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HomeSportFramers stay on top with victory

Framers stay on top with victory

In a week with four seasons of weather, Thursday Triples had their second round of the season in cold but clear conditions.

In Section 4, Hall of Framers are on top of the ladder after a 5-1 win against Grovedale Indys last week and a 4-2 win against previous premiers Highton Flyers this week.

The team started well with Rod Driessen and Jeff Andrews teaming up in the first doubles to win 6-3 while Sam Rice took the first singles 6-1.

Pri Sandhu and Erin Wilkinson fought back for the Flyers winning the second doubles 6-4, but Andrews consolidated the Framers lead with a 6-2 win in his singles. Andrews continued his good form winning his third set for the night 6-4 with Rice in the doubles, but Sandhu closed the gap for Flyers taking the final singles 6-0 leaving the Framers with the win, four sets to two and by six games.

It was a battle of Leopold in the second match of the round, when the Lizards took on the Nerd Herd in what proved to be an even match up.

Hayden Walters and Yannick Moustique managed to win through in a tie-break in the first doubles for Lizards while Nerd Herds’ Amy Kuskunovic cruised through the first singles 6-0.

Kuskunovic followed up in the second doubles with Josh Shaw to take a 6-4 win while Moustique kept Lizards in contention also winning 6-4 in the singles. The match ended tied on sets when Walters won the third singles in a tie-break, but with Kuskunovic winning her third set for the night with Charles Wilkinson-Rilen 6-1, the Herd finished with a nine-game lead giving it the win.

The final match of the round saw Grovedale Indys host Doubles Vision, and they made the most of the home court advantage. Lachlan Stammers and Zeke Malibiran kicked off with a 6-1 win while Daniel Alexander fought hard to come through in the singles 6-5.

Stammers and Alexander followed up with a 6-3 win in the second doubles, and Malibiran continued the winning streak in the second singles taking it 6-1. Malibiran and Alexander won their third sets for the night taking the third doubles 6-3 while Colin Lowe finished the night with a win for Double Vision taking the third singles 6-3.

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