UNIVERSITY TOURNEY.
AUCKLAND WINS SHIELD. TIE FOR THE TENNIS CUP. RESULTS OF FINAL MATCHES. [BY TELEGRAM. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] DUNEDIN, Tuesday. Tho New Zealand University tournament concluded to-day, when the lawn tennis championships were plaved. Auckland and Canterbury tipcl for the tennis cup, securing two wins each, while Otago gained one win. As each win counts two points for the tournament shield, with an extra point for the winner of the tennis cup, Auckland and Canterbury each add 4j points to the previous total and Otago two points.
Tho final aggregate of points for tho shield, is:—Auckland, 16i,; Otago, Canterbury, 11; Victoria, 7j|d. Auckland thus secures possession of the shield for 1931. Results of tho tennis matches are as follows: —
Men's Singles.—Final:. A. C. Stedman (Auckland) beat B. A. Barret (Canterbury), 6 —3, 6 —4.
Men's Doubles.—Cant and Andrews (Canterbury) beat Stedman and Stedman (Auckland), 6—3, 6—4; Barrer and Adkins (Canterbury) beat Long and Harris (Victoria), 6—2, 6—3. Final: Cant and Andrews beat Barrer and Adkins, 6—4, 10—8. Ladies' Singles.—Final: Miss L. Robertson (Auckland) beat Miss G. Rankin (Otago), 6-3, 3-6, 6-2.
Ladies' Doubles.—Misses Rankin and Seavill (Otago) beat Misses Pragnell and Briggs (Victoria), 6—2, 6—5; Misses Ballantyne and Calver (Otago) won by default. Final: Misses Ballantyne and Calver beat Misses Rankin and Seavill, 6—2, 6—B, 6—2.
Combined Doubles.—Miss Sherris and Cant (Canterbury) beat Miss Mcintosh and Stedman (Auckland), 6—3, 6—4; Miss CaJver and Stallworthy (Otago) beat Miss Dyer and Long (Victoria), 6—2, B—6. Final: Miss Sherris and Cant beat Miss Calver and Stallworthy, 9 —7, 7-5..
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20842, 8 April 1931, Page 11
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