BARRAPORT has triumphed in a thrilling Boort Lawn Tennis Club grand final against Leaghur, winning the last match to secure a narrow victory.
It all came down to the ultimate contest of the final, played under lights last Friday.
Leaghur had a slim lead coming into the match, having won six sets and 50 games to Barraport’s five seats and 48 games.
However, after a 6-1 win to the Barraport pairing of Stacey Williamson and Kaley Ritchie over Leaghur’s Sherri Nuttall and Madeleine Scott, the grand final was settled with Barraport sneaking home 6-54 to 6-51.
Leaghur started strongly, winning the first two matches to establish a decent lead.
Barraport fought back to win the next two matches, and the contest continued to seesaw throughout the evening.
The Boort Lawn Tennis club is now preparing for its 71st annual Easter tournament, which usually attracts more than 300 players to town.
It runs from Good Friday to Easter Monday, with singles, doubles and mixed doubles contests open to all ages and skill levels.
The all-time legend of the tournament is Jarrod Savage, who won 14 men’s singles championships between 2006 and 2022, when he called it quits to give someone else a crack.
Another Jarrod – Jarrod Rodda – has won the past two men’s singles, while Allison Whitbread took out the women’s title last year.
Barraport 6-54 d Leaghur 6-51
A Potter L Boyd lost to G Boyd H Lanyon 5-6. J Bear G Malone lost to K Hare S Gould 1-6. S Williamson M Stringer d S Nuttall G Hird 6-5. N Wright K Ritchie d G Cunningham M Scott 6-2. A Potter J Bear lost to G Boyd K Hare 4-6. L Boyd S Williamson d H Lanyon S Nuttal 6-0. G Malone N Wright d S Gould G Cunningham 6-5. M Stringer K Ritchie lost to C Hird M Scott 2-6. A Potter G Malone lost to G Boyd S Gould 3-6. L Boyd J Bear d H Lanyon K Hare 6-2. M Stringer N Wright lost to C Hird G Cunningham 3-6. S Williamson K Ritchie d S Nuttall M Scott 6-1.