In the first week of the Winter competition there were some great B grade matches played. Steve Johnson
(Hillross) had a great match against Kym
Kleven (Paul Dyball Builders) when he took her to five and eventually won 3-2
with only 3 points separating them at the end – 37-34. Youngsters Sam Sergo and
Liam Rankin also for Hillross had good wins against Lachlan Sturgeon and
Matthew Oost and helped their team win 13-8.
Was good to see Aron Rogers back in the comp after a long
absence. He would be the first to admit that his opponent, Sue Walters, took advantage of the fact he would be a
little “rusty” but the fact he lost the 3rd and final game 10-9 showed he would be a
force to be reckoned with as the comp wears on. Alex Corby, playing for the
same team as Aron – Mark Kenmir & Co – made young Corey Stockton (Cooma Trophy & Gifts) run around the
court before winning in 4. Another team member Matthew Kent (good to see you
back Matthew) had a convincing win against Trinity Maat although Trinity made
him work hard for the last game, going down 10-8
Another welcome back to Troy Stevenson who had a win 3-1
against hard-hitting Jason Harris. Jason took the first 9-7 but had no answers to Troy for the next
three. Larry Maat, Dane Freimanis and Jimmy Harding, playing for the same team
as Troy – Snowy Hydro – also had good wins against Narelle Rosewarne, Abby
Freimanis and Brad Constance (Monaro Discount Tyres) which resulted in a team
win of 14-4.
Possibly the best match of the night was between Tony Sergo
and Peter Luk. Tony took the first 9-6 but lost the next two 8-10 and 1-9. He
rallied all his energy to come back and show Peter who was boss by taking the
next two 9-5 and 9-3. Both players played very well during a very long match
with many handouts and came off the court quite exhausted with only 3 points
separating them!
