Young stars of the future

Young stars of the future

10 September 2014

NEWCASTLE Tennis Club’s junior tournament came to a climax on Friday evening with a range of singles and doubles finals taking place .

After a fortnight of play and some 75 games, the final matches were met with huge anticipation across the junior club.

With the annual barbecue timed to coincide with the concluding round, parents and senior players were able to spectate and check out the champions of tomorrow.

Among the big winners this year was Gabriel Corrigan, who collected the U-14 and U-18 boys’ singles titles, as well as the U-14 boys’ doubles alongside partner Michael Flanigan.

Among the girls, Katie Lowry secured the U-14 singles and mixed doubles along with partner Cormac Burns.

Results

Under-18 boys’ singles: winner, Gabriel Corrigan; runner-up, Scott Monteith.

Under-14 boys’ singles: winner, Gabriel Corrigan; runner-up, Michael Flanigan.

Under-12 boys’ singles: winner, Ciaran Flanigan; runner-up, Cormac Burns.

Under-9s: winner, Daniel Shiel; runner-up, Conor Toner.

Under-9 medal winners: Ethan Lyttle, Catriona Sloan, Aodhan Gorman, Freya McKibbin, Luke Crawford, Tadhg Owens, Ruairi Canavan, Oscar Burns, Niamh O’Baoill, Matthew Murphy, Ryan Mulligan, Yasin Brannigan and Louis McMahon.

Under-14 girls’ singles: winner, Katie Lowry; runner-up, Molly Crawford.

Under-14 girls’ doubles: winners, Emma Roseingrave and Molly Crawford; runners-up, Ellen Gorman and Sinead Flanigan.

Under-14 boys’ doubles: winners, Michael Flanigan and Gabriel Corrigan; runners-up, Conaill Burns and Cormac Burns.

Under-18 boys’ doubles: winners, Matthew Doherty and Fintan Canavan; runners-up, Scott Monteith and Joseph Roseingrave.

Under-14 mixed doubles: winners, Cormac Burns and Katie Lowry; runners-up, Ciaran Flanigan and Sinead Flanigan.

Under-12 boys’ plate: winner, Luke Crawford; runner-up, Conor Toner.

Under-14 boys’ plate: winner, Joseph Roseingrave; runner-up, Philip George.

Under-14 girls’ plate: winner, Amelia Burns; runner-up, Anna Torrens.

Under-18 boys’ plate: winner, Matthew Dougherty; runner-up, Matthew McCormick.

Huge thanks to club coach Hazel Carder for terrific organisation of the tournament and to all the club members who helped to run a very successful barbecue.

Meanwhile, Newcastle go off to a victorious start in the first fixture of the North-South League when they met a team from Kells, Co. Dublin, on Sunday.

Eugene McGuigan, Terry O’Reilly, Hazel Carder and Jane McIlwrath secured an impressive 3-1 win over the visitors.

In the men’s game, Newcastle lost narrowly in a 11-9 tie-break, but this was more than made up for with a 6-1, 6-1 win in the ladies’ match and similarly convincing victories in the mixed doubles.

Junior coaching will commence from 5pm on Wednesday, September 17, and from 9am on Saturday, September 20. Contact coach Hazel Carder for more information on 07786 636866.

For more senior players, a new morning session for club members aged 55+ is to take place on Fridays, 10am – 12noon, from September 12. The emphasis will be on relaxed, sociable tennis. Monday saw the start of ladies’ mornings with Hazel, 9.30-11am, involving singles and doubles practice, drills, and coffee. All female members welcome.