Sport
3 December, 2025
Ladies’ sets integral to leader lunge
The hard-earned result provided vital support for St Arnaud’s overall victory as the club continues its push for top spot on the ladder.
ST ARNAUD’S Ladies Doubles proved pivotal in Saturday’s North Central Lawn Tennis Association round eight fixture, with the side splitting the section 31 games apiece against Donald’s Avon team.
The hard-earned result provided vital support for St Arnaud’s overall victory as the club continues its push for top spot on the ladder.
With little separating the clubs in both Ladies and Mixed Doubles, it was the powerful Men’s Doubles unit of Sam Male, Jason Rowe, Rogan Hando, Matt Goode, Ben Batters and Aaron Sanderson that stamped its authority, winning the section 48–26 and securing a 120–88 games (9–1 points) triumph.
Three-set winners for St Arnaud were Sam Male, Jason Rowe, Aaron Sanderson, John Goode and Deb Borg.
Kara Kara, however, endured a vastly different afternoon.
Severely undermanned with several top players unavailable, the side faltered against the lower-ranked Birchip Wirrim outfit, which capitalised strongly on its home-court advantage.
Kara Kara’s only bright moment came with a narrow 44–42 Men’s Doubles win. Otherwise, Wirrim dominated, its formidable Ladies Doubles combination cruising to a decisive 56–18 result and the Mixed Doubles going the visitors’ way 51–43.
The final tally read 149–105 games (8–2 points), with Thomas Watts the sole Kara Kara player to claim three sets.
LADDER
Kara Kara 50
St Arnaud 48
Charlton 45
Birchip 44
Nullawil 44
Richardson 38
Avon 25
Wirrim 22
Wycheproof 4
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