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IT was a tight day for round 10 of the Wangaratta Lawn Tennis Croquet and Pickleball Club's aggregate competition with few games separating the top players.
In section one, Matt Allen's 22-13 would only just edge out the hard hitting Mark Wettern (20-14).
Ryan Patterson (17-15) and Mark Brown (16-18) could barely be split for third, while Dave Postlethawaite (9-24) followed.
Section two was a similar story to section one, with two games separating Brian Scobie (23-15) and Henry Dean (21-15) for top honours.
Next came Frank Harris on 17-19 who battled it out for third with Matt Curran (16-20) hot on his heels.
Michael Falkenberg trailed on 13-21.
Andrew Lindner claimed the impressive 24 games (13 against) to win section three by a comfortable margin.
Mandy Allen (21-16) was a clear second, while Maree Sullivan (18-23), Geoff Kyne (16-22) and Mark Gorman (15-22) weren't far behind.
Section four's Peter Curran was the only other player to reach 24 games (18 against), with Andrew Cope (21-21) and Noel Boyd (20-18) finishing on the podium.
Joel Eulenstein (19-23) wasn't far behind.
Section five was incredibly tight as Pat Flynn (22-11) and Alan Busk (22-14) could barely be split.
John Shanley (17-20), Matilda Dean (14-19) and Terry Flynn (11-22) didn't have the day they were after.
And finally, section six saw Max McAuliffe (22-12) just edge out Geoff Davidson (21-11) for the win.
That pair was a fair way ahead of the rest with Des Steele (15-16), Sue Piper (13-18) and Robyn Snowden (11-24) behind.
Results
Section: 1
Matt Allen 22-13, Mark Wettern 20-14, Ryan Patterson 17-15, Mark Brown 16-18, Dave Postlethwaite 9-24.
Section: 2
Brian Scobie 23-15, Henry Dean 21-15, Frank Harris 17-19, Matt Curran 16-20, Michael Falkenberg 13-21.
Section: 3
Andrew Lindner 24-13, Mandy Allen 21-16, Maree Sullivan 18-23, Geoff Kyne 16-22, Mark Gorman 15-22.
Section: 4
Peter Curran 24-18, Andrew Cope 21-21, Noel Boyd 20-18, Joel Eulenstein 19-23.
Section: 5
Pat Flynn 22-11, Alan Busk 22-14, John Shanley 17-20, Matilda Dean 14-19, Terry Flynn 11-22.
Section: 6
Max McAuliffe 22-12, Geoff Davidson 21-11, Des Steele 15-16, Sue Piper 13-18, Robyn Snowden 11-24.





