Tennis: Mount Maunganui outplay Whakatane

Mount Maunganui were too strong through the order against a much younger and less experienced Whakatane team in yesterday's Boshier Engineering men's premier match.

Howe and Katipa played a great first set in the top doubles to take it with Brown and McCashin turning the tables in the second and third sets to take the match.

Comments from the Homewood Park vs Welcome Bay/Gate Pa match: Peter O'Dea was in sublime form dispatching Jacob Carey in a merciless display of coach versus student.

O'Dea was also involved in a miraculous comeback with Phil Salmon in the doubles when they were 5-1 down in the second set after losing the first, to take the match out in the third.

Men's Premier Results:

Boshier Engineering Mt Maunganui b Whakatane 6-0 (Nick Brown b Ben Howe 6-0,6-1, Dan Kelly b Jordan Katipa 6-2,6-0, Steve McCashin b Nico Barr 6-0,6-0, Rosstan Mazey b Kieran Mitchell 6-2,6-1, Brown/McCashin b Howe/Katipa 2-6,6-1,6-0, Kelly/Andy Donald b Barr/Mitchell 6-1,6-1)

Otumoetai b Tauranga Lawn 4-2 (Josh White lost to Jamie Yates 6-3,6-2, Sam Daly b Andy Russell 6-4,6-2, Matt Fisher b Sam Currie 6-2,6-0, Scott Borren b Jim Kingi 3-6,7-6,6-?, White/Borren lost to Yates/Luis Luna 6-2,6-1, Daly/Fisher b Russell/Kingi 6-3,6-3)

Homewood Park b Welcome Bay/Gate Pa 4-2 (Phil Salmon lost to Steve Lasslett 6-2,6-4, Peter O'Dea b Jacob Carey 6-0,6-0, Anton Mitchell b Wayne Jefferson 6-3,6-3, Kevin Wall lost to Richard Kidd 6-4,2-6,6-0, Salmon/O'Dea b Lasslett/Carey 2-6,7-5,6-4, Wall/Steve Bowen b Jefferson/Guy Henderson 7-6,6-0)

Women's Premier Results:

inhair.mt b Mt Maunganui 5-1 (Katerina Rockova b Anita Walpole 6-0,6-0, Debbie Garea b Beth Hughes 6-0,6-2, Catherine O'Sullivan b Donna Pickard 6-0,6-0, Jill Gordon b Anna Mahon 6-1,7-5, Rockova/Garea b Walpole/Hughes 6-3,6-2, O'Sullivan/Gordon lost to Maureen South/Denise Jones 6-4,7-5)

Whakapapa b Manuka Angels 5-1(Alex Howe b WeiWei Verran 3-6,6-2,6-2, Kerry Hampton lost to Aliya Edwards 4-6,0-6, Jess Dennis b Wynel George 6-2,7-6, Sue Jamieson b Pirihera Nepia 6-2,6-0, Howe/Hampton b Verran/Nepia 7-6,6-3, Dennis/Jamieson b Edwards/George4-6,6-3,6-4)

Otumoetai bye

Friday Night Men's Division 1

Gate Pa b Otumoetai Totara 3-2

Lynmore b Tauranga Lawn Silver 3-2

Tauranga Gold vs Otumoetai Kauri, No result received

Friday Night Men's Division 2

Powells Pals (Te Puke) b Otumoetai Kowhai 3-2

Otimoetai Matai b Tauranga Lawn A2, 3-2

Mt Maunganui b Homewood Park 4-1

Friday Night Men's Doubles

Otumoetai Rimu b Otumoetai Rata 4-0

Gate Pa b Homewood Park Motley Crude 3-1

Tauranga Lawn b Welcome Bay 2-2,4-4 sets, 36-33 games

Spencers Sizzlers (Te Puke) b Mt Maunganui 2-2,4-4, 34-29 games

Friday Night Women's Red Section

Otumoeati Gems b Gate Pa 2-2, 4-4 sets, 40-37 games

Lynmore b Otumoetai Jewels 4-0

Te Puke Divas b Welcome Bay 4-0

Friday Night Women's Blue Section

Otumoetai Diamonds b Papamoa by default

Tauranga Lawn v Mt Maunganui, no result received

Homewood Park/Te Puna b Rotorua Hot Mamas 4-0