{"id":371,"date":"2015-08-25T11:45:42","date_gmt":"2015-08-25T02:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nt\/?p=371"},"modified":"2015-08-25T16:06:43","modified_gmt":"2015-08-25T06:36:43","slug":"saturday-league-season-commences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nt\/news\/2015\/08\/25\/saturday-league-season-commences","title":{"rendered":"Saturday League Season Commences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Saturday afternoon competition season has begun with a bang!<\/p>\n<p>2015 sees the start of the inaugural <span style=\"color: #0091d2\"><em><strong>NT Premier League<\/strong><\/em><\/span>, which will see AWOF Sports, Gardens Tennis, Tennis Palmerston and Katherine Tennis Club go head-to-head in the six week minor round competition. Tennis Alice Springs will then travel to Darwin to be involved from the Semi-Finals stage over the final weekend of the season.<\/p>\n<p>The NT Premier League has replaced the previous Metro League, which was Darwin and Palmerston-centric and did not require female participation. This new League, consisting of 2 male and 2 female players will provide competitive match opportunities for elite players across the Northern Territory.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>It&#8217;s an opportunity for competitive tennis for those guys and will also hopefully (attract) some of the players who dropped out in the past without the availability of a pinnacle competition<\/em>&#8221; said Tennis NT Manager, Sam Gibson.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>The NT Premier League is pretty much an opportunity for top players within the clubs, but also provides the opportunity for there better junior players as well<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>There will also be a <span style=\"color: #0091d2\"><strong><em>Division One<\/em><\/strong><\/span> and <strong><em><span style=\"color: #0091d2\">Junior Tennis League<\/span><\/em><\/strong> below the NT Premier League, which will give players the opportunity to compete for their club as well as opportunities to up division when required.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ROUND 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0091d2\"><strong>NT PREMIER LEAGUE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Tennis Palmerston<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>v<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Katherine Tennis Club<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Score<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Daniel Parker<\/td>\n<td>d<\/td>\n<td>Mark Pead<\/td>\n<td>6-3 6-0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ethan Prosser<\/td>\n<td>lt<\/td>\n<td>Kyle O&#8217;Donoghue-Ellis<\/td>\n<td>1-6 0-6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tanya Gallow<\/td>\n<td>lt<\/td>\n<td>Erin Bormann<\/td>\n<td>2-6 1-4 ret.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lauren Riggall<\/td>\n<td>d<\/td>\n<td>Jemma Gossow<\/td>\n<td>6-3 6-4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Parker\/Prosser<\/td>\n<td>d<\/td>\n<td>Pead\/O&#8217;Donoghue-Ellis<\/td>\n<td>6-1 7-5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gallow\/Riggall<\/td>\n<td>lt<\/td>\n<td>Bormann\/Gossow<\/td>\n<td>2-6 3-6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"4\"><span style=\"color: #e10073\"><strong>KTC 3-6-50 Defeated TP 3-6-46<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>AWOF Sports<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>v<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Gardens Tennis<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Score<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Liam Franklin<\/td>\n<td>lt<\/td>\n<td>Harry Lee-Schell<\/td>\n<td>1-6 4-6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nathan Ingram<\/td>\n<td>d<\/td>\n<td>Des McLellan<\/td>\n<td>3-6 6-1 11-9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rebecca Rayner<\/td>\n<td>lt<\/td>\n<td>Rosie Henderson<\/td>\n<td>2-6 1-6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Julia van den Berg<\/td>\n<td>d<\/td>\n<td>Grace Henderson<\/td>\n<td>6-4 6-3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Franklin\/Ingram<\/td>\n<td>lt<\/td>\n<td>Lee-Schell\/McLellan<\/td>\n<td>5-7 2-6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rayner\/van den Berg<\/td>\n<td>lt<\/td>\n<td>R.Henderson\/G.Henderson<\/td>\n<td>1-6 3-6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"4\"><span style=\"color: #e10073\"><strong>GT 4-9-63 Defeated AWOF 2-3-40<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0091d2\"><em><strong>DIVISION ONE<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Tennis Palmerston<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>v<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Tint a Car Gardens<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Score<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jono Grigg<\/td>\n<td>lt<\/td>\n<td>David Bridges<\/td>\n<td>6-3 3-6 7-10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Greg Goggin<\/td>\n<td>d<\/td>\n<td>Coen Hutt<\/td>\n<td>6-3 6-1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Daniel Muser<\/td>\n<td>lt<\/td>\n<td>Tobias Akesson<\/td>\n<td>2-6 3-6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Alan Natt<\/td>\n<td>d<\/td>\n<td>Aaron Burton<\/td>\n<td>6-0 6-1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Grigg\/Goggin<\/td>\n<td>d<\/td>\n<td>Bridges\/Hutt<\/td>\n<td>6-2 7-5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Muser\/Natt<\/td>\n<td>lt<\/td>\n<td>Akesson\/Burton<\/td>\n<td>6-1 5-7 8-10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"4\"><span style=\"color: #e10073\"><strong>TP 3-8-62 Defeated TCG 3-6-55<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>AWOF Sports<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>v<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Gardens Tennis<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Score<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hamish Martin<\/td>\n<td>lt<\/td>\n<td>Luke Black<\/td>\n<td>2-6 0-6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nick Politis<\/td>\n<td>d<\/td>\n<td>Paul Deieso<\/td>\n<td>6-3 6-0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kenneth Prete<\/td>\n<td>d<\/td>\n<td>Tom Luu<\/td>\n<td>6-3 6-4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Peter Politis<\/td>\n<td>d<\/td>\n<td>Tom Huntingford<\/td>\n<td>6-2 6-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>N.Politis\/P.Politis<\/td>\n<td>d<\/td>\n<td>Black\/Deieso<\/td>\n<td>6-3 6-3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Martin\/Prete<\/td>\n<td>d<\/td>\n<td>Luu\/Huntingford<\/td>\n<td>6-2 6-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"4\"><span style=\"color: #e10073\"><strong>AWOF 5-10-62 Defeated GT 1-2-36<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0091d2\"><em><strong>JUNIOR TENNIS LEAGUE<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Barra&#8217;s<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>v<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Croc&#8217;s<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Score<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jett Leong<\/td>\n<td>d<\/td>\n<td>Nicholas Carmichael<\/td>\n<td>6-3 6-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Davis Zweck<\/td>\n<td>d<\/td>\n<td>Oscar Leong<\/td>\n<td>6-4 6-3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kyran Kerr<\/td>\n<td>d<\/td>\n<td>Sidni Finch<\/td>\n<td>6-3 6-3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Isabella Setterfield<\/td>\n<td>d<\/td>\n<td>Taj Cannard<\/td>\n<td>6-2 6-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tegan Genockey<\/td>\n<td>d<\/td>\n<td>Spencer Finch<\/td>\n<td>6-4 6-1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Leong\/Zweck<\/td>\n<td>d<\/td>\n<td>Carmichael\/Leong<\/td>\n<td>6-4 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