LOCAL TENNIS with Donna Schoenmaekers
It was glorious sunshine Thursday night for the start of the Triples Section 1 grand final at Moolap.
The match was destined to be close with Moolap’s Two Phones Chol and Grovedale both scoring wins over the other during the season.
Grovedale was pumped and showed it in the first doubles with Julius Busch and Nick Armstrong blasting their way to a 6-0 win.
Sophie de Wit and Jacob Dingli were in more of a battle in the singles with Dingli eventually winning 6-3.
With the first doubles finishing quickly, Lachy Edgar and Armstrong went out for the second singles, with Edgar putting Moolap on the board taking the set 6-2.
To keep the match moving, the teams played the third doubles and singles, leaving the second doubles until last. With many long rallies and lengthy games, Callum Davey took the singles for Moolap 6-1, while Armstrong and Dingli battled through many rallies involving all four players to win the doubles 6-4.
With just one set left to play, Grovedale was ahead three sets to two and by only two games, meaning a 6-4 loss in the final doubles would result in a tie.
Again the play was fierce with all four players being involved in multiple rallies, but Grovedale proved too strong, taking the set 6-1, and the final four sets to two.
Rain threatened to postpone Monday’s Section 2 Women’s final, but under grey skies the match commenced on time.
Wallabies and Western Warriors had both registered a win against the other during the season, so again things were likely to be close.
Wendy Caddy and Monica Cavarsan continued their unbeaten run for the season, winning the first doubles 8-2, for their seventh win for Wallabies, while on the other court the Warriors’ Joanna Harriott and Carmel Addlem battled through in a tie break to keep the sets score even.
Caddy continued her good form in the third set teaming with Robyn O’Donoghue to give Wallabies an unassailable lead winning 8-1.
However, the Warriors weren’t just going to give it away, when Addlem teamed with Kelley Callanan to again go down to the wire winning in another tiebreak, leaving the teams level on sets, but with an 11-game advantage to Wallabies.
