It was a welcome return for Tennis Geelong Saturday competitions, with juniors hitting off in the morning, and seniors backing up in the afternoon.
Round of the week went to Section 3 boys, where three of the four matches were tied at three sets all and decided on games, and the final match four sets to two.
Top team Drysdale travelled to second placed Barwon Heads for a battle royale.
Jack Huynh got over the line for the Heads in a tie-break, while Max Lee levelled the tie with a 6-4 win for Drysdale.
The remaining singles went with the Sams, as Sam Guest took a 6-4 win for the Heads, while Sam Duff put Drysdale one game ahead with a 6-2 win.
With the match level at two sets all, the match came down to the doubles.
The first doubles was a rematch of round one, where Jack Huynh and Finn Hutton bested Tom Duff and Max Lee 6-2, but Duff and Lee turned the tables on Barwon Heads taking the set 6-0, giving Drysdale an unassailable lead.
The final set saw the Heads bridge the gap with a tight 6-5 win, but it wasn’t enough to stop Drysdale gaining an extra two points’ breathing space at the top of the ladder.
Sixth-placed Clifton Springs almost pulled off an upset win when it took on Ocean Grove Blue.
Mitchell Grunberg started the day off well with a 6-1 win for the Springs, but Blue took the second with Riley Eyck also winning 6-1.
Ocean Grove then took the lead in the match with Daniel Golightly and Kade Robinson winning through 6-5 and 6-1 respectively.
The Springs fought well in the doubles to level the set score, but with the results being close, 6-5 and 6-4, they were left with a three game deficit.
The third match was a battle to stay off the bottom of the ladder, but in such a close section, every point counts.
Wandana Heights, after a two game win over Drysdale/Clifton Springs, now finds itself one point behind the hybrid team, and catching the three teams above it.
While the end result was close and the sets were split all the way through, all the wins were decisive, with the closest result being 6-2.
The final match of the round saw Grovedale put itself within one point of third-placed Ocean Grove White, with a solid 4-2 win away from home.
Sam Carr and Malachi Hedt put Grovedale in front from the outset with strong 6-0 and 6-3 wins respectively.
White levelled the score after the third and fourth singles with Rafael Berra and Ryan Furber taking their sets 6-3 and 6-4.
The match came down to the doubles, where the Grovedale combinations proved too strong, taking the sets 6-4 and 6-3 and pushing it closer to a double chance come finals time.
