The Stawell Tennis Club Friday night competition, sponsored by Stawell and Ararat Mitre 10, played its penultimate round before the Christmas break, and just like the weather, the competition is really heating up.
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The Stawell Mitre 10 A1's saw reigning Club Champion Blair Hart inflicted his first loss of the season, at the hands of yours truly and Brian O'Shannessy, with the latter enjoying trading blows with Hart in the surprise 8-4 triumph. The A2's was a close affair, with Nathan Baker and Scott Bohner locked on 22 games apiece. Baker combined with Rob Lembo, prevailing 8-6 in the final match to secure the tie. Big hitting Holly Graveson took it right up to top seed Amy Millar in the Mitre 10 A Ladies, both players locked on 23 games at the conclusion of the evening, four games clear of their nearest rival.
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The Findex B Ladies saw youngster Elise Monaghan earn a tilt at the A Ladies next week, with a comfortable five game win over her more experienced rivals. Monaghan won all three sets for the night. The B1 Men's saw another tie at the top, on this occasion it was Ben Martin and new to the club, Jake McConville who found themselves level on 25 games at nights end. The contests were highlighted by two tiebreaker results. Scott Carey, filling in for Glenn Troeth, was dominant in the B2 Men's, marching to three consecutive victories, as a host of worthy challengers were powerless to stop the onslaught.
The Delahunty Plumbing C1 Men's was a hard-fought affair, with Theo Browne winning the night by the barest of margins over a gallant Joe Dunn, with Luke Monaghan a further two back, while in the C2 Men's it was Leon Monaghan who showed them all a clean pair of heels, with three convincing wins, and will now look forward to next week, as bragging rights in the Monaghan household will be up for grabs. Erin Freeland's hard work during the week is paying dividends on court, as she comfortably accounted for her rivals in the Delahunty Plumbing C Ladies, winning all three matches and being six games clear of her nearest challenger.
Sophie Hutton and Lara Troeth went toe to toe all night in the Farrers Tyrepower D Ladies, with both ending up on 25 games, including splitting two tie breakers, and it will be the higher ranked Hutton who will get her chance to impress against the C Ladies. Michael Mitchell continues his meteoric rise through the ranks, this week comfortably winning the D1 Men's, to the tune of nine games, including an 8-0 whitewash alongside sweet timing Henry Clough. Oscar Reading was the top dog in the D2 Men's, despite dropping the final set 9-7, marginally held out Fraser Dunn by two games on the back of two comprehensive victories earlier in the evening.
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Young left hander Jack Reading will step up next week, following victory in the Grampians Joinery E1 Men's, with the win punctuated by combining with brother Archer for an 8-6 triumph, while Ash Hutton took the honours in the E2 Men's, four games in advance of Liam O'Shannessy. Whilst elsewhere in the Grampians Joinery E Ladies, Alana Graveson continued her hot run of form, winning 8-5, 8-4 and 8-2 and will take some beating next week, despite the rise in grades.
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