Doubles champs crowned as tennis season wraps up

The Narrabri and District Tennis Association season came to a close last night when the final round of the four-person teams doubles competition was contested.

This season the winners of the A-grade and B-grade competitions were decided by a first past the post format as opposed to a grand final.

The A-grade champions were AE Physio – the team of Warwick Moppett, Brock Heideman, Scott Castlemain and Jon Welsh.

AE Physio finished the campaign tied on 34 points with Dave’s Doubles, a team which included Dave Richards, Anthony Gray, Dean Holland, Rob Britten and Matt Nash, however, AE Physio was declared the winner on a countback.

Figjam placed third on the A-grade ladder with 30 points, ‘We defeated Scotty in a tie break’ finished fourth with 27 points and Voltaren ended up fifth with 25 points.

The B-grade champions were One Plus 3 – the team of Luke Barton and Jack, Bryan and Delece Harnett.

In a close B-grade competition One Plus 3 finished on 28 points, just two ahead of second-placed Minkees (26 points) and four ahead of third-placed The Players and fourth-placed Dry Lakers (both 24 points).

Last night there were four matches played in the ninth and final round of the season.

In A-grade the champions AE Physio had the bye.

Second-placed Dave’s Doubles took on fourth-placed ‘We defeated Scotty in a tiebreak’ and won 34-17.

Dave’s Doubles won five of the six sets – 6-1, 6-2, 6-2, 4-6, 6-5, 6-0.

In the other A-grade match Figjam went head-to-head with Voltaren and scored a 30-20 win.

In that match Figjam won four sets to two – 1-6, 6-1, 6-1, 6-3, 5-6, 6-3.

In B-grade Minkees won a close match against The Players 30-24 (6-2, 6-1, 2-6, 6-3, 6-6, 4-6), while Dry Lakers defeated One Plus 3 36-16 (6-5, 6-1, 6-4, 6-1, 6-5, 6-0).