Taieri held top position and avenged a first-round countback loss to St Clair at the start of the season when it beat St Clair 5-1 in Dunedin club tennis on Saturday.
It was a day of close contests as more than half the rubbers were decided in the full three sets in Dunedin club tennis on Saturday.
Eastern Harbour beat Balmacewen Federer 4-2 in the only completed tie in Dunedin club tennis after mid afternoon rain on Saturday left the Logan Park courts unplayable.
The Tertiary team kept its unbeaten record in Dunedin club tennis when it beat Eastern Harbour 4-2 on Saturday.
The Tertiary Club remains the only unbeaten team in Dunedin men's tennis after it beat St Clair 6-0 on Saturday.
All ties were closely fought in Dunedin men's club tennis on Saturday, but the feature saw Taieri lose for the first time in more than a season.
A marathon three-set win to Mitchell Sizemore over Ryan Eggers was the feature of the first round of Dunedin men's club tennis on Saturday.
Innovative approaches have been implemented to keep Dunedin club tennis competitive as the competition begins today.
Aaron Hicks added the Otago Indoor Tennis Open title to the Otago Open title with a convincing final performance yesterday.
The Otago Indoor Tennis Open this weekend provides an early opportunity for match play before the club season starts and has attracted some new faces and outside entries on the men's side.
A disappointing entry list of only 15 men and four women will contest the Otago Open, one of New Zealand's longest-running events.
John McGlashan has won its way through to the national schools finals in Wellington, in a fortnight, after qualifying in second place in the South Island finals in Timaru at the weekend.
The Southern Lakes team will aim to make it ''lucky 13'' in a row in the second round of the Southern League in Dunedin this weekend.
The Southern Lakes tennis team, bolstered by the appearance of Ben McLachlan, held on to take a 7-5 win over a young Otago team in Queenstown on Sunday.
A very young Otago tennis team will attempt to break a 12-year drought in their home and away series against Southern Lakes in Queenstown this weekend.
Ryan Eggers and Rebecca Dellaway won the Otago Indoor Tennis Open titles in contrasting fashion yesterday.
The Otago Indoor Tennis Open previews the tournament season in the South this weekend with disappointing entries in the seniors but a huge increase at junior level.
Paddy Ou and Jessie Stevenson have been named Otago tennis players of the year while most improved awards have gone to Carlos Reid and Meg Timu.
John McGlashan College and St Clair Gold won the Dunedin premier club titles in contrasting fashion on Saturday.
John McGlashan College took the short route to next week's final when it demolished Balmacewen 6-0 in the major semifinal of Dunedin premier club tennis on Saturday.
