s heaviest defeat | since 1818.