29/03/2026
Ouyen Lawn Tennis Report
Grand Final
On a cool, windswept night in Ouyen, the 2025/26 Senior and Teens’ tennis season came to a dramatic close, with grand final glory decided by the narrowest of margins - the final point. Torrita played Speed in a mesmerising grand final for the Senior premiership, whilst in the Teens’, Speed and Kiamal played a fantastic grand final too.
Seniors:
Torrita v Speed:
Wow, what a grand final! Torrita and Speed played an all-time great final, which had a tense finish. In the Ladies/Mixed, Torrita came out on top, 23-21. In the Men’s, Torrita again prevailed, 19-15, to have a 42-36 advantage. In the Mixed, Speed turned it around, but was it enough? The last match of the night, 6-6, and overall score, 59-60, the winner of the tiebreak would go on to win the grand final, and in the end, that was Speed who prevailed. To give the reader a bit more context, Torrita had finished 1st at the completion of the regular season, therefore a win in the tiebreaker would make the score 60-all, meaning Torrita would triumph due to them having a higher finishing position. Obviously, that wasn’t the case. The only three-set winners were Torrita’s Paddy Sherry and Speed’s Tanya Doyle. What a great season it was, with Speed achieving the ultimate goal.
Torrita, 5-sets 59-games, defeated by Speed, 7-sets, 61-games.
Teens’:
Kiamal v Speed:
The newly innovated Teens’ competition had a thrilling finish, with the matchup being decided in the last set. It was back and forth all night, with the scores being 31-30, favouring Kiamal going into the last set. In the end, it was an anticlimactic finish, with Speed winning the last set 6-2, to give them a 36-33 game win. The only three-set winners were Speed’s 1 and 2, Will Pole and Zach Charles. The newly innovated Teens’ competition seemed to be a success, with a thrilling finale to cap it all off.
Kiamal, 3-sets, 33-games, defeated by Speed, 5-sets, 36-games.
With another season in the books, the stage is already set for what promises to be an equally exciting 2026-27 campaign.
Footnote from the President, many thanks to Nigel Hamilton for his great work on writing these weekly reports.