This was our first Grade 4 3 day event at David Lloyd and it was a busy one with over 100 entrants. There were lots of great tennis and competitive matches and a number of non seeded winners came through to win their tournaments so well done to them.
We started with the 10u girls on the Friday
Folasade Aladese came through the day unbeaten winning all her games in the group and the final 4-1 4-2 against Emilia Linley
The boys event was won by Toby Shaw winning the final 4-0 4-1 against David Lloyd Leeds player Charles Charnock. Between them the boys had knocked out the top two seeds on the way to the final.
Unseeded Lexie Haig won the 12U girls taking the final 4-3(4) 4-2 against second seed Aimee Knowles having beaten the top seed in the finals
There was a full 16 draw for the 12U boys the final was won by Louis Hull against top seed Joseph Evans 4-0 4-1 having dropped only 3 games on the way to the title. Oliver Clark won the consolation final 4-2 4-0 against top seed James Smith
The 14U boys was another full 16 entry with the top seed Owen Lodge winning the final 4-1 4-0 against Max Mcgregor. The consolation event was won by Joseph Bardon 4-3(3) 4-1 against Joe Rhys Cruz in a competitive final.
Another full 16 draw saw Joe Kelt victorious against Sergei Vukasinovic 4-1 4-0. The consolation event was between Cameron Ralph and Charlie Clarke. Cameron winning 4-2 4-3(4)
There was another big entry in the 18U boys with lots of matches being decided by third set tie breaks. Second seed Christopher Horgan made his trip down from the north of Scotland worthwhile by winning the trophy by way of a 4-1 4-1 win in the final against David Lloyds Leeds Joe Conaghan. Jack Hanson won a tight consolation final 4-2 4-3(3) against Aryan Jit Singh.
Unseeded Jessica Eastwood won the Open Women’s event in a fluctuating final 4-0 2-4 10-8 against third seed Natalie Flinn. Kirstin Mcleod beat local girl Priyanka Misra in the consolation final 4-0 4-2 having beaten the 2nd & 4th seeds along the way.
And finally the top seed Adam Hillerby won the Men’s open event to close off the tournament on Sunday evening 4-1 4-0 against Will Sharp. Jack Hanson won the consolation against Christopher Sharp in a real rollercoaster 4-2 0-4 10-8
