THERE were plenty of upsets in the Ararat City Tennis Club men’s competition on Wednesday night.
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The underdogs won all three matches and this saw a rearrangement of the ladder.
Sportsbiz looked to have finished its season last week but rebounded against top placed Stan Hamilton to win by four games.
Don Rowe was in touch from the start and with the ever improving Adam Ghazal won the first set 8-4.
Rowe was sharp at the net. For Stan Hamilton, it was a pleasure to watch Ed Bush execute some lovely flat drives.
McDonalds turned up minus their number one but Mick Verdon again stepped up to the plate.
The task proved too daunting however, with IGA winning five of the six sets. IGA was well led by Nick Bush's volleying. Andy Kalluri and Phil Hartwich picked up a set for Maccas.
In the final match, Autopro won well. Carl Barry is using his slice and serve to good effect while Ben McInnes is developing his all court game.
Results:
Autopro 38 def Watson Auto 23.
R McGregor/ W Gason 7 d T Hammerstein/ B Hartwich 4; C Barry/ B McInnes 10 d W Jerram/ D Dyer 1; R McGregor/ C Barry 4 lost to T Hammerstein/ W Jerram 6; W Gason/ B McInnes 6 d B Hartwich/ D Dyer 4; R McGregor/ B McInnes 7 d T Hammerstein/ D Dyer 3; W Gason/ C Barry 4 lost to B Hartwich/ W Jerram 5.
Stan Hamilton 31 lost to Sportsbiz 35.
K Hurst/ M Connellan 5 lost to M Hope/ R Thomas 7; N Spinks/ E Bush 4 lost to D Rowe/ A Ghazal 8; K Hurst/ N Spinks 5 lost to M Hope/ D Rowe 7; M Connellan/ E Bush 7 d R Thomas/ A Ghazal 5; K Hurst/ E Bush 7 d M Hope/ A Ghazal 3; M Connellan/ N Spinks 3 lost to R Thomas/ D Rowe 5.
Fishers IGA 38 def McDonalds 26.
N Bush/ G Hurst 7 d M Verdon/ C de Fegely 5; C Hartwich/ G Bush 5 lost to A Kalluri/ P Hartwich 6; N Bush/ C Hartwich 8 d M Verdon/ P Hartwich 4; G Hurst/ G Bush 7 d C de Fegely/ A Kalluri 5; N and G Bush 5 d M Verdon/ A Kalluri 3; G Hurst/ C Hartwich 6 d C de Fegely/ P Hartwich 3.
Ladder: Stan Hamilton 20 (points), Sportsbiz 18, Tyrepower, Watson Auto, McDonalds 16, Autopro 14, Fishers IGA 12.