The Metro League, which broke for 9 weeks due to tournaments on the Events Calendar recommenced with LifeTime Gardens securing their first win of the season with a 14 to 4 Rubbers win over DTC Sports at Gardens Tennis.
Ryan Palfrey and Nicholas Munro secured a comfortable doubles win for DTC in the number 1 doubles over Daniel Parker and Des McLellan 6-4 6-0. That is where the celebrations ended for DTC Sports with LifeTime Gardens winning the remaining 5 doubles matches.
However, DTC Sports who have been unbeaten in the previous 4 rounds where not going down without a fight. Matt Giess (DTC) started strong for DTC Sports with a 6-2 6-2 win over Darren Jakobson while Palfrey and Munro added two more wins to DTC’s tally, with wins over Mark Pead and Rhys Janes respectively. Stephanie Long (DTC) put up a brave fight for DTC, but eventually went down to Sam Perry in a match tie-break 7-6 2-6 10-4.
Gardens secured the remaining 8 singles matches with wins to Daniel Parker, Des McLellan, Dave Bridges, Ian Redmond, Indra Suherman, Cristian Musalem and Tony Burns.
DTC Sports team captain, Ryan Palfrey sits on top of the Player of the Year leader board with Des McLellan (Gardens) a close second. Sam Giess (DTC) and Mark Pead (Gardens) are level on rubbers, set and games won, while Ian Redmond (Gardens) rounds off the top five.
LifeTime Gardens are slowing staging a fightback on the Premiership Table:
DTC Sports 52 Rubbers / 114 Sets / 963 Games / 130 Points
LifeTime Gardens 38 Rubbers / 87 Sets / 813 Games / 90 Points
Round 6 to be played at DTC Sports
Saturday 13 August 2011 @ 2.00pm
Round 5 Results
Singles
Daniel Parker d Hamish Martin 6-0 6-0
Des McLellan d Kacy Brennan 6-2 6-2
Mark Pead lt Ryan Palfrey 2-6 0-6
Rhys Janes lt Nicko Munro 4-6 5-7
Dave Bridges d Ben Lye 7-5 6-4
Frank Wallend Kaelan Bates 6-3 6-1
Ian Redmondd Sam Giess 6-0 6-1
Indra Suherman d Madeleine Murray 6-2 6-1
Cristian Musalemd Kane Nurton 6-3 6-1
Darren Jakobson lt Matt Giess 2-6 2-6
Tony Burns d Emily Moo 7-6 6-4
Sam Perry d Stephanie Long 7-6 2-6 7-6
Doubles
D.Parker/D.McLellan lt R.Palfrey/N.Munro 4-6 0-6
M.Pead/R.Janes d H.Martin/K.Brennan 6-2 6-1
D.Bridges/I.Redmond d B.Lye/K.Bates 6-4 6-3
S.Thompson/S.Lewis-Driverd S.Giess/M.Giess 6-4 6-3
F.Wallen/C.Musalem d M.Murray/E.Moo 6-1 6-1
D.Jakobson/I.Suherman d K.Nurton/S.Long 6-0 6-2
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