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MAORI TENNIS M. Harvey (Auckland) won the New Zealand Maori Men's Singles Tennis title in the annual Maori Tennis Tournament held at Hastings recently. There was an upset when the previous men's title holder, J. Cosgrove (Auckland), was defeated in the semi-final by R. Smith (Nuhaka). The women's singles was won comfortably by Miss Morrison. Results of the tourney are as follows:— Men's singles, final: M. Harvey (Auckland) beat R. Smith (Nuhaka), 6–1, 6–1. Men's doubles, semi-finals: Cosgrove and Harvey (Auckland) beat Herewini and Ormsby, 6–0, 6–0, Eru and Smith (Rotorua) beat Nepia and Whaanga, 6–1, 6–2. Women's singles, final: Miss R. Morrison (Rotorua) beat Miss J. Edwards (Hastings), 6–0, 6–0. Women's doubles, final: Miss E. Maaka and Mrs T. Maaka (Gisborne) beat A. Rupuka and Miss J. Edwards (Hastings), 6–0, 6–2. Girls' singles, final: Miss K. Christie (Wairoa) beat Miss M. Edwards (Gisborne), 6–2, 6–1. Boys' singles, final: E. Hopa (Rotorua) beat A. Horsfall (Gisborne), 9–7, 6–3. ⋆ ⋆ ⋆

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Te Ao Hou, May 1957, Page 57

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MAORI TENNIS Te Ao Hou, May 1957, Page 57

MAORI TENNIS Te Ao Hou, May 1957, Page 57

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