PLAYERS enjoyed sunny mild conditions for their round three matches in Euroa, Benalla, Terip and Mansfield last Monday week. Four teams gladly included players shared from other teams for their matches to go ahead. In Mansfield Wappan and Delatite welcomed Deb Mims for her return after two years out from the game and Deb McCormack for her first match of the season. Delatite included Wappan’s Di Bergelin for the match allowing five players to enjoy the day. Karyn Fraser and Lorettta Armitage fought hard in their opener, Karyn and Deb were determined in their final set, producing some fine ball striking, but ultimately going down 6-8. Wappan’s Liza Karras, Jenny Bell, Rhonda Carpenter, and Jenny Smith, in her first hit out for the season, all found their range together, finding better ball placement and strong baseline groundstrokes. Wappan won 6/48 to Delatite 0/18. Over in Terip, Frances Lawrence, Bec Lyttle, Phoebe McDermid brought in Moglonemby’s Marlene Hanrahan for their match and put in a strong performance together against Creigton’s Creek. The visitors, Faye Mollison, Sue Vaughan, and Ros Doxey, brought in Moglonemby’s Robyn Johnson for the match and battled hard, losing a tiebreak set and a set 6-8, but Terip took every set to record their first win of the season. Terip 6/48 to Creighton’s Creek 0/20. In Benalla Kate Campbell, Claire Sharp, Maureen Jewell, and Deb Siggers were convincing winners over Mansfield. Mansfield’s Michelle Pigdon, Sophie Yencken and Clare Beecham included Benalla’s Wendy Maxwell in the team. Benalla won 6/48 to Mansfield 0/10. Euroa’s Lyndall Bigland, Julie Harrington, Di Ellis, Ruth Nolan, and Mary Dewis fought a tough match against Seven Creek’s Rosie Cameron, Rowena Ellis, Kerry Hewlett, and Jill Hayes. Euroa won 4/40 to Seven Creeks 2/31. Ladder: Benalla 27, Euroa 17, Wappan 16, Terip 15, Creighton’s Creek 15, Seven Creeks 13, Moglonemby 10, Mansfield 7, Delatite 0.
