MAORI TENNIS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 620, 23 March 1929, Page 9

MAORI TENNIS

FINAL STAGES REACHED MISS NEWTON WINS SINGLES (Prom Our Own Correspondent) HAMILTON, Friday. Miss T. D. Newton, of Auckland, repeated last year’s success at the New Zealand Maori tennis tournament by again winning the women’s singles today. The semi-final stage has been reached in other events, and some keenly-contested games are anticipated to-morrow. Results:— Morehu Juroa Inter-tribal Challenge Cup.—Semi-final: Arawa beat Takitimu, 3—o, 38—21; Whanganui beat Horouta, 3—l, 50—40. Girls’ Junior Championship.—Second round: Miss R. Minarapa beat Miss W. Rota, 9—2. Semi-final: Miss Minarapa beat Miss Te Ua, 9—(5. Men’s Championship Singles.—Third round: M. R. Jones beat N. Weliipeihana, by default; W. Haig beat Tukere Te Anga, 6—2, 2—6, 9—7; P. Howell beat P. Tahiwi, 6—o, 6—2; P. H. Jones beat W. Mackay, 7—5, 6—o. Fourth round: E. Howell beat M. R. Jones, 3—6, 6—3, 6—o; T. R. Turei beat W. Haig, 6 —o, B—6; P. Howell beat L>. Potae, 6—3, 6—o; P. H. Jones beat C. Newton, 6—o, 6—o. Ladies’ Singles Championship.—Semifinal: Miss T. E>. Newton beat Miss Jensen, 7—5, 6—2. Final: Miss Newton (Waikato-Maniapoto) beat Mrs. Kiri Swan (Takitimu), 6—l, 6—4. Ladies’ Championship Doubles.—Third round: Mesdanies P. H. and M. R. Jones beat Misses Jensen and E. Newton, 16—14, 6—l. Semi-final: Miss T. D. Newton and P. Rukutai beat Misses E. and M. Mitchell, 6—l. 6 —o. Men’s Championship Doubles.—Third round: Jones and Jones beat Chesley and Nepia. 7—5. 6—3; Howell and Howell beat H. Ratahi and H. Sullivan, 6—o, 6—l; Tukere and Potae beat Mitchell and Manahi, 6—2, 6—3. Semi-final: Howell and Howell beat. Jones and Jones, 3—6, 6—l, 6—l. Mixed Doubles Championship.—Third round: Miss Minarapa and E. Howell beat Miss Royal and Seymour, 6—4, I—6, 6—3: Miss Jensen and Turei beat Miss Eawea and Tahiwi, 6—o, 6—2.