Crunch: Kialla Park Blue’s Isaac Aiton.
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Rodney Braithwaite
District tennis courts were once again filled with life on the weekend, as Shepparton Junior Tennis Association action finally returned.
Bang: Toolamba’s Cooper Pogue.
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Katandra West got the B3 season off to a thrilling start, defeating Nathalia Lawn 4-31 to 4-30 in a see-sawing affair.
Ace: Kialla Park’s Flynn O’Keefe.
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Both claiming four sets a piece, the doubles pairing of Emily Harry and Alex Smith secured the win for Katandra West with a dominant 6-1 victory.
At full-stretch: Kialla Park’s Jordan Dreher.
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Levi Lewer was the star for Nathalia, triumphing in the singles 6-1 and pairing with Pat Ryan to deliver a 6-4 victory.
Elsewhere in B3, Shepparton Lawn Green was too strong for Mooroopna Lawn, Shepparton Lawn Yellow claimed a dominant victory against Kialla Park and Shepparton North was clinical in its clash with Shepparton Lawn Blue.
Concentration: Mooroopna’s Tiana Daunt.
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In the A-grade, Shepparton Lawn Blue got the season off to the best possible start, defeating Mooroopna Lawn 8-48 to 0-16.
Lorenzo Rigoli and Aston Monteleone led the way for the visiting Lawn side – winning their respective matches to one and love respectively – while for Mooroopna Hayden Pearce and Lauren Turnbull battled bravely in the doubles, taking four games off their talented opponents.
Strong shot: Mooroopna’s Viraj Lallar.
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The other A-grade match-up saw Kialla Park easily account for Shepparton Lawn Green with a dominant 7-44 to 1-26 victory.
B2 action was highlighted by a convincing 7-42 to 1-26 win by Toolamba against Kialla Park Yellow.
Smash: Kialla Park Blue’s Koby Alessi.
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Gus Walta was the stand-out for the Toolamba side at number four, winning his singles match 6-1, before partnering Gilbert Prague to win his doubles clash by the same margin.
The only success for Kialla came from the doubles pairing Flynn and Elise O’Keefe, who worked together beautifully to deliver a 6-0 triumph.
Other winners in B2 were Tatura Lawn and Kialla Park Blue.
Big hit: Kialla Park Blue’s Aidan Ross.
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The B1 competition saw Kialla Park Gold and Shepparton Lawn White, Yellow and Green come away with victories.
Shepparton Lawn Green and Blue, along with Tallygaroopna got their campaigns off to a nice start in C1.
Lovely form: Toolamba’s Gilbert Richardson.
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C2 winners were Toolamba, Shepparton Lawn Yellow and Shepparton North.
While in D1 singles, Toolamba, Murchison and Mooroopna emerged victorious, with the D2 doubles competition seeing Tallygaroopna, Tatura Lawn, Katandra West and Toolamba come away with wins.
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