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The Spike: or, Victoria University College Review, June 1929

Tennis

page 60

Tennis.

Our team did what was expected of it, and in one or two cases, surprised and delighted us by the good fights put up.

Malfroy was too good in the singles, and met opposition only in the final against A. C. Stedman, which match provided some great tennis.

Both ladies in the singles did well to take the first set from their redoubtable opponents, Miss M. Line, 6—3 in the first set against Miss M. O. Miller, and Miss M. Carty 6—3 against Miss E. E. Miller.

The results speak more eloquently than any report. They are:—

Men's Singles.—First Round: G. N. Goldie went down to A. C. Stedman (A.), 2—6, 1—6; C. E. Malfroy defeated C. J. Bowden (A.), 6—0, 6—0. Second round: Malfroy defeated E. H. Adkins (C.), 6—0, 6—0. Final: Malfroy defeated A. C. Stedman (A.), 6—1, 3—6, 6—4.

Men's Doubles—First Round: R. McL. Ferkins and C. S. Plank lost to Beatson and Dart (C.), 6—1, 1—6, 4—6. Malfroy and Goldie defeated McDonald and Turner (A.), 6—2, 6—4. Second round: V.U.C. defeated Adkins and England (C.), but in the final the Stedman brothers were too good, and we lost 6—1, 3—6, 3—6.

Ladies' Singles—Miss M. O. Miller (A.), defeated Miss M. Line, 3—6, 6—0, 6—1. Miss E. E. Miller (A.) defeated Miss M. Carty, 3—6. 6—5, 6—4.

Ladies' Doubles.—First Round: Misses Line and K. Zeisler defeated Misses James and Armstrong (C.), 6—2, 6—5. Misses Carty and M. Dyer defeated Misses Sharpe and Scott (O.), 6—2, 6—4. Second round: The first pair lost to Otago, the second to Auckland.

Combined Doubles.—First Round: Miss Carty and Malfroy lost to Miss Mueller and McDonald (A.), 6—8, 4—6. Miss Line and Goldie won from Miss Scott and Stall— worthy (O.), 7—5, 6—4. Second round: The second pair lost to A.U.C., 0—6, 2—6.

Although V.U.C. won by one title, it was enough to make Tournament Shield secure, but the results cannot be said in any way to flatter us as a team.