State Grade (Round 4 Men and Round 5 Women) continued on the weekend!
Catch-up on all the results from May 27 below:
➡ MEN:
Fawkner and Kooyong both won again to set up a battle of the unbeatens next weekend at Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club.
Fawkner had an impressive 4-2 win over previously unbeaten MCC Glen Iris Valley. Former Thai Davis Cup player and Fawkner club coach Chanchai Sookton-Eng won his #1 singles and doubles rubbers, but it was two clutch singles victories by Ken Cavrak and Marlino Pascual in match tiebreakers that carried the home side to victory.
Kooyong triumphed 4-2 at home over North Ringwood, with Cooper Errey and David Hough winning their singles rubbers as well as teaming up for a doubles win.
Tennis World moved into fourth position on the ladder with a 4-2 road win over Eildon Park, with Zac Osborne picking up match tiebreak wins at both #2 doubles and #2 singles for the victors.
Royal South Yarra picked up a 4-2 win over Grace Park Hawthorn to keep themselves in the running for finals.
Results:
(Score is shown by rubbers first, then sets, then games)
Fawkner def MCC Glen Iris Valley, 4-6-71 to 2-6-59
Kooyong Lawn def North Ringwood, 4-8-59 to 2-4-51
Eildon Park def by Tennis World, 2-5-52 to 4-7-66
Grace Park Hawthorn def by Royal South Yarra Lawn, 2-5-48 to 4-7-64
➡ WOMEN:
Diggers Rest are looking like the team to beat, remaining undefeated with a 5-1 victory over Grace Park Hawthorn this week. Belle Thompson and Sayaki McCulloch won in straight sets at #1 and #2 singles, and teamed for another victory at #1 doubles.
Despite one prior loss to Diggers Rest, Kooyong Lawn sits just them in second position, further solidified with a 6-0 win over Harkaway. Kooyong only dropped one set on the day, and Gabrielle Villegas put the competition on notice with a 6-0 6-0 win at #1 singles.
Beaumaris went down 0-6 to Royal South Yarra, with RSY picking up their first win of the season by winning each rubber in straight sets.
Results:
(Score is shown by rubbers first, then sets, then games)
Diggers Rest def Grace Park Hawthorn, 5-9-59 to 1-3-39
Kooyong Lawn def Harkaway, 6-11-70 to 0-1-29
Beaumaris Lawn def by Royal South Yarra Lawn, 0-0-31 to 6-12-73
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