Slazenger Junior North East Cheshire Lawn Tennis League

Finals Day Friday 8 August 2008

Presidents Cup Boys U18 Singles    William Archer    r/up Callum Eckersley

Presidents Cup Girls U18 Singles    Charlotte Sykes       r/up Claire Wallace

Boys U15 Singles    Joe Bradley       r/up Alec Setalvad

Girls U15 Singles    Jayne Wallace      r/up Maite Ausin

Boys U12 Singles    Ross Mackenzie      r/up Telmo Blakemore

Girls U12 Singles    Rona Mackenzie     r/up Ruby Wood

Boys U10 Singles (Mini Green)   Luke Wellens   r/up Thomas Wallwork

Girls U10 Singles (Mini Green)   Jenni Bailey    r/up

Boys U18 Doubles   Jordan Young & Peter Wardlaw

r/up Callum Eckersley & Fraser Sym

Girls U18 Doubles   Charlotte Bailey & Claire Wallace

r/up Charlotte Sykes & Sally Lynn

U18 Mixed Doubles   Charlotte Sykes & Jordan Young

r/up Alex Manton & William Archer

Boys U15 Doubles   Fraser Sym & Alex Frankell

r/up Martin Benson-May & Robert Benson-May

Girls U15 Doubles   Jayne Wallace & Charlotte Bailey

r/up Holly Smith & Maite Ausin

U15 Mixed Doubles   Claire Wallace & Telmo Blakemore

r/up Charlotte Bailey & Joe Bradley

Boys U18 Bonus Singles   James Hale     r/up Sam Darlington

Girls U18 Bonus Singles   Ali King     r/up Katarina Holt

The Lorna Fogarty Trophy - awarded for outstanding contribution to the Junior League -

Charlotte Sykes

Pictures from Finals Day -

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Click on the link to view the latest table:

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Glorious sunshine brought a record entry of 52 flocking to the Bramhall Lane courts on Saturday!

Standing alone in the One-Day Tournament calendar, this annual Singles event, now in its eighth year, brings a different challenge from our usual doubles events, and taking their cue from the weather, the players produced some sparkling play for the onlookers.

The U-10 Mini Green events ended with a win in the Boys section for Bramhall Lane player Max Hanson, and success in the Girls for Louise Ainscow from the Northern. Home club players Michael Armstrong and Rebecca Woodcock were runners-up in their respective U-10 events. In the U-12 Boys and Girls events brother and sister Ross and Rona Mackenzie carried all before them with runners-up Sam Hanson (Bramhall Lane) and Rachel Ainscow, sister to Louise, having to give best after much gallant effort.

In the days best attended section, the Boys U-15 competition, the day's soaring temperatures caused much perspiration to be shed before Kieran Cronin (Bramhall Lane) prevailed over Connor Keohane of the Brooklands club, whilst in the U-18 Boys event Matthew Pearsall from Brabyns, Marple won from newcomer James Anderson of the Heyes Grove club in Timperley.

Many thanks are due to the Bramhall Lane Club for their hospitality and the generous provision of their excellent facilities!

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The sun shone on Sale last Sunday as 38 players arrived to contest the latest round of the 2008 Grand Prix - our first visit since the completion of the excellent court renewal programme!

A combined Girls U15 and U12 event saw the Bramhall Lane pairing of Erica Sanders and Gabby McKeever take top spot with Laura Beardwood and Sophie Wright (Hale) in second place and Northern's Eilidh Gawley and Rona Mackenzie in third.

Hale's Callum Beardwood and Jack Cave topped the Boys U12 group with Northern's Harry Rodger and Elliot Miller second and Charlie Parker and Tommy McIldeen (Knutsford) in third place.

Seven pairs contested the Boys U15s and, after two round robin groups and two knockoout rounds, finallists emerged - Michael Phillips and Matthew Riley (Knutsford) and the Didsbury pairing of Martin and Robert Benson-May who managed to reverse an earlier group defeat and eased to a 6/2 win in the final.

The U18 event started with two round robin groups of three pairs and after two knockout rounds the group winners ended up in the final with Elliot Heward and Will Lloyd (Lymm) emerging the victors in a tight match with Lucas Taylor and Marcus McNulty (Lindow/Mellor).

Thanks are due to all at Sale for their hospitality and their catering expertise!

 For Sale photos, click on the links below -

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