The two top men’s sides remain way out in front after five rounds of Scarbro Caro Bowl as both Parnell and Campbell Park scored another 6-0 each. Parnell have the maximum 40 points after not having dropped a match the whole season.

It helps Parnell that Kiwi No3 Rubin Statham has played several matches, on Friday he won his match against Kyle August of Herne Bay 6-3 6-0. Mark Nielsen, Anton Bettink and Steve Downs all completed the tie in straight sets over their opponents in singles and combined for straight set doubles wins too.

Campbell Park using Aussie pro Dane Propoggia at No1 also didn’t drop a set in their straight set defeat of Royal Oak. They now sit just one point behind Parnell on 39 points having dropped just one match in the season.

Remuera are in third place after their 5-1 over Cockle Bay where American No1 Paul Koenke dropped his match to Matt Meredith, however the remainder of the Remuera team was too strong and is now on 21 points, one ahead of Blockhouse Bay who were 5-1 winners over Pompallier.

The Bay side had Russian-born Kiwi Artem Sitak who is ranked around 300 in the world in the top singles who defeated Teo Susnjak in straight sets. Sitak along with a number of other Caro Bowl players may be absent this week as a result of the US$25,000 Configure Express Women’s Challenger and US$15,000 men’s Futures in Wellington which started on Tuesday until Sunday.

The best of the men’s sixth round clashes looks to be Cockle Bay at home against Parnell. It’s always difficult to tell who Cockle Bay will produce on the night and from what part of the country they are from. It will be a good opportunity for people in the Eastern Suburbs to see some top tennis. Other sixth round contests are Campbell Park aiming for another 6-0 victory when they host Pompallier. Royal Oak are away to Blockhouse Bay and Remuera have a home tie against Herne Bay.

In the women’s fifth round it was the young guns of Royal Oak who just won a countback for their side over Kohimarama.

Leela Beattie and Emily Fanning won their singles and doubles matches as Royal Oak came away winners 55-52 on games count back after matches and sets had been equal. The stars for Kohimarama were Heidi Stewart and Danielle Feneridis, both of whom won their singles and doubles, but it was just three games which now keep Royal Oak at the top of the points table on 31 points, with a bye to come ahead of Parnell on 29 points.

Parnell were big victors against bottom placed Glendowie 6-0 while Remuera grabbed their first win of the season with a close fought 4-2 triumph over Mission Bay. Mission Bay are now at home versus Parnell in the sixth round while the quaint surroundings of Pompallier tennis club will have a visit from Kohimarama and Glendowie are at home against Remuera with both sides close on the points table.

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Round two of Scarbro Caro Bowl tennis saw Kiwi Davis Cup player Rubin Statham return to tennis in New Zealand to add even more strength to his Parnell club side. Ranked at just outside of the world’s top 300 Statham who had reached the Commonwealth Games quarterfinals beat American Paul Koenke 6-4 6-2 as his Parnell side defeated Remuera 6-0. Parnell are now equal first on the points table with Campbell Park on the maximum 16 points and have a significant break on the rest of the teams.

The nearest rival is Cockle Bay who have had a win and a loss and sit on eight points.

Campbell Park had an easy 6-0 victory over Blockhouse Bay, who on paper looked like a contender prior to the season starting but have not been able to use the injured Marcus Daniell or any other of their international players.

The Park side featuring it’s former Argentine internationals Gustavo Gomez and Mariano Pettigrosso as well as former Kiwi internationals Adam Thompson and Robbie Cheyne only dropped on set in their win.

Other men’s winners were Royal Oak 4-2 over Pompallier after winning both doubles and the lower order singles. Pompallier took the top two singles thanks to Teo Susnjak and Gustavo Perziano. Cockle Bay were 6-0 over Herne Bay in the battle of the new sides to the competition, Andrew Batie having to work hard in the top singles to overcome Kyle August 6-4 6-4.

In the women’s section the young talent of Leela Beattie and Emily Fanning continued their form for Royal Oak who accounted for Mission Bay 6-0 without dropping a set. The win puts Royal Oak at the top of the points table on the maximum 16, however they will be aware that main rivals, Parnell have only played one match in the competition so far.

Meanwhile Kohimarama defeated a young Glendowie team 5-1 with Kairangi Vano struggling in singles to come back from injury. Vano was beaten in straight sets by Sarah McDermott, however she won her doubles match with Luci Barlow. Pompallier beat Remuera 6-0, again the experience of Shelley Bryce proving invaluable against a Remuera side which was missing a couple of its key players.

There’s no Caro Bowl over Labour weekend with the competition returning the following Friday 29 October.

Scarbro Caro Bowl Men’s round two results

Parnell 6 Remuera 0

Rubin Statham bt Paul Koenke 6-4 6-2

Mark Nielsen bt James Shortall 6-3 6-2

Alistair Hunt bt Martin Colenbrander 6-2 6-2

Anton Bettink bt Josh Jelnik 7-6 6-4

Hunt/Steve Downs bt Shortall/Colenbrander 6-3 6-3

Statham/Nielsen bt Koenke/Gareth Dowdell 7-6 6-3

Cockle Bay 6 Herne Bay 0

Andrew Batie beat Kyle August 6-4 6-4

James Spence beat Parras Thakur 6-2 7-5

Matt Meredith beat Gideon Brink 7-5 6-2

Henry Gers beat Brock Mustard 6-3 6-0

Batie/Meredith bt  August/Brink  6-1 6-4

Spence/Gers bt  Thakur/Brock 6-2 7-5

Campbell Park 6 Blockhouse Bay 0

Gustavo Gomez bt Jackson Bodle 6-4 6-0

Adam Thompson bt Marco Comuzzo 6-4 6-2

Mariano Pettigrosso bt Haydin Joblin 6-1 7-6

Robbie Cheyne bt Wayne Molloy 4-6 6-0 6-3

Gomez/Pettigrosso bt Bodle/Comozzo 6-4 6-4

Thompson/Cheyne bt Joblin/Molloy 6-1 6-1

Royal Oak 4 Pompallier 2

Aaron McDougall lt Teo Susnjak 2-6 5-7

Scott Winnard lt Gustavo Perziano 5-7 6-7

Trent O’Keeffe bt Hamish Duff 4-6 6-4 6-3

Bryce Hayr bt Brad Paterson 6-1 6-2

McDougall/Winnard bt Susnjak/Perziano 6-4 6-3

O’Keeffe/Hayr bt Duff/Paterson 6-4 6-4

Men’s points after two rounds

Parnell 16, Campbell Park 16, Cockle Bay 8, Remuera 7, Blockhouse Bay 7, Royal Oak 6, Pompallier 2, Herne Bay 0

Scarbro Caro Bowl Women’s round 2 results

Kohimarama 5 Glendowie 1

Kairangi Vano lt Sarah McDermott 5-7 3-6

Luci Barlow bt Iva Parapunova 7-5 6-4

Heidi Stewart bt Claudia Williams 7-6 3-0 default

Diana Fernedis bt Holly Crammer-Roberts 6-0 6-2

Vano/Barlow bt McDermott/Parapunova 5-7 6-4 10-4

Stewart/Fernedis bt Williams/Crammer-Roberts 6-2 6-0

Royal Oak 6 Mission Bay 0

Leela Beattie bt Stacey Housely 6-4 6-0

Emily Fanning bt Dana Gray 6-2 6-4

Nicola Kaiwai bt Erinn Anderson-Scott 6-3 6-2

Angela Swinkels bt Davina Meza Cordova 6-2 6-0

Beattie/Fanning bt Christine Foote/Stacey Housely 6-2 6-2

Kaiwai/Swinkels bt Gray/Lana Sokolnikova 6-4 6-2

Pompallier 6 Remuera 0

Shelley Bryce bt Ashleigh Calder 6-0 6-3

Mikaela Davies bt Jenna Lee 6-0 6-0

Salema Taufa bt Chika Deane 6-1 6-3

Yoanna Peshev bt Alexandra Howell 7-6 6-1

Bryce/Peshev bt Calder/Lee 6-2 6-3

Davies/Carli Davis bt Deane/Howell 6-1 6-1

Scarbro Caro Bowl Women’s Points after two rounds.

Royal Oak 16, Pompallier 14, Kohimarama 8, Mission Bay 2 *Parnell 7, Glendowie 1 *Remuera 0.

*have played one game

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