{"id":16358,"date":"2016-11-16T13:32:35","date_gmt":"2016-11-16T02:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/?p=16358"},"modified":"2016-11-16T13:32:35","modified_gmt":"2016-11-16T02:32:35","slug":"tennis-victoria-premier-league-ballarat-to-host-country-all-stars-home-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/news\/2016\/11\/16\/tennis-victoria-premier-league-ballarat-to-host-country-all-stars-home-round","title":{"rendered":"Tennis Victoria Premier League – Ballarat to host Country All Stars home round"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2016-17 Tennis Victoria Premier League <\/strong>season is set for a blockbuster opening weekend, with the Ballarat Regional Tennis Centre<\/strong> hosting the Country All Stars <\/strong>men\u2019s team home round for the first time.<\/p>\n

A stable of star players have assembled for Victoria\u2019s highest level inter-club competition which begins on Friday November 18, with the Country All Stars featuring the best players from across regional Victoria including team captain Matthew Hicks <\/strong>(Geelong), who has led the Barwon Region to a total of 15 Inter-regional Country Championship titles.<\/p>\n

Also returning to the team will be Traralgon\u2019s Joshua Charlton<\/strong>, with the 17 year old ready to step up after recently being awarded a wildcard entry into the Latrobe City Traralgon ATP Challenger men\u2019s event in October.<\/p>\n

Tennis Victoria Competitions Manager Jeff Downes<\/strong> believes a maiden finals berth is a distinct possibility for the team.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis will be the fourth year the Country All Stars have participated in the League and they have formed a good core group of players who have improved each year. After narrowly missing out on a finals spot last season, there is no doubt they will be right there at the business end of the season again,\u201d said Downes.<\/p>\n

The season will commence on Friday 18 November, with the men\u2019s round 1 to be played at the Dingley Tennis Club and the women\u2019s round at Royal South Yarra Lawn Tennis Club with play commencing at 6:30pm.<\/p>\n

Round 2 will be played on Sunday 20 November, with the men\u2019s round to be played for the first time at the Ballarat Regional Tennis Centre and the women\u2019s round to be played at Liston Tennis Club. Both Sunday matches to commence\u00a0 at 12:30pm.<\/p>\n

In the men\u2019s competition, Grace Park Hawthorn Club will be aiming for a rare four peat and in the women\u2019s, MCC Glen Iris Valley Tennis Club will be looking for back-to-back titles. Last season\u2019s runner up Liston is primed to erase the pain of a finals loss with a star studded line up.<\/p>\n

More information including competition schedules and team lists here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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About the Country All Stars <\/strong><\/p>\n

The Country All Stars are an important part of the Tennis Victoria pathway in providing country players with an opportunity to compete and represent in the state\u2019s higher level competitions.<\/p>\n

Team Manager:<\/strong> Leon Retallick
\nCaptain: <\/strong>Matthew Hicks<\/p>\n

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  1. Adam Lasky (Belmont)<\/li>\n
  2. Mario Matejcek (Grovedale) Highton<\/li>\n
  3. Matthew Hicks (Geelong)<\/li>\n
  4. Erik Holt-Crossman\u00a0 (Echuca)<\/li>\n
  5. Josh Charlton (Traralgon)<\/li>\n
  6. Curt Garwood (Bendigo) Kensington<\/li>\n
  7. Matt Moloney (Warrnambool)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

     <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Men\u2019s Teams <\/strong><\/td>\nWomen\u2019s Teams<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Country All Stars<\/td>\nDendy Park Tennis Club<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Dingley Tennis Club<\/td>\nDingley Tennis Club<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Grace Park Hawthorn Club<\/td>\nKooyong Lawn Tennis Club<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club<\/td>\nListon Tennis Club<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    MCC Glen Iris Valley Tennis Club<\/td>\nMCC Glen Iris Valley Tennis Club<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Royal South Yarra Lawn Tennis Club<\/td>\nRoyal South Yarra Lawn Tennis Club<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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