20 November 2012 | Tennis Queensland

The Asia Pacific Tennis

League – Queensland

conference heads to

Toowoomba tonight for

the final round of season

fixtures. Whilst the female

finalists are already

decided, the men’s race is

wide open. The Tennis

Brisbane Tornadoes and

Beenleigh Blaze clinched

vital victories in round four of competition on Friday

night at the Shaw Park Tennis Centre.

The Tornadoes defeated the Sunshine Coast Breakers 5-1 whilst the

Blaze defeated the Toowoomba Tigers by the same margin. The Tennis

Brisbane Chargers currently lead the competition on 26 points with

the Blaze and Tornadoes locked on 19 points apiece.

The final team in the mix are the Shaw Park Sharks.

The Sharks are currently on 14 points and need a decisive victory

over the Beenleigh Blaze to move into contention.

The Tornadoes men face the home team Toowoomba Tigers who will

be difficult to beat in Toowoomba. A key match-up will be

Tornadoes spearhead Isaac Frost taking on Tiger’s number

one David Hodge who has shown good form during the

competition. The Blaze will face the Sharks who are coming

off a 6-0 drubbing at the hands of the ladder leading Chargers.

The Sharks know they must win decisively to make the

final and will have an important emphasis on each rubber.

Former pro Mark Draper (Blaze) will be up against New Zealander

Logan Mackenzie who will be leading the Sharks in the opening match

of the night. Both player’s will be looking to set the tone for their

respective teams. The final men’s match of the night will see the

ladder leading Tennis Brisbane Chargers take on the Sunshine

Coast Breakers.

The Chargers will be buoyant after their great performance on Friday

whilst the Breakers will be looking to bounce back from their loss

to the Tornadoes. Chargers leaders Michael Look, Robert Smeets and

Gavin van Peperzeel remain undefeated in singles for the competition

and will be hard to beat tonight.

The Shaw Park Shark’s women continue to dominate the competition.

In front of a appreciative home crowd the Sharks easily accounted

for the Tennis Brisbane Chargers winning 6-0. The Beenleigh Blaze

were the second team to clinch a spot in the final defeating the

Toowoomba Tigers 5-1.

The Sharks and Blaze will square off in Toowoomba tonight before

doing battle again in the final on Friday. The Sharks depth will

be tested against a Blaze team who have been improving throughout

the competition. A key match-up will be the opening rubber

betweenteam leaders Shannon Golds (Blaze) and Rachel Tredoux

(Sharks).

In other women’s matches this evening, the home team Toowoomba

Tigers will take on the Tennis Brisbane Tornadoes whilst the

Sunshine Coast Breakers will look to backup their win from Friday

night against the Tennis Brisbane Chargers.

The next round of the ATL will be played tonight at Toowoomba

Regional Tennis Centre - USQ, Baker St, Toowoomba, 4350.

Play begins on all courts at 6:30pm. Entry is free with dinner

and drinks available for all spectators.

The final will be played on Friday night at Griffith University

Tennis Centre, Sports Rd, Mount Gravatt, 4121. For further

information on the ATL and for full results, please visit

www.tennis.com.au/competitions.