38 SPORT THURSDAY APRIL 30 2015 Opportunity knocks for Hoggies to break free

bragging rights and a repeat last year. Bayley Galbraith has The Tigers’ team are devel- Grey performance tonight will es- For all the latest been a sensation in defence for oping nicely with coach Sharon tablish the Greens as early fav- news, scores and Waratahs, playing close to her Freeman building team unity, Morris ourites to win another flag. opponents and grabbing sev- fitness and skill in her players. [email protected] The lady Razorbacks will be highlights, visit eral intercepts, while at the Roxy Morton-Owen will closely watching the fitness of other end of the court goal at- need to continue her great Deni Teleulei from 6.15pm as tack Andrea Heenan was form in defence to give the Ti- HOGGIES can break open a the ace goal shooter sat out in- much stronger against Pints gers a chance against an Eagles three-way traffic jam at the top jured last week. The Hoggies’ three muske- The red skirts of Waratahs last week and will be looking to side coming off a thrashing of the Darwin Netball Associ- Pints welcome back the teers, Shannon Millar, Amy should prevail against the continue that form. from Tracy Village Falcons last ation A-grade ladder by beat- poet, Aroha Jennings, into the Lorenzo and Shay Maloney – struggling Palmerston in the Nightcliff, fresh from their Thursday. ing Pints in tonight’s early goal circle after two weeks of back after representing Aus- 7.45pm game. first win of the season against Districts’ goalkeeper Karen game at the Marrara courts. shuffling their forward half, tralia in the defence force The Crocs have lost their Palmerston last week, are Parker was the only Eagle that Pints beat defending prem- while key defender Emma Anzac netball match against bite after losing several senior looking to make it two in a row stood out last week, setting up ier Hoggies earlier in the sea- Clee is back in the side after New Zealand – are keys to players from the team that fin- against Northern Districts in an intriguing battle with Mor- son to secure early season missing last week. their side’s winning chances. ished third in the competition the late game at 9.15pm. ton-Owen. Just getting through in Siblings Nick of time

NICK Kyrgios has come back from a break down in the final set and avoided being default- double ed from the Estoril Open all in the space of half an hour. The Australian, who was playing Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas won the five- set match but it wasn’t without more than it’s share of drama. the fun Having lost the second set in a tie-breaker, Kyrgios found himself down a break in the third, but rallied to get things “Jemma is level late in the final set. Kyrgios then went up 6-5 better than and had two match points but couldn’t quite seal the match. me at ” That led to a final set break- er, during which Kyrgios TWINS Jemma and Tayla men’s open crown in suc- whacked a ball out of the stadi- Gossow are proving a real sis- cession, defeating top seed and um, and having already re- ter act in Darwin junior tennis. AWOF coach Matthew Dud- ceived two code violations (one The 10-year-olds from ley 7-5 6-2 in the final. for an audible obscenity and Palmerston were in top form at “I want to win five in a row, the second for racket abuse) he the Open tournament at the because I have a good friend was treading a fine line. AWOF Sports Centre on (Ryan Palfrey) who won four Ultimately, Kyrgios was Bagot Rd at the weekend. in a row before he relocated to simply happy to make it Jemma won the 10-years- Adelaide,” Parker said. through the match. and-under green ball singles His goal is to train Jemma “When I was down a break final, defeating Sidni Finch 6-1. to his standard so he has some- in the third set, I was strug- Jemma lost to Maya Kruger one to hit with. gling. But somehow I broke in the 12-years-and-under sin- “If we go backhand to back- back in the tie-breaker. gles main draw but won the hand she can beat me now but “I was frustrated at the end consolation final, defeating I have her if we go forehand to of the second set. I’ve not Anna Kruger 6-3 6-1. forehand,” he said. played a lot of tennis in the last Older sister Tayla (by two Jemma’s dream is to one few months. I just need to play minutes) and partner Lochlan day play the clay courts of a lot more matches right now.” Evans defeated Archie McCor- France’s Roland Garros. Kyrgios got off the hook, mick and Cassandra Pettit 6-3 “It was my first win in the but it wasn’t so for fellow Aus- to win the 10-years-and-under AWOF, so I am pretty happy,” sie Marinko Matosevic, who green ball doubles. Jemma said. lost in straight sets to French- “My coach Daniel Parker is Jemma heads to Katherine man Richard Gasquet. doing a really good job of this long weekend, where she The loss to Gasquet, who coaching me and Jemma,” will step up in grade and com- was making his return from a Tayla said. pete in the 14years-and-under back injury, was Matosevic’s “Jemma is better than me at singles. sixth consecutive tournament tennis. She has been playing The Gossows are not the first round loss. since she was five years of age. only twins making their mark The last time Matosevic “My goal is to beat her at on the Top End tennis courts. won a match on the ATP Tour some stage in singles.” Arch rivals the Kruger was at the Acapulco event in To cap off a big weekend, twins, Anna and Maya, are also Rising young tennis players Tayla and Jemma Gossow with their coach Daniel Parker after all three February, where he beat Span- Daniel Parker won his third proving to be formidable foes. performed with distinction at Darwin’s AWOF Sport Centre Open Picture: HELEN ORR iard . FOOTROT FLATS Day tenacious on match play

JASON Day has vowed to the help of a give-them-noth- keep up his aggressive win-at- ing attitude, refusing to con- all-costs attitude as he defends cede putts and using mind the World Golf Championship games against his opponents. Match Play title. When asked if he was wor- The world No.7 has made a ried about having a target on reputation for himself as one of his back in San Francisco this the game’s best match play week, Day refused to flinch. golfers, but has also ruffled a “I’m not even worried about few feathers with his gritty, it,” Day, 27, said. “I really want competitive style. to have a great record here and The Queenslander claimed let everyone know that I am last year’s event in Arizona and one of the best match play was third the year before with players in the world.”

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