Tennis SA’s State League kicked off on Saturday the 14th of October with the Men’s & Women’s team’s arriving in their team colours ready to compete for their club to get the first points on the board for the season.
2016/17 Champions Glenlea were beaten by a strong Collingrove team four rubbers to two. The match of the day was the number three single, where Colingrove’s Simon Bates overcame Stefan Bianchet in three sets after taking out a tense third set 7-5.
Kingswood got their season off to a strong start when they snuck past Trinity Gardens by eight games after rubbers and sets were all tied up. Josh Laka was Kingswood’s key player on the day with a strong two set win over Andrew Tavella at second single.
Tea Tree Gully made a statement to start off the season with a dominant win over Broadview. Tea Tree Gully’s Lawrence Bataljin started strongly with a straight sets win over Martin Richards at top single. Both Tea Tree Gully’s doubles pairings were able to hold off Broadview winning a rubber for the day taking both doubles in a third set.
In the battle of two young clubs, The Drive came out on top of Seaside five rubbers to one. The Drive’s Stefan Norodom defeated Brock Meuris at top single with Norodom taking it out in two sets to get The Drive off to a strong start. David Abfalter and James Whisson got Seaside’s only rubber in the doubles when they beat Jonathan Norodom and Saif Ali in three sets.
In the women’s competition State League newcomer Flagstaff Hill came up against Goodwood in round 1. Goodwood’s number one Tayla Whitehouse got her team off to a good start with a 6-1 7-5 win over Charlotte Kempenaers-Pocz. Goodwood kept momentum to win five rubbers to one from that point on.
Kingswood were able to hold off Trinity Gardens with a four rubber to two win getting their season off to a very good start. The match of the day was between Trinity’s number three Stefana Petrov and Kingswood’s Tiana Glazbrook who fought out a tight three set match with Glazbrook prevailing.
In a replay of last year’s State League final, The Drive drew against Seaside at three rubbers, seven sets and sixty-eight games all. Seaside’s Selina Turulja was in strong form with a three set win over Melanie Clayton. The Drive’s Melissa Beadman held her own when she proved too good for Thalia Van der Eerden in three sets at number two.
Phantom Tipsters prediction for Round 2 Winners
| State League Men | State League Women |
| Trinity Gardens | The Drive |
| Collingrove | Kingswood |
| Glenlea | Seaside |
| Tea Tree Gully |
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