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    A SPECIAL: Saturday was a battle between Horsham Lawn tennis teams in Central Wimmera Tennis Association A Special competition, with Horsham Lawn Gillespie 9-91 defeating Horsham Lawn Thompson 5-83. Pictured above, Lawn Gillespie’s August Koch won his three sets on the day.
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    Lawn Thompson’s Steph Fromm won two of her three sets. Pictures: PAUL CARRACHER
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Reigning premiers in pennant tennis form

By Colin MacGillivray

Ladder leader Horsham Lawn is flexing its muscles with less than a month remaining in the Central Wimmera Tennis Association pennant season, defeating second-placed Central Park handily at the weekend.

The reigning premiers have been near perfect in their title defence this season, with their only loss coming to the Parkers in round three.

A rematch in round eight was washed out, but Lawn exacted its revenge with an 11-sets-to-three victory on Saturday.



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Lachlan Punchard and Graeme Wood led the way for Horsham Lawn’s men, with Punchard besting Central Park’s Harry Allan 8-4 in a singles rubber before combining with Wood for an 8-0 win against Allan and Brendan Nitschke in doubles.

Parker Adele Joseph got the better of Tahlia Thompson 8-2 in their singles rubber, but Thompson bounced back in the doubles section to claim sets alongside Cherie Wood, 8-5 over Joseph and Sienna Nitschke, and Gemma Walker, 8-3 over Joseph and Courtney Cameron.

Ella Thompson went undefeated, beating Central Park’s Tara McIntyre 8-5 in a tight singles rubber and combining with Walker and Wood to win both of her doubles encounters.

The 11-96 to 3-73 win gives Horsham Lawn an important six-point advantage over Central Park at the top of the ladder and an even more important psychological advantage with only three rounds remaining before finals.

In the round’s other match, Drung South all but assured itself of a finals berth by defeating St Michaels 9-88 to 5-67 at Drung.

Drung South’s women did not concede a set, winning each of their singles and doubles rubbers.

Kate-Lyn Perkin fought out an 8-5 win against Saint Mia Rees in the singles section and teamed with Hayley Reid and Sandra Casey to win both her doubles rubbers comfortably.

The Saints had more success on the men’s side of the draw, where Steve Schultz blanked Logan Casey 8-0 in singles and won a doubles rubber alongside Peter Hayes, defeating Casey and Aaron Jennings 8-2.

The result leaves Kalkee, which had a bye at the weekend, 10 points adrift of the top four. A loss to Central Park in round 14 this weekend would mathematically end the Kees’ season.

Saturday’s other match will see St Michaels host Horsham Lawn, while Drung South has a bye.

 

Results

 

 

Seniors

Pennant: Horsham Lawn 11-96 d Central Park 3-73; Drung South 9-88 d St Michaels 5-67.

A Special: Brimpaen v Central Park – abandoned; Horsham Lawn Gillespie 9-91 d Horsham Lawn Thompson 5-83; Homers 8-72 d Haven 6-90. 

A Grade: Drung South 7-71 d Central Park 5-68; Horsham Lawn O’Connor 9-78 d Haven 3-56; St Michaels 10-86 d Horsham Lawn McGennisken 2-44.

B Special: Drung South 10-80 d Natimuk 6-59; Horsham Lawn Bardell 9-72 d Central Park 7-70; Horsham Lawn Tigers 13-88 d Laharum 3-43.

Juniors 

Open: Central Park White 6-36 d Central Park Blue 0-8; Homers 4-29 d Natimuk 2-18; Horsham Lawn Green 4-29 d Quantong 2-26.

Section 1 Boys: Horsham Lawn Green 4-31 d Haven 2-25; Central Park Blue 5-33 d Central Park White 1-20; Horsham Lawn White 6-36 d Homers 0-20.

Section 1 Girls: Central Park Blue 4-33 d Haven Red 2-18; Homers 3-27 d Horsham Lawn Green 3-22; Horsham Lawn White 4-33 d Central Park White 2-25; Horsham Lawn Gold 5-33 d Haven Blue 1-20.

Section 2 Boys: Central Park White 5-33 d Central Park Blue 1-20; Horsham Lawn White 4-33 d Horsham Lawn Gold 2-21; Horsham Lawn Green 6-36 d Natimuk 0-9; Haven 4-30 d Horsham Lawn Red 2-24.

Section 2 Girls: Central Park 4-28 d Horsham Lawn White 2-26; Haven 6-36 d Homers Red 0 - 0; Horsham Lawn Green 5-31 d Natimuk 1-14; by Horsham Lawn Yellow 5-30 d Homers White 1-12. 

Section 4 Boys: Central Park 5-34 d Haven Purple 1-22; Haven Yellow 6-36 d Haven Brown 0-13; Horsham Lawn White 5-32 d Horsham Lawn Gold 1-17. 

Section 4 Girls: Horsham Lawn Green 4-33 d Haven Gold 2-21; Horsham Lawn White 3-27 d Horsham Lawn Gold 3-22.

Match Play Section 5 and 6: Abandoned, no matches played.

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