Northland's Shelley Yeates retrieves a ball on her backhand on her way to winning the women's singles championships at the Thomas Neale Tennis Centre in Whangārei on Saturday. Photo / Tania Whyte
Mike Clapshaw and Shelley Yeates were the big winners at the Northland tennis singles championships at the Thomas Neale Tennis Centre on Saturday.
Playing in their respective senior singles divisions, Yeates beat Dominique Zivkovich-Brady in the final as Coral Hammer finished third in the women's competition.
In the men's, Mike Clapshaw took on long-time tennis partner Terry Mitchell in the final and came away victorious in three sets (4-6, 7-5, 6-3). The doubles competition was played yesterday but results were not available before deadline.
Northern Advocate photographer Tania Whyte went along on Saturday to capture some top tennis action.