Section A COROWA Blue (Jamie Almond, Peter Filliponi, Brian Jones, Marianne Spencer) have claimed the 2024/25 flag and reign supreme in the NERTA competition after defeating Wang Hardcourt (Mario Pane, Matt Lucas, Chris Lucas, Kylie Doig) on Saturday. Scores were level after the initial sets but after the next round of sets, Corowa had edged ahead by five games. According to Hardcourt’s captain, "This maybe a little too much to haul back with two sets remaining.” Hardcourt produced some great tennis in the remaining sets to push Corowa to the limit, but Corowa's ability to remain cool in a crisis proved crucial as Hardcourt pushed hard to make up the difference. Mistakes began to flow at the most inopportune moments which allowed Corowa to win the last sets and cruise to a convincing victory. Section B Wahgunyah Red (Scott Wilson, Ethan Palmer, Kane Palmer, Mareeta Corcoran) eased past an improved Wooragee Blue (Dean Bensted, Nathan Parkes, Mark Knoth, Eiylish McRostie) effort from two weeks ago in the semi-final. Wooragee were the aggressors all day trying to overwhelm the powerful Wahgunyah team to snatch an unlikely victory, as Wahgunyah Red had been the team to beat all year. It was the consistency and experience of the Wahgunyah team that dragged them over the line to victory. The match was evenly poised with two sets remaining, and only three games separating the sides. The last two sets were split and Wahgunyah gained an additional two games and victory by five games. Under 15 Corowa Demons (Oscar Rowe, Will Forrest, Jai Allen, Nina Hardy) have ended the reign of Wahgunyah in the under 15 competition with an impressive performance against Wahgunyah Black (Ruby Reid, Jaxx Johnstone, Lucia McCellan, Coby McQuade). Corowa Demons were the more consistent team on the day, and although the result wasn't what Wahgunyah wanted, they continued to compete until the last point. All players should be proud of their efforts and the sportsmanship that was on display. Junior player of the year was Will Bergin from Wahgunyah Black. Results Section A Corowa Blue 4-43 def Wang Hardcourt 3-34. Section B Wahgunyah Red 3-38 def Wooragee Blue 3-33. Under 15 Corowa Demons 7-42 def Wahgunyah Black 0-12.
