The changeable British weather was kind to the contestants at Andover’s Balksbury home. Matches were mainly played outdoors in pleasant conditions.
The Trophy is given in memory of the Club’s late and much loved Chairman, Margaret Winnett. She was a great advocate of junior tennis and promoted the club’s first parent and child competition.
This time the entry was for secondary age juniors. A sliding handicap evened up the contests and most were really close affairs.
Two round robin groups played the initial rounds.
In Group Pink, Ant Brown and son Reuben emerged winners with Katrina and Monty Johnston a close second. Reuben was a late stand in for his older brother and did a very good job.
In Group Blue, it was Keith and Isaac Robinson who were the winners and Dan and Meredith DeMarco runners up.
Semi Finals were played. In the first, Ant and Reuben put up a good fight but it was Dan and Meredith who came out on top. In the other semi Final a close fought match saw Keith and Isaac emerge winners against Katrina and Monty.
The final was a very entertaining and close match, with all four players contributing to a high standard of tennis. As the youngest player, Meredith was undaunted and rallied beautifully from the back of the court. Isaac is very mobile and along with his Dad always had a slight edge. The handicap system puts more pressure on the leading team and the DeMarcos made full use of that but it was the Robinsons who won in the end. Well done Keith and Isaac.
All reported that they had enjoyed taking part and that really is the most important thing.
