Milford Tennis & Squash Club recently hosted the 84th 'Grade 4 LTA Open Junior Tournament', with 10 players from the club competing against visiting players from Cheshire, London and the Isle of Wight.
Mixed weather throughout the week meant the event started in typical British summer weather and had a rain delay of 1.5hrs!
Luckily, the club had lots of other activities to keep the juniors engaged; board games, pool table, cards and colouring!
Once the rain stopped, the 8 years and under (Red) kicked off the action with 6 boys and 5 girls playing a round robin format. A fantastic effort by Milford member, Bertie, runner up in his first tournament.
Later on, came the 9 years and under (Orange) event which saw a mixed draw of 6 players battle a round robin to determine the winner. Once all matches were completed it saw another Milford member, William, top the standings with 4 wins out of his 5 matches.
Day two and the sun was shining, again an excellent field of players attended, some local and others travelling from Cheshire, London and the Isle of Wight.
Our third and final day saw 40 children battling it out on court. Some were taking part in their first ever tournament, others returning for a second time that week and a fair few were best friends! Congratulations to Milford member, Joey, narrowly beaten by the second seed in the 14U singles final.
The children have been fantastic ambassadors for tennis and shown great mental strength, commitment, talent and sportsmanship. A credit to themselves, their families and coaches and what is most pleasing is that 10 players on display were from our club. Coach Dan and Caitlin have been focusing on getting juniors into competition and all our players had a wonderful experience and would do it again.
Thanks to the volunteers, who without their help this tournament couldn’t go ahead; from the preparation of the courts to the steady stream of officials escorting the juniors on court, supervising and umpiring.
And of course, to referee extraordinaire John Cliff, The Trough New Forest for their delicious food and sponsors support from Hayward Fox, Solent Dental & Moore Barlow.
To see the Winners, please click here.
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About Milford Tennis & Squash Club
Milford Tennis and Squash Club is family friendly, and all activities can be played with friends, family, or played competitively in different leagues and events.
Founded in 1927, the club now has seven high quality floodlit artificial grass courts which are much admired by visiting players, two heated squash/racketball courts with viewing gallery, bar and lounge, disabled facilities and more.
The club also offer; squash, racketball, table tennis, bridge, and mah-jong.
New members are always warmly welcomed. Pop down and take a look!
For more information please contact: club@milfordtennisandaquash.net
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If you have any questions about coaching sessions, please do not hesitate to contact:
Caitlin: coaching@milfordtennisandsquash.net
Milford Tennis & Squash Club
Lucerne Road, Milford on Sea, SO41 0PL
01590 643899
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