WITH the first week of the wet in town, the Katherine Tennis Club still managed to get in its two weekly team competition events.
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The junior matches were held on Monday night, while the seniors squared off on the courts on Thursday night.
Last week, the match-ups resulted in a continuation of tight games in the junior ranks, with very little separating teams.
Bandits - Sami Bawi, Logan Kariko and Victoria McCormick - had an overall win of four sets, 19 games to two sets, 12 games to claim a comprehensive win against Rebels, comprising Mita Anderson, Summer Lowe and Cooper Watts.
Saints - Riwaz Koirala, Dawnellen Batkin and Cameron Mullet - had a close win against the Aces line-up of Jesse Fox, Peggy Magee and Eden Risdale, three sets, 18 games to three sets, 15 games.
In an even closer contest, with only one game separating the teams, Flames – Jack Love, Isaac Risdale and Bella Lonergan – triumphed three sets, 15 games to three sets, 14 games against Diamonds players Kate Love, Jessica Love and Peter Bright.
The senior competition was played once the sun had set and the temperature had cooled off.
Breakpoints - Lewis Lampton, Hayley Lye and Gill Russell - defeated Touch and Go – Jill Hardiman, Tim Biggs and Wendy Verroe - five sets, 31 games to one set, 15 games, with the top singles clash played between Hampton and Hardiman, with the former winning 6-3.
Tim Biggs won the only set for Touch and Go.
In the other senior encounter, Dropshots - John Payne, Melinda McCormick and Susanna Renkwitz - defeated Flying Aces - David Brummitt, Shayne Cox and Doris Baylis – five sets, 34 games to one set, 20 games.
The most outstanding match played in the top singles was between Payne and Brummitt, with the Dropshots star winning 7-5 in a thrilling tie breaker.
The senior tennis action continues tonight.