The Autumn Tennis Geelong Triples Night Competition season closed with four tightly contested grand finals.
Moolap Two Phones Chol won their fourth straight Premiership in Section 1, defeating Grovedale 5-1, 33-18. Moolap’s singles lineup was far too strong, losing only six games in three sets.
Moolap’s Callum Davey won all three of his sets, including a 6-1 singles win. Shaun Grigg won his last two sets, 6-2 in singles and 6-1 in doubles.
“It’s always a great feeling to win a premiership, and to do it with these boys is special,” captain Lachy Edgar said.
“They threw it at us tonight, and we knew that we had to bring our best.”
In Section 2, All Saints came to Grovedale having just lost in the last regular season round to Grovey’s Bogsy and the New Blokes. They were not to be denied, winning 5-1 31-20.
All Saints started off the match on the right note, with number one player Riley Warren and captain Zane Garbellini winning the first doubles rubber 6-0. They followed by winning all three singles sets in close matches, proving the difference.
St Mary’s Table 29 Tennis Association finished top of the ladder and came into a home grand final against Highton’s Out of Towners. The teams split the two season matches, and the decider turned out to be worthy of a grand final.
The teams split the first two sets, but Highton asserted themselves winning the third and fourth sets 6-2 6-4 to go up 3-1 and by eight games. Needing to win
the last two sets convincingly, St Mary’s captain Thomas Crosbie won 6-1 in singles to give his team a chance.
However, it was not meant to be as Highton’s Corey Hird and Guillermo Andy won 6-3 in the last doubles to seal a 4-2 30-24 victory.
Grovedale’s Hall of Framers were looking for their first ever flag, getting a home grand final against the Highton Flyers in Section 4. The first two sets looked like the match would be a battle, with a 6-5 doubles result going to Highton and a 6-3 singles going to Grovedale.
Grovedale took command with a 6-0 doubles set going the way of Rodney Driessen and captain Jeff Andrews.
Grovedale’s Jay Jackson also won 6-4 in singles, setting up a commanding lead going into the last two sets. The last two sets were split 6-5 for each team, with Grovedale walking away a 4-2 34-24 winner on the night.
