The Noosa junior table tennis team went into their challenge match with the Sunshine Coast juniors feeling quietly confident.
Last time these two teams clashed, Noosa comfortably came out on top. However Sunshine Coast had strengthened their team from the last encounter and a much tighter contest was predicted.
The first six games went according to form leaving the match at three games all.
Noosa won the next four games to skip ahead to a handy 7-3 lead.
Things were looking good for Noosa. However Sunshine Coast won the next three games to climb back into contention, keeping them competitive at 7-6 down.
Next up was the clash of the titans.
Noosa’s number one Elias Salamany was up against Sunshine Coast’s top gun Liam, who had been brought into the team to bolster its fire power. Elias got home in a tight but critical win 12-10, 11-9, 11-9.
Noosa then skipped ahead with a 10 games to 7 lead. They were poised on the cusp of victory needing just one more game to clinch victory. However Sunshine coast weren’t quite done, winning the next three games. The score was now 10 all with one game to play. This left Alex Todd (Noosa) to face off against his counterpart Gabe (Sunshine Beach) to decide the outcome.
In a tense match, with everything riding on the outcome, Alex Todd (Noosa) was too good coming out the winner beating Gabe (Sunshine Coast) 11-8, 11-8, 7-11, 11-5.
On the night Noosa had just fallen over the line 11 matches to 10. The boost in fire power in the Sunshine Coast team had nearly paid off. However they just fell short.
Player of the match was Noosa’s number one player Elias Salamany who won his three singles defeating the top three Sunshine Coast players.
Noosa Table tennis is on Wednesday Nights at the Noosa leisure Center Wallace Dr Noosaville from 7pm its $7 and all are welcome, beginners or advanced players.
