The Stawell Tennis Club's Stawell Mitre 10 Friday Night Competition continues to throw up some thrilling results, as former club champions and new players alike graced the courts on a balmy evening at the North Park Complex.
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Multiple time club championship winner Shane Freeland made a cameo appearance, filling in for his brother in the Mitre 10 A1 Mens division, winning one set along the way, when he combined with the weekly winner, the wily veteran, Howard Dunn, who continues to defy his age with his agility around the court. The A2 mens was taken out by Scott Bohner, who has been methodically dismantling his opposition thus far, steadily regaining his touch from yesteryear, and has now earnt a crack at the A1's. The A Grade ladies saw the same name up in lights, as Amy Millar again outshone the youngsters, however it wasn't all smooth sailing, with Holly Graveson and Molly Orr taking it right up to the top seed.
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The Findex B Grade Ladies saw the first appearance of Leesa Drum under the Friday Night Lights, and she didn't disappoint, comfortably accounting for her opposition with three big victories, 8-2, 8-4 and 8-5, to be seven games clear of her nearest rival. The B2 Mens was a hotly contested affair, with only two games separating three players, but it would be young gun Jonah O'Shannessy who would get the nod to progress next week. Evert Grobbelaar was at the top of the pops in the B2 Mens, proving too consistent for his challengers, coming away with a three-game victory.
In the Delahunty Plumbing C Grade, Luke Monaghan's work in the gym is paying dividends as his heavy groundstrokes were too much for his older rivals to handle, taking care of business in the C1's, while Phil Hutton registered 8-1, 8-0 wins to open his account on the evening in the C2 Mens, and never looked back, eventually walking away a five-game winner. In the C Ladies, Emily Davis and Sophie Hutton were unable to separated, locked on 21 games apiece and three games clear of Naomi Hoffman. Hutton has been a revelation this season, working her way up through the ranks.
Lara Troeth used her powerful shots to take the honours in the Farrers Tyrepower D Ladies. Despite Alana Graveson breathing down her neck all night, Troeth did enough to move on next week. Hard hitting Henry Clough won a thrilling battle in the D1 Mens, just holding out Hugh Carey and Ian Martin by the barest of margins and will relish the step-up next week. Young left hander Jack Reading held on in the D2 Mens despite a tough loss in the last set. Reading had done all the hard work earlier in the night to set up the win, holding out a rampaging Fraser Dunn by one solitary game.
The Grampians Joinery E1 Mens saw the two Hoffman boys go toe to toe, with older brother Jack winning bragging rights, coming out on top of the younger Archie, by three games. Liam O'Shannessy was one of a handful of players to be unbeaten on the night, accounting for his opposition 8-4, 8-4, 8-3 in the E2 Mens. Amara Jagan won the battle of the teenagers in the E Ladies, also going through unbeaten, to beat out Lexi Collins by three games. Jagan's total score of 25 games, was the competitions highest on the night.
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