Big week of tennis despite the heat

In the first match Tigers and Bombers had a fantastic battle with close sets in nearly every match. At the end of the day each team won 13 sets which meant the rubber was a draw.

For the Tigers Lenny Robinson and Ollie Bridgeman won all of their matches and for the Bombers Poppy Robinson, Thomas Lawrence and Maya Isaac were 3 sets winners.

Kangaroos had good win over the Eagles with a strong 19 sets to 9 sets win.

For the Kangaroos Riley Wallace, Izzi Porter, Charlie Carlyle, Beau Lawrence, Cooper Beggs and Ernie Buerckner were undefeated. For the Eagles Oliver Cummins won all his sets.

This meant the final ladder was Kangaroos 58, Tigers 53, Bombers 40 and Eagles 38. A special thank you to of the players that filled in over the three weeks. It was extremely appreciated.

Congratulations to the Kangaroos players Taylah Chessells, Eliza Lawrence, Annabelle Sandral, Izzi Porter, Grace McQaulter, Anthony Nieuwenhout, Jackson Prosser, Ernie Buerckner, Ed Withers, Ed Mulquiney, Beau Lawrence, Braeden Coates, Cooper Beggs and Tristan Meredith.

A second season of Premier League will commence in early 2026.

Saturday Morning Juniors

In overcast conditions perfect for tennis our new club coach Grant Kendall oversaw the program.

Grant is commencing full time in 2026 and is looking forward to working with both junior and senior players to further develop their game.

Both Hot Shots and coaching groups continue to flourish with the players really enjoying the range of different activities that are played.

Some of the players in the coaching group will be looking to move up into matches in the near future. The players love the icy poles at the end of each session.

The players the were playing in matches continue to improve and many of the matches were very close. Group winners were Jack Farr, Reggie Jones, Alice Withers and Penny Perkins.

This Saturday will be the final Saturday of junior tennis for 2025. The Hotshot and Coaching groups will be business as usual. Players who participate in matches will partake in the Parent/Child Doubles which is always good fun.

Wilby and District

Round 8 of the Wilby and District Tennis Association was called off due to the extreme heat on Friday.

The health and safety of all players is a priority and as the temperature nudged 40 degrees on Friday evening it is certain everyone was appreciative of their air conditioners.

After Round 8 the ladder is Telford 49, Tungamah 47, Savernake 38, Burramine 28, Wilby 17, Mulwala 13.

This week will be the final round of 2025. On Friday Mulwala will host Burramine and Savernake will travel to Tungamah. The final match will be on Saturday with Telford playing to Wilby.

Tuesday Men’s Tennis

The fourth round of Tuesday mens was played last week. It was fantastic to see some returning players acting as fill-ins. There was some good tennis played during the night. The night finished with a debriefing over pizza and refreshments with all in attendance leaving in good spirits.

Laver and Wilander had many tight sets including three tie-breakers but Laver won all 6 sets. Laver’s squad of Dave Crossley, Ben Cope, Jason Bassett and Corey Beggs combined well.

Agassi and Federer’s matches were also very close. At the end of the night the sets were shared three all with Agassi winning the night by seven games. Federer’s skipper Damian Cook fought hard to win all of his matches.

The match of the round was Borg and Connors. The sets were all great contests and the sets split three apiece. Borg were declared the winners by a single game. For the victors Rob Zubin didn’t drop a set.

Becker defeated McEnroe 4 sets to 2 but only won on games by 1 which indicated yet another close rubber. Fill-in Tom McKimmie was best on court winning all of his sets.

Nadal proved too strong for Sampras with a 5 sets to 1 win. Jim Zanin was consistent as usual to win his matches.

The final match of the night saw another 5 to 1 results with Edberg defeating Djokovic. Brother Gary Page and Nev Page turned back the clock to show their class winning all of their sets.

The ladder after Round 4 is Laver 27, Borg 24, Edberg 23, Becker 22, Lendl 22, Agassi 17, Nadal 13, Connors 12, McEnroe11, Wilander 11, Djokovic 10, Federer 9 and Sampras 7.

Thursday Ladies Tennis

The last night of Thursday Ladies was completed last week.

For the final week the Rankings Shootout was played. This involved players of similar ability competing against each other.

Some fantastic tennis was played with the group winners being Eliza Lawrence, Nicole Dowling, Laura Nunn, Emma Pearce, Loz Wallace, Donna Head, Danielle Lawrence and Tess Bassett.

The final ladder for the competition was Rice Bubbles 40, Weeties 32, Fruit Loops 27, Cornflakes 25, Coco Pops 24, Fruity Bites 21, Special Ks 21, Cheerios 18, Nutri Grains 17 and Just Rights 15.

Congratulations to the premiers Rice Bubbles who were made up of Zoe O’Callaghan, Chris Hawkins, Claire Primmer and Alice Cooper. They were certainly the best team in the competition.

At the conclusion of the night there was an analysis of the season over refreshments and pizza. Competition organisers Narelle Bassett and Gert Brunner are to be commended on their efforts over the season. All players in attendance were appreciative of their efforts.

The second season will commence on February 5 and will run for six weeks. Current and new players are encouraged to enter.

Goulburn Murray Tennis

The Goulburn Murray Tennis Association continued throughout the northeast of Victoria on the weekend.

This competition is fantastic as it allows players to compete against people from other clubs.

Yarrawonga’s Division 3 team hosted Cobram on Saturday. After many very close encounters Yarrawonga broke through for their first win of the season after a hard-fought battle. The conditions were not always favourable with some wind and rain making play tough.

Yarrawonga’s men played very well with Damian Cook winning his singles 6/0. Xavier Chessells also won his singles 6/3 after making 79 runs in junior cricket earlier in the day. Thomas Lawrence paired with both Damian and Xavier to win both the mens doubles sets.

The ladies team of Angela Mitchell, Danielle Lawrence and debutant Loz Wallace all played well but narrowly lost each of the three ladies doubles sets. Yarrawonga finished the day winning 2 of the 3 mixed sets. Yarrawonga taking the day 6 sets to 4.

The Division 2 Numurkah team travelled to Kialla. Yarrawonga’s pair of Hayley Bennett and Tess Bassett where both striking the ball well to win their singles sets 6/2. Both Hayley and Tess also won their mixed sets, and Tess won her doubles set. Numurkah back on the winners track with a comprehensive 9 sets to 2 win.

In Division 1 Numurkah won by forfeit. Nathalia couldn’t find a team due a number of commitments.

Northeast Veterans

Numurkah hosted the 30+ Doubles Tournament as part of the Northeast Veterans circuit. In perfect conditions for tennis the quality of tennis was of a very high standard. Ellen Bruce played very well to win her section. John Brunner and Erin York both also hit the ball nicely to finish second in their group. Ash Wheaton also enjoyed the day and played some quality opposition.

Rock up and play sessions

The YLTC holds social aggregate style tennis on Tuesday morning commencing at 9.00am for our ladies and Wednesday at 1.00 p.m. for our men’s social hit.

There is no compulsion to attend each of these on a weekly basis although once you have tried it once it will be hard to not keep going back.