Canberra Velocity’s men and women have secured their spot in the NSW/ACT Conference final of the Asia-Pacific Tennis League in contrasting style tonight.
Velocity’s women did not drop a rubber against NSTA Angels to book a finals berth, while the under-strength men’s team scrapped into the decider after losing 5-1 against Sydney Olympic Rebels.
Alison Bai dominated her match losing only one game against Abbie Myers, while Ashley Keir beat Michelle Brycki 4-1, 4-2, Nicole Hoynaski defeated Melissa Anderson 4-2, 4-1 and Tyra Calderwood prevailed against Stephanie Yamada 4-1, 2-4, 4-0.
In the doubles, Bai and Keir combined to beat Brycki and Yamada 4-2, 4-2, while Angels’ Lucia Gonzalez and Anderson beat Hoynaski and Calderwood 4-2, 4-1.
In the men’s division, Velocity’s Jake Eames secured the one rubber Velocity needed to make the final, beating Adam Feeney 4-0, 2-4, 4-2, while Rebels’ Matt Reid beat Robert Howe 4-2, 1-4, 4-0, Ryan Henry beat Todd Larkham 4-1, 4-0, and Jonnathon Cooper edged out Alun Jones 1-4, 4-1, 4-2.
Reid and Feeney then combined to beat Eames and Jones 4-0, 4-1, while Greg Jones and Henry beat Howe and Jake Okines 4-2, 4-3.
Velocity’s women finished second on the NSW/ACT Conference ladder and will play the undefeated Stanmore Wyverns in the final on Friday afternoon.
In a repeat of tonight’s match, the men will meet Sydney Olympic Rebels for a spot in the national final of the Asia-Pacific Tennis League at Melbourne Park in January.
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