Euroa hosts round two of winter tennis

By Contributed

Apr 29, 2024

Represent: Claire Sharp, Deb Siggers, Kate Campbell and Maureen Jewell played for Benalla in round two. Photo: Karyn Fraser.

It was yet another superbly sunny day for the second round of winter tennis last Monday week. There were two matches in Euroa on the magnificently manicured lawn surface and two on synthetic grass in Mansfield.

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Creighton’s Creek welcomed Wappan and teams relished their contest on the lawn. Creighton Creek’s Sue Vaughan and Faye Mollison outclassed Liza Karras and Jenny Bell in their opener 8-1, while Wappan’s Rhonda Carpenter and Natalie Bergsma, in her first match on lawn, defeated their opponents 8-1 to level up the scores.

When sets were again split, Creighton’s Creek held a one-game lead, and the final sets would reveal all. Lengthy rallies, drop shots and lobs kept everyone focused and when it appeared sets would again be shared, and games would matter, those watching calculated. The predicted draw, 3/34 to 3/34, was the result and tennis was deemed the winner.

In an even longer contest, Seven Creeks took on Moglonemby with Rowena Ellis, Rosie Cameron, Kelly Hill and Genevieve Calvert winning the first three sets. Moglonemby’s Debbie Seach, Marlene Hanrahan, Catriona King and Lyn Johnston fought back to take the next two.

After playing two tiebreakers, one each way, the last set went the way of Seven Creeks, which won 4/42 to 2/28. The exhausted women enjoyed lunch and recovery over conversation on the clubhouse deck on a glorious day.

Mansfield hosted Terip and Delatite hosted Benalla in Mansfield. Terip’s Bec Lyttle and Frances Lawrence took their opening set in a tiebreak, while Phoebe MacDermid and Melissa MacDowell won theirs 8-6. In another tough tussle, Terip took the next set 8-6, too.

Mansfield’s Michelle Pigdon, Peta Kelly, Sarah Chambers and Claire Beecham warmed to the contest though, and won the final three sets to seize the day on games, 3/43 to 3/33.

Benalla’s Kate Campbell, Claire Sharp, Maureen Jewell and Deb Siggers put in a strong performance against Delatite’s Karyn Fraser, Jo O’Brien, Loretta Armitage, Belinda Cipa and Pat Howard who fought bravely with Loretta and Belinda taking it right up to the visitors in their set, losing 6-8.

Benalla won 6/48 to 0/12 and moved into the top spot on the ladder with 17 points. Creighton’s Creek is second on 15, Seven Creeks 11, Moglonemby 10, Euroa 9, Mansfield 7, Wappan 6, Terip 5 and Delatitie 0.