14 August 2023 | Tennis Victoria

State Grade Results: Round 13 Men and Round 14 Women, Saturday August 12

The inclement weather was a dampener on the second State Grade Super Round of the season, which brought all matches to two locations, Oak Park and North Ringwood Tennis Clubs.

Men’s (Round 13):

Fawkner were the only team to record a victory on the Men’s side, beating the rain to record a 4-1 success over Tennis World at Oak Park TC. The number 1 doubles was the highlight, with Fawkner recording a narrow 6-4 7-5 win to set them up for victory. The other match at Oak Park was evenly poised, with Kooyong Lawn and Grace Park Hawthorn splitting the doubles rubbers before the singles rubbers were all incomplete. At North Ringwood, MCC Glen Iris Valley and Eildon Park were both 2-0 to the good after the doubles rubbers, against Royal South Yarra and North Ringwood respectively. However, the rain prevented any further play.

Results:

(Rubbers shown first, then sets, then games)

Kooyong Lawn 1-4-34 drew with Grace Park Hawthorn 1-2-30

Royal South Yarra 0-1-20 drew with MCC Glen Iris Valley 2-3-24

North Ringwood 0-2-23 drew with Eildon Park 2-2-22

Fawkner 4-9-67 def. Tennis World 1-2-35

Ladder:

Fawkner
Grace Park Hawthorn
MCC Glen Iris Valley
Kooyong Lawn
Royal South Yarra
North Ringwood
Tennis World
Eildon Park

Looking ahead – Round 14 Fixture:

(All matches at first listed club unless otherwise specified)

Grace Park Hawthorn vs Fawkner
Kooyong Lawn vs Eildon Park
North Ringwood vs MCC Glen Iris Valley
Royal South Yarra vs Tennis World

Women’s (Round 14):

At Oak Park, Grace Park Hawthorn were dominant against Beaumaris Lawn, quickly sweeping their way through the first four rubbers without dropping a set before the rain tumbled down. That result is crucial to ensure they stay within reach of Harkaway, who remain in the box seat to clinch the remaining finals position with one round to go. Harkaway’s latest triumph was an impressive 4-2 eclipse of Diggers Rest at North Ringwood. In the other match at North Ringwood, Kooyong showed why they are the team to beat, blitzing through the doubles rubbers before play stopped after the commencement of the singles rubbers. With one round to go, Kooyong are guaranteed to finish top and have booked their place in the Grand Final on September 2.

Results:

Grace Park Hawthorn 4-9-57 def. Beaumaris Lawn 0-0-18

Harkaway 4-8-62 def. Diggers Rest 2-4-49

Royal South Yarra 0-0-16 drew with Kooyong Lawn 2-4-30

Ladder:

Kooyong Lawn
Diggers Rest
Harkaway
Grace Park Hawthorn
Royal South Yarra
Beaumaris Lawn

Looking ahead – Round 15 Fixture:

Kooyong Lawn vs Harkaway
Royal South Yarra vs Beaumaris Lawn
Diggers Rest vs Grace Park Hawthorn at Caroline Springs TC