LANDSBOROUGH and Elmhurst played out a thrilling battle in Saturday's penultimate round of the Ararat and District Tennis Association home and away season.
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Rob Lembo and Karl Scott got the Landsborough men off to a flying start, leading the visitors to a 32-2 to 26-0 win for the section.
Elmhurst narrowly hit back in the ladies' contests, with Lisa Haddow and Rachael Murray's big 9-1 victory seeing scores tied up heading into the mixed match-ups.
Landsborough held firm, winning three out of the four clashes to scrape home 88 games, eight points to Elmhurst's 80 games, two points.
Crowlands scored victory away from home, eventually wearing down a resilient Buangor team.
Buangor drew blood first in the men's section, thanks largely to the efforts of number one player Ben Hartwich, who was strong from the baseline.
It was a clean sweep in the ladies for Crowlands, with Julia Boatman, Libby O'Callaghan, Kate Vance and Alana Newberry all in impressive form.
Crowlands again took full points in the mixed matches, however Buangor was determined and pushed its opponent right to the end.
In the final match of the round Ararat crushed Landsborough West.
Results
Buangor 53 games, 2 points lost to Crowlands 97 games, 8 points
Men, Buangor 26-2 def Crowlands 25-0: B Hartwich, C Hartwich def P Vance, H Price 9-4; S Allen, P Hartwich lost to S Jardine, J Murphy 5-9; B Hartwich, S Allen def P Vance, S Jardine 9-3; C Hartwich, P Hartwich lost to H Price, J Murphy 3-9.
Ladies, Buangor 9-0 lost to Crowlands 36-2: M Allen, K Hartwich lost to J Boatman, L O'Callaghan 3-9; S Costigan, V Alexander lost to K Vance, A Newberry 3-9; M Allen, S Costigan lost to J Boatman, K Vance 0-9; K Hartwich, V Alexander lost to L O'Callaghan, A Newberry 3-9.
Mixed, Buangor 18-0 lost to Crowlands 36-2: B Hartwich, S Costigan lost to P Vance, K Vance 6-9; C Hartwich, K Hartwich lost to H Price, J Boatman 4-9; S Allen, V Alexander lost to J Murphy, L O'Callaghan 5-9; P Hartwich, T Hartwich lost to S Jardine, A Newberry 3-9.
Elmhurst 80 games, 2 points lost to Landsborough 88 games, 8 points
Men, Elmhurst 26-0 lost to Landsborough 32-2: A Cooper, P Hall def L Scott, A Lee 9-6; M Boatman, J Boatman lost to R Lembo, K Scott 3-9; A Cooper, M Boatman lost to L Scott, R Lembo 5-9; P Hall, J Boatman lost to A Lee, K Scott 9-8.
Ladies, Elmhurst 26-2 def Landsborough 25-0: A Harrison, L Haddow def C McSparron, R Davis 9-6; T Notting, R Murray lost to K Lockhart, S Bullock 7-9; A Harrison, T Notting lost to C McSparron, K Lockhart 1-9; L Haddow, R Murray def R Davis, S Bullock 9-1.
Mixed, Elmhurst 28-0 lost to Landsborough 31-2: A Cooper, A Harrison lost to L Scott, C McSparron 8-9; P Hall, L Haddow lost to A Lee, R Davis 7-9; M Boatman, T Notting lost to R Lembo, K Lockhart 4-9; J Boatman, R Murray def K Scott, S Bullock 9-4.
Landsborough West 44 games, 0 points lost to Ararat 107 games, 10 points
Men, Landsborough West 1-0 lost to Ararat 36-2: J Lee, D Leehane lost to J Hannett, O Gason 1-9; B Walsh, J Bowen lost to S Walton, A Drosg 0-9; J Lee, B Walsh lost to J Hannett, S Walton 0-9; D Leehane, J Bowen lost to O Gason, A Drosg 0-9.
Ladies, Landsborough West 28-0 lost to Ararat 35-2: A Hodder, C Hodgetts lost to C Harricks, G Bush 6-9; T Hodder, K Hodder lost to G Dowling, N Bowen 7-9; A Hodder, J Hodder def C Harricks, G Dowling 9-8; C Hodgetts, K Hodder lost to G Bush, N Bowen 6-9.
Mixed, Landsborough West 15-0 lost to Ararat 36-2: J Lee, A Hodder lost to J Hannett, C Harricks 3-9; D Leehane, C Hodgetts lost to O Gason, G Bush 6-9; B Walsh, T Hodder lost to S Walton, G Dowling 3-9; J Bowen, K Hodder lost to A Drosg, N Bowen 3-9.
