19 November 2018 | Tennis SA

Round 6 for the boys Junior State League saw the top two sides Coromandel Valley and Seacliff put on a dominant display with 6 sets to 0 and 5 sets to 1 wins respectively. Patrick Douglas and Edward Winter lead the way for Coromandel Valley with strong wins in the singles and put their team second on the ladder. Seacliff were without their number one but still managed to have a strong win over West Lakes. Noah Koeroessy moved into the number one spot and won 9-4 over West Lakes Jake Lukacs. Seacliff managed to win all their singles and keep their season going undefeated and they sit clear top of the ladder.

Pembroke overcame a strong Trinity Titans four rubbers to two. Trinity’s Callum Gale got his team off to an ideal start with a 9-2 win over Pembroke’s Terry Karahalios but it was all Pembroke in the singles after that winning the next three singles, to give their team a 3-1 lead going into the doubles. In a close doubles both teams managed to get a set each both going 6-4, giving Pembroke the win and moving them into third.

In the match of the round, Glenlea travelled down to Hahndorf. Glenlea’s Stefan Bianchet put on another dominant display with a 9-1 win over Hahndorf’s Noah Phillips. Hahndorf’s Ralph Catipay got his club on the board with a 9-7 win over William Clifford. Glenlea’s Eamonn Moore was too strong for Hahndorf’s Tomas Barry winning 9-5, but Hahndorf managed to tie it up in the fourth rubber winning that 9-3 and going into the doubles with it tied up 2 sets all. Glenlea were too strong in the top doubles winning 6-2 but Hahndorf bounced back winning a tight tiebreak 7-6 to tie the game at 3 sets all. In the end Glenlea managed to get a close win, with it coming down to games.

In the Statewide Super girls competition, it was another super round which was played down at Playford Tennis Centre. Before their matches, the Junior State League girls were involved in a health & well-being workshop on mindfulness, which included how to set goals and overcome setbacks. The 10/u Green Ball State League girls also played at Playford and had the opportunity to play alongside the Junior State League girls. It created a great atmosphere and teams had the opportunity to play at one SA’s premier venues.

Into the matches it was a one sided affair with top sides Pembroke and Seacliff winning comfortably 6 sets to 0 and keeping them both in the top 2. Seaside also put on a dominant display wining their match 5 rubbers to 1 and securing third spot.

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Heading into the second half of the season these are how the ladders stand for both the girls and the boys.

Junior State League Ladder as at Mon 19 Nov