By Joanna Campe
Round 6 results for Lilydale Tennis Club in the Eastern Region Tennis Competition.
Junior Open Singles Doubles 3 Lilydale v Emerald
After round 5 Lilydale was on top of the ladder.
Lilydale was represented by Ari Marappan, Josh Jamieson and Alex Paladino.
Lilydale played at home this week against fourth placed Emerald. This week we welcomed French exchange student Angele to Lilydale who was playing in her first tennis competition for Emerald. Despite the heat on the day both teams played lots of competitive games and long rallies! Lilydale eventually won the day 6 sets to 0 – winning 38 games to Emerald 17.
Result: 6-4, 6-0, 6-1, 7-5, 7-5, 6-2
Junior Open Singles Doubles 7 v Heatherdale
After round 5 Lilydale was just outside the top four with no win yet this season.
Lilydale was represented by Ivy Peiper, Haady Aziz and Brodie Manger.
Lilydale played away this week against top of the ladder team Heatherdale. It was all tied up when the heat came into play and the match was called off. At that time, it was 2 sets all with Lilydale ahead on games 14 to Heatherdale 12.
Result: 6-1, 0-6, 0-6, 6-1 – heat out, no further play
Open Rubbers 14 v Doncaster
After round 5 Lilydale was in fourth place on the ladder.
Lilydale was represented by Rishabh Chowdhury and Tim Bassett.
Lilydale played at home this week against top of the ladder team Doncaster. Lilydale played well and had some great games and rallies across the day. Doncaster proved too strong taking 5 sets to 0 – winning 30 games to Lilydale 9.
Result: 3-6, 3-6, 1-6, 1-6, 1-6
Lilydale Tennis club welcomes all players of any age and ability. For information on how to join Lilydale Tennis Club please visit play.tennis.com.au/lilydaletennisclub.
For all coaching enquiries (juniors and adults) please contact Andrew at Pro Touch Tennis Academy ptta.com.au/contact
