St Pat's Hilfiger proved Albury Tennis Association's section one men's winter pennant won't be a walkover after it handed Albury its first loss of the season.
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Brock Dixon, Lewis Ahern and Adib Golshan all starred, but it was Ahern who headed the cast with an unbeaten display to seal the result for his side.
In the other match, Thurgoona Flamingos' Sean Flanagan, Daniel Sutton and Markas Flanagan proved too strong for Wodonga Bulldogs to prevail, 6-48 to 0-9.
Section two men saw St Pat's Black's Brenton Simpson, Haydn Jelbart, Greg White and Matt Vogel compete valiantly to pip Wodonga Raiders 34 games to 33.
Thurgoona Sharks' Jed Morrison, Tim Peverill, Ian Bester and Ryan Lowe overcame Albury Blue, 4-42 to 2-27, with Morrison unbeaten.
Ken and Graham Wurtz, alongside teammates David Lake and Paul Frankel, were too strong for Wodonga Bushrangers, winning 5-47 to 1-24, to remain in top spot.
Lavington's Rod Wurtz, James Starr, Steve Bell and Simon McFarland were also too strong against Albury Gold, winning 5-44 to 1-35.
In section three, Glenly Gold remain top of the ladder after Darryl Ebery, Geoff Hubanic, Kevin Hughes and David Rowe took down Wodonga Pirates, 4-42 to 2-39.
Thurgoona Bears accounted for Forrest Hill Blues.
St Pat's White's Ryan Johnston, Riley O'Gorman, Harry Lukins and Will Burgess edged out Wodonga Eagles.
Wodonga Knights were too strong for Albury Swans.
Albury Eagle's Noah Boundy, Murray Diyer and Nic Lam impressed against St Pat's Gold's Isabella Parsons, Sophie Shields and Milly Parsons to win 40-31.
Thurgoona Panthers overcame St Pat's Red.
Forrest Hill Swans' were supreme against St Pat's Aqua to win 5-45 to 1-28.
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Section one ladies saw Toots Walkerden lead her Walla team to an exciting win against Lavington Red, 34 games to 33.
Wodonga Larrikins remain top of the ladder after seeing off Thurgoona Jade 5-47 to 1-36, with Krystal Dicketts and Sandra Allen on fire.
St Pat's Yellow's Phoebe Godward, Lara Meagher and Sofia Oliver teamed up to defeat Wodonga Aces in section two.
Wodonga Diamonds remain top of the ladder after winning against St Pat's Blue.
In Tuesday women's pennant, Danielle Sands, Claire Davidson, Helen Curtis and Sandy Van Der Stadt secured more games for Sands, but were down on sets 4-2, which resulted in a win to Bulle.
Di Wurtz, Di Star, Maxine Quinlivan and Abby Paton fired for Wurtz in a 6-40 to 0-18 win against Bourke.
Section two produced a close contest between Scammell and Lee, with Scammell claiming victory by three games.
Kerry Smith, Lucinda Corrigan, Angel Quirk and Wendy Howard defeated Aylmore 5-34 to 1-16.
In section three, Michelle Forrest, Juleen Cannon, Janvi Shah and Enid Antone teamed strongly for Cannon to down Dihood.
Another close contest was played between Huckstepp and Jones, with the former on top, 29 games to 27.
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