THE Albury Tennis Association has suspended its winter pennant competition.
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With many of its players living in Wodonga, officials were left with no choice but to halt play until Victorian border restrictions are eased.
Association president Ken Wurtz said the restrictions would have resulted in many forfeits.
"A lot of our players are based in Victoria and playing tennis isn't in the criteria to be allowed to come across into NSW," Wurtz said.
"It's disappointing but all we can do is follow the guidelines."
The association has played four rounds this season.
In section one men's pennant on Saturday, Brock Dixon and Lachie Graetz dominated the final rubber to give Uiver Park Bulls a five game buffer over Wodonga Bulldogs with Rory Carlyle unbeaten for the losers.
SPD Hilfiger, with Adib Golshan, Andrew Healy and Rory Parnell finishing the day strongly, snatched a hard fought triumph from Forrest Hill Eagles.
Nick Vicary, Dan Sutton and Sean Flanaghan all contributed to an excellent contest.
In the ladies, Ava Marcuzzi, Donna Crome and Lylah Ellao combined well to steer Lavington Hearts to victory over club mates Purple with Sharon Jennings best for her team.
Wodonga Larrikins started and finished well, recording a straight forward win over Wodonga Diamonds.
Jenny Guy and Rhonda Wilson were good all day for the winners with Ruby Hodgkin and Karen Plested claiming a set for Diamonds.
Jordyn Hopkins, Taf Mutape, Indi Paton and Helen Jones all played a role in SPD Pink's comfortable win over Uiver Park with Brenda Huckstepp and Juleen Cannon snaring the final stanza.
East Albury held off Albury to take the points in their section two match.
Cagey veterans Gary Graetz and Ken Reid were solid while Paul Grover and Jack Penny were good for Albury.
Forrest Hill Galahs held firm against Wodonga Bushrangers with Ken Wurtz, Graham Wurtz, Sean Pillay and injury-prone veteran Bruce Phillips all firing.
Elsewhere, SPD accounted for Thurgoona Sharks.
The pick of section three was between Thurgoona Bears and Glenly Gold, the former home four sets to two.
Tony Hosie remained unbeaten for Bears with support from Jason Woodhouse, Brendan Tomlinson and Andrew McMillan.
Wodonga Knights grabbed the first two rubbers in tie breaks, setting up victory against SPD Green.
Paul Tamburini and Zach Tamburini led their team well with Reece Filliponi and Harry Lukins battling hard for the losers.
Michael Pope, Steve Mooney, Phil Keene and Mick Glabbatz were in great touch in Forrest Hill Blues' victory over Wodonga Pirates.
Markas Flanaghan and Ryan Lowe led Albury Scots to victory over SPD Black.
In section four, Ram Kugathasan, Victoria Moscher and Roy Costello fired for Thurgoona Lions over Forrest Hill Swans and Forrest Hill Lions defeated Wodonga Bears.
