The Colley Hyundai Newport Junior Open was held last Sunday at Newport Tennis centre with over 50 competitors from all over Wales taking part. With 3 different age categories for both girls and boys there was plenty to play for. The first events of the day were for the Under 13 boys and Under 13 girls.
The winners were Charlotte Carey in the girls section and Lewis Williams in the boys both from Ebbw Vale in Gwent. Following this was the Cadet event for players under 15. The winner in the girls section was Chloe Thomas from Blaenavon in Gwent but the winner of the boys Huw Jones had much further to travel coming from Meifod in Powys. Finally the main events of the day were the Junior Boys and Junior Girls singles for competitors under the age of 18. In a repeat of the Cadet final Chloe Thomas beat her main rival of the day Natasha Rees from Swansea. To make celebrating these victories even better her brother Patrick showed what a talent he has become by winning a the boys event without dropping a single game to make it a family double.
Results
Under 13 Girls Semi final: - Charlotte Carey beat Beth Roberts 11-5 11-5 11 8 Amy Palin beat Sasha Denby 11-9 11-8 11-6
Final Charlotte Carey beat Amy Palin 12-10 11-4 9-11 11-7
Under 13 Boys semi final: - Alexander O’Connell beat Ashley Stavrakis 11-4 12-10 12-10 Lewis Williams beat Jared Parsons 11-6 11-6 11-3
Final Lewis Williams beat Alexander O’Connell 11-5 11-6 11-2
Cadet Girls semi final Natasha Rees beat Hannah Avery 11-9 5-11 11-4 11-9 Chloe Thomas beat Megan Phillips 11-2 11-6 11-6
Final Chloe Thomas beat Natasha Rees 11-9 11-9 4-11 12-10
Cadet Boys semi final Daniel O’Connell beat Sammy Sharif 11-9 9-11 9-11 12-10 12-10 Huw Jones beat Lewis Williams 10-12 11-4 11-8 12 10
Final Huw Jones beat Daniel O’Connell 11-7 11-4 6-11 11-6
Junior Girls semi final Natasha Rees beat Anghared Phillips 11-7 12-10 9-11 9-11 11-5 Chloe Thomas beat Megan Phillips 11-6 11-8 11-3
Final Chloe Thomas beat Natasha Rees 11-7 4-11 11-8 11-6
Junior Boys semi final Huw Jones beat Sammy Sharif 11-9 11-7 8-11 11-7 Patrick Thomas beat Cameron Thomas 11-7 11-8 11-5
Final Patrick Thomas beat Huw Jones 11-4 11-9 11-4