The Parkers posted a pair of handy wins, with Blue defeating Lawn O\u2019Connor 8-80 to 4-61 and White downing Lawn Savage 9-92 to 3-66.<\/p>\n
Under a new format comprising six singles and six doubles rubbers, Central Park Blue was tested in the early going by Lawn O\u2019Connor.<\/p>\n
A one-two men\u2019s pairing of Harry Allan and Matt Jones defeated Lawn\u2019s August Koch and Aiden Reinheimer, but on the women\u2019s side of the draw Cherie and Sienna Wood pulled out a tough 8-7 tiebreak win against Parkers Eve Wear and Emma Streeter.<\/p>\n
The opening singles rubbers were similarly split, with Lawn O\u2019Connor\u2019s Graeme Wood defeating Parker Yassasri Sumanapala 8-2 while Parker Misha Wear downed Daniella Gillespie by the same score to level proceedings.<\/p>\n
After the one and three men\u2019s and women\u2019s pairings were split, with the Parkers\u2019 men winning 8-6 and Lawn\u2019s women triumphing by the same score, it was the second doubles frame that turned the day decisively in Central Park Blue\u2019s favour.<\/p>\n
Jones beat Reinheimer 8-2 and Streeter was too strong for Sienna Wood in an 8-3 win.<\/p>\n
From there it was largely one-way traffic, with the exception of a late 8-1 doubles win from Wood and Gillespie against Streeter and Wear.<\/p>\n
In Central Park White\u2019s win against Lawn Savage, the 9-3 set scorelined belied some competitive early rubbers.<\/p>\n
Simon Bardell and Frazer Shurdington got White off to a good start with a tiebreak win against Lachlan Punchard and Joel Boyd, but Dylan Thompson struck back for Lawn Savage in the men\u2019s singles with an 8-7 win against Nathan Jensz.<\/p>\n
Jensz was involved in another tiebreak in his first doubles set, this time coming out on top alongside Bardell against Punchard and Thompson.
A third tiebreak set went against Jensz when he teamed with Shurdington, coming up just short against Thompson and Boyd.<\/p>\n
But the outcome mattered little, with the Parkers holding the ascendancy on the women\u2019s side of the draw.<\/p>\n
Lydi Boyd was the only woman to break through for Lawn Savage, defeating Tara McIntyre 8-6 in their singles rubber.<\/p>\n
St Michaels topped Kalkee in the most one-sided match of the round, at Kalkee, winning 11-92 to 1-50.<\/p>\n
Eli Bailey and Steve Schultz got the Saints off to a good start with an 8-5 doubles win against Kees Jeff and Jordan Friberg.<\/p>\n
The Kees struck back in opening women\u2019s doubles rubber, with Keeley Schultz and Meaghan Pohlner besting Mia Rees and Violet McGennisken 8-4.<\/p>\n
But despite some competitive play, it was Kalkee\u2019s only set win for the day.<\/p>\n
Round two this week will see the Saints attempt to replicate their strong form at home against Central Park White.<\/p>\n
Horsham Lawn Savage will host Central Park Blue, and Horsham Lawn O\u2019Connor will welcome a travelling Kalkee.<\/p>\n
Results<\/p>\n
Seniors<\/p>\n
Pennant: Central Park Blue 8-80 d Horsham Lawn O\u2019Connor 4-61; Central Park White 9-92 d Horsham Lawn Savage 3-66; St Michaels 11-92 d Kalkee 1-50.<\/p>\n
A Special: Haven-Drung South 10-103 d Brimpaen 4-79; Natimuk 8-80 d Central Park 6-71.<\/p>\n
A Grade: St Michaels 9-86 d Haven-Drung South 3-67; Horsham Lawn Ahern 12-96 d Laharum 0-0; Horsham Lawn Tigers 9-82 d Horsham Lawn Massey 3-66; Central Park 11-93 d Homers 1-43.<\/p>\n
B Special: Haven-Drung South 10-76 d Natimuk 6-57; Central Park Blue 10-85 d Central Park White 6-56; Horsham Lawn McGennisken 10-80 d Horsham Lawn Bardell 6-60.<\/p>\n