EPSOM’S winning streak on the tennis court rolled on in Friday night’s eighth round in the BTA’s premier league season.
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In its first meeting with Spring Gully Butterflies this season, Epsom scored an 11-game victory in the battle between the top two on the Quest Bendigo Central-backed competition ladder.
There were many closely-fought rubbers at Spring Gully.
One of the best was in the doubles where Spring Gully stars Matt Hartland and Jamie Brown teamed up for a 12-11 win against Jack Baker and Jono Guy.
The clash hit off with a 2-9 to 1-12 result for Jack Baker against Hartland.
A league veteran, but still one of the best, Brown defeated Guy, 13-9.
Epsom’s Ben Bailey scored a 12-2 win against Danielle Bowles, and Brad Slingo and Mark Semmens joined forces to beat Bowles and Lachlan Perdon, 12-3.
One of the league’s rising stars, Perdon won a tie-breaker against Semmens.
After the final rally of the big clash, Epsom led 3-8-62 to 3-7-51.
Bendigo Lawn Quest and Strathfieldsaye played out a thriller at the Bendigo Lawn Tennis Club in Barnard Street.
Both line-ups won three rubbers.
Quest’s tally was six sets and 54 games.
Strathfieldsaye racked up a tally of 5-58.
Wins for Quest were achieved by Isaac Watson against Michael Smyth, 12-6; Ryan Brook against Nicholas Bath, 12-7; and Watson-Brad Reeves against Michael and Easton Smyth, 13-9.
In set two of the singles matches, Easton Smyth outpointed Reeves, 12-6.
Tova Penno played well to beat Quest’s Dominic Barton, 12-4.
Bath and Penno teamed up to beat Brook and Barton, 12-7.
South Bendigo was too strong for Bendigo Lawn Rising at the Neale Street courts in Kennington.
Playing at home, South Bendigo won five rubbers.
The run included a 12-4 win by Jordan Hicks against Lachlan Hewitt; Mick Mulgrew defeated Jeremy Abel 12-6; Grant Leader fought on for a 12-10 win against Jacob Grieves; and Peter Somerville won a tie-breaker against Tim McNamara.
Grieves and McNamara teamed up to win a hard-fought duel with Mulgrew and Somerville.
The Premier League aces return to the William Loud tennis complex in Nolan Street for next Friday’s ninth round.