MAORI TENNIS

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 618, 21 March 1929, Page 13

MAORI TENNIS

CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY (From Our Own Correspondent) HAMILTON, Wednesday. Tlio Maori tennis championships started at Hamilton to-day and the standard of play was of an order that rendered the games most interesting to watch. Results of to-day’s play: Arawa beat Ngapulii 3 matches to 0. (Arawa players mentioned first) : E. Howell beat J. Davis, 7—5, 6—4 ; P. Howell beat S. Maioha, 6—o, 6—2 ; P. Howell beat Maihoa and J. Davis, G—o, G—3. Maniapoto beat Hauraki, 3 matches to 0. Scores (Maniapoto names first) : P. IT. Jones beat W. Paetai, G—3, G—2 ; M. R. Jones beat J. Adlam, 6—o, 6—2 ; P. IT. and M. R. Jones beat Paetai and Adlam, Wanganui beat Waikato, 3 sets to 0. Scores (Wanganui names first) : D. Potae beat T. Mita, 6—o, 6—3 ; P. Ranganui beat IT. Edwards, 6—4, 10—8 ; Potae and Ranginui beat Mita and Edwards, G—2, 6—3. Tongariro won from Tamatea by default. Raukawa beat Matatua, 3 games to 3. (Raukawa players mentioned first) : V. Wehipeihana beat H. Sullivan, G—o, G—2 ; P. Tahiwi beat H. Ratahi, G-—2, 6—4 ; V. Wesipeihana beat H. Ratalii, 3—6, 6—4, G—3 ; P. Tahiwi lost to H. Sullivan, S—G, Second round—Horouta beat Ngati Whatua 3 games to 0. (Horouta players mentioned first) : W. Haig beat J. Mattran, 6—4, G—l ; Seymour beat W. Davis, 6—2, 6 —3 ; Nepia and Chesley beat Mattran and Davis, 7—5, B—6.8 —6.