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Tennis

At the Stanley Street courts in Auckland the Victoria tennis teams dominated play in four out of the five championships, and Auckland newspapers rightly described the matches as being of a very high standard. In the first round of the Men's Singles Larry O'Neill lost to Woolf of Auckland 3 6, 1-6, while Barry Boon had little difficulty in beating Player also of Auckland 6 3, 8-6.

After beating Nicholson (OU) last year's Men's Singles champion 6-2, 6-4. Barry moved on to the final of the championship where he met Brian Woolf in what proved to be the most exciting match of the Tournament. Both players were in top form, but Barry seemed to And initial difficulty with the 18-year-old Aucklander's first few service games.

In spite of the fact that Woolf broke through to lead at 5 3, Barry fought back and evened at five alt eventually taking the first set 9-7. Superior match experience and ability on the part of Boon in the second set were the decisive factors in breaking Woolfs confidence, and Barry took the set 6-2.

In the Ladies' Singles Championship Val Henderson of Victoria lost to Raewyn Dickson. Auckland's trump player 4-6, 2-6. Betty. Nelson carried on the battle for VUC winning her first match against Miss Ower of CDC 6-2, 6-1, and her second against Miss Teal of Auckland 6-1, 6-1. In the final match against Miss Dickson, Betty played an extremely sound type of tennis to win the Ladles' Singles title in straight sets, 6-4, 6-1.

The Men's Doubles Championship was an even greater triumph for Victoria, the final match being between Larry O'Neill and Alan Robinson of VUC and Barry Boon and Tom Eichelbaum also of victoria. On the day the former pair were a better combination and won 6-3, 7-5.

In the Women's Doubles we saw June Lee and Barbara Little loose after a determined stand to Misses McGwen and McLure of Otago. 6-2, 2 6, 2-6. Betty Nelson and Val Henderson combined well to the final match where they met and deservedly defeated the CUC pair Misses Allen and Ower 6-2, 7-5.

Both Victoria teams won their first round matches in the mixed doubles but were unable to win the second round matches. After beating Miss Weatgath and Keenan of Canterbury, 6 1, 6-4, June Lee and Tom Eichelbaum went down to the Otago players Miss McEwen and Little 2-6, 4-6. Alan Robinson and Barbara Little had a similar experience, winning against a Canterbury team in the first round 6-3, 6-3, and in losing their next match to Aucklanders Raewyn Dickson and Brian Woolf. The latter pair then successfully contested the final of the mixed doubles Championship.

Without exception the Victoria team acquitted themselves in a most creditable manner. To them must go the congratulations of the College.