The Wilby and District Tennis Association held their Grand Finals for both divisions at Yarrawonga last Friday night, and it was beautiful conditions for a hit.
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Tungamah vs Telford
Tungamah took on Telford in the A division final for the 3rd year in a row.
Tungamah had been victorious both times previous, so Telford were keen to turn the tables.
The women had a great night of tennis with some very long sets, long rallies and played in great spirits.
Telford’s women have been strong all year but Tungamah’s ladies have been strong for the last 16 years and were able to win 5 out of the 6 very tight sets.
Jenny Buerckner and Danielle Lawrence both won their 3 sets and Tungamah gained a 9 game advantage 33 to 24.
Telford changed things up in the men in a bid to get a few more games than the 7 they got 2 weeks ago.
They managed to achieve this, however the Tungamah men proved too strong winning 5 out of the 6 sets.
Josh Buerckner and Brent Yearwood won their 3 sets as Tungamah set up an unassailable 27 game lead heading into the mixed.
With the result in hand Tungamah won 3 of the 4 mixed sets to claim their 8th premiership in a row 85 games to 47.
YLTC vs Mulwala
YLTC hosted Mulwala on the grass in the B division final and this proved to be a cracking contest.
Yarrawonga started well in the men, winning 4 out of the 6 sets with Jim Zanin winning his 3 sets and the margin was a healthy 15 games.
Mulwala’s women were keen to make YLTC’s lead disappear and turn this into a real contest.
They were able to get this done.
Congratulations to Jodie, Sheryl, Kerryn and Naomi who won all 6 sets and got the lead back for Mulwala by 3 games heading into the mixed.
The mixed was split 2 sets apiece, however it was Yarrawonga, through John and Lucy and Aaron and Lisa winning their sets 6/0 who turned the 3-game deficit into a 6 game win 72 games to 66.
At the presentations the MVP’s for the year were announced, Angela Mitchell won the women’s and Jock Thoms and Jason Partelle were the joint winners of the men.
The junior awards went to Jayden Arnold and Portia Kaine for their continued improvement throughout the season and their attitude to tennis.
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