The return of Saturday afternoon pennant action at the Albury Grasscourts saw several close matches across section two men’s and ladies competitions.
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The standout was the clash between Wodonga Doves and SPD Gold, with the former home by just three games.
Maree Cribbs was in great touch, with support from Tessa Quinlan, Olive Cribbs and Molly Ebert, while Kealey Moore battled hard throughout for Gold.
Brenda Huckstepp led the way for Uiver Park in its 4-2 account of SPD Green.
The remaining match saw Jorja Anderson finish unbeaten in Wodonga Rosellas’ defeat of Forrest Hill.
In the men, SPD Black edged Sacred Heart Gold by seven games.
Shayne Mumberson produced outstanding tennis all afternoon.
Thurgoona Sharks, with Jed Morrison at the helm, nudged past SPD Yellow in another tight battle.
Matt Klopper, Paul Craane and Simon O’Kell chimed in for the winners.
Wodonga Bushrangers finished with the points after a tussle against Albury.
Sacred Heart Green scored a 5-3 result against Wodonga Raiders.
Elsewhere, Forrest Hill Wombats were comfortable winners over Forrest Hill Blues.
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In ladies section one, one-sided victories were recorded by Forrest Hill and Wodonga Larrikins.
Nick Vicary was best on court in Forrest Hill Blues’ salute over Forrest Hill Galahs.
SPD Hifiger survived the tight rubbers against Wangaratta, with SPD Chill outclassing Forrest Hill Cats.
In section three, Thurgoona Bears saw off a challenge from Forrest Hill Blues.
Wodonga Eagles finished strongly to claim the points against SPD Blues.
Remaining matches saw Albury Blue and Albury Gold claim straightforward victories against Glenly Gold and SPD Tigers, respectively, while Wodonga Pirates were too good for Forrest Hill Saints.
Winners in section four were SPD Gold over Albury Blue, Lavington Dragons from Scots Gold, Wodonga Bears against club mates Lions, SPD Green over SPD Yellow and Albury Green from Lavington Phoenix.
Forrest Hill Swans claimed victory against Forrest Hill Galahs in section five.
In other matches, SPD Blue triumphed over Scots Pink, SPD Red had all the answers against Scots Aqua and Albury Gold accounted for Scots Sapphires.
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