Tennis

Freshers' Tournament was held on Saturday, 6th March, and took the form of a yankee tournament. Several promising freshers were seen in action for the first time, among these being J. Benstead, W. Crowe, G. Gordon, K. O'Connor, Beverley Wilson, Sue and Jo Francis, Alice Cormack (who won the girls' prize of a pair of balls), and I. Hally and S. Ostler, who jointly won the men's prize and who declined to toss for it because "they live together."

It is to be hoped that many of the freshers will be keen enough to challenge on to the ladder and next season play for the inter-club teams of which we have had three this year—Senior A. Second Grade, and Third Grade, with four men and four women in each. Most of the teams have finished up about the middle of their grades.

Although our top players Lorna Ngata and Ben O'Connor, who won the men's singles at Tournament last year, are not available there are several bright spots in the team, one being the J. Walls-Hugh Davidson doubles combination. These two won the men's singles at the last Wellington Christmas tournament and were runners-up at Easter tournament last year. Avis Reed also did very well in the Wellington Christmas tournament when she beat Thyra Smith, who was ranked sixth for Wellington. Several other members of the team reached the finals and semi-finals of various North Island tournaments over the long vacation and their match experience should prove a great asset over Tournament. In fact there is every prospect of the team proving just as capable as it was at Auckland last year when Victoria had little difficulty in carrying off the Tennis Shield. We think so anyway!