After five Goulburn Murray Lawn Tennis Tennis Association rounds, the Shepparton Hornets remain in equal first position on the GM1 ladder.
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The Hornets were too strong for the Rich River Rebels on Saturday, prevailing 7-63 to 3-57 at the Shepparton Lawn Tennis Club.
James Curtis-McDonald's 8-1 set victory against Deagan Tomkins was the perfect start for the Hornets, but teammate Matt Carroll was unable to back up that performance, going down to Josh Bavich 8-2.
But the Hornets’ Luke Turcato wrestled momentum back in the third set, winning 8-5 against Regan Moore.
That started a five-set winning streak for the victors, with Giselle Andrew (8-6) and Hope Curtis-McDonald (8-6) winning their single matches.
Meanwhile, the Numurkah Warriors remain atop of the ladder after a resounding 9-75 to 1-39 victory against Echuca-Rochester.
And the Shepparton Lakers clinched a 7-70 to 3-50 win against the Shepparton Bulls.
● At GM2 level, the Shepparton Giants saluted against the Mooroopna Jets in thrilling fashion, claiming one more set to take the honours 6-58 to 5-58.
With scores locked five sets apiece, the match went down to the final rubber and Giants pair Oscar and Harry Crilly saluted 8-2 to clinch victory for their side.
Rounding out the GM2 results, the Shepparton Saints defeated Stanhope-Mooroopna (8-72 to 3-52), the Cobram Crocs powered past Yarrawonga (7-72 to 4-52) and the Numurkah Raiders were too strong for the Shepparton Pelicans (7-65 to 4-55).
Meanwhile, Kialla Park was left stunned following Nathalia's dominant 11-80 to 0-25 victory.
Elsewhere, the Tatura Chargers thrashed Kyabram 12-95 to 1-44 in their GM3 East encounter.
Nathalia tightened its grip on the competition with a 9-83 to 5-62 win against Shepparton Coyotes, while the Numurkah Penguins defeated Cobram Cobras 8-84 to 5-71.
Lastly, Kialla Park's 6-63 to 4-55 win against the Kyabram Bombers keeps them locked in the top spot on the GM3 Open ladder.
Park's Shaun Morris (6-4) and Lucas Kennedy (6-4) were emphatic in their respective singles rubbers, while teammates Tegan Nicholson and Oscar Schulz were the standouts with an 8-0 win.
Tatura Toranas were too strong for Tongala in their GM3 West match, running out 10-92 to 3-50 winners.