Lachlan Smith indicates it went wide.
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Matthew Kappos
Rochester claimed its third Campaspe Tennis Association victory of the season, defeating Lockington-Bamawm United in the penultimate round.
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Rochy prevailed 10-94 to 3-67, but there were several sets that could have swung either way.
Darryl Squires parries on the backhand.
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Matthew Kappos
The teams split the singles rubbers, both won by thin margins as Rochester’s Jacob Grieves prevailed over Harrison Condliffe 7-6, while LBU’s Darryl Squires downed Lachlan Smith by the same margin.
Rochy took control of the men’s doubles but even then, the battles were tight, two of three rubbers going to 8-7 while Grieves and Nash Hocking had the biggest win 8-4.
Grant Humbert plays the forehand close to the body.
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Matthew Kappos
LBU secured one of four women’s doubles through Katie Condliffe and Lois Toohey, 8-6, but Rochester extended its margin in some dominant performances, Mandy Dingwall and Cadence Major sweeping to an 8-0 win, while Major and Kate Lee got up 8-1.
The mixed doubles also finished three sets to one in Rochy’s favour, Hocking and Dingwall the victor’s best pairing with an 8-3 win.
Nash Hocking drills one from the baseline.
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Matthew Kappos
Echuca 1 vs Echuca 2
Echuca 1 broke the deadlock at the top of the table, just barely defeating Echuca 2 8-78 to 5-77.
Despite the three-set advantage, the games margin tells the story of a scrappy Echuca 2 which fought to tight margins in its defeats.
James Brentnall fires a rocket.
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Matthew Kappos
Things started evenly enough with both sides claiming a singles rubber, 1 through Jack Byrne and 2 via Hudson Jasper.
Things began to tilt towards 1 in the men’s doubles, the side claiming two of three but it was 2’s Shaun Trice and Chris Potter that earned the best margin of the section, 8-2.
Simon Portwine returns.
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Matthew Kappos
The women’s doubles were split 2-2, Echuca 2 again having the best set, and 8-2 win to Tanya Godfrey and Judy Poole, while Celine Bush and Mia Aston were best for 1, getting up 8-4.
The trend continued in the mixed doubles and while Echuca 1 claimed three of four, results of 8-7 and 8-6 resulted in the razor-thin final margin.
The final round this Saturday sees both games at Echuca Tennis Club as Echuca 2 faces Rochester and Echuca 1 takes on LBU.
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