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The penultimate week of our Summer Tour saw our players move a few miles around the coast to Felixstowe, Suffolk. The lovely seaside club offered 9 grass courts, 6 hard and 3 artificial grass courts.
The 8 and under boys saw Michael claim the runners up spot after he won 4 of his 5 matches, although the winner had done the same, he had beaten Michael so came out ahead!
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The 12 and under boys saw Kai win the consolation draw after a tough 1st round exit. But Kai bounced back with 2 fantastic performances dropping just 1 game over both matches!
We also had 14’s and 16’s consolation wins from Seb. After 2 unfortunate first round draws, he found his form, beating a player whom he had lost to earlier in the week, so great progression in the space of a few days!
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In the 16 and under boys, Ciaran had a great week making the final and finishing runner up. He beat the number 1 seed in the quarters and then played a rollercoaster semi-final which saw him save 4 match points and winning 5 straight points to book his place in the final. In the final, Ciaran didn’t do much wrong, he was up against a steady opponent and couldn’t break him down, but still put in a good performance.
We also had a runner up in the 18 and under boys draw in Ollie, who made the final with a string of comfortable performances in the rounds beforehand. In the final Ollie was pitted against a player who used his game smartly and changed up his tactics when he went behind and Ollie couldn’t quite find the remedy to switch it back in his favour.
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Ollie was also runner up in an all Appeti Men’s final as he played Big Seb who had come through a 10-7 3rd set tiebreak in the semis as had Ollie against the number 2 seed. The final was 1 way with Seb showing his strength and size advantage to take home his 2nd title of the summer.
Seb also won the men’s doubles with partner Tim with a solid performance in the final against the 2nd seeds, breaking serve 4 times with some outstanding returns from both players, claiming Tim’s first main draw Grade 3 title!
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Big Seb almost had the chance to play for a triple crown of events in the mixed doubles where he teamed up with Amelia. The pair made the semi-finals and had a match point but couldn’t convert it and lost out to the 1st seeds 10-4 in the 3rd set.
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A massive thanks to the people at Felixstowe Lawn Tennis Club for making us feel so welcome for the duration of the tournament, a return will be on the cards for next year!
Click here to see photos from the tournament.