A set of identical twins has taken sibling rivalry to a new level, competing against each other last week in a women’s tennis grand final.
Barb Kelly and Elizabeth Round, 71, started playing tennis at age 10 with Liston Tennis Club in Williamstown.
They now play for rival clubs – Ms Kelly for Williamstown Central Tennis Club and Ms Round for Yarraville Tennis Club.
“We play in the same western region mid-week ladies’ competition each season, and this season – for the first time that I can remember – my team made the grand final,” Ms Kelly said.
“My sister’s team often makes the grand final because they’ve been playing for a lot longer. Because we both made the grand final, we got to play against each other.”
Yarraville won, but the sisters aren’t keeping score.
“We’re best friends, really,” Ms Kelly said. “Of course we like to beat each other on the tennis court, but if it happens it happens.”
Ms Round, half an hour older than her sister, said the two could often predict each other’s moves.
“We probably know one another’s game very well,” she said. “It’s been a wonderful thing for the two of us.
“It’s just an enjoyable sport with our teams and, particularly when we’re opposed to one another, we have a wonderful game.”
