Manning battle out Pairs final
Women’s State Pairs Wrap Manning’s Helen Morss and Therese Hastings are the Women’s State Pairs Champions for the 2016/17 after winning the final at Manning Memorial Bowling Club on Friday. They defeated Manning teammates Kristina Krstic and Laura Merz in blustery conditions on a fast and wide Manning green in the final to claim the title.
Morss and Hastings came from behind in an extremely tight semi-final defeating four time winners Noelene Abe (Corrigin) and Kerry Anderson (Mosman Park). Morss scored the only three multiples of the game to go from 5-9 down to 13-10 up in four ends and held on to win 14-12.
Krstic and Merz found their semi-final against Sorrento’s Nerida Porteous and Pauline Bourne a little more comfortable winning 19-6 with an end to spare. Krstic won the first eight ends of the match to lead 12-0 and won 12 of the 17 ends played to ensure she wouldn’t be troubled down the stretch.
The final started off cagey and tight affair but opened up significantly after Morss scored a five on the fifth end to lead 7-3. Two ends later Krstic levelled the match at 8-8 with a five of her own and then had the better of the next four ends to lead 12-15 after 11 ends. A four on the ninth end was the only reason Morss was still so close but then the game swung when Morss picked up a three to level the game. Morss then won all of the next four ends picking up eight shots in the process and held a commanding 23-15 lead with two ends left. Krstic picked up one shot on the 17th end to keep the match alive but after Merz killed the end twice they were forced to concede a shot and the match to Morss and Hastings.
It is the second state title of the year for both Morss and Hastings with both having won the State Fours earlier in the season.
Photos from the final available on the Bowls WA Facebook Page
Women’s State Pairs Knockout Results
Women’s State Pairs Sectional Results
