Todd Woodfine gets a point underway for Echuca 2. Photos: File.
Campaspe Tennis Association action was back on Saturday, but it appears the new year hasn’t brought about a change in the pecking order.
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Rochester picked up where it had left off before the break, earning its eighth win from as many attempts, taking down Echuca 3 9-84 to 4-63 at Echuca Lawn Tennis Club.
Lachlan Smith and Tobie Woodfine started the fixture on the front foot for Rochy, each grabbing singles wins to give their side an early lead.
Echuca 3 pulled one back to kick off the men’s doubles, Ryan More and Steve Rawlings pairing for an 8-4 win, but Rochy proved too strong in the other two sets, going up four sets to one.
Rochester’s Nash Hocking wallops a forehand.
The trend continued through the women’s doubles, as Rochester won three of four sets, Kate Lee and Rachael Major each featuring in two wins.
Echuca 3 managed to stem the tide in the mixed doubles, splitting the section 2-2 but Rochy had done more than enough to earn another comfortable win.
LBU vs Echuca 2
Echuca 2 was dominant coming out of the break, dismantling LBU 11-98 to 2-57 at Lockington-Bamawm United Tennis Club.
The singles rubbers were hard-fought, but Shaun Trice and Logan Milnes were able to snatch them 7-5 and 7-6 respectively.
In the men’s doubles, the Echuca pairings had their LBU counterparts’ numbers, taking all three sets by a combined 24 games to nine and stretching their side's overall lead.
The streak extended to seven straight sets to start the women’s doubles, before Katie Condliffe and Lois Toohey finally ended the drought with an 8-6 result for LBU.
Echuca 2 already had the points locked up but continued to add to their total over the mixed doubles section, taking three sets to one, including an impressive 8-0 shutout from the pairing of Stephen Hope and Jessica Cox.
This week's fixtures did little to alter the makeup of the table, Rochester remaining on top, with Echuca 2 the chief contender.
Next week’s matches will see Rochester host Echuca 1, and Echuca 2 and 3 face-off, while LBU has the bye.
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