Stawell Toyota’s dominance of the Stawell Tennis Club’s Friday night competition continued while former ladder leaders, Grampians Joinery, continued its descent down the ladder and now face an uphill task of regaining its spot in the all-important top two and remaining in premiership calculations.
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Frewstal put up a brave fight early in its clash with Stawell Toyota, on the back of outstanding individual performances from Jade Cross, Joe Dunn and Tess Bailey, but unfortunately were unable to sustain this for the entire evening, eventually going down by 28 games, 18 sets 172 games to 10 sets 144 games. The usual protagonists were a class above their opponents, Molly Orr, Shaun Johansen and Neve O'Shannessy all terrific, while Rob Lembo turned back the clock to win all three sets and Leon Monaghan made a successful return to the court, winning all three also.
The second versus third clash between Delahunty Plumbing and Grampians Joinery had top billing for the week and lived up to the hype right up until the mixed sets, with single digits separating both teams with seven mixed sets to play. This was when Delahunty Plumbing's Mick Sullivan, Kate Field, Phil Hutton and Hanna Cody rose to the occasion with comfortable victories, giving Delahunty Plumbing an unassailable lead. They went on to win 16 sets 182 games to 12 sets 154 games. Skipper Madi Freeland led from the front and was ably supported by youngsters Angus Williams, Seth Blake and Blair Clayton. Amy Hodgetts, Bob Freeland and Holly Graveson were brave in defeat for Grampians Joinery. With three weeks to play before the Grand Final the ladder is now taking shape.
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LADDER: Stawell Toyota, 108 pts; Delahunty Plumbing, 82 pts; Grampians Joinery 75 pts; Frewstal, 55 pts.
