PREMIER League aces take to the Bendigo Lawn Tennis Club for Saturday’s third round of the Bendigo Tennis Association season.
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Second-placed Spring Gully Strath Eppalock Butterflies takes on third-placed Strathfieldsaye from 1pm at the Barnard Street complex.
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Both line-ups were in impressive form last round.
Strathfieldsaye beat BTC Growl Weightliting by 26 games.
The Strathfieldsaye line-up includes Michael Smyth, Nick Bath, Tova Penno, and possibly Aidan Fitzgerald.
Butterflies scored a 21-game victory in their clash with Spring Gully Words and Pictures Photography.
Jamie Brown, Simon Kelly, Danielle Bowles and Bronwyn Osborne starred for a squad that includes Matt Hartland and Jacob Grieves.
Growl Weightliting meets Taipans in the battle of the BTC clubmates.
Growl’s campaign hit off with Sam Storer, Baxter Symons, Jeremy Abel and Alex Neave on court.
Taipans won a hard-fought clash on Castlemaine’s courts where Ryan Michell, Dom Barton and Cameron Lilburn led the way for BTC.
Castlemaine will aim to bounce back from a narrow defeat when it plays BTC Cobras.
The ’Maine will look for big games from the likes of Nathan Mitchell and David Carre. Cobras’ line-up includes Jono Guy, Rashelle Blencowe, Frank Ryan, Kealy Osewald, Jack Baker and Heather Robbins.
Spring Gully Words and Pictures Photography takes on the competition’s only unbeaten team, South Bendigo.
Jordan Hicks, Connor Gledhill, Brett Mulgrew and Michael Mulgrew starred in South Bendigo’s victory against BTC Cobras.
The South Bendigo includes Peter Somerville, Grant and Tiahna Leader.
Words and Pictures had Michael Nihill star last round.
The play of Jarrod Epps, Robert Gallagher and Simon Baker will be a key to Spring Gully’s chances in breaking South’s run. An impressive stat for South is the sets win-loss tally of 17-7.
Premier League ladder: South Bendigo 13 points, Strathfieldsaye 9, Butterflies 8, Castlemaine 8, Cobras 8, Taipans 7, Words and Pictures Photography 5, and Growl Weightlifting 2.
Play in the Quest Bendigo-backed section one pennant will be at the new-look William Loud tennis complex in Nolan Street from 1pm.
Spring Gully Phoenix play BTC Infants, Spring Gully Net Assets face BTC Reckoners, and Axedale takes on Spring Gully Panthers.