After five thrilling rounds, the Asia-Pacific Tennis League\u2013Victorian Conference (ATL) winners will be decided tonight at Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club.<\/p>\n
On the men\u2019s side, the undefeated Liston Seagulls<\/a> will take on their arch-rivals Kooyong Classics<\/a>, whose only defeat came against Liston.<\/p>\n Seagull\u2019s No.1 Sam Groth said his team are full of confidence heading into the final.<\/p>\n \u201cThe strength of our team is that any player can play in the No.1 position,\u201d said Groth.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re so strong across all our four players.\u201d<\/p>\n But Groth also added they wouldn\u2019t be underestimating the Kooyong team.<\/p>\n \u201cBehind us, they\u2019ve been the best team all conference.\u201d<\/p>\n The Seagulls and the Classics faced off in Round 2 of the ATL, where the match went down to the wire. The two teams were locked at two rubbers all after the singles, but the Groth-lead Seagulls cruised through the two doubles rubbers, only dropping four games and claiming victory.<\/p>\n The Seagulls will be favourites heading into the match, after bolstering their line up last week with world No.274 Matt Reid. Reid teamed up with the owner of the world\u2019s fastest serve, Groth, to shape a formidable partnership and send a timely warning to the rest of the competition with strong performances against Waverley Warriors and Dingley Dingoes.<\/p>\n The Classics, however, will head into the final on the back of two successive six rubbers to love victories and will be brimming with confidence. \u00a0With a squad featuring young gun and world No.767 Andrew Whittington, the undefeated Andrew Coelho and former world No.24 Richard Fromberg, they will definitely push the Seagulls all the way in what promises to be an enthralling final.<\/p>\n On the women\u2019s side, the undefeated Kooyong Classics<\/a> will take on the surprise packets of the competition, the Frankston Firebirds<\/a>.<\/p>\n Firebirds No.2 Nives Baric said she believed her team \u201chave it in the bag tonight\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cThe red firebirds are going to come out firing, we have a really good team and I think it\u2019s going to be a good night,\u201d said Baric.<\/p>\n Baric also said she was expecting a big crowd at Kooyong for the culmination of the ATL.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve already spoken to quite a few people who are planning on coming and I think either way, it\u2019s going to be awesome tennis.\u201d<\/p>\n The Classics have only dropped five rubbers all conference and will be hot favourites to take out the final. With a squad that features current world No.315 Sally Peers and rising star Belinda Woolcock, the Classics will be looking to use their home court advantage to win the final.<\/p>\n