Tennis: Lakes favoured to keep trophy
Tennis: Lakes favoured to keep trophy
Southern Lakes is favoured to retain the Rennie Trophy for lower South Island supremacy in the final round of the Southern Tennis League in Dunedin this weekend.
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Tennis: John McGlashan progresses to national final
Tennis: John McGlashan progresses to national final
John McGlashan College has won the South Island secondary schoolboys title in Timaru, and will now progress to the national finals along with other zone qualifiers.
Tennis: Open titles won with strong finishes
Tennis: Open titles won with strong finishes
Alex Low and Rebecca Dellaway claimed the Otago Open tennis titles in similar fashion in Dunedin yesterday.
Tennis: Geerdink, Stevenson given top billing for open
Tennis: Geerdink, Stevenson given top billing for open
New names will appear on the honours board after the Otago Tennis Open at Logan Park this weekend, with no previous winners entered.
Tennis: Otago teens in several upset wins
Tennis: Otago teens in several upset wins
Otago teens caused a series of upsets at the national 16 and under tennis championships in Hamilton.
Tennis: Challenge for Southern Lakes
Tennis: Challenge for Southern Lakes
The Southern Lakes' 11-year dominance of Southern League division one tennis will be challenged again this weekend, when the first round is played in Queenstown.
Tennis: Teenagers rule the roost at indoor open
Tennis: Teenagers rule the roost at indoor open
Teenagers ruled the courts at the Otago indoor open this weekend.
Tennis: Kingi favoured but keen interest among lower seeds
Tennis: Kingi favoured but keen interest among lower seeds
Vaughan Kingi from Canterbury is a warm favourite to add the 2013 Otago Indoor Open title to his CV in Dunedin this weekend.
Tennis: Otago players on the road
Tennis: Otago players on the road
An Otago tennis selection heads to Ashburton this weekend to play a Christchurch Selection and Canterbury Country.
Tennis: Strong student presence feature of competition
Tennis: Strong student presence feature of competition
A strong student presence is the feature of the Dunedin premier club competition which begins this weekend.
Tennis: Low, Hume players of the year
Tennis: Low, Hume players of the year
Alex Low and Georgia Hume have been named as Otago players of the year. The awards recognise not only playing ability but all-round contributions to the sport and value to the province. Low, a student from Nelson, has been a regular, committed member of the Cosy Dell team which won the club title last season.
Tennis: Eastern Harbour men too strong
Tennis: Eastern Harbour men too strong
Eastern Harbour men and Eastern Harbour-St Clair combined women won the finals in the Dunedin premier club competition on Saturday in contrasting fashion.
Tennis: Teenagers capture Otago titles
Tennis: Teenagers capture Otago titles
The Otago Open titles went to teenagers Adam Hornby and Georgia Hume in Dunedin yesterday.
Tennis: No previous winners in Otago Open
Tennis: No previous winners in Otago Open
New names will be added to the honours board after the 127th Otago Open this weekend.
Tennis: Matches go to the wire in club comp
Tennis: Matches go to the wire in club comp
Close finishes were the feature of Dunedin men's premier club matches played in the Edgar Centre on Tuesday night.
Tennis: Harbour's recruits help
Tennis: Harbour's recruits help
The return of the students brought renewed intensity to Dunedin club tennis on Saturday.
Tennis: Southern Lakes rebound to win trophy
Tennis: Southern Lakes rebound to win trophy
The Southern Lakes tennis team turned around a first-round loss to Otago to win the Rennie Trophy in Dunedin this weekend. Lakes won the second round 7-5 after losing the first round on the sets countback in Queenstown.
Tennis: Otago defending slim lead
Tennis: Otago defending slim lead
A tense finish to the Southern Tennis League Division 1 final is expected in Dunedin this weekend.
Tennis: Rakete-Shea loses in final
Tennis: Rakete-Shea loses in final
Manawa Rakete-Shea (12) out-performed his seeding by reaching the final of the national 12 and under championships in Hamilton at the weekend.
Tennis: Easy run to semis for Hollands
Tennis: Easy run to semis for Hollands
Former Otago player Dianne Hollands has dropped only one game on her way to the semifinal of the New Zealand Championships in Albany. Today, she faces in-form national junior champion Paige Hourigan (Wanganui), a player many are expecting to follow Marina Erakovic on the professional road. Hollands has pursued a college career with great success in the United States, but struggled in the cutthroat professional circuit subsequently.