The final minor round of the Junior Tennis League once again saw some close FAST4 action between the four teams.
After sitting at the bottom of the ladder for most of the competition the Barra’s have come from nowhere to record their first victory over the Frillie’s, with a closely fought 4 rubbers to 3 win.
The score was tied after the singles rubbers at 2-all with wins to Liam Franklin, Rebecca Rayner, Coen Hutt and Serena Adams. However it was the doubles that secured the win for the Barra’s with the combination of Rayner/Henderson securing their first girls doubles victory 4-1 4-1 over the Murphy/Adams pairing. Rayner then backed it up in the mixed doubles with Franklin to lock in her third win of the night over O’Donoghue-Ellis and Murphy 4-3 4-0.
The Buffalo’s asserted themselves early in their match against the Croc’s taking all four singles rubbers at the loss of just eight games. The Croc’s managed to hold off the whitewash in their respective boy’s and girl’s doubles with both matches being drawn. However, it was Oscar Ferdinands and Rosie Henderson who sealed the fate of the Croc’s when they secured the team’s fifth rubber over Kenneth Prete and Eilis Kruger 4-1 4-1.
Next week’s Grand Final will see the dominate force of the Buffalo’s up against the out of the blue finalists, the Barra’s who slipped past the Frillie’s by just one point to secure second position. While the Croc’s and the Frillie’s will do battle for 3rd and 4th.
SHOT OF THE ROUND goes to Coen Hutt (Frillie’s) for consecutive screaming passing shot winners in the Boy’s Doubles against Liam Franklin and Nicholas Carmichael.
Standings after Round 3
Buffalo’s – 39
Barra’s– 25
Frillie’s – 24
Croc’s – 20
BARRA’S defeated FRILLIE’S
4-9-47 (1 drawn) 3-7-41
Liam Franklin d Kyle O’Donoghue-Ellis 4-3 4-1
Nicholas Carmichael lt Coen Hutt 2-4 2-4
Rebecca Rayner d Jaimee Murphy 4-1 4-0
Grace Henderson lt Serena Adams 0-4 3-4
Franklin/Carmichael drew O’Donoghue-Ellis/Hutt 4-3 2-4
Rayner/Henderson d Murphy/Adams 4-1 4-1
Franklin/Rayner d O’Donoghue-Ellis/Murphy 4-3 4-0
Carmichael/Henderson lt Hutt/Adams 1-4 1-4
BUFFALO’S defeated CROC’S
5-13-57 (3 drawn) 0-3-27
Oscar Ferdinands d Kenneth Prete 4-0 4-1
Callum Saunders d Ashley Setterfield 4-2 4-1
Rosie Henderson d Eilis Kruger 4-3 4-1
Stephanie Rayner d Lauren Riggall 4-3 4-1
Ferdinands/Saunders drew Prete/Setterfield 4-0 3-4
Henderson/Rayner drew Kruger/Riggall 0-4 4-1
Ferdinands/Henderson d Prete/Kruger 4-1 4-1
Saunders/Rayner drew Setterfield/Riggall 4-0 2-4
Check out the Tennis NT results page for the full results and draws.
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