LOCAL TENNIS with Donna Schoenmaekers
After four rounds, Tennis Geelong’s teams get a two-week break in Tennis Victoria’s Associations Junior Pennant to recoup and refresh for the 10-week season that finishes in November.
Tennis Geelong has 10 teams entered across six age groups, from 10 and under through to Open encompassing juniors up to 18 years of age, from a variety of clubs in the association.
The teams are enjoying the competition against opponents from across metropolitan Melbourne in both singles and doubles,
The youngest team in 10B Mixed have been competitive with a win against Bayside and a close loss to Berwick & District in their five-team section. The boys are playing well, and will relish their fifth round match against Western Region who are sitting just above them on the ladder.
12B Boys have had mixed results with a win over North Eastern, a close four-game loss to Western Region, and defeats to Berwick & District and North Suburban, who are topping the ladder, with a match remaining against Waverley before rematches begin.
12D Boys are unlucky not to be atop the ladder when they split points in round 4 with Bayside 1, due to a washout. The team has had good wins against two Eastern Region teams, and will face ladder leaders North Suburban in round 5 to see who goes into the second half of the season ahead.
12B Girls have played well, but haven’t managed to notch up a win to date. They have been competitive against the top three teams, so will be liking their chances against North Suburban in their next round.
The two 14 Boys teams have had mixed fortunes with Section B only managing one win, but with only 16 points between them and top position shows how close the matches have been.
Section D have had three wins, but with one bad loss they are sitting third, as again the results for all teams are close.
There are also two sections in 14 Girls in B and C divisions. The girls have played well without coming away with a win yet, but with their form improving as the season goes on, it will only be a question of when they manage to break through.
The Open A Boys team has had some of the closest matches across the season, with three wins and a loss, with the biggest margin four rubbers to two. The team sits in second ahead of Eastern Region only by percentage.
Sitting at the top of their ladder is the Open B Boys team with three wins and one loss. The section comprises eight teams, and the team is still to play three teams outside of the four, so are in a good position to finish high and potentially take out the section.
There is plenty of tennis still to be played, and all teams are performing well and settling into the schedule, so we anticipate that all the teams will finish strongly coming into November.
