Our Backwell Tennis Club Tournament culminated with a Finals Weekend on 13 and 14 September. A weekend of two halves saw an American Doubles tournament on the Saturday and a schedule of 19 Finals on the Sunday, across Adult and Junior categories...
Saturday was a glorious day for our American Doubles - a competition that was hotly contested by 26 members from across the club. The beauty of this format is that we can level the playing field - whether that's via seeding of players, restrictions on first serves, and/or sneaky penalty points!! Entered as an individual, doubles partners are allocated and rotated every round in a fun and friendly format, all powered by tea and cake. Thank you to everyone who took part with such enthusiasm!
American Doubles Tournament Participants
What a difference a day makes...and unfortunately the weather on Sunday for our main Tournament Finals was not so good. As a result our audiences were a little lower than normal but those who braved the weather enjoyed some great tennis and a mountain of edibles, including a soggy yet tasty barbecue.
Some adept scrambling by our Tournament team (thank you, Zoe Fearnley!) brought forward as many matches as possible to the morning and by some miracle we were able to complete 15 Finals before torrential rain stopped play. On the plus side, this has meant the Tournament has given us joy for longer due to the inevitable difficulty in rescheduling the postponed matches!
Well done to all those that competed throughout the tournament and particularly to our finalists and winners. And thank you to everyone who attended and helped out with such enthusiasm - a lovely event spent with great company.
Results
American doubles
Group Winners - John Whitaker; Dawn Dickinson
Group Runners-up - Elwyn Williams; Steve Stephens
American Doubles Group Winners - John & Dawn
American Doubles Group Runners-Up - Elwyn(L) & Steve (R)
Mens Singles
Winner - Joe Wild
Runner-up - Stuart Beaver
Mens Singles Winner - Joe (R) with Runner-up, Stuart (L)
Womens Singles
Winner - Hannah Payne
Runner-up - Emily Sparks
Womens Singles Finalists, Hannah (R) and Emily (L)
Mens Doubles
Winners - Joe Wild & Ben Kirkley
Runners-up - Stuart Beaver & Lawrence Paul
Mens Doubles Winners - Joe (L) & Ben (R)
Mens Doubles Finalists - (L to R) Stuart, Lawrence, Joe, Ben
Womens Doubles
Winners - Zoe Fearnley & Jude Barker
Runners-up - Emma Pattison & Julie Wild
Womens Doubles Winners, Zoe (L) & Jude (R)
Womens Doubles Finalists, (L to R) Zoe, Jude, Emma, Julie
Mixed Doubles
Winners - Jude Barker & Ben Kirkley
Runners-up - Julie & Joe Wild
Mixed Doubles Finalists (L to R) Jude, Ben, Julie, Joe
8U Singles
Winner - Harry
Runner-up - Layla
11U Singles
Winner - Aaron
Runner-up - Huck
11U Singles Finalists
12U Singles
Winner - Ilya
Runner-up - Aaron
12U Singles Finalists
14U Boys Singles
Winners - Brandon
Runners-up - Sam
14U Boys Singles Finalists
14U Doubles
Winners - Brandon & Christopher
Runners-up - Tristan & Sam
14U Doubles Finalists
16U Singles
Winner - Brandon
Runner-up - Arthur
16U SIngles Finalists
16U Doubles
Winners - Brandon & Christopher
Runners-up - Arthur & Jack
16U Doubles Finalists
18U Singles
Winner - Pending
Runner-up - Pending
18U SIngles Finalists
18U doubles
Winner - Brandon & Christopher
Runner-up - Nikita & Vitto
18U SIngles Finalists
Plate Womens Singles
Winner - Hayley Evans
Runner-up - Jenny Paul
Plate Womes Singles Finalists
Plate woMens Doubles
Winners - Hannah Payne & Emily Sparks
Runners-up - Karen Collier & Jenny Paul
Plate Womens Doubles Finalists
Plate Mens Singles
Winner - Joe DeSilva
Runner-up - Tom Gazzard
Plate Mens Singles
Plate Mixed Doubles
Winners - Lucy Tupman & Tim Danson
Runners-up - Nia Harland & Steve Stephens
Plate Mixed Doubles Finalists
Plate Mens Doubles
Winners - Tom Gazzard & Michael Perry
Runners-up - Steve Blackman & Tim Danson
Plate Mens Doubles Finalists