The U10s Boys Singles Runner up was Max Coello, the winner was Sam Gray ,the final was played as a best of 3 games with Max pushing Sam all the way ,with Sam winning 12-10, and then Max winning 11-13 and then Sam coming back with a strong performance to take the third game 11-5…There was also a plate competition for those losing in the first round ,the final was between Charlie Gray (4)and Fergus McCarthy (6) ,with Fergus winning 11-3 and 11-2..
The Girls Singles was played as a round robin event with the Runner up being Georgia Crockett on 27 points and the Winner Sarah Baggott on max points of 33..
The boys Doubles was also a round Robin with the Runner ups being Jasper Evans and Max Coello on 14 points, the winners were Brothers Sam and George Gray on max points of 22, this is shaping up that the Gray brothers could dominate the future of these events much like the Honnors have done recently, only time will tell…
The Girls Doubles was won by Sarah Baggott and Georgia Crockett beating sisters Talia and Nina Coello 11-2, this was the first time that three of the girls had taken part in the tournament with only Sarah having played before ,this proved to be the advantage for Sarah and Georgia’s win.
The Mixed Doubles was won by Sam Gray and Sarah Baggott on 33 points beating into 2cnd place Max and Talia Coello, on 26 points…This gave a clean sweep for Sarah and Sam winning all three of there events..
The U14s Tournament also took place along side the U10s and first up was the Boys Singles, the final was between Leon Pitman and Jack Hobbins with Jack winning 15-7 and 15-11, this was a great win for Jack as he has only just moved up to this age group after winning the U12s last year ! There was also a plate event ,with the Winner Tom Rice beating Aarron Abraham 15-12 and 15-14..
The Girls Singles event was between Rosie Hancock and Isabelle Honnor, with some great rallies played Rosie was too strong for Isabelle in this event with Rosie winning 15-3 and 15-2, there was also a plate competition with Lilly Green and Lacey Gulliver ,which saw Lacey win 15-3, 15-10, Lilly showed great strength in the 2cnd game and put up a tough battle for Lacey…
The Boys doubles saw a large entry of 7 pairs in total ,with the final coming down to Leon Pitman and Jack Hobbins against Oliver Clow and Aarron Scott Roberts, with Leon and Jack winning 15-12 and 15-10…
The Girls doubles was a very evenly fought competition ,there was a draw for 2nd place between Sarah Baggott and Lacey Gulliver matching Rosie Hancock and Victoria Holden on 35 points !! Rosie and Victoria were awarded 2nd place on count back as they had beaten Sarah and Lacey earlier 15-11. There was no question about the winners though ,Isabelle Honnor and Evie Afonso , who won all there games and finished on max points of 45.
The last and best event of the day was the Mixed Doubles, this saw 2 groups of 4 play in a round robin event with the top 2 from each group going through to the Semi Finals, the results were Jack and Rosie beat brother and sister Oliver and Emily Clow 15-4 and in the other semi final we saw Leon and Isabelle beat Leo Popov and Evie Afonso 15-5,,,This set us up for a great final, featuring the best players of the day teaming up to face each other !! The final was a best of 3 games and it needed all 3 games to see who would win, with Leon and Isabelle taking the first game 15-11 and then Jack and Rosie taking the 2nd game 11-15 ,This meant a nail biting deciding 3rd game which saw Leon and Isabelle win 15-10 to win the Mixed Title ! All the games were played with great spirit and it was enjoyed by all that played and watched from the balcony, It has certainly been a battle of the Siblings so far this year !!