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1 November, 2025
Gripping twilight times
FACING off for the first time in the North Central tennis season, the two St Arnaud lawn tennis teams featured in some gripping tennis matches in the twilight of last Friday.
FACING off for the first time in the North Central tennis season, the two St Arnaud lawn tennis teams featured in some gripping tennis matches in the twilight of last Friday.
The Men’s Doubles provided for a tight contest and some exciting tennis as Kara Kara, then St Arnaud, gained the upper hand in a see saw affair with closely fought matches before St Arnaud edged out Kara Kara 59-57 games with Chris Amos the standout player with three set wins for the evening.
To manage the large player contingent the St Arnaud club currently has at its disposal the club played the unusual combination of nine sets in both the Men’s and Ladies Doubles.
Second placed on the North Central Lawn Tennis Association ladder, Kara Kara was clearly out to displace St Arnaud as the top placed team as it set about dismantling it’s opposition in the Ladies Doubles, doing so successfully to the tune of a win 62-40 games with Aimee Jones and Johanna Medlyn continuing their good form to record three set wins each for the evening
With dusk fast approaching the Mixed Doubles match was reduced to seven sets and again, a see-saw encounter occurred but, eventually, it was to be Kara Kara’s victory 45-39 games, for an evening’s win 164-138 games (8-2 points).
The NCLTA ladder after the thirds round stands at: Kara Kara 26, St Arnaud 20, , Nullawil 18, Avon 144, Birchip 12, Richardson 10, Wirrim 10, Charlton 8, Wycheproof 2.
This weekend St Arnaud heads to Nullawil and Kara Kara to Charlton for their respective matches.
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