By Abby Walter

Horsham Lawn is Central Wimmera Tennis Association pennant champion for the 2023-24 season after a four-set victory against Central Park.

Despite the convincing margin, Central Park did not make it easy for Horsham Lawn to win, with only eight games the difference at the end of the day.

Graeme Wood and Tahlia Thompson were standouts for Horsham Lawn, winning three sets each.

 

 

Thompson, with doubles partner Gemma Walker, defeated Willow Sainsbury and Eve Wear in a tiebreak.

The other close set of the grand final was Cherie Wood defeating Adele Joseph in a tiebreak.

Wear and Reece Harman were most consistent for Central Park, winning two sets each.

In A Special, Kalkee defeated Natimuk by six sets, after the final four sets were not played.

It was a team effort by Kalkee, with Meaghan Pohlner, Anna Exell, Tyler Pidgeon and Daniel Rogers winning two sets each.

Doubles partners Tom Bourchier and Matthew Lee, and Cheryl Sudholz and Olivia Sudholz were the only players to win sets for Natimuk.

Natimuk did not make the sets played easy, with three games to tiebreak.

Richardson defeated Bourchier, Pidgeon and Rogers defeated Ash Webb and Carl Sudholz and Bourchier and Lee defeated Richardson and Luke Byrne, all on a tiebreak.

In A Grade, minor premier Central Park took home the grand-final win against St Michaels Red.

Shaun Alexander and Rod Shurdington won all three of their sets for the winning team.

It was a family affair for Central Park as Shurdington won a doubles game with son Frazer, 8-2, against Sam Clyne and Gavin Kelm, and Alexander won on a tiebreak with wife Erin against Bill Schmidt and Rebecca Pohlner.

Shaun Alexander played the other tiebreak game, with Roger Kotz against Schmidt and Brendan Ward.

In B Special, Laharum defeated Central Park by four sets.

Laharum’s standout players were Vanessa Lenehan, Tony Sykes and Reuben Launder who won four sets each.

Central Park’s Liam Dixon and Yvonne Thomas played well to defeat Oliver Sykes and Mia Geue on a tiebreak.

Dixon won another tiebreak with Yassasri Sumanapala against Sykes and Jayke Greig.

Emily Clough and Thomas also won a tiebreak against Lucy Butler and Geue, while Laharum’s Tony Sykes and Greig defeated Paul Harman and Sumanapala, and Lenehan and Stacey Peucker defeated Donna Harman and Fiona Jones.

All other sets were won by three or more games.

Juniors also played their grand finals at the weekend to conclude the 2023-24 Central Wimmera Tennis Association season.

 

 Grand final results

Seniors

Pennant: Horsham Lawn 8-79 d Central Park 4-71.

A Special: Kalkee 8-72 d Natimuk 2-47.

A Grade: Central Park 8-83 d St Michaels Red 4-65.

B Special: Laharum 10-83 d Central Park 6-57.

Juniors 

Open: Brimpaen 4-31 d Central Park 2-27.

Section 1 Boys: Horsham Lawn 6-36 d Central Park White 0-17.

Section 1 Girls: Central Park 4-30 d Horsham Lawn White 2-17.

Section 2 Boys: Horsham Lawn White 6-36 d Homers 0-14.

Section 2 Girls: Horsham Lawn White 4-30 d Haven 2-22.

Section 3 Boys: Haven 3-26 d Central Park 3-22.

Section 3 Girls: Haven Orange 3-31 d Horsham Lawn Gold 3-26.

Section 4 Boys: Horsham Lawn Red 3-26 d by Central Park 3-26 – super tie-break decider.

Section 4 Girls: Central Park 6-36 d Horsham Lawn White 0-16.

Match Play Section 5: Haven White 5-23 d Horsham Lawn White 1-13.

Match Play Section 6: Horsham Lawn Red 4-18 d Central Park 2-19.

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