Von Drachstedt rushed to the tennis-court as soon as the collision occurred, for this was situated, he thought, pretty much at the bottom of the boat. He found six inches of water covering the floor. He ran up five flights of steps and induced friends to descend to see the alarming situation. They reached the court a few minutes later, and discovered nearly five feet of water. That settled matters for von Draschedt! He changed his clothes, put on a life preserver and went on deck, when, he says, he found women indignant at being made to leave the ship in a hurry. One bitterley complained that she was not allowed to fix her hair!
This account has some interesting points: the "tennis court" is indeed in the lowest passenger going area of the ship on G deck, but the only way for water to enter would be via the staircase that the Baron [sic] would have to descend. He would have to go up, I think 3 flights of steps to get to his cabin on D deck. The timing would be a bit off to allow water to flood the court to nearly five feet depth no more than a few minutes after the collision.
Paul
http://www.paullee.com/titanic/
This account has some interesting points: the "tennis court" is indeed in the lowest passenger going area of the ship on G deck, but the only way for water to enter would be via the staircase that the Baron [sic] would have to descend. He would have to go up, I think 3 flights of steps to get to his cabin on D deck. The timing would be a bit off to allow water to flood the court to nearly five feet depth no more than a few minutes after the collision.
Paul
http://www.paullee.com/titanic/