Date: May 30, 2011
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Metropolitan Pennants – Womens A1 Rd 1 Results

Royal Adelaide&aposs Sarah King made a winning start to the Women&aposs A1 Pennant season Kooyonga and The Grange have enjoyed a winning start to the season, while joint title favourites Glenelg and Royal Adelaide completed a 2 1/2 all draw in round one of the 2011 Women&aposs A1 pennants at Kooyonga. Glenelg and Royal Adelaide have dominated the Women&aposs A1 Pennant competition in recent years, with Royal Adelaide winning last year&aposs flag and Glenelg winning the competition in 2009, and again nothing separated the teams yesterday&aposs opening round. For Royal Adelaide, Sarah King repeated her 2011 Golf SA Amateur Championship result with a 5 & 3 win over Jenny Lee, while Rebecca Sykes was equally impressive in beating Christine Beasley 5&4. Former state rep Sophie James and Cathy Symons recorded wins for Glenelg while juniors Elysia Yap and Megan Bleeze completed a hard fought draw to ensure a tied result. Kooyonga, lead by state representatives Ebony Heard and Emma Ash made short work of Blackwood in a 5-0 victory. In the final match, The Grange defeated the Golf SA Fringe side 3 & 2, with Kristelle Blum, Louise Glennon and Cassandra Wee all winning their matches. Next week&aposs round two matches at Blackwood sees the hosts taking on Glenelg, while Grange play kooyonga and Royal Adelaide play Golf SA. For all results and draws, click here for the Pennant events page. Round 2 5th June at Blackwood 1st Tee 7.30 am Grange v Kooyonga 1st Tee 8.10 am Golf SA v Royal Adelaide 1st Tee 8.50 am Blackwood v Glenelg