P.S. TENNIS TITLES.
CENTENNIAL TOURNEY. ———— i EDWARDS AND ROUSSELL IN MEN'S FINAL. ■ i WELLINGTON WINS THE CUP. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. The New Zealand, Public Service Sports' Association's national Centennial tennis championships were played at Wellington yesterday. Results:— Men's Singles. — Semi-finals: X. V. Edwards (Wellington) beat K. Souter (Canterbury). »—4; E. A. Roussell (Wellington) beat T. Lyons (Wellington), by default. The latter had conquered C. Smythe (Auckland) In the first round o—4, and M. J. Corlck (Canterbury). 9—B In the second ronnd. The final will be played later. Women's Single*.—Pinal: A. K. Heard (Wellington) beat V. Raaff (Canterbury), 5—6, 6—3. 6—3. Men's Doubles.—Edwards and Roussell (Wellington) beat Corlck and Souter (Canterbury), 6—3, 2—6. 6—4. Women's Doubles.—M. Murphy and M. Smitbers (Canterbury) beat E. Rlgby and M. J. Lanibourne (Wellington), 6—2, G—3. Wellington won the Centennial trophy with 48 points. Canterbury coining next with 26. Auckland snored only two points, while Otago. Hawkc's Bay. Poverty Bay and West Coast (North Island) failed to score.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 44, 21 February 1940, Page 14
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