We’ve seen it in football, netball and bowls — now it’s time for tennis to taste the fire of interleague action in 2024.
Goulburn Murray Lawn Tennis Association will take on Albury Tennis Association in a cross competition clash, hitting the mutual grass courts of Yarrawonga Lawn Tennis Club this Saturday afternoon.
With a bye in the GMLTA GM1 division approaching, the association has selected a squad of 16 of its best and brightest talents to don the league colours.
Each of the four GM1 sides — Numurkah Warriors, Nathalia-based Velvet Tigers, Shepparton Lawn Average Joes and Shepparton Lawn The Valley — has representation within the interleague squad.
GMLTA president and Numurkah Warriors frontman Mark Mills was rapt to see the return of interleague tennis, welcoming the upcoming challenge against a strong Albury opposition.
“We are all looking forward to a great day’s tennis against some quality opponents in what is a first of its kind in a very long time,” he said.
“It shapes up as bragging rights for one of the two top tennis associations outside the Melbourne/Geelong area.”
GMLTA interleague squad
Jack Bassett, Grant Chappell, Nick Damianopoulos, Nick Fenaughty, Mark Mills (Numurkah Warriors), Jayden Doyle, Nick Gattuso, Robbie Mifka, Zach Ranson, Will Rohde (Shepparton Lawn Average Joes), Luke Dixon, Jeremy O'Brien (Shepparton Lawn The Valley), Paddy Deery, Sam Mckenzie-McHarg, Ned Nihill, Lorenzo Rigoli (Velvet Tigers).
