Whittlesea, including Ian Berry, slipped further away from the top four in Bowls Victoria’s division 1, section 1 with a loss to top side Deer Park on Saturday.
Whittlesea won just one of the four rinks as Deer Park claimed its 16 (78)-2 (60) win.
With three rounds left, the loss has Whittlesea 17 points behind fourth-placed Croydon .
This week Whittlesea plays bottom-of-the-table Brighton (2).