Moglonemby Celebrates Marlene’s Return With Solid Win

MANSFIELD'S three local teams Delatite, Wappan, and Mansfield were all playing at home on Monday. Terip hosted Seven Creeks and Moglonemby met Creighton’s Creek in Euroa. Delatite’s Karyn Fraser, Carolyn Murray, Kass Thomas, and Loretta Armitage welcomed Wappan onto the groomed courts under grey skies and perfectly still air. Mansfield hosted Benalla alongside them. Wappan’s Anna Speirs, Liza Karras, and Rhonda Carpenter were joined by Mary Reilly, who played her first match. Kass and Loretta got off to a strong start, taking a 5-0 lead before Rhonda and Mary could get a game on the card. Delatite maintained their form and took the opener 8-3. Hard baseline hitting was on display throughout the match, with sole supporter Pat Howard watching devotedly from the sidelines as the sun peeped through to warm her back. Anna proved a perfect partner for her teammates, winning every set in style. On debut, Mary found her rhythm, ran and retrieved, and ultimately won her first set. Carolyn and Kass went game for game with Liza and Rhonda, geeing themselves up until consecutive missed shots unravelled the pair into paroxysms of laughter. Wappan took advantage of the lapse, stole the lead, and never looked back, winning 4/40 to 2/27. Mansfield’s Michelle Pigdon, Keira McDonagh, Natalie Bergsma, and Sophie Yencken were in strong form for their match against Benalla. Kate Campbell, Claire Sharp, Maus Jewell, and Deb Siggers snatched an opening set and a final one, but Mansfield claimed the remaining sets to win 4/43 to 2/29 in a match featuring high-quality, hard hitting play. Terip’s Cindy Hayes, Frances Lawrence, Phoebe Macdermid, and Meg Ford had all the answers in their contest against Seven Creeks. Ro Ellis and Gayle Furphy put up a challenge in the opening set, but Terip took the chocolates 6/48 to 0/16. Moglonemby warmly welcomed back Marlene Hanrahan and Robyn Johnson, who joined Judy Sands, Lyndall Bigland, and Danielle Scotis for their match against Creighton’s Creek. Faye Mollison, Ros Doxey, Kerry Hewlett, and Lyn Johnson fought hard and managed to win two sets, but Marlene - enjoying her return to the court after some time out - won both her sets 8-1. Moglonemby won 4/39 to 2/23. Euroa had the bye. Ladder Round Six: Euroa 41, Moglonemby 37, Terip 36, Wappan 36, Mansfield 25, Creighton’s Creek 21, Benalla 15, Seven Creeks 15, Delatite 14. Round seven will be played on Sunday, 16 June after the King’s Birthday holiday, with matches in Benalla, Euroa, Mansfield, and Terip. Two further rounds will be played before the mid-winter holiday break.