The past week has seen the New Zealand national singles and pairs for men and women contested in the North Harbour and Auckland centres.
Typical wet weather started the week and all 128 entries in the women's singles were put through to post-section play. Congratulations to those that reached the last 32 of this competition and a special well done to Patricia Murray (Kensington) who reached the last eight before being beaten by Connie Mathieson (Takapuna) in a hard fought match.
A new champion was found in this event when Nicole Toomey of Victoria Club, Wellington, defeated Mandy Boyd (Elmwood Park) to win her first New Zealand title.
In the meantime, the men contested the pairs and well done to those who qualified. The final was between Lance Pascoe and Jamie Hill (Composite), and Mike Bradshaw and John Carruthers representing Royal Oak Club Auckland.
A special well done to Carruthers, who we can claim as a Northlander as he is also a member of the One Tree Point club and has already stamped his mark on Centre competitions.
