Winter tennis heats up

The visitors began strongly, to take both openers in extremely tight contests.

Liza Karras and Jenny Bell edged out Kate Campbell and Maureen Jewell in a tiebreaker, while Rhonda Carpenter and Jenny Smith worked hard for their 8-6 win over the equally determined Deb Siggers and Helen Checucti.

The remaining sets were shared evenly in lengthy battles, with Wappan’s Jenny Bell winning all her sets for the day.

The exhausted women enjoyed lunch in the clubhouse, where the scores would need double-checking.

Both teams won 37 games, but Wappan had won four sets to two, to get the major points. One game more for Benalla would have swapped that outcome.

In Mansfield, Delatite included Natalie Bergsma and Kassy Thomas into their team with Jo O’Brien, Loretta Armitage and Pat Howard enjoying a tight contest against Moglonemby’s Judy Sands, Deb Seach, Mary Kelly and Lyn Johnston.

The openers went one each way 8-6, and when the next pairs were split 8-5 and 8-4, only one game separated the teams going into the final pairs.

Moglonemby liked the long game and took both final sets to win 4/43 to 2/32 on a fantastic day.

In Euroa, Seven Creeks encountered a strong Mansfield team. Michelle Pigdon, Peta Kelly and Clare Beecham added Terip’s Frances Lawrence to their line-up.

Mansfield 6-48 defeated Seven Creeks 0-15. Mansfield moved up into fourth spot on the ladder for the first time this season.

Euroa’s Faye Mollison, Julie Harrington, Jenny Tehan, Di Ellis and Lyn Pierce showed their class in a tight encounter against Creighton’s Creek.

Marja Wondergem, Gayle Furphy, Ros Doxey and Lisa Krepp battled hard, taking one opener 8-6 and losing the other in a tiebreak. Marja and Lisa lost 6-8 while Gayle and Ros won 8-1, but it was not enough to get the Creeks over the line.

Euroa 4-39 defeated Creighton’s Creek 2-37.