Albury scored an eight-game victory against Thurgoona to remain top of section one in Albury Tennis Association's weekend winter pennant.
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Ben Tari won all his sets for Albury on the day.
A dominant doubles rubber from Brock Dixon and Adib Golshan guided St Pats Hilfiger to a comprehensive win against Wodonga Bulldogs, six sets to love.
In section two, Forrest Hill Galahs retained composure after being three sets to two down to Lavington.
Hayden McIntosh combined with Peter Frankel to win their set 8-1 and secure not only the win for the day, but all his sets too.
East Albury Diggers, Wodonga Bushrangers and St Patrick's Black all recorded straightforward triumphs against Albury Blue, Thurgoona Sharks and Albury Gold, respectively.
St Pat's Black, Forrest Hill Galahs, Wodonga Bushrangers and East Albury Diggers are the top four on the ladder on 12 points, and only split by percentages, in what shapes to be a competitive season and finals.
Section three saw Thurgoona Bears defeat Wodonga Eagles by five games, with sets split at three apiece.
Ram Kugathasan featured in three winning sets.
Wodonga Pirates and St Pats White tied on sets with the former home by nine games, with Josh Dicketts undefeated.
Thurgoona Wolves were big winners against Albury Swans, with Glenly Gold too good for Wodonga Knights.
The mixed section four and five saw Wodonga Bears and Thurgoona Panthers prevail against St Pat's Red and Albury Hawks, respectively, while St Pat's Green got past St Pat's Gold.
Forrest Hill Swans won five sets out of six to topple Albury Eagles.
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In section one women, the closest result for Saturday pennant saw Wodonga Larrikins win by two games against Thurgoona Jade.
An 8-3 result in the final set was enough to get Wodonga over the line in a thriller.
Lavington Red defeated Walla Walla with four sets and 38 games to two sets and 33 games.
Sandra Rouvray captured all her sets for the day.
Glenly's Kathryn McAllister, Kara Smith, Chris Jones and Maggie Brown got the better of Lavington Purple with four sets and 44 games to two sets and 21 games.
Section two women saw St Pat's Blue beat St Pats Yellow four sets and 41 games to two sets and 28 games.
Wodonga Aces snuck past Wodonga Diamonds by six games.
Meanwhile, in Tuesday ladies pennant, Bulle and Wurtz had a close encounter in section one with Bulle over the line by six games.
Sally Bulle won all three sets for her team as it remained top of the ladder.
Sands were dominant against Bourke to take out all sets for the day in the 40-23 triumph.
In section two, Aylmore won four sets and 26 games to two sets and 22 games, with Trixie McNichol on fire for her team
Scammell were dominant over Smith winning all sets for the day and 36 games to 15 games.
In section three, Cannon overcame Jones five sets and 35 games to one set and 12 games as Michelle Forrest and Juleen Cannon led the way.
Dihood's Lauren Howard, Narelle Webb, Jan Dihood and Chris Derby were too strong for Huckstepp as they won five sets and 33 games to one set and 18 games.
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