Castlemaine and District Tennis Association Junior Grand Finals were battled out in spirited competition at the Lawn Tennis Courts last Saturday March 18.
In Junior A Grade Castlemaine Rogue Four, Captained by Arlo Vellacott, took out a well-fought Grand Final 4 matches to 2 over Castlemaine Kelpies, Captained by Max Henderson.
In Junior B Grade Castlemaine Bandits, Captained by Madeleine Lane and backed up by Zeno d’Evie prevailed also 4 matches to 2 over Newstead Kangaroos, Captained by Will Garsed with Xavier and Sophia Britt backing him up.
Junior C was the Grand Final with the most fabulous fun. A special six player against six player format was adopted to give all regular players a game. The last match lead to much excitement with all players from both teams, and many parents and supporters, cheering loudly at every point. The match was a close as can be. Castlemaine Stars, Captained by Lucina Kaptein Gringel, won the narrowest of victories over Maldon Masters, Captained by Wilbur Carr and Elsa Curran. The result was 5 matches 13 sets to 4 matches 12 sets.
The President of CDTA, Leigh Campbell and the Senior Vice President, Margaret Grant presented Premiers and Runners-Up medallions to all participants, and some brand new shields which Margaret had arranged.
All parents and supporters loudly clapped, being very happy at the conclusion of a top level fun season of CDTA Junior Tennis.
