Old Boys show real hot streak

The Buffalo City tennis leagues were played in perfect weather on Saturday.

The strong Old Boys team allowed Alfa only one set in their encounter. Alfa’s neversay-die Tony Brits and his steady partner, Lester Barkhuysen, captured the first set against Nicolas Efstratiou and Seb Hensberg before succumbing in a closely-fought final set tiebreaker at 10-7.

The Sam Townes/Ryan Little Old Boys combination continued in devastating form, winning both their encounters with ease in preparation for their trip to Sun City.

The Beacon Bay A side beat Gonubie without losing a set.

Having won the first set at 7-5 against Gareth Fray and Justin Cronje, Ryan Armstrong and Daniel Hendel stepped on the gas to take the second set at 6-3. In a close encounter the Fray/Cronje partnership succumbed to the Jean Coetzee/Matthew Miller duo.

DETAILED RESULTS

MEN FIRST LEAGUE Old Boys v Alfa Sam Townes, Ryan Little bt Tony Brits, Lester Barkhuysen 6-3, 6-2; bt Jeremy Adcock, Patrick Heideman 6-1, 6-2; Nicolas Efstratiou, Seb Hensberg bt Brits, Barkhuysen 4-6, 6-2, 10-7; bt Adcock, Heideman 6-2, 7-5

Old Boys 4 (11); Alfa 0 (1) Beacon Bay A v Gonubie Daniel Hendel, Ryan Armstrong bt Justin Cronje, Gareth Fray 7-5, 6-3; bt Peter Bower, Henry Pretorius 6-1, 6-1; Jean Coetzee, Matthew Miller bt Cronje, Fray 6-3, 6-4; bt Bower, Pretorius 6-2, 6-3

Beacon Bay A 4 (11); Gonubie 0 (0)

SECOND LEAGUE

Old Boys 5; Omega 4; Destiny v Mdantsane; Beacon Bay v Abbotsford (no scorecards)

THIRD LEAGUE Buffalo Flats 1, Destiny 11

WOMEN First league Head v Prince Jenny Milne, Jilda Manson bt Arlien Myburgh, Lorna Grotjohn 9-4; Cindy Taylor, Cassie Kleber lost to Alison Baxter, Sheila Smith 6-7; Milne, Cassidy lost to Myburgh Smith 4-9; Taylor, Manson lost to Myburgh, Grotjohn 6-7; Milne, Taylor lost to Myburgh, Baxter 67; Kleber, Manson bt Smith, Grotjohn 8-5

Head 39; Prince 39

Second League

Stirling/Abbotsford 9, Gonubie 2; Beacon Bay 11, Buffalo Flats/ Mdantsane 0; Old Boys 9, Destiny 4