Lilydale Tennis players put up good fight in finals

Rishabh Chowdhury, Adam Paladino, Joshua Jamieson, Ari Marappan and Alex Paladino played Montrose in the grand final. Pictures: LILYDALE TENNIS CLUB.

By Joanna Campe

Grand final results for Lilydale Tennis Club in the Eastern Region Tennis competition.

Well done to all teams for getting to this season’s Grand Final.

Junior Open Doubles (JOD8) v Montrose

For this week’s grand final they took on Montrose at home.

Lilydale was represented by Rishabh Chowdhury, Adam Paladino, Joshua Jamieson, Ari Marappan and Alex Paladino.

In a close match, Montrose won the day, 4 sets to 2, winning 32 games to 28.

Result: 6-4, 6-4, 5-6, 4-6, 2-6, 5-6

Open Rubbers (OR25) v Wonga Park Green

For this week’s grand final they took on Wonga Park Green at home.

Lilydale was represented by Harry Trevillyan, Levi Daly and Tim Bassett.

In a very competitive match, Wonga Park Green won the day 5 sets to 2. It was so close that both singles rubbers played a super tie break.

Result: doubles 2-6, singles 2-6, 6-1, super tie break (0-1), singles 2-6, 6-2, super tie break (0-1),

Junior Development (JDC2) v Upwey South

For this week’s grand final they took on Upwey South at home.

Lilydale was represented by Ivy Pieper, Lachie Sweet and Ryan Taylor.

In a very close and exciting match, it was Upwey who won the day overall – 15 games to 9.

Result: 2-6, 3-5, 4-4

Boy singles doubles (BSD2) v Balwyn Park

For this week’s grand final they took on Balwyn Park at Balwyn.

Lilydale was represented by Alex Jerin, James Buckland, Noah Burow and David Halkidis.

Balwyn won the day 7 sets to 1, winning 46 games to 21.

Result: 4-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-1, 6-3, 6-4, 6-0, 6-2

Lilydale Tennis club welcomes all players of any age and ability. For information on how to join Lilydale Tennis Club, visit play.tennis.com.au/lilydaletennisclub

For all coaching enquiries (juniors and adults), contact Andrew at Pro Touch Tennis Academy ptta.com.au/contact