TENNIS FINAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 89, 15 April 1903, Page 2

TENNIS FINAL.

CANTERBURY AND AUCKLAND TIE FOR THE CUP.

The University tournament was brought to a conclusion this morning, when the remaining tennis finals were played on the Eden and Epsom lawns. In the final for the Men's Championship Doubles Rice and Cox (Canterbury) had not a great deal of difficulty in defeating Browne and Marks (O.tago). The scores were 6 —3, 2—6, 6 —l. In the semi-final for the Combined Doubles there was a very exciting maieib. After an even contest Miss Gorrie and Coates (Auckland) defeated Miss McCahon and Browne (Otago)—2—6, 6—4, 6—4.

The final produced the most exciting match of the tournament. The Auek-* land representatives had the disadvantage of being tried for their previous game, while the Canterbury representatives, Miss Wilding and Stowe, were fresh. The first set went to Auckland rather easily—6—2. The second set went to Canterbury (6—4), the local representatives plainly showing the effect of their previous game. In the third set the games were five all, and then seven all. Auckland then got two games, .and won, the mateh —9 —7. Auckland's victory in. this match placed them on a level with Canterbury for the tennis Challenge Cup, each college scoring two firsts, counting 10 points each.

Yesterday afternoon a large party of students and their friends went across to the island of Motutapu and had tea in the grounds- of Mr Reid, whose courtesy was acknowledged by the students with cheers. There was a band on board, and, in the stereotyped phrase, "they enlivened the proceedings." To enliven student proceedings seems rather unnecessary, and it was so in this case, for with Otago war cries (which were loudly applauded) and the singing of choruses, the evening was most amusingly noisy. After tea had been served out on the island and the necessary photographs had been taken, the party were carried by the steamer round the harbour on a short—far too short—excursion, and landed at the wharf about a-quarter to nine. The Southern students left this afternoon via Onehunga.