Harrison returns for Huatoki
Pukekura will look to continue their winning ways in the Soffe Cup tennis competition this weekend when they host Okaiawa/Manaia.
Okaiawa/Manaia will face an uphill battle in both the men’s and women’s singles this week with Hamish Mead and Mark Laurence unavailable.
Josh Murdoch, Ryan Stockman, Peter Mihaljevich and Andrew Baylis will take on Pukekura’s quartet of Brady Simpson, David Barnard, Michael Erb and Meto Snegirev - with Pukekura expected to claim all four matches.
The women’s contests will likely head in the same direction as Okaiawa/ Manaia’s Lauren Mekalick, Helen Johnston, Jaimee Baylis and Anne Putt. look to be in for another tough day at the office against Pukekura’s Nikayla Barnard, Ella Rogers, Caitlin Haylock and Alison Gadsby.
Rotokare return to action this weekend after a bye and face a tough challenge in current leaders are at home to Oakura.
Oakura have been firing on all cylinders this season and Rotokare will need to be at their best to beat them.
In the men’s contests, they’ll send Blair Crowley, Scott Campbell, Baxter Rogers and Shane Devlin to do battle with Oakura’s Jamie Simpson, Graeme Mitchell, Andrew Hood and Sammy Lewis.
The Rotokare women will be Karen Cranston, Chantelle Peters, Tania Atkinson, and Paula Ingram, against Sue Oldfield, Ana Spurdle, Jackie Keenan, Poppy Mitchell, and doubles specialist Becky Bruckner.
Finally, Huatoki will take on Stratford with both side’s looking to turn a corner and get their seasons back on track.
Jayden Harrison returns to the No.1 spot for Huatoki after a troubling knee injury, while Chris and Jae Wilson also return for Huatoki.
Huatoki become a far more imposing side when their top man comes back into the line-up, and look as though they should be able to handle Stratford.
The men for Huatoki will be Harrison, Alistair Nairn, Murray Keast, and Luis Silva, against Stratford’s Bruce Cleland, Grant Kite, Michael Boland and Paul Waite.
The Stratford women are Lynn Stanners, Mylie Thwaites, Courtney Tippet and Kristen Lourie, who will take on Huatoki’s Tracey Old, Ellen O’Byrne, Chris Wilson and Jae Wilson.
Pihama have the bye.