Few were surprised at the final four in the competition’s pennant division, its top four a class above the rest throughout the season.
Central Park secured a 6-49 to 3-29 win over Karramomus to pencil in its finals date, Scott Durling, Janelle Pottenger and Viv Jeffery combining throughout the match to clinch five consecutive rubbers in a dominant display.
Park will face McEwen Reserve this weekend in the semi-finals, despite Reserve going down to a dominant Shepparton North in the final round.
North picked up a routine 6-44 to 3-40 win courtesy of usual suspects Evan Cooknell, Georgie Moore and Helen Jackson, who picked up resounding wins in doubles rubbers throughout the match.
Old Students kept hold of fourth spot after St Brendan’s forfeited, rounding out pennant action.
It’s much tighter at the top in A1, with the final round results providing a last-minute shake up.
Old Students secured the points in a hard-fought 5-39 to 4-33 win over Shepparton North for it to lock down a home semi-final, McEwen Reserve Green doing the same thing to finish second with a narrow three-set win over Lemnos.
McEwen Reserve Red will miss out on finals by the narrowest of margins — percentage the difference after it finished equal on points with fourth-placed Shepparton North.
Red finished in fifth after its final round defeat to Murchison, 6-41 to 3-29 the final score.
In A2, St Andrew’s slide through to a semi-final at home after besting Central Park 7-46 to 2-22, with Scott Lucas, Arthur Trinder and Anneleise Benfold producing the goods for their side.
Shepparton North got the job done over McEwen Reserve to lock in fourth, a 7-49 to 2-27 win rounding out the season regular.
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