SUNRAYSIA District Tennis Association matches were back on home turf last Saturday, but in some close division 2 matches teams were not able to make the most of any home-ground advantage.
Saint Andrews Slammers made the interstate trip to play Alcheringa All Stars.
Craig Pratt and Munaf Ami started off the account for the Saints with an 8-5 win over Randel Darling and David Walker, while Pratt and Dave Antony took out a hard -fought tie-breaker against Darling and Reece Kurle.
In the final men’s doubles Kurle and Walker were ruthless in their 8-0 demolition of Antony and Ami, giving the home team a two-sets-to-one advantage.
The women’s doubles fell the other way with Karley Coombs and Natasha George for the All Stars beating Julie Dunn and Sue Hardie 8-3, followed again by a tie-breaker 8-7 in favour of the All Stars.
Tash Pedler and Hardie reversed the trend by winning the third doubles 8-3 over Vhilla Evans and George.
That brought the scores back to three sets a piece with the mixed to play.
All three mixed were taken out by St Andrews to give the Saints a six-sets-to-three win but with a game difference of only three.
The final scores were St Andrews Slammers six sets 58 games defeated Alcheringa All Stars three sets 55.
In the second division 2 match it was Wentworth Webels coming south of the border to take on Sacred Heart Starters.
An 8-6 win to Christian Di Silvestre and Lachie Prothero was a shining light in the men’s doubles for Sacred Heart.
Once the Wenty men had found their land legs they were unstoppable.
Peter Baird and Jake Debrincat beat Samar Warring and Di Silvestre 8-6 and Hayden and Peter Baird won 8-5 against Warring and Prothero.
In the women’s doubles an 8-6 win to Jen Gathercole and Ally Robinson of Sacred Heart over Anne Snow and Alicia Hancock was a tussle.
The remaining sets were more one-sided affairs in favour of Wentworth.
After the completion of the doubles Wentworth was in a strong position, four sets to two.
The first mixed dealt a crushing blow to the Starters as Peter Baird and Caitlin Hancock trounced their opposition of Warring and Carolina Kaiser 8-1.
Sacred Heart rallied and won the final two mixed.
However, the result was already in the bag for the Webels, five sets to four, 58 games to 50.
Tennis takes place all day on Saturday, including the Hot Shots program for young beginners held at Aero tennis courts in Eleventh Street. Children from four years of age are welcome to go along and have fun while learning the basics of tennis. Hot Shots starts at 9am.
For more information contact the community play co-ordinator Lisa Hill on 0400 726 824.
RESULTS winter pennant round 3:
DIVISION 1
Red Cliffs Rebels 10(80) d Sacred Heart Guns 0(50): Kieran Mays 24/12, Blair Hahnel 24/12, Brad Fisher 24/17, Eliza Hill 24/14, Lisa Hill 24/16, Megan Phillips 24/16 (Red Cliffs).
Nichols Point Legends 9(78) d Alcheringa Avengers 1(43): Nathan Swaeney 24/8, Zac Galbraith 24/12, Renee Affleck 24/12, Kaye Gottschutzke 24/12 (Nichols Pt).
Sarnia Sloggers 9(72) d Nichols Point Guns n Roses 1(38): Ryan Samaras 24/11, Joel Hamilton 24/10, Warren Searle 24/10, Brenda Hornsby 24/8, Susan Green 24/11 (Sarnia).
DIVISION 2
Wentworth Webels 5(58) d Sacred Heart Starters 4(50): Peter Baird 24/12, Caitlin Hancock 24/7 (Wentworth).
St Andrews Slammers 6(58) d Alcheringa All Stars 3(55): Craig Pratt 24/18 (St Andrews).
DIVISION 3
Nichols Point DI’s 6(63) d Red Cliffs Ratbagz 3(57): Tauta Rangiuira 24/16 (Nichols Point).
Alcheringa Almighties 8(67) d Sarnia Saints 1(29): Paul Bevan 24/6, Mark Henderson 24/6, Glenn Thompson 24/4, Leanne Hancock 24/10 (Alcheringa).
Nichols Point Diamonds 7(64) d St Andrews Spartans 2(30): Cheryl Collis 24/3, Corina O’Callaghan 24/7, Jenny Green 24/0 (Nichols Point).
Sacred Heart Braves 8(69) d Wentworth Wascals 1(29): Chris Hobart 24/7, James Jarvis 24/9, Lucy Mitchem 24/8, Lyn Knowles 24/4 (Sacred Heart).
DIVISION 4
Kenny Park Magpies 6(65) d St Andrews Almost Skilled 3(26): Russell Walder 24/2, Steve Bennett 24/0 (Kenny Park), Ruth Geffen 24/13 (St Andrews).
Alcheringa Alfrescoes 6(63) d St Andrews Saints 3(43): Darren Lay 24/11, Maz Valentino 24/6 (Alcheringa).
LADDERS
DIVISON 1
Nichols Point Legends 17.5
Sarnia Sloggers 16.5
Red Cliffs Rebels 14.5
Nichols Pt Guns n Roses 10.0
Sacred Heart Guns 6.5
Alcheringa Avengers 4.0
DIVISION 2
St Andrews Slammers 5.0
Wentworth Webels 11.0
Alcheringa All Stars 9.5
Nichols Point Pointers 4.5
Sacred Heart Starters 4.0
DIVISION 3
Nichols Point Diamonds 19
Nichols Point DIs 15
Sacred Heart Braves 14.0
Alcheringa Almighties 13.0
Red Cliffs Ratbags 11.0
St Andrews Spartans 9.0
Sarnia Saints 5.0
Wentworth Wascals 2.0
DIVISION 4
Kenny Park Magpies 19.0
Alcheringa Alfrescoes 11.0
St Andrews Almost Skilled 11.0
St Andrews Saints 3.0
