Sport
8 November, 2025
Draw comes from surprise surge
A TIED match between St Arnaud and Charlton tennis teams was the highlight of last Saturday’s North Central Lawn Tennis Association clashes.
A TIED match between St Arnaud and Charlton tennis teams was the highlight of last Saturday’s North Central Lawn Tennis Association clashes.
Lowly placed Charlton served up a huge surprise to second placed St Arnaud with Charlton’s Heenan and McGurk families dominant, especially in the Men’s Doubles section with Charlton winning all but one of the seven sets to record a handy 52-33 points win.
However, a timely welcome return to form and spirited showing by St Arnaud’s Ladies Doubles combinations quickly turned the tables to record a near identical score 53-34 games and the scores were tied heading into the Mixed Doubles section.
It is usually to see one team exert its dominance in the Mixed Doubles section, but it was not to be on this occasion as each team swapped the lead to deliver a nail biting result 40 games apiece thereby tying the match 126 games each. Based on sets won in each section Charlton claimed a 7-3 points victory
Further north Nullawil redeemed itself for its loss last year to the current top placed team, St Arnaud’s Kara Kara, thanks to an “all sets win” in the Ladies Doubles to record a 48-15 games section result, thanks to the strong Fawcett, Sheehan, Pollington pairings.
Earlier Kara Kara’s strong Men’s Doubles section paved the way for an exciting afternoon of tennis opening up a 44-22 game advantage with three set winners Thomas Watts, Duncan Jackson and “Poodle” Hando leading the way.
With little between the teams heading into the Mixed Doubles a match win was up for grabs by either team, but Kara Kara could not bridge the small advantage held by Nullawil and fell a further game behind to lose 36-37 games, with Nullawil taking home the day’s honours 107-95 games (8-2 points).
This weekend’s round sees Kara Kara head to Wycheproof, while St Arnaud enjoys a bye.
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