Yarrawonga’s Lucy (left) and Jack Bassett were awarded Club Championships at Numurkah Lawn Tennis Club after claiming final victories over sister Tess and Mark Mills respectively.
Lucy Bassett and Jack Bassett were awarded Club Championships at Numurkah Lawn Tennis Club on Sunday. Several of Yarrawonga’s players are members of nearby clubs to allow them the opportunity to play Saturday afternoon tennis in the Goulburn Murray Tennis Association.
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Lucy had a great battle with her sister Tess in the final. After the first set being very even, Lucy proved too strong to claim the match 6/3 6/2.
This is her third consecutive Club Championship title at Numurkah which is an impressive effort for a 17 year old.
Jack played former Yarrawonga member Mark Mills in the final of the mens singles. Jack has been in strong recent form and proved too good for Mark winning 6/1 6/2.
After a few attempts, this is Jack’s first Club Championship win at Numurkah. It was noted that it was the first time in the club’s long history that siblings had claimed the top honours.
Godfathers Tournament
Each year the Godfathers kindly sponsor the junior tennis tournament in February. This year this tournament will be held this Sunday, February 16.
All matches played on the day are singles and with a round robin format every player is guaranteed at least three sets.
The age groups for the tournament are 8/U, 10/U, 12/U, 14/U and 16/U. This tournament is designed for Saturday morning players to have another hit. Each year players from out of town also play and this provides the chance to meet some more people.
The tournament commences at 9am and is usually finished by lunch.
Country Week
Yarrawonga has around ten players competing in Tennis Victoria’s Country Week this week. The event is being held in Swan Hill this year. Good luck to representatives and a great week both on and off the court is guaranteed.
Premier League
The first round of Premier League commenced on Saturday morning. This is the second season of Premier League and the competition runs for three weeks.
There are four teams and each team has 13 players. Each players completes a doubles, mixed doubles and a singles match each morning.
The standard of tennis from all players was amazing with some incredible rallies that left the parents watching in awe.
The first rubber saw Crows defeat Eagles 15 sets to 11. There were many close sets and the Crows just snuck away for the win.
For Crows Lenny Robinson, Eliza Lawrence, Noah Cox and Maya Isaac were all 3 sets winners and for Eagles Annabelle Buerckner was undefeated.
In the second contest the tennis was even more even with the result extremely close. Dockers were able to defeat Suns 14 set to 12.
Dockers best players were Tyler Buerckner, Flynn Cox and Sam Kennedy who won all of their matches. Suns best were Cooper Beggs and Ollie Bridgeman who both didn’t drop a set.
After week 1 the ladder is Crows 21, Dockers 20, Suns 12 and Eagles 11. Points are awarded for each set won and then an extra 6 points are awarded to the winning team. This week Crows will play Suns and Dockers take on Eagles.
Saturday morning tennis
Tom Hemphill looks to hit a forehand in the Saturday morning tennis.
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The Saturday morning junior program continued on the weekend and it was fantastic to see more than 200 kids having a ball.
The Hot Shots players really enjoy the range of activities they undertake and they particularly enjoyed an obstacle course to finish their sessions.
The coaching groups have really improved and it is fantastic to see the consistency of their stroke play as they prepare for match play.
Competitors in matches played three sets of doubles and many of the rallies had to be seen to be believed.
A special thanks to the parents who assist with the scoring every week. Group winners were Tom Bruce, Oliver Cummins, Maddi Marett, Olive Cummins and Beau Lawrence.
Bethany Ferguson keeps her eyes on the ball to get to this ball.
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Tuesday Mens Tennis
Round 10 of Mens Tennis was cancelled due to the extreme heat. There are three rounds left and there are still many teams in contention for the prestigious top four positions.
The ladder after round 10 is McEnroe 52, Nadal 52, Federer 49, Laver 45, Connors 43, Sampras 41, Agassi 41, Lendl 36, Djokovic 34, Becker 23, Borg 32, Edberg 32, Wilander 30.
Wilby Tennis
The Wilby and District Tennis Associations matches were also not played due to heat. The regular season is near competition and players will be keen for a hit this week.
After round 11 the ladder is Tungamah Green 68, Telford 64, Burramine 62, Mulwala Gold 47, Wilby 40, Mulwala Maroon 29, Tungamah Gold 28 and Savernake 14.
This week Burramine will host Mulwala Maroon, Savernake will visit Mulwala Gold and Telford will take on Wilby.
The match of the round will be between top of the Boosey Creek between Tungamah Green and Tungmaah Gold.
Thursday Ladies Tennis
The Thursday Ladies will commence their second season on 2024/25 this week. Play was meant to commence last week but like most competitions last week it was cancelled due to heat.
Numbers have continued to be impressive with ten teams to battle it out. Players have been aware of their teams and are asked to be there at 5.50 for the first week.
Fill-ins are always welcome and if you would like to be added to the list please contact Narelle Bassett.
Goulburn Murray Tennis
Goulburn Murray Tennis was played in beautiful conditions on the weekend. Numurkah’s Division 1 team proved they will still be a contender during finals with a strong win over Nathalia 9 sets to 3. Jack Bassett and Lucy Bassett were both in great form easily winning their singles, doubles and mixed doubles sets
In Division 2 Numurkah travelled to Tatura. Tess Bassett won her singles but was narrowly defeated in doubles and mixed doubles. Xavier Chessells debuting for Numurkah played very well and just lost each of his sets. Tatura were the winners 7 sets to 4.
Club Championships
The prestigious Club Championships will be held as usual on the last weekend of February.
The junior age groups are 10/U, 12/U, 14/U and 16/U with players able to play in two age groups.
All events are singles. Juniors will commence on Saturday, February 22 and will replace the regular match play.
Due to the high numbers this will not be able to be completed in one day. Therefore players still left in the events will finish on Sunday, February 23.
Please note this is different to previous years so please keep this weekend free.
The seniors will be played on Sunday, February 23. This day consists of Open, 18/U and 35+ singles and well as Open Doubles.
