The calculators are out after the conclusion of the men’s round robin in the Scarbro Caro Bowl. It appears that Pompallier’s late run of success helped them to take the equal top spot and finish on 43 points, the same as Parnell who had their second loss of their season, albeit on countback to West End. Blockhouse Bay ended in third on 40 points with West End on 37 in fourth.

If there are no countbacks or changes in the final points Pompallier will host Blockhouse Bay for the second consecutive week while Parnell will play West End again, but this time at Parnell.

The joint top spot came to Pompallier as a result of beating Blockhouse Bay who were under strength with No2 and 3 – Andrew Batie (illness) and Eru Lyndon (arrival of a baby). But in front of a large and vocal home crowd Pompallier were always going to be tough. James Shortall accounted for South African Brendon Curry in the top singles with every match bar the bottom doubles was won in straight sets.

With Batie and Lyndon back in the team there is no doubt the result will be closer. batie will play Robbie Cheyne in what could be an enthralling match at No2 while Lyndon who has been in great form this season will face Adam McNeil. McNeil steps into the third singles spot as a result of Jacob Olsen not being available. Pat Metham from Wellington, the lanky 18-year-old highly regarded junior will step in for the team again.

 West End won on countback over Parnell by 72 games to 64 with a number of tight contests between players with big reputations. Austen Childs won the top singles in three sets against Adam Thompson, however MAtt Prentice served his way to a straight set win over Martin Colenbrander at No2 to even the overall score. At No3 Alistair Hunt gained a 6-4 7-6 win over his former davis Cup teammate, James Greenhalgh while Teo Susnjak made the scores equal with a straight set win over Steven Downs. The doubles were split as Childs and Greenhalgh beat Thompson and Hunt in straight but Prentice and Downs won in three sets over Colenbrander and Susnjak for Parnell.

West End will be dead keen to score a repeat of their victory, but winning at Parnell is a different story and done very rarely.

Ina bottom four match at Royal Oak in front of a large crowd of enthusiastic supporters the home team had Brett Steven in the top doubles against Herne Bay, although things didn’t quite go the way of the former top-50 player. Steven and Marcus Daniel were taken to three sets by Wei Wei and Jeff Birse. Eventually Royal Oak came away winners 4-2. In the other men’s match Kohimarama beat Remuera on a countback.

 The Kohimarama women’s team staged an upset with a 5-1 win against defending champs Parnell at Parnell. The win means Kohi finish the round robin as the top side on 49 points, four ahead of Parnell. Kohi will host a semi against Mangere Combined and a final if they make it that far.

Kohi No1 Kairangi Vano scored a three set win against Dianne Hollands while older sister Varoma Vano won in three sets at No2 beating Niki Tippins. The only victory for Parnell came in the top doubles.

Royal Oak scored a 6-0 win over Papatoetoe to finish in third. Mangere Combined used their full strength side to secure fourth after a 6-0 win against Remuera as just one match went to three sets. The other match had Mission Bay gain a 5-1 against Pompallier.

The first semifinal featuring Kohimarama versus Mangere Combined will be a battle of youth versus experience. Kohi won their round robin clash but will need to be careful as Tracey O’Connor and Shelley Bryce are ex internationals and Luci Barlow at No3 is a real competitor as is Manumea Durie. But the teenage team of the Vano sisters, Siobhan Cavan, Briar Preston and Sarah Adams have youth and power on their side.

The other semi has Parnell at home against Royal Oak. Parnell will be the favourite but won’t be feeling comfortable after losing to Kohi. However they can feel satisfied in the fact they won 5-1 in the round robin over Royal Oak.

Round Seven Results:

Men

West End 3 (7sets, 72games) Parnell 3 (7sets, 64games) – Austen Childs bt Adma Thompson 4-6 6-4 6-4; Martin Colenbrander lt Matt Prentice 4-6 4-6; James Greenhalgh lt Alistair Hunt 4-6 6-7; Teo Susnjak bt Steven Downs 6-2 6-2. Childs/Greenhalgh bt Thompson/Hunt 7-6 6-2; Colenbrander/Susnjak lt Prentice/Downs 6-1 6-4 6-3.

Pompallier 5 Blockhouse Bay 1 – James Shortall bt Brendon Curry 6-4 6-3; Robbie Cheyne bt Marc Paulik 6-4 6-0; Adam McNeil bt Nick Turner 7-6 6-1; Pat Metham bt Damien Connelly 6-4 6-0. Shortall/Metham lt Curry/Turner 6-7 2-6; Cheyne/McNeil bt Paulik/Connelly 6-3 5-7 6-2.

Royal Oak 4 Herne Bay 2 – Marcus Daniel lt Wei Wei 6-3 3-6 3-6; Andrew Allan bt Jeff Birse 6-1 6-1; Scott Winnard bt Kyle August 6-3 3-6 6-1; Nigel Allen lt Andy Doole 4-6 4-6. Brett Steven/Daniel bt Wei Wei/Birse 3-6 6-1 6-1; Winnard/Allan bt David Mustard/Brock Mustard 6-3 6-2.

Kohimarama 3 (7sets) Remuera 3 (6sets) – Gerrit Steenkamp bt Aaron McDougall 6-1 6-1; James Pilbro lt Sam Gould 6-3 2-6 1-6; Justin Stortelers lt Henry Gers 2-6 2-6; Stuart Robertson bt Paul Grubi 6-3 6-3. Steenkamp/Robertson bt McDougall/Gould 7-6 6-3; Pilbro/Stortelers lt Gers/Grubi 6-4 4-6 2-6.

Men’s points after seven rounds: Parnell 43, Pompallier 43, Blockhouse Bay 40, West End 37, Royal Oak 22, Kohimarama 15, Remuera 13, Herne Bay 10.

Men’s Semifinal’s – Friday 24 November, home team first, 6pm start: Parnell v West End; Pompallier v Blockhouse Bay.

Women

Kohimarama 5 Parnell 1 – Kairangi Vano bt Dianne Hollands 6-7 6-3 6-4; Varoma Vano bt Niki Tippins 6-1 3-6 6-3; Siobhan Cavan bt Lisa Wilkinson 6-2 6-2; Briar Preston bt Ann Allmendinger 6-3 6-0. K Vano/Sarah Adams lt Hollands/Tippins 4-6 2-6; Cavan/V Vano bt Pavlina Nola/Rachel Clark 4-6 6-3 6-4.

Royal Oak 6 Papatoetoe 0 – Abigail Guthrie bt Salema Taufa 6-4 6-2; Nicola Kaiwai bt Ioana Teu 6-2 6-1; Angela Swinkels bt Aroha Herewini 6-3 6-1; Sarah Henderson bt Kataraina Hunia 6-3 6-4. Guthrie/Swinkels bt Taufa/Herewini 6-0 6-1; Natasha Watts/Kaiwai bt Teu/Hunia 6-1 6-3.

Mission Bay 5 Pompallier 1 – Ilke Gers bt Maddy White 6-0 6-0; Tanya Samodolek bt Libby Batley 6-1 6-0; Jenna Lee lt Rosie Bird 4-6 2-6; Rebecca Green bt Lucy Bird 6-0 6-0. Gers/Debbie Garea bt White/Batley 6-1 6-3; Samodolek/Green bt Bird/Bird 6-2 6-0.

Mangere Combined 6 Remuera 0 – Tracey O’Connor bt Amy Chen 6-1 6-0; Shelley Bryce bt Ingela Derlin 6-2 7-5; Luci Barlow bt Sarah McDermott 6-4 6-7 6-2; Manumea Durie bt Hannah Bowering 6-2 6-2. O’Connor/Barlow bt Chen/Bowering 6-1 6-4; Bryce/Durie bt Derlin/McDermott 6-2 6-3.

Women’s points after round robin: Kohimarama 49, Parnell 45, Royal Oak 37, Mangere Combined 34, Mission Bay 24, Remuera 20, Pompallier 11, Papatoetoe 4.

Semifinals – Friday 24 November, home team first, 6pm start: Kohimarama v Mangere Combined; Parnell v Royal Oak.