Lilydale toppled in competitive tennis matches

Alex Paladino, Ari Marappan, Rishabh Chowdhury and Adam Paladino were too strong for Serpell.

By Joanna Campe

Round 6 results for Lilydale Tennis Club in the Eastern Region Tennis Competition.

Junior Open Doubles (JOD10) Lilydale v Selby

After round 5 Lilydale was sitting outside the top 4 on the ladder.

Lilydale was represented by Lachie Sweet, Ivy Pieper, Nenuka Withanage and Ollie McDonald.

Lilydale played at home this round against Selby. In a tough match it was Selby that won the day 7 sets to 1 – winning 35 games to 15.

Result: 1-6, 1-6, 1-6, 6-5, 2-6, 4-6

Junior Open Singles Doubles (JOSD4) Lilydale v Serpell

After round 5 Lilydale was sitting in fourth place on the ladder.

Lilydale was represented by Alex Paladino, Ari Marappan, Rishabh Chowdhury and Adam Paladino.

Lilydale played at home this round against Serpell who are placed third on the ladder. Lilydale were too strong on the day, winning in straight sets – winning 49 games to 16.

Result: 7-5, 6-3, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3, 6-0, 6-0, 6-0

Open Rubbers 19 (OR19) Lilydale Green v Ferny Creek Green

After round 5 Lilydale was sitting on top of the ladder.

Lilydale was represented by David Halkidis and Noah Burow.

Lilydale played away this round against Ferny Creek Green. It was a top of the table battle this week and it was 23 games each with Ferny Creek taking the points winning 3 sets to 2.

Result: 6-3, 3-6, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4

Open Rubbers 19 (OR19) Lilydale Blue v Ferny Creek Blue

After round 5 Lilydale was sitting outside the top 4 on the ladder.

Lilydale was represented by Alex Jerin and Adam Johnson.

Lilydale played at home this round against Ferny Creek Blue who are in third place on the ladder. In a very close match, it was Ferny Creek that eventually won the match 4 sets to 3 – winning 30 games to 27.

Result: 5-7, 6-3, 6-7, 1-0 (super tiebreak), 7-6, 2-6 , 0-1 (super tiebreak)

Open Rubbers 25 (OR25) v BYE

After round 5 Lilydale was sitting on top of the ladder.

After this week having a BYE, the boys will be keen to get back in the court next week.

Result: BYE

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 www.ptta.com.au/contact