The sun shone brightly for the return of the Euroa Women’s Winter competition on Monday. In Mansfield, Wappan hosted Euroa, Delatite hosted Moglonemby, and Seven Creeks met Creighton’s Creek in Euroa on a sunny, gusty day. Wappan’s Jenny Bell, Liza Karras, Rhonda Carpenter and Di Bergelin faced top side Euroa, represented by Lyndall Bigland, Ruth Nolan, Lyn Pierce and Mary Dewis. Both teams worked hard, hitting balls deep in lengthy rallies and multiple deuce games. After the opening sets, and again after the second sets, scores were level. The match would come down to the wire. Ruth and Lyn found top form in their final set and led 7–0 as Liza and Rhonda sought answers to avoid the dreaded donut. The pair managed to secure three games as their opponents struggled to close out the set. Lyndall and Mary also won their set 8–3. Euroa edged out Wappan, taking both final sets to win by ten games, defeating Wappan 4/41 to 2/31. Moglonemby regular Robyn Johnson was joined by Chris Ellis, Maureen Jewell and Kass Thomas for their match against Delatite. Delatite’s Karyn Fraser, Jo O’Brien, Loretta Armitage and Deb McCormack were in fine form after the break. Both teams enjoyed great hitting in every set, with smart volleys keeping everyone alert. Chris and Karyn used slice serves against each other in their tussle, while Kass showcased her chase down skills. Jo found some excellent crosscourt winners on her return and, alongside Loretta who played solidly all day and owned the net winning 8–6. Karyn and Loretta stretched their set against Chris and Robyn, ultimately unlucky to lose the tiebreak, with the visitors taking the win. Moglonemby won 5/46 to 1/23. In the battle of the Creeks, Seven Creeks and Creighton’s Creek produced the closest match of the round. Rowena Ellis, Nicola Enright, Mary Kelly and Carmel Linehan took the first two sets, including one in a tiebreak. Debbie Seach, Ros Doxey, Kerry Hewlett and Lyn Johnston fought back in lengthy rallies and far too many deuces, winning three of the remaining sets to even up the contest. Seven Creeks, however, snuck home by two games to win the match 3/38 to 3/36. Terip won on forfeit from Mansfield. Round 10 Ladder: Euroa 75.5, Terip 63, Moglonemby 60.5, Wappan 54, Mansfield 46, Benalla 36.5, Creighton’s Creek 25.5, Seven Creeks 24, Delatite 20.
