Andy Bay Uni and Balmacewen played out a rare draw as both teams could not be separated by a countback.
At the top men’s singles, Marwan Samy (Uni) held out a late charge from Hugo Barsby to win 6-3, 7-6(7).
In a tight second set, Barsby started to negotiate Samy’s firepower.
However, the Uni No 1 was able to hold his nerve to seal a tight second-set tiebreak.
The No 2 singles match up saw Nick Cutfield (Balmacewen) claim a close win against Eslyn Beck, 6-4, 2-6, 10-7.
Balmacewen then went 2-1 up as Saul Moore was too solid for Jake Gilchrist, winning 6-3, 6-2.
The match of the tie then came from the women’s singles match between Billie Fraser (Balmacewen) and Jenna Bowie (Uni).
The fast-improving Fraser came out firing as she got the first set 6-1.
Bowie though was able to change the momentum of the match, taking the second set 6-3.
The deciding match tiebreak went down to the wire as Bowie took it and the match 1-6, 6-3, 11-9.
With the tie at 2-2, the remaining two doubles matches got split.
Barsby/Cutfield (Balmacewen) beat Samy/Gilchrist 6-3, 7-5 and Beck/Bowie (Uni) beat Moore/Fraser 6-2, 6-2.
The result saw the tie end in a draw, both teams having an equal number of matches, sets and games.
In the other tie, Taieri was too strong for Andy Bay Originals, winning the tie 4-2.
Erin O’Neill was pivotal in the win as she only dropped one game in her singles and doubles.
Contrastingly, all three men’s singles matches went to a match tiebreak.
At top singles, Matt Rusher (Originals) beat Bilal Ahmad 6-4, 3-6, 10-8.
Phil Mirfin gave another win to the Originals, beating Connor Morrison 6-4, 4-6, 10-6.
Crucially, Taieri’s Andrew Mitchell hung tough against Daniel Lund, winning 5-7, 6-3, 12-10.
Taieri also clinched the men’s doubles with Ahmad/Morrison beating the veteran pair of Rusher/Mirfin 6-3, 3-6, 10-5.
After the weekend results, Andy Bay Originals remain at the top of the table, but Taieri’s win sees them jump to second.
