On a windy afternoon for tennis, 3 out of 6 teams won. A reminder that the Annual General Meeting to be held on Monday 20th October at 7pm. We will be handing out trophies for Adult Victorian Jewish Tennis Championships to the Winners and Runners Ups.

BRTA Summer Pennant

Section 3 Maccabi 5-6-52 defeated Dendy Park 1-2-22

Assaf Drori 8-1
Asaf Nagar 8-0
Daniel Sneider 8-5
Rob Minc 8-0
Assaf Drori/ Asaf Nagar 6-2 6-1
Daniel Sneider/ Rob Minc 3-6 5-7

On a gusty day at Dendy Park, Maccabi looked to bounce back from last week's narrow defeat. The team were off to a solid start with the Assafs too classy for their opponents, comfortably taking the first rubber in straight sets. Rob and Dan had a tough match, with opportunities in both sets, they lost to a crafty pair 6-3 7-5 in a lengthy battle.

Maccabi were then clinical in their singles, winning all four rubbers with the loss of just 6 games, 5 of which were in Dan's match. A commanding day out for the team and a great result against some familiar faces.

- Daniel Sneider

Section 5 Maccabi 2-3-32 defeated by BLTC 4-5-43

Luka Federman 2-8
Charlie Landau 3-8
Ethan Kleiman 8-7
Stephen Gorenstein 5-8
Luka Federman/ Charlie Landau 0-6 2-6
Ethan Kleiman/ Stephen Gorenstein 6-0 6-0 (Forfeit) 

Section 6 Maccabi  4-4-42 defeated East Malvern 2-4-39

Dean Steinberg 8-3
Nathan Rapoport 8-7
Ben Pollak 8-4
Liorah Levin 8-1
Dean Steinberg/ Nathan Rapoport 4-6 1-6
Ben Pollak/ Liorah Levin  2-6 3-6

Starting with singles, the team got off to a flyer.

Dean held off his skillful but inconsistent opponent. 

Ben and Liorah (both filling in) were both too good for theirs. 

Nathan had a tougher going. After a 5-1 lead his his opponent fought back to push it to a tiebreaker, in which Nathan saved 3 match points to seal what proved to be the match decider.

The script flipped in the doubles, the opponents all exhibiting their doubles craft were just too good.

Good to get the first win of the season.

- Nathan Rapoport

Section 7 Maccabi 2-3-34 defeated by Kings Park 4-5-48

Steve Bendel 8-6
Errol Dorfan 0-8
Russell Golden 3-8
Blake Golden 5-8
Steve Bendel/ Errol Dorfan 6-4 6-2
Russell Golden/ Blake Golden 4-6 2-6

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Section 8 Maccabi 2-4-48 defeated by Highmoor Uniting 4-4-49

Steven Kleytman 6-8
Henry Orner 8-4
Aden Minaker 3-8
Daniel Brami 5-8
Steven Kleytman/ Henry Orner 6-4 6-2
Aden Minaker/ Daniel Brami 6-2  2-6 6-7

Henry and Steven  were rock-solid from the outset, finding their rhythm early and securing a comfortable straight-sets victory. Their chemistry and consistency on court were key to the 6-4, 6-2 win.

On the adjacent court, Daniel and Aden  started strong, dominating the first set 6-2. However, momentum shifted in the second as their opponents responded well, forcing a deciding match tiebreak. Despite having chances, the Maccabi pair squandered too many opportunities and ultimately fell 6-10 in the decider. A frustrating result, particularly given how well they began.

Steven  had a hard-fought match, struggling to find his rhythm in the blustery conditions. Although many games were tightly contested, Steven narrowly went down 6-8.

Henry continued his impressive run of form this season. Dominating from start to finish, he simply outclassed his opponent, who had few answers to Henry’s consistency and shot-making. A commanding 8-4 win.

Aden had a tough day at the office. His opponent proved solid from the baseline and had a high first-serve percentage. Combined with the difficult windy conditions, it was one of those uphill battles where little went his way despite his best efforts. A 3-8 result that Aden will surely look to learn from and improve upon in training.

Daniel  also faced a tricky opponent. After falling behind early with a break, Dan worked hard to get back into the match and came close but couldn’t convert his chances. Ultimately went down 5-8. 

- Daniel Brami

Section 9 Maccabi 5-7-67 defeated Glen Huntly 1-3-54

Jesse Stowe-Lindner 8-3
Ash Raboy 8-7
Stephen Kleid 6-8
Paul Kovacs 8-2
Jesse Stowe-Lindner/ Stephen Kleid 6-7 7-5 7-6
Ash Raboy / Paul Kovacs 4-6 6-4 7-6

- Ash Raboy