{"id":16709,"date":"2017-02-20T17:03:15","date_gmt":"2017-02-20T06:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/?p=16709"},"modified":"2017-02-22T15:27:12","modified_gmt":"2017-02-22T04:27:12","slug":"tandara-and-the-lecontes-take-out-vcta-country-week-titles-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/news\/2017\/02\/20\/tandara-and-the-lecontes-take-out-vcta-country-week-titles-2","title":{"rendered":"Tandara and The Lecontes take out VCTA Country Week titles"},"content":{"rendered":"

The greatest community sporting event has come to a close with the culmination of the VCTA Country Week 2017<\/strong> event in Yarrawonga<\/strong> on Friday.<\/p>\n

200 teams comprising over 1500 players competed in the event across 24 grades using over 100 permanent and temporary grass courts at Yarrawonga Lawn Tennis Club and Victoria Park. The stories of the week of tennis, fun, friendships and competition will be remembered for years to come.<\/p>\n

The Lecontes<\/strong> and Tandara<\/strong> took out the A Grade sections in a repeat of last years results. Tandara this year were too strong for the Maryborough Missiles while The Lecontes again defeated Mud Island in a rematch of last year\u2019s final.<\/p>\n

The Ballarat Bilbys<\/strong>, with an team average age of 78, and in their 20th<\/sup> year of attending Country Week, took out their first title winning the Women\u2019s C5 section.<\/p>\n

The Men\u2019s Special B2 section was decided by a tiebreaker after the scores between Napoleons Battlers <\/strong>and West Wylong Blandicoots <\/strong>couldn\u2019t be split after playing the four rubbers. Napoleons Battlers clinched the victory in the end.<\/p>\n

And in the women\u2019s sections, there were some very close finals with the Shepparton Sapphires<\/strong> defeating the Rushy Gippers<\/strong> by 1 game in Women\u2019s Special C3. This was also the case in the C4 section when Metcalfe Blue<\/strong> defeated the Sunbury Sippers <\/strong>by one game.<\/p>\n

This was the final Country Week event under the VCTA banner. From 2018, Tennis Victoria will manage the event which will next be held at the Swan Hill Lawn Tennis Club<\/strong> from 12 \u2013 16 February 2018. This brings to a close the 27 year tenure of Patricia Gilchrist<\/strong> and Carol Pearce<\/strong> as the leaders of this wonderful event. In closing the tournament Pat said \u201cthat after 27 years of doing what they love, it\u2019s fabulous that two icons of tennis are going out on a high.\u201d<\/p>\n

The results from all finals were as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Grade<\/strong><\/td>\nResult<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Men\u2019s A Grade<\/td>\nThe Lecontes 3.24 def Mud Island 0.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Women\u2019s A Grade<\/td>\nTandara 2.21 def Maryborough Missiles 1.12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Men\u2019s Special B1<\/td>\nWangaratta Blue 2.27 def Albury Sharks 1.20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Women\u2019s Special B1<\/td>\nTennis Ballarat Firecracker 2.23 def Shepparton Sistas 2.18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Men\u2019s Special B2<\/td>\nNapoleons Battlers 2.25 (7\/2) def West Wylong Blandicoots 2.25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Women\u2019s Special B2<\/td>\nGeelong 343\u2019s 1.25 def Inverloch 2.21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Men\u2019s B1<\/td>\nAlbury City Diggers 2.22 def Allambee Father\/Sons 1.13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Women\u2019s B1<\/td>\nWestern Warriors 3.24 def Buninyong 0.14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Men\u2019s B2<\/td>\nLeongatha Lifesavers 3.24 def Mt Prospect Hackers 0.12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Women\u2019s B2<\/td>\nFrankston Allsorts 2.29 def Williamstown Warriors 2.25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Men\u2019s B3<\/td>\nMaffra Madsnakes 1.8 def Macedon Red Devils 0.6 (forfeit)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Women\u2019s B3<\/td>\nRochester Sweet 3.24 def Gippy Guns 0.15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Women\u2019s Special C1<\/td>\nMud Island 3.24 def Tongala Gold 0.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Women\u2019s Special C2<\/td>\nMt Prospect Deuce 2.27 def Bacchus Marsh Stayers 1.23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Women\u2019s Special C3<\/td>\nShepparton Sapphires 2.29 def Rushy Gippers 2.28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Men\u2019s C1<\/td>\nKilmore 3.24 def Walwa\u2013Jingelllic 0.11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Women\u2019s C1<\/td>\nMt Prospect Beavers 2.29 def Kilmore Bubbles 2.25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Men\u2019s C2<\/td>\nWesternport-Phillip Island 2.30 def Wodonga Wombats 2.26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Women\u2019s C2<\/td>\nWonthaggi 2.24 def Kyabram Cats 1.15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Men\u2019s C3<\/td>\nPackenham Blue 2.28 def Pyramid Hill 2.22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Women\u2019s C3<\/td>\nMacedon \u2018KMA\u2019 2.28 def Yarrawonga 1.21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Women\u2019s C4<\/td>\nMetcalfe Blue 2.24 def Sunbury Sippers 2.23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Women\u2019s C5<\/td>\nBallarat Bilbies 3.24 def Wodonga West 0.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Women\u2019s C6<\/td>\nWonthaggi-Inverloch 3.20 def West Gippy 1.19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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