{"id":13336,"date":"2018-06-13T01:55:49","date_gmt":"2018-06-12T15:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=13336"},"modified":"2018-06-15T12:04:13","modified_gmt":"2018-06-15T02:04:13","slug":"midweek-tennis-grand-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/sport\/midweek-tennis-grand-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"Midweek tennis grand finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>TUESDAY June 5, midweek grand final day \u2013 and what a perfect autumn day it turned out to be for the ladies\u2019 big matches, played on courts right across the Greater Geelong region.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Most intriguing match of all was grade 1, where at three sets all, it was down to games and in fact just one game saw Grovedale as premiers over a gallant Geelong Lawn Pink.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2019Lawn got one back on Grovedale by edging them out in a tense grade 2 match, while Moriac comfortably saw off a brave Anglesea in grade 3. Clifton Springs won the grade 4 flag comfortably over Wandana Heights White, but Ocean Grove needed to pull everything out before eventually accounting for Barwon Heads in grade 5.<\/p>\n<p>Not all that much in it in grade 6, with Eastern Districts taking it out from Clifton Springs and although, geographically, they are far apart, Teesdale and Portarlington fought out a well-played grand final in grade 7, honours eventually to Teesdale. A strong Hamlyn Park combo were just too accomplished for a solid Barwon Heads team in grade 8, while in grade 9, the two Surfcoast teams battled it out for club glory, with the Black team winning every set. Sounds easy, but there was actually not much in it on games.<\/p>\n<p>Grades 10, 11 and 12 were all one-sided matches, with Bannockburn defeating Drysdale in grade 10, Leopold dominant over Belmont Uniting in grade 11 and Centre Court much too solid for Moolap in grade 12.<\/p>\n<p>Ladies presentation day will be held at Federal Mills Cafe Restaurant in Mackey Street, North Geelong, on Tuesday June 19 from noon and for those anxious to get started on the next season &#8211; well, it all kicks off again on Tuesday July 17. Check all results and details on the Match Centre website.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-13336 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/Midweek-tennis-grand-finals-2.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"273\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/Midweek-tennis-grand-finals-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-13326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/Midweek-tennis-grand-finals-2.jpg 510w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/Midweek-tennis-grand-finals-2-300x161.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-13326'>\n\t\t\t\tPictured above, the grade 11 grand finalists. On the left in front of the net, it\u2019s the Leopold combination, while,\nwith racquets raised, there\u2019s Belmont Uniting.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/Midweek-tennis-grand-finals-3.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"297\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/Midweek-tennis-grand-finals-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-13337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/Midweek-tennis-grand-finals-3.jpg 512w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/Midweek-tennis-grand-finals-3-300x174.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-13337'>\n\t\t\t\tPictured above, the grade 11 teams and the umpires after the match &#8211; the speeches, the camaraderie &#8211; and of\ncourse, that great midweek afternoon tea.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TUESDAY June 5, midweek grand final day \u2013 and what a perfect autumn day it turned out to be for the ladies\u2019 big matches, played on courts right across the Greater Geelong region. 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