John Morgan
25 February, 2025
Sport

Amanda wins three in Winter Tennis Finals

Sunday saw the Winter Tennis Finals played at Cooden Beach Sports and Social Club in dry but slightly blustery conditions. In all, nine matches took place.

Ladies Doubles Finalists
L-R Amanda Oberheim, Lin Backley, Rachel Allison and Angie Skiggs.

Seventeen players took part in the nine finals including the open and plate finals. Amanda Oberheim had a most successful day winning all three of her finals. 

In the Ladies singles played at 10am she defeated Angie Skiggs in a close fought game 6-4, 6-4. After a short break Amanda teamed up with Lin Backley to eventually win a tight match in the championship tie break against Angie Skiggs and Rachel Allison, 6-3, 6-7, 10-4. In her third match at 4pm, Amanda and Chris Bentley teamed up in the Mixed Doubles to play Liz Osman and Nick Redman which they finally won 7-6, 2-6 10-6.

In the Mens singles Martin Menezes lost 6-1 6-2 to Mark Woodrow in a closer match than that reflected by the score. Martin got partial revenge in the Mens Doubles when he and his parner, Marcus McDonald defeated Mark Woodrow and Keith Rodway 6-4, 6-2.  Lucy Cox and John Bradbury were winners of the Drawn Mixed Doubles Handicap Final 6-3, 6-4 against Jane Solner and Brian Croucher.

In the Plate Finals, Rachel Allison won against Anna Fisher, 5-7, 6-1, 10-8 in the ladies Singles. Colin Maynard defeated Alan Young 6-1, 7-5 in the Mens Singles and in the final match of the day, the Mixed Doubles Plate Jane and Brian Croucher lost to Tessa Richardson and Alan Young in the closest match of the day 6-4, 2-6, 13-11.

The many spectators were entertained with good tennis and hot refreshments.