20 November 2012 | Tennis Queensland

The Shaw Park Sharks women’s team have confirmed their status as the team to beat in the 2012 Asia Pacific Tennis League

Queensland conference.

The Sharks completed a

comprehensive 6-0 victory

over the Sunshine Coast

Breakers in round three

of competition at

Club Coops, Carseldine.

The match saw the debut of

15 year old young gun

Lizette Cabrera (Townsville).

Cabrera didn’t disappoint Sharks

fans with a 4-3 4-0 victory over

fellow teenager Natalie Rogers

(Mackay). The Sharks lead the competition on 23 points.

The Beenleigh Blaze women moved into second position with a

hard fought win over the Tennis Brisbane Tornadoes.

Heading into the doubles rubbers with matches locked at 2 all,

the Blaze won both matches in straight sets to seal a 4-2 victory.

They trail the Sharks by 3 points sitting currently on 20 points.

The Blaze have a crucial match tonight against the third

placed Toowoomba Tigers. The Tigers moved into third position

following a 4-2 victory over the Tennis Brisbane Chargers.

The Tennis Brisbane Chargers men bounced back from their defeat

on Tuesday night to score a decisive 5-1 victory over the

Toowoomba Tigers. In the match of the night, Chargers leader

Michael Look saved three match points to defeat Tigers

spearhead David Hodge. The Chargers lead the competition on

18 points heading into their crucial match tonight against home

team the Shaw Park Sharks.

The Sharks moved into second position in the men’s competition

with a tight win over the Sunshine Coast Breakers.

The Sharks and Breakers were locked at 3 matches

all following the completion of play, however the Sharks won

a count back on sets. The Sharks now face the prospect of

knocking off the competition leaders at home tonight.

The Tennis Brisbane Tornadoes moved into equal third with a

4-2 victory over the Beenleigh Blaze men’s team.

The star of the night for the Tornadoes was

26 year old Kaden Hensel. Hensel won both of his matches in

straight sets including a crucial doubles victory with

Scott Puodziunas against Blaze team-mates

Ben Mathias and Mark Draper. The Blaze will now battle with

the Toowoomba Tigers who are desperate for the first win

in the competition.