The match between St Patricks/Diggerville (SPD) teams, White and Gold in section four produced a thrilling draw in the standout contest from Albury Tennis Association’s pennant action at the weekend.
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Darren McGee and Isaac Dykes completed a dominant final rubber to tie the match.
Ethan Wenzke remained unbeaten for White.
In section one men, Wodonga Bulldogs snatched all the close sets in their five sets, 42 games to one set, 37 games defeat of Wangaratta.
Andrew Healy, Graham Hawkins and Lachlan Steain played the big moments well, while Dan Smith completed a dominant singles victory for Wangaratta.
Jade Culph steered SPD to a keenly-fought salute over Forest Hill Blues, with Matthew Paull a two-set winner for Blues.
A three set haul from Rodney Wurtz saw Forest Hill Cats account for club mates Galahs.
In the ladies, Wodonga Dodgers left themselves plenty of work to do against Wodonga Tigers.
After dropping the first three rubbers, Sarah Coleman, Julie Morris, Wendy Wolter and Ash Craven finished strong to see Dodgers sneak home by five games.
Di Larkin was the standout on court in Wodonga Larrikins’ 4-2 triumph over Forest Hill.
SPD opened their account with a 5-1 win over Wodonga Diamonds.
Thurgoona Jade easily defeated Wodonga Slammers.
Sacred Heart started slowly before warming to the task, taking the points against Wodonga Bushrangers in the pick of section two men.
Travis Prater remained undefeated for the winners with good support from Zac Smith, Chris Mitchell and Brendan Hoffman, while John McVean was best for Bushrangers.
Forest Hill Diggers dominated the singles rubbers in completing a 5-3 victory over Forest Hill Magpies.
Gary Graetz, Josh Bear, Lachlan Graetz and Chris Wood impressed, with James Star a two-set winner for Magpies.
Outstanding tennis from Greg Tuck was key in Forest Hill Wombats account of SPD, with Albury too strong for Thurgoona.
In the ladies, Forest Hill beat Wodonga Silver, SPD easily accounted for Glenly and Uiver Park defeated Scots Black.
A classy fourth stanza from Peter McMahon and Roy Scholz helped Albury reduce the deficit after a slow start against SPD Black.
Rob Gilchrist and Neil Shannon also contributed to the four-game triumph.
There was another close battle between Glenly Blue and Wodonga Eagles, with the former home 4-2.
Bronte Lee was outstanding for SPD White in their 4-2 win over Scots Red.
Saturday morning junior pennant and coaching continues from 9.15am.
Meanwhile, the third event of the North East Veterans Group tournaments is on Sunday at Euroa, with the first of the Sportspower junior tournaments at Albury on October 29.
