Benalla: Helen Chetuti, Claire Sharp, Bev Gill and Cate Campbell.
Semi-finals in Mansfield
Sun shines for semi-finals
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by Rhonda Carpenter
Mansfield Tennis Association showcased its wonderful facility when women from the north-east came to play their semi-final matches in superbly sunny weather last Monday.
Top side Terip faced Benalla in a high-quality match with Terip’s Cindy Hayes, Frances Lawrence, Rebecca Lyttle and Phoebe McDermid getting the upper hand early.
The scorelines belied the lengthy sets with extended rallies.
Terip: Phoebe McDermid, Cindy Hayes, Rebecca Lyttle and Frances Lawrence.
Benalla’s Bev Gill and Helen Chetuti were determined to find their form and snatched a tiebreak set from Frances and Phoebe. The final set was another close one, but Terip won the match 5-47 to 1-29 for a place in the grand final.
Moglonemby: Deb Seach, Lyn Johnston, Robyn Johnson, Marlene Hanrahan, Mary Kelly and Judy Sands.
Euroa’s Chris Ellis, Sue Vaughan, Lyndall Bigland and Ruth Nolan were up against a determined Moglonemby side. Deb Seach, Judy Sands, Marlene Hanrahan and Lyn Johnson were never surrendering, and the teams battled for four hours. Spectators watched on in amazement.
Euroa: Chris Ellis, Sue Vaughan, Lyndall Bigland, Ros Doxey and Ruth Nolan.
When tiredness crept in, scores were hard to recall, and play continued after a countback break.
Judy and Marlene came close but ultimately lost their tiebreaker set. Euroa won 6-48 to 0-25 for a spot in the grand final.
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