Tennis

Victoria once again carried off the NZU Tennis Shield, this year in partnership with Canterbury however.

Title winners from VUC were Barry Boon (Men's Singles) and Boon and Murray Dunn (Men's Doubles). The VUC women's team did not do so well, meeting with strong opposition from the polished Auckland and Canterbury players.

The men's singles event saw many notable entries, including some of New Zealand's finest younger players. Brian Woolf (AUC) was an early favourite to win the title, but he met defeat in the semi-finals at the hands of John Montgomerie (OU). This placed Montgomerie first in the line of favouritism as he had played particularly well in this game and in his first round game when he beat Murray Dunn (VUC) 6-4, 1-6, 8-6. However, his opponent in the final was Barry Boon (VUC), defending NZU titlehouder and a hard man to heat at any time. Montgomerie could not match Boon's steadiness and court-craft, and Boon retained his title in straight sets. 6-2. 6-4.

The men's doubles saw another win for Victoria, Boon and Dunn meeting team mates Robinson and O'Neill in the final and winning 8-6, 6-1. Although Victoria swept the men's division, the VUC women were unable to emulate this fine performance and it was left to Auckland and Canterbury to supply the winners in this section. Miss Raewyn Dickson (AUC) won the women's singles title and Misses Hopkinson and Owner the women's doubles

The mixed doubles title was won by Otago, G. Nicholson and Miss S. Murray defeating Dickson and Miss Owner (CUC) 6-3, 6-2 in the final.