Otago contingent to make claims

THE New Zealand residential championships begin in Albany, Auckland, today with three Otago representatives and one former Otago player in the draw.

In the men’s qualifying draw, Paddy Ou, Ryan Eggers and Carlos Reid will take to the court while former Otago player Aaron Hicks will also start his campaign.

They will all be looking for two wins which willqualify them for the main draw. That will allow them to take on some of the top players in the country led by New Zealand’s highestranked player, Rubin Statham, and three other professionally ranked players, Rhett Purcell, Olly Sadler and Macsen Sisam. Ou fought back and managed

In the women’s draw there to tie up the set at 44. Eventuare several players with south ally, though, Eggers prevailed, ern connections as Southern winning the set 64 to win the Lakes rep Ines Stephani and title.

North Otago’s Rebecca Dell Eggers and Ou were then able away make their way into the to team up and claim the main draw of the event. That doubles final over Ayoub starts on Wednesday and the Ahmad (Otago) and Josh Camgoes through until Sunday eron (South Canterbury) 63, when the champions will be 76(3). crowned. In the women’s singles, lead

Meanwhile, the Southland ing Southland junior Halle Open at the weekend featured Faherty claimed the title an allOtago final as Eggers took overcoming Mackenzie Phillips on Paddy Ou. The first set (North Otago) 62, 75. remained on serve until Eggers The women’s doubles title secured the break of serve at 33 went to Southland’s Nicole and went on to win the set 63. Ellen FoskettHay and Lynn

In the second set, he started Millar while the mixed doubles off strongly as he looked to use championship was claimed by his forehand more aggressively Mackenzie Phillips and Kade and got out to a 41 lead. Wilson (North Otago).