UNIVERSITY TOURNEY

Evening Star, Issue 23863, 18 April 1941, Page 7

UNIVERSITY TOURNEY

OTAGO ANNEXES SHIELD

TENNIS RESULTS [Per United Press Association.] WELLINGTON, April 17. The lawn tennis finals of the New Zealand University tournament were played at Paekakariki to-day, the Miramar courts being unplayable on account of tlie recent had weather. In the final of the men’s singles, Cope (Victoria) beat Kelly (Otago) 6- 7-5. In the women’s singles championship, MUs Warren (Auckland) will play Miss Howie (Auckland), at Auckland. The result will not affect the points for the lawn tennis cup or for the University tournament shield,. In the mixed doubles final, Childs and Miss Brown (Otago) beat Larsen and Miss Marshall (Victoria) 6-1, 6-2. In the men’s doubles, Baird and Cope (Victoria) beat Childs and Caughey (Otago) 6-2, 6-2, and in the women’s doubles championship, Misses Howie and Warren (Auckland) beat Misses Marshall and Macmorran (Victoria) 7- 6-1. The points for the lawn tennis cup were; —Victoria, 13; Auckland, 10; Otago, 9; Canterbury, 3. The final points for the tournament shield were as follows: — Otago 29 Auckland 21J Victoria 12i Canterbury b 8