LOCKED on 37 points apiece, BTC Taipans and Spring Gully Strath Eppalock Butterflies meet in Saturday’s 11th round in the Bendigo Tennis Association’s premier league season.
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When these teams last met, Strath Eppalock Butterflies won by four games.
Seven rounds later and the sets win-loss tally for both teams is 51-57.
Taipans lead the games tally, -21 to -23, as they prepare for this test on the Bendigo Lawn courts in Barnard Street.
In the final round before the Christmas-New Year break, Taipans and Butterflies will be desperate to achieve their fifth win of the season.
Growl Weightlifting takes on Cobras in the clash of the BTC clubmates on the grass courts.
The third-placed Cobras won their previous clash with Weightlifting by 34 games and will be confident of pocketing the premiership points.
Strathfieldsaye plays Spring Gully Words and Pictures Photography at Bendigo Lawn Tennis Club.
The Strathfieldsaye line-up won the third round showdown by 13 games.
Words and Pictures has battled for consistency, but can be a dangerous opponent.
Castlemaine faces the daunting task against the unbeaten South Bendigo on the ladder leader’s courts in Neale Street, Kennington.
Premiership favourite South Bendigo won the third round clash with Castlemaine by a massive 45 games.
Aiming for back-to-back titles, South Bendigo will be confident of chalking up a 10th victory this campaign.
Play in premier league and section one action starts at 1pm.
Premier League ladder – South Bendigo 9 won, 0 lost, 1 drawn, 63 points; BTC Cobras 6, 3, 1, 48; Strathfieldsaye 7, 2, 1, 47; BTC Taipans 4, 5, 1, 37; Spring Gully Strath Eppalock Butterflies 4, 5, 1, 37; Spring Gully Words & Pictures Photography 1, 7, 1, 1 bye, 28; Castlemaine 2, 7, 1, 25; BTC Growl Weightlifting 2, 6, 1, 23.
Play in the Quest Bendigo-backed section one pennant will be at Bendigo Lawn Tennis Club and Axedale.
Match of the day will be Phoenix against Panthers in the all-Spring Gully duel on the grass.
The Spring Gully clubmates are first and second on the ladder.
Stingers play Infants in the battle of the BTC clubmates in Barnard Street.
Spring Gully Net Assets face third-placed Axedale at Axedale.
Standings in section one: Spring Gully Phoenix 6 won, 3 lost, 1 drawn, 75 points; Spring Gully Panthers 7, 2, 1, 73; Axedale 5, 4, 1, 66; BTC Stingers 5, 4, 1, 58; BTC Infants 3, 6, 1, 50; Spring Gully Net Assets 1, 8, 1, 32.