Tennis finals results - Autumn 2010
18 Jun 10
Photo 1: B-Grade Finalists.
From left to right: Runners-up Bianca Murphy, Hugh Sinclair,Bronwyn Carter and Yvonne Ferguson, subbing for Nick Smee.
Winners: Gina Myers-Brown, TonyBarnett, Rosemary Stanton, Peter Stanton.
Photo 2: A-Grade Finalists.
From left to right: Runners-up Skip Chittick, Marion Smart,Vicki McIntyre, Oliver Radic.
Winners: Mike Boden subbing for Serge Gomez, Dion Larkins,Allen Harvey, Angie Winch.
The Autumn competitions were very even. In both A-Grade andB-Grade comps, the teams lying fourth in the pointscore at the end of therounds reached the final by beating the pointscore leaders in the semi-finals,but both were then runners-up in the finals. The B-Grade title was won byRosemary and Peter Stanton, Tony Barnettand newcomer Gina Myers-Brown.
The A-Grade final last night was as close as it gets. Theteam that had come fourth in the pointscore, Oliver Radic, Skip Chittick,Marion Smart and Vicki McIntyre raced away in the first three sets 6-2, 6-2,6-3. But after six sets, teams were tied at 3 sets each and 25 gameseach. Allen Harvey and Mike Boden then prevailed in the deciding tie-breakinggame to give the title to Dion Larkins, Mike Boden (sub for Serge Gomez), AllenHarvey and Angie Winch.
The Spring competitions start in mid August: Intendingplayers should advise me on 4465 1756 or e-mail me at bruce.rodway@bigpond.com.