ETTA crowns new champions

By Josh Huntly

Aug 9, 2022

All smiles: Finalists (from left) Nila Zampa, Jesse Edwards, Isaac Hope, Tillman Sauer, Ray Wissell and Stephen Hope closed out another season. Photo: Josh Huntly

Echuca Table Tennis Association has brought another season to a close, with its latest champions taking out a thrilling grand final series.

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The three-person team of Stephen Hope, Isaac Hope and Tilmann Sauer took out the grand final 7-4 in the conclusion to the eight-week season.

A mixture of singles and doubles were the order of business as the winning team shot to an early advantage in the best of 11 matches.

Contest: Father-son duo Stephen and Isaac Hope (left) face Nila Zampa and Ray Wissell in doubles. Photo: Josh Huntly

It was an early deficit the gallant runner-up team of Nila Zampa, Ray Kissell, and Jesse Edwards couldn’t track down, despite a late comeback in the finale.

Victory makes it two successive grand final wins for Hope, who was a winner with Edwards and Chris Hawking last time around.

Slick: Jesse Edwards (left) and Isaac Hope do battle. Photo: Josh Huntly

It draws a close to another successful season for the ETTA which, like many other sporting organisations, struggled to find any fluency in competition throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

Now, the organisation has recovered to host eight teams competing throughout the season.

The association plays at St Mary’s church hall on Anstruther Street, with competition taking place on Wednesday nights.

By Josh Huntly