By Joanna Campe
Lilydale Tennis Club is very proud to have three out of five teams make it to the grand finals of the Easter Region Tennis competition this season.
A well earned rest now for all players until the start of the winter season commencing Saturday 27 April.
Junior Open Singles Doubles Lilydale v Warrandyte
Lilydale was represented by Adam Paladino, Alex Paladino, Ari Marappan, Ryan Taylor, Rishabh Chowdhury and Joshua Jamieson. As it was the grand-final all six players got to participate in the match, rather than just the four that play each regular match week.
It was a home grand final at Lilydale against Warrandyte. It was a very close match with lots of great rallies and long games which could have gone either way. In a match where both teams showed great skill it was 4 sets each at the end, so it came down to games. It was Lilydale that took the win – winning 40 games to 35.
Result: 6-2, 6-3, 4-6, 4-6, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-7 (5-7 tie break)
Open Rubbers 19 Lilydale v Mt Evelyn
Lilydale Green was represented by David Halkidis and Noah Burow.
It was a home grand final at Lilydale against Mt Evelyn. In a very competitive match, it was Lilydale that eventually won the day 3 sets to 2 – winning 22 games to 18.
Result: 6-1, 6-3, 6-2, 2-6, 2-6
Open Rubbers 25 Lilydale v Ringwood Central
Lilydale Blue was represented by Levi Daly and Tim Bassett
It was a home grand final at Lilydale against Ringwood Central. It was a tough day out for Lilydale however they never stopped fighting and playing to the highest standard. In the end it was a 5 sets to 0 victory for Ringwood Central- winning 31 games to 13.
Result: 3-6, 1-6, 2-6, 6-7, 1-6
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 (Juniors and Adults) please contact Andrew at Pro Touch Tennis Academy ptta.com.au/contact
