Action from the Gawith Shield tennis grand final

Putting plenty of oomph into this service, above, is Andy Darling of Martinborough. He was playing in Saturday's grand final of the Wairarapa Lawn Tennis Association's Gawith Shield competition at the Masterton Tennis Centre. Martinborough went down 6-3 to defending champions Masterton. Second from right: Martinborough's Marco De Groot gets airborne on his service. He won his singles match with Geoff McKay, of Masterton, in straight sets. Second from right, Mike Jackson, of Masterton, shows the form which saw him win both his singles and doubles matches. Right: Geoff McKay of Masterton plays a forehand return during his singles match with Marco De Groot.