By Joanna Campe
Round 14 results for Lilydale Tennis Club in the Eastern Region Tennis Competition. This is the final week of the regular season, so all teams were keen to play well to try and secure both a place in the finals and home finals.
Junior Open Singles Doubles 3 v Mt Evelyn
After round 13 Lilydale was sitting on top of the ladder. Lilydale was represented by Adam Paladino, Ari Marappan and Alex Paladino. Lilydale played at home this week against Mt Evelyn. It was a convincing win on the day for Lilydale, taking the points 6 sets to 0 – winning 36 games to Mt Evelyn 7. With this result Lilydale has secured top spot on the ladder and a home final.
Result: 6-1, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2, 6-1, 6-0
Junior Open Singles Doubles 7 v Burnt Bridge
After round 13 Lilydale was just outside the top four. Lilydale was represented by Olivia Mason, Ivy Pieper and Haady Aziz. Lilydale played away this week against Burnt Bridge. Lilydale played well and the sets were all competitive. Burnt Bridge eventually won the day 5 sets to 1 – winning 35 games to Lilydale 18. This marks the end of a great season for the team – no finals this time but all keen to come back next season.
Result: 6-1, 6-1, 6-3, 6-1, 4-6, 7-6
Open Rubbers 14 v Nunawading
After round 13 Lilydale was sitting in fourth place on the ladder. Lilydale was represented by Noah Burow and Rishabh Chowdhury. Lilydale played at home this week against the top placed team Nunawading. It was a tough day for Lilydale up against the undefeated Nunawading. Lilydale fought hard but Nunawading won the day 6 sets to 0 – winning 30 games to Lilydale 3. With a loss this week the team now has an anxious wait on other team results to see if they make the finals.
Result: 1-6, 1-6, 1-6, 0-6, 0-6
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 enquires (Juniors and Adults) please contact Andrew at Pro Touch Tennis Academy at ptta.com.au/contact.
