By Joanna Campe
Round 5 results for Lilydale Tennis Club in the Eastern Region Tennis competition.
After a week off due to the long weekend all teams were keen to get back on the courts.
Junior Open Doubles (JOD10) Lilydale v Emerald
After round 4 Lilydale was sitting outside the top 4 on the ladder.
Lilydale was represented by Lachie Sweet, Ivy Pieper, Nenuka Withanage and Ollie McDonald.
Lilydale played away this round against Emerald. Lilydale was too strong on the day and eventually won the match 6 sets to 2 –winning 34 games to 22.
Result: 2-6, 2-6, 4-6, 6-5, 2-6, 6-5
Junior Open Singles Doubles (JOSD4) Lilydale v Box Hill North
After round 4 Lilydale was sitting in fourth place on the ladder.
Lilydale was represented by Ari Marappan, Adam Paladino, Joshua Jamieson and Ryan Taylor.
Lilydale played away this round against Box Hill who are placed third on the ladder. The two teams were well matched, and it was a very exciting match. In the end it was 4 sets each with Box Hill North taking the points – winning 40 games to 37.
Result: 4-6, 7-5, 1-6, 6-3, 6-7, 6-3, 4-6, 6-1
Open Rubbers 19 (OR19) Lilydale Green v North Ringwood
After round 4 Lilydale was sitting on top of the ladder.
Lilydale was represented by David Halkidis and Noah Burow.
Lilydale played at home this round against North Ringwood. It was a convincing win for Lilydale 5 sets to 1 – winning 27 games to 10.
Result: 6-2, 2-6, 6-1, 1-0 (super tiebreak). 6-0, 6-1
Open Rubbers 19 (OR19) Lilydale Blue v Seville
After round 4 Lilydale was sitting outside the top 4 on the ladder.
Lilydale was represented by Alex Jerin and Adam Johnson.
Lilydale played at home this round against Seville. Lilydale played well but it was Seville who came away with the win 5 sets to 0 – winning 31 games to 16
Result: 2-6, 4-6, 5-7, 2-6, 3-6
Open Rubbers 25 (OR25) v Mooroolbark Heights
After round 4 Lilydale was sitting on top of the ladder.
Lilydale was represented by Rishabh Chowdhury and Tim Bassett.
Lilydale played at home this round against Mooroolbark Heights. It was a convincing straight sets win for Lilydale – winning 30 games to 4.
Result: 6-1, 6-0, 6-3, 6-0, 6-0
Lilydale Tennis club welcomes all players of any age and ability. For information on how to join Lilydale Tennis Club please visit play.tennis.com.au/lilydaletennisclub
For all coaching enquiries (yuniors and adults), contact Andrew at Pro Touch Tennis Academy, ptta.com.au/contact
