Rochelle and Jackson Foster have a hit at the Parent and child Christmas breakup.
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As is tradition, the final Saturday morning before the Christmas break meant that the parent/child doubles was played.
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It was fantastic to see everyone enjoying the morning. It was also even more exciting that all the parents escaped without any injuries.
There were many different combinations of parents, siblings or friends playing with the players.
Probably the highlight was Poppy Cooper teaming up with her grandmother Wendy Cooper. Thanks to everyone involved for making it a lot of fun.
For the Hot Shots, the coaches had a couple of new warm up games which challenged both the parents and players.
The groups then continued to practice forehands and backhands with a variety of drills.
The improvement has been immense, and it is great to continually see how much they are enjoying participating. To finish the session an obstacle course was created and the players enjoyed this.
The coaching groups were moved to the hardcourts for the morning. A group was also challenged with a drill on hitting wall.
Most of the players are now able to maintain a long rally which is great to see. Some members of the coaching groups will be elevated to match play in the next few weeks.
The Parent and child Christmas breakup was entertaining for Luke and Spencer Cowan.
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Saturday morning junior tennis will now have break and will return when school resumes on Saturday February 4.
Wilby Tennis Association
Round 9 of the Wilby Tennis Association was played on Friday night. This is the final round before the Christmas break.
Once again all players enjoyed the social aspect of the competition and there was some good tennis played especially by the youngsters in the competition.
In a battle which many predict might be the Grand Final preview, Tungamah Green played Mulwala Gold.
With a few of the big names on the harvesters for Tungamah, Mulwala flexed their muscle with a commanding win.
In the mens section they won 6 sets to 0 with Sean Robinson, Jason Cox, Cameron Carling and Joe Linehan all winning 3 sets. Mulwala also won the ladies section 5 sets to 1 with new recruit Gracie Legudi and Jess Linehan winning 3 sets. Another new player Maddy Allan and Emily Linehan won 2 sets.
Tungamah fought back strongly to share the mixed 2 sets each and also tied the games 17 each. Overall for the night Mulwala Gold claimed 7 points to Tungamah Green’s 1.
Mulwala Maroon hosted Tungamah Gold and this match produced the closest sets of the round. There were many 6/5 results with long deuce games.
In the mens section Tungamah won more sets with 4/2 but ironically Mulwala won on games 31 to 28 to claim this section. Best on court was young gun Zade Ussher who was undefeated and he was supported by Thomas Lawrence who won 2 sets. For Mulwala Rocky Leith was the best with 2 wins.
The ladies was also extremely close with both teams winning 3 sets with Tungamah winning on games 30 to 23. Debbie Hayes was best lady with 3 victories for Tungamah. For Mulwala Kylie Tate-Smith, Monica Leith and Megan Norrish won 2 matches.
Tungamah prevailed in the mixed 3 sets to 1. A ripper night of tennis with Tungamah Gold claiming the night 6 points to 2.
Top side Telford showed their strength leading into the break with a resounding win of Savernake. On the hardcourts under lights Telford were simply too strong.
Telford won the mens 6 sets to 0 with Andrew Brew, Maurie Tyrell, Andrew Banks and Brett Lawrence winning all their sets.
The ladies produced the same result with Angela Mitchell, Win Win Htwe, Sandra Banks and Chris Hawkins dominant.
The mixed went 4 to 0 to Telford. Savernake battled hard but Telford claimed the 8 points for the night.
In the final match of the round Burramine played Wilby. Burramine’s men consisting of John Wright, James Loughnan, Jason Bassett and Tess Bassett were in good form winning all 6 sets.
In the ladies Burramine again proved too strong winning 5 sets to 1. For Burramine Narelle Bassett and Olivia Lewis won all their matches and Loz Wallace and Kirsty Skene won 2 matches.
Burramine also won the mixed 3 sets to 1. Wilby’s pair of Jarryd Fountain and Amy Lairson claimed a convincing 6/1 win. Overall 8 points to Burramine.
The ladder after Round 8 is Telford 52, Burramine 50, Mulwala Gold 45, Tungamah Green 33, Tungamah Gold 32, Savernake 24, Mulwala Maroon 28 and Wilby 24.
The Wilby Association will return on February 3.
Thursday Ladies
Round 5 of Thursday Ladies saw everyone enjoying their night. It is great to see the banter and laughter each week.
Swifts proved why they are near the top of the ladder with a strong display against Firebirds winning 5 sets to 1. Ellen Bruce and Lisa Ramadge won all the matches whilst Kirst Skene and Loz Wallace won 2 matches.
Ladder leader Fever had a tight battle with third place Lightning before winning 4 sets to 2. Jerry Browning was player of the night winning 3 sets and Jess Linehan and Win Win Htwe won 2. For Lightning Beth Robinson won 2 sets.
Vixens and Giants had a tight battle with many close matches with Vixens winning 4 sets to 2. New player Emily Parsons won all of her matches whilst Lucy Bassett and Kylie Buerckner won 2 sets. Kate Porter with 2 wins was Giants best player.
Magpies had a 5 sets to 1 win over Thunderbirds. Magpies were too consistent with Angela Mitchell and Tess Bassett undefeated and Emily Linehan and Vicky Horton winning 2 sets.
After Round 5 the ladder is Fever 33, Swifts 31, Firebirds 19, Lightning 18, Vixens 16, Magpies 15, Thunderbirds 14 and Giants 13.
This week is the final round of matches and the battle between Fever and Swifts for premiership glory will be intense.
Tuesday Mens
The Tuesday Mens competition had another enjoyable night with all in attendance enjoying the tennis and the socialising.
Top side Technifibre had a great battle with Dannay before coming out on top 4 sets to 2. Fill-in Thomas Loughnan starred with 3 wins and he was supported by Andrew Brew and Trent Head with 2 sets. Best for Dannay was Tim O’Dwyer with 2 wins.
Wilson had the same score line against Head winning 4 sets to 2. Fill-in Sean Robinson debuting in the mens competition won 3 sets whilst teammate Warrick Cox and Jim Zanin had 2 victories. For Head Pete Thomas won 2 matches.
Slazenger had a comfortable win over Yonex 5 sets to 1. Tom McKimmie and Fred Exton won each of their sets and Shane Forge and John Arnold had 2 wins.
The match of the night was between Babolat and Lacoste with the teams tied at 3 sets each before Babolat won on games 32 to 29.
Daryl Bennett continued his winning streak to be player of the court for Babolat. For Lacoste Pete Hollands, Pat Mansfield and Rob Evers all won 2 sets.
In a rubber nearly as close Volkl and Prince were tied on sets before Volkl were victorious on games 25 to 21. John Brunner was the best player winning all of his sets for Volkl. Ben Cope, Andrew Banks and Brad Sneddon each had 2 wins for Prince.
In the final match Duns had a 5 sets to 1 win over Prokennex. For Duns, Rob Zubin and Greg Duns were unbeatable and Chris Page and Ian Dimble only dropped a set.
After round 5 the ladder is Tecnifibre 24, Wilson 24, Volkl 21, Duns 20, Head 17, Lacoste 17, Prokennex 16, Babolat 15, Slazenger 14, Prince 12, Donnay 8 and Yonex 4.
Goulburn Murray Tennis Association
Yarrawonga’s players competing in the Goulburn Murray Association for Numurkah all had another enjoyable day.
In Division 1 playing for Numurkah Lucy Bassett won her singles and doubles before just going down in her mixed. John Brunner won his singles before having narrow losses in the doubles. The team overall defeated Shepparton 8 sets to 4.
In Division 2, Tess Bassett’s Numurkah team had a win 8 sets to 3 also against Shepparton. Tess won her doubles, mixed before losing her singles in a tiebreaker.
This competition has one more round before the Christmas break.
Veterans Tournament
The North East Veterans circuit continued on the weekend. This time it was Numurkah’s turn to host their tournament. By all reports the courts played beautifully. It was a great venue for the day and those in attendance had a great day.
Well done to Elle Bruce who won her card and to John Brunner who was runners up. Gert Brunner, Amy Lairson and Mike Lairson also played well and enjoyed the hit.
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