Albury's Jade Culph had his hopes of claiming a fifth Labour Day tournament dashed after going down to unseeded entrant Lewis O'Brien in the semi-final.
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Culph lost the men's singles in a super tiebreak, 11-13, after taking the second 6-1 in Wodonga on Monday.
"In the second set I felt really good and once you get into the super tiebreak it's a shoot out, so first to 10 could have gone either way," Culph said.
"He (O'Brien) has had a great tournament and has been playing great tennis.
"It's good to see so many familiar faces, it's one of the best ones on the calendar."
After seeking treatment for a Baker's cyst on the back of his knee earlier this year, Culph said he looks likely to contest the Albury Easter tournament next month.
"It's starting to get back to where I need it to get to," he said.
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"It felt good to be out there this weekend and be able to move around and not be restricted as I was in January."
Colac's O'Brien also knocked out Albury's Lewis Ahern in the third round and went on to finish second, falling to the number three seed from Canberra Leon Hemmings, 6-4, 6-3
The women's singles was decided in a super tie-break, with Traralgon's Eliza Dunbar defeating Melbourne's Emma Xu 4-6, 7-6. 6-10.
Albury's Chlesea McGrath won the 16 and under girls' singles
