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Tennis round up
Sabena Butt triumphed in the
girls' competition, beating Albina Yanko 6-1, 6-0, while the U14 girls'
singles final was also hotly contested, with Caitlin Hardy overcoming Butt
3-6, 6-4, 6-4. Connaught player Tony Akbari
reached the final of the U14 boys' competition, but was beaten by
Jamie Wright. However, he teamed up with
Wright to beat Phillipe Herman and Paul Meaden 6-2, 6-2 to win the U14 men's
doubles. In the U10 girls' singles
final, Emily Carrington beat Tanisha Schumacher, while Seye Adegbite won
convincingly against Kayleigh Griffiths in the U12 girls' singles final. Matthew Hollis won the boys'
U12 title, defeating Alex Schumacher. Waltham Forest Guardian |
Winners enjoy an ace night August 26 – Former Australian ace
Peter McNamara presented the prizes at the Northumberland Tennis Awards
Evening. The
event, at the County Ground in Jesmond, was held during the annual Adderstone
Group Northumberland Open. It
was supported by clubs from across the county, with coaches, players and
parents voting in all the categories and then a panel of judges deciding the
eventual winners. The
Most Improved Junior Male Award went to John Boden, with Amy Hoburn taking
the female equivalent. Performance
of the Year went to Grace Dixon, Darras Hall First School were named School
of the Year and Team of the Year was claimed by Ponteland TC’s men’s first
team. Other
awards: Local Authority of the Year – North Tyneside Council; Coach of the
Year – Phil Barron and Sarah Stevenson (joint winners); Junior Volunteer of
the Year – Patrick Cree; The Gordon Brewis Service to Tennis: Ted Baty. As
well as taking care of the prize, McNamara also starred alongside former
British No 1 Andrew Castle in an exhibition match with local players James
Nelson and Michael Ratcliffe. Youngsters
from Northumberland gave creditable performances in the group stage of the
national finals of the HSBC Road to Wimbledon National 14 and Under Challenge
event at Wimbledon. Stocksfield’s
Robert Docherty progressed to the consolation draw after finishing third in
his group. The
13-year-old claimed a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Isle of Man’s Ronan McDonnell,
but was unsuccessful in his two further matches against North Scotland’s
Lindsay Murdoch and Avon’s Edward Hardiman. Docherty
was joined by Whitley Bay’s Jordan Simpson, 13, (right) who also reached the
consolation draw after three tough losses in his group matches. On
the girls side, the draw proved too challenging for Cramlington’s Emma Wilson
– she finished third in her group and also progressed to the consolation
draw. More
than 120 competitors from all 44 counties in Britain battled it out at SW19
to claim vital wins which would see the top two players in each group
progress to the last 32. Evening Chronicle |
Horncastle Tennis Club hosts final Mini Red
tournament
Players taking part were from clubs in Lincoln, Woodhall
Spa, Horncastle and Strathgryffe in the West of Scotland. U8s play tie-break scoring, usually to 10 points, but with
the timed event they just have to keep playing until time is up. Caption: Pictured in the back row are Time4Tennis coaches Shirley and Karl Sutton, in the middle row are Ross Armstrong, Freya Coleman, Holly Docherty, Bethany Ryalls, Lorna Bowser and Cameron Faulkner, and in the front row are Matthew Clapham and Louis Croves. Photo supplied. Horncastle News |
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August 24 – Horncastle Tennis Club
hosted its final Mini Red U8s tournament of the summer season on Saturday.