SATIS tennis: Grammar pipped as Hutchins serve up thriller

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September 23 2020 - 5:19pm, first published 5:00pmBy Hamish GealeUpdated September 23 2020 - 5:19pm, first published 5:00pmFacebookTwitterWhatsappEmailCopyTIGHT TUSSLE: Grammar and Hutchins

students with the SATIS shield. Picture: Supplied Two super tie-break sets were all that could separate Grammar and Hutchins in Wednesday's SATIS tennis final as the visiting Southern outfit

clinched its first title in 15 years.

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doubles ties 1-1, Hutchins' Jack Akl and Grammar's Jake Elmer both won straight-sets singles matches to pin the result on the final two matches.

Both finished in remarkably similar fashion as Hutchins players held their nerve in perilous scenarios to secure a 4-2 rubber win.

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View +17 Photos Court two saw Grammar's Will Gibson narrowly miss a volley which would have secured him a 9-7 lead in the super tie-breaker, with Lachie Brown emerging triumphant 6-7, 6-0,

10-8.

On court three Gibson's fellow Grammar multi-sport talent Will Bennett had a match point opportunity at 11-10 before conceding the next three points.

Grammar director of sport Adrian Finch praised the efforts of players from both schools in a COVID-affected SATIS roster that began way back in term one.

"They've prepared while playing winter sports and they've gone and trained for tennis during a busy term," Finch said.

"To put those extra training sessions in with our coach James Bolzonello to then come up with the quality tennis that they've played, from both teams, [was impressive].

"I was very proud of our boys fighting it out against four very young talented players from Hutchins who look like they'll have a hold on the SATIS competition for a number of years to

come."

RESULTSDOUBLES: Elmer/ Gibson (G) d Ferguson/ Akl (H) 6-3, 6-2 Anderson/ Brown (H) d Bennett/ Murphy (G) 6-1, 6-4SINGLES: Elmer (G) d Ferguson (H) 6-4, 6-1Brown (H) d Gibson (G) 6-7, 6-0,

10-8Anderson (H) d Bennett (G) 3-6, 7-5, 13-11Akl (H) d Murphy (G) 6-0, 6-0ShareFacebookTwitterWhatsappEmailCopyHamish GealeJournalistHamish Geale is a senior reporter at The Examiner.Got

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