Finals Day on Sunday 17 September 2023 saw the culmination of the various matches played by members over the summer months.  Despite the rather ‘iffy’ weather forecast the day turned out fine and warm apart from a bit of a downpour at midday which fortunately didn’t last long.  The only casualty was the mixed doubles match which the rain curtailed at the delicate stage of one set apiece and, due to time constraints on one of the players, will now have to be completed later in the following week.

The Men’s Singles match was a humdinger of a match to watch – three sets, hard fought over more than three hours, final set 10-8 – and then they went on to play doubles!!

It was great to see the amount of support afforded to the finalists by members, their families, and friends.

Grateful thanks to all who took part and to all involved in making the day run as smoothly as it did, particularly our Captain of Tennis, Pete Rope, who did a sterling job organising the tournament throughout the summer and on Finals Day – no mean feat!

Grateful thanks too to all who organised the barbecue which sustained players and supporters during the day and to those who took time out to assist with the cooking.

RESULTS

FINAL	WINNERS	RUNNERS-UP
Ladies Doubles	Lesley West and Margaret Baker	Tracey Smith and Melanie Huckstep
Mixed Doubles	Marie Wilkins and Mark Baxter	Amanda Riley and Richard Wall
Men’s Doubles	Nick Sparks and Ian Huckstep	Pete Rope and Rupak Chandra
Ladies Singles	Melanie Huckstep	Amanda Riley
Men’s Singles	Ian Huckstep	Nick Sparks
Unisex U16 Singles	Harrison Oliver	Jack Davies
65+ Men’s Doubles	Nick Sparks and Fred Shaftoe	Paul McCreery and Brian Davies
Mixed Doubles Plate	Lesley West and Brian Usmar	Sally McCabe and Ben Brown
Ladies Doubles Plate	Sally McCabe and Jan Tong	Chris Brunger and Chris Quinn
Men’s Singles Plate	Sean Ottaway	Brian Usmar
Men’s Doubles Plate	Angus Brown and Brian Davies	Sean Ottaway and Richard Wall

GALLERY     (Photos courtesy of Mr Andy Flood –  andy.flood@virgin.net)