TITLES go on the line in Ballarat Country Tennis Association junior country week on Mt Prospect’s lawn courts at Creswick today.
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Mt Prospect is the hot favourite to claim the under-19A pennant.
The home team completed its domination of the four days of round-robin competition with wins over Ballarat and Geelong Red yesterday.
It meets Geelong Red again in a semi-final for a grand final berth.
Buninyong and Ballarat can expect a much tighter contest in their semi-final.
They finished second and third respectively, separated by just one point, two sets and four games.
Geelong Green finished a long way clear on top in under-19B/C, Ballarat topped under-14A/B and Geelong led under-14C
Ballarat has gone straight through to the under-14A grand final and will meet the winner of Geelong Green and Mt Prospect Black.
Buninyong Black is automatically in the under-14B grand final.
It plays the winner of Buninyong Red and Mt Prospect White.
RESULTS
MORNING
UNDER-19A: Geelong Red 5-57 d Buninyong 3-52, Mt Prospect 5-61 d Ballarat 2-46, Geelong Blue bye.
UNDER-19B/C: Ballarat 6-62 d Geelong White 2-49, Geelong Green 6-65 d Mt Prospect 2-38.
UNDER-14A/B: Ballarat 6-59 d Mt Prospect Black 2-38, Buninyong Black 8-72 d Mt Prospect White 0-20, Geelong Green 8-72 d Buninyong Red 0-23.
UNDER-14 BOYS: Ballarat One 3-33 d Ballarat Three 1-22, Geelong 4-36 d Ballarat Two 0.9.
AFTERNOON
UNDER-19A: Ballarat 6-63 d Geelong Blue 2-37, Mt Prospect 7-65 d Geelong Red 1-29, Buninyong bye.
UNDER-19B/C: Mt Prospect 3-40 d Ballarat 3-38, Geelong Green 6-63 d Geelong White 2-46.
UNDER-14A-B: Ballarat 8-72 d Buninyong Red 0-18, Mt Prospect Black 6-65 d Buninyong Black 2-40, Geelong Green 8-72 d Mt Prospect White 0-16.
UNDER-14 THREE: Geelong 4-36 d Ballarat One 0-10, Ballarat Three 2-29 d Ballarat Two 2-25.
LADDERS
UNDER-19A: Mt Prospect 64 points, 172.84 percentage; Buninyong 40, 94.15; Ballarat 39, 97.71; Geelong Red 38, 95.21; Geelong Blue 18, 69.33.
UNDER-19B/C: Geelong Green 67, 136.31; Ballarat 41, 98.80; Mt Prospect 38, 87.24; Geelong White 32, 84.78.
UNDER-14A-B: Ballarat 82, 186.62; Geelong Green 70, 155.13; Mt Prospect Black 56, 116.67; Buninyong Black 55, 120.67; Buninyong Red 32, 71.34; Mt Prospect White 5, 27.40.
UNDER-14C: Geelong 51, 261.32; Ballarat One 36, 130.77; Ballarat Three 12, 62.64; Ballarat Two 9, 53.03.
TODAY:
SEMI-FINALS 9am
UNDER-19A: first, Mt Prospect v Geelong Red, courts 16-15; second, Buninyong v Ballarat, 14-13.
UNDER-14A: Geelong Green v Mt Prospect Black, courts 3-4.
UNDER-14B: Buninyong Red v Mt Prospect White, courts 5-6.
UNDER-14C: first, Geelong v Ballarat (2) court 11; second, Ballarat (1) v Ballarat (1) court 12.