Marlborough Rimu are the early pacesetters in the Winebrokers NZ Marlborough interclub premiership tennis race.
Rimu are undefeated after three rounds of the competition, accounting for clubmates Marlborough Kahikatea 6 matches to 1 on Wednesday at the Forrest Tennis Centre. Paul Carrodus, Hamish Morrow and Callum Wells scored two wins from two outings to guide their team home convincingly.
Close behind are Rapaura clubmates Noir, who met club mates Rapaura Blanc on the grass courts. Noir came out on top in a tight match, prevailing 5-2, with Stu Campbell and Nicole Logan going two-from-two.
In the third encounter, Rapaura Rose scored a narrow 4-3 victory over Renwick CPR, four of the matches going to a third set tiebreaker. The teams shared the results across these games, with Rose gaining a 3-1 edge in the singles after Renwick took out the doubles 2-1. Jared Bell won both his matches for the victors.
Points so far: Marlborough Rimu 42, Rapaura Noir 38, Rapaura Rose 38, Renwick CPR 19, Rapaura Blanc 18, Marlborough Kahikatea 15.
