Clash under lights
Barringa draw, Central Wimmera Tennis Association’s pennant competition will have a clear leader after a top-of-the-table clash under lights on Friday night.
Undefeated Drung South and Kalkee will go head to head at Kalkee in a match expected to go down to the wire.
The teams sit first and second on the ladder on 12 points, eight clear of their nearest challenger.
Drung South proved too strong for Horsham Lawn last week, enjoying a six-set triumph on Saturday, 9-81 to 3-62.
Dylan Emmerson, Logan Casey and Sandra Casey won three sets each for the winners, with Logan’s focus on returning sliced backhands at training during the week paying off against Graeme Wood.
Horsham Lawn’s Cherie Wood and Tahlia Thompson continued their undefeated partnership, triumphing 8-4, with Thompson also enjoying an impressive singles win over Janelle Knight, 8-1.
Ian Nitschke and Peter Hayes got St Michaels off to a strong start against Kalkee on Friday, with the teams taking advantage of the public holiday to ensure tennis duties were done and dusted ahead of AFL grand final day.
The Saints men won their opening rubber against Jeff and Jordan Friberg, 8-2, before Kalkee went on to assert dominance by winning the next five sets.
Hayes and Angela Nitschke scored important, convincing singles wins but the damage had already been done and the Kees ran out four-set winners, 8-75 to 4-64.
Homers are on the board following a tight win over Central Park at Central Park on Thursday night.
Homers started the evening on a strong note, winning the
first two rubbers, before Central Park won the next five.
The visitors went on to claim three of the last five sets – including three singles encounters – to win the match on games, 6-81 to 6-65.
Central Park’s Josie Kerr was the only player to win all three sets for the evening.
Homers will look to go back to back this week but might find the going a bit tougher when they host St Michaels.
Horsham Lawn will look to bounce back with a win over Central Park at home. Ladder: Drung South 12 points, 620 percent; Kalkee 12, 227.27; St Michaels 4, 100; Horsham Lawn 4, 100; Homers 4, 33.33; Central Park 0, 24.14.