Benalla travelled to Euroa for their contest against Seven Creeks. Euroa hosted Wappan and Moglonemby met Terip.
Delatite’s Natalie Bergsma, Jo O’Brien, Deb Mims, Kassy Thomas and Loretta Armitage welcomed Creighton’s Creek in Mansfield.
Benalla’s Kate Campbell, Claire Sharp, Maureen Jewell and Deb Siggers were convincing in all their sets after lengthy rallies against Seven Creeks Rowena Ellis, Kelly Hill, Kerry Hewlett and Genevieve Calvert.
Benalla won 6-48 to Seven Creeks 0-16
Creighton’s Creek Marja Wondergem, Gayle Furphy, Ros Doxey and Erica Mercer had all the answers when challenged by a determined Delatite side and took the 10 points 6/48 sets to 0/19.
Moglonemby’s Judy Sands, Deb Seach, Mary Kelly and Lyn Johnston enjoyed laughter and lengthy rallies in their match.
However, Terip’s Cindy Hayes, Frances Lawrence, Bec Lyttle and Phoebe McDermid found a way to win every set and move further ahead on the top of the ladder.
Terip 6-48 defeated Moglonemby 0-14.
Euroa’s Julie Harrington, Ruth Nolan, Lyn Pierce, Triona King and Mary Dewis took a while to warm up against Wappan but took both openers with smart courtcraft and superb placement.
Jenny Bell and Rhonda Carpenter had raced to an early lead, but Julie and Ruth steadied and used their experience to take the set 8-6.
Ruth and Triona won their set 8-2, while the double Jenny combination, Smith and Bell, combined superbly to win theirs 8-1.
The final sets went 8-4 each way, with Euroa winning the day 4/37 to 2/31.
The competition pauses for the mid-winter break during school holidays and returns on Monday, July 15 with matches in Euroa, Terip, Benalla and Mansfield.
Ladder: Terip 71, Euroa 64, Benalla 58, Mansfield 47, Wappan 45, Creighton’s Creek 42, Seven Creeks 40, Moglonemby 29 and Delatite 4
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