Only one match made the courts on the weekend in round 5 of the Naracoorte SportsPower Southern Ports Tennis season, with others wary of the early Saturday rain.

What was a soggy start to the day turned into a great afternoon for tennis at Lucindale.

Lucindale Wombats 13-128 defeated Naracoorte – 11-106.

Despite other matches being cancelled, these two teams were keen to get on the court.

The mixed doubles set the scene for the day.

Lucindale’s top two mixed doubles were almost untouchable, both winning 6-1.

But there were also some tight matches, Lucindale’s Mitch Baker/Brittany Voss defeated S. Biggins/J. Malone in a tiebreaker, and Naracoorte’s Logan Smith/Katelyn Baker defeating S. Crocker/Bron Longbottom, 7-5.

In the singles, the Wombats again showed their dominance at the top.

In-form Chandler Smart gained 6-3 win over Dan Menzel.

Eliza and Tom Handbury both had another good day with wins in their singles.

Eliza taking the win against Kelsie Moyle-Read, 6-4 and Tom defeating Michele Moyle-Read, 6-2.

Strong performances by Brittany Voss, Mitch Baker and Trevor Smart had the Wombats streaking ahead.

Naracoorte were not far behind though with wins from Will Malone, Logan Smith, Albert Mann and Alix Mosey.

Office mates became rivals when Katelyn Baker defeated Bron Longbottom, 6-1.

Whereas in his first senior match, Max Lush showed off his skills with a win over Micaela Lock, 6-1.

With the score at 10 sets to 8, Naracoorte were looking to win some doubles to try and steal the day.

But the Wombats had other plans, quickly scoring two sets in both top doubles, 9-2 and 9-3.

Naracoorte’s ladies put the team back on track with 9-5 and 9-6 wins.

Keeping the dream alive, Naracoorte’s L. Smith/A. Mann would not go down without a fight, defeating S. Crocker/Toby Longbottom in a marathon 10-8.

The day would come down to the final double, with all eyes on the match.

Lucindale’s Mitch Baker/Trevor Smart would prove to be too good, sealing the points for the Wombats with a 9-2 win.

Lucindale Wombats 13 sets defeated Naracoorte – 11 sets.

Three set winners for Lucindale were Chandler Smart, Mitch Baker, Trevor Smart, Eliza Handbury, Tom Handbury, Brittany Voss.

Logan Smith, Albert Mann, Katelyn Baker and Max Lush took three set wins for Naracoorte.

In Round 6, tennis will return across the Limestone Coast.

Beachport will host the Lucindale Cockatoos, Robe Roosters will travel to Kingston, while the Rebels will host the top team Wombats.

Penola will play another home game, hosting the Koalas.

Finally, in what is set to be match of the week, Naracoorte take on Frances-Lucindale.