The stage is set for an enthralling final round of preliminary matches in the UTR Bendigo Pro Tour on Friday.
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Most of the top seeds in the men's and women's event just need to win their final group match on Friday to advance to the knockout stage of the tournament at the weekend.
Men's tournament favourite Marc Polmans meets Jacob Grills with top spot in Group A on the line.
After a slow start one day one, Polmans has been ultra impressive and will start a warm favourite against Grills.
After scoring another straight-sets victory on Thursday, Brydan Klein has Group B at his mercy.
The 31-year-old needs to defeat Alex Bulte on Friday to cement his place in the final four.
Group C will be decided by a virtual knockout final between undefeated pair Calum Puttergill and Tom Fancutt.
Puttergill proved too good for Jeremy Beale 6-2, 6-2 on Thursday to match Fancutt's 3-0 record.
Li Tu is one win away from clinching Group D. He hasn't dropped a set all week and, on current form, should continue that trend against William Ma on Friday.
Top-ranked female Pranjala Yadlapalli has a 3-0 record heading into her final women's singles Group A match against Roisin Gilheany, who suffered her first loss of the week to Olivia Symons on Thursday.
Symons won an entertaining battle in three sets 6-3, 2-6, 6-2.
In Group B, Belinda Woolcock's stunning form continued when she defeated Maryborough's Ruby Rothman 6-2, 6-0 on Thursday. Woolcock has only dropped five games in total in three matches.
She plays Helena Spiridis in the final round ahead of Saturday's semi-finals.
Jasmine Adams has the Group C title on her racquet.
Unbeaten after three rounds, Adams just needs to defeat Mia Tsoukalas (0-3) on Friday to earn a berth in the knockout stages.
The Group D top seeding will come down to a highly-anticipated clash between unbeaten duo Katherine Westbury and Alana Parnaby.
Westbury, who thrashed Eloise Swarbrick 6-0, 6-0 on Thursday, is yet to drop a set this week and will start a slight favourite against the consistent Parnaby.
Play on Friday at the Bendigo Tennis Complex starts at 10am. Entry is free for spectators.
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