Castlemaine and District Tennis Association semi finals were battled out on Saturday March 4 at the Lawn Tennis Courts. Players will enjoy a well earned rest over the long weekend before they play grand final bouts on March 18. Results were as follows:
In Junior A Grade Castlemaine Rogue Four won well over Castlemaine Sharks 6 matches 9 sets to 0 match 0 sets and Castlemaine Kelpies defeated Castlemaine Rockets in a tight well fought contest 3 matches 8 sets 40 games to 3 matches 5 sets 28 games.
The Junior A Grade Grand-Final on Saturday March 18 will be Castlemaine Rogue Four versus Castlemaine Kelpies.
In Junior B Grade Castlemaine Bandits won well over Castlemaine Death Adders, 5 matches 11 sets to 1 match 2 sets and Newstead Kangaroos defeated Castlemaine Powerhits 5 matches 11 sets to 1 match 5 sets.
The Junior B Grade Grand-Final on Saturday March 18 will be Castlemaine Bandits versus Newstead Kangaroos.
In Junior C Grade Maldon Masters won well over Newstead Wallabies 6 matches 12 sets to 0 matches 3 sets. Castlemaine Stars and Castlemaine Flaming Balls had a fabulous close match which went down to the wire. Castlemaine Stars ended up with a surprise victory over the more favoured Castlemaine Flaming Balls by 4 matches 9 sets 33 games to 2 matches 6 sets 33 games.
The Junior C Grade Grand Final on Saturday March 18 will be Maldon Masters versus Castlemaine Stars.
All Grand Final matches will be at Castlemaine courts starting at 9am. All welcome.
It has really been a most enjoyable and productive Castlemaine and District Tennis Association season for 2022-2023. In Junior A the CDTA had 18 regular players from Castlemaine. In Junior B there were 30 regular players from four clubs with a lot of really close games.
Junior C provided ample opportunity for over 20 younger playerss to try their hand at competition tennis, from three different clubs. The Future Stars Sunday afternoon sessions have got a lot of younger players who will be ready to take on Junior C Grade competition next year.
If you have a budding tennis player who would like to get involved with competition tennis next season starting in October please contact Graham Forbes on 0406 346 466.