Downpatrick aces finish runners-up

Downpatrick aces finish runners-up

15 June 2016

DOWNPATRICK Tennis Club’s U-18 boys team finished have joint runners-up in Division 3.

This is a great achievement in the first year without Aidan Murdock, their resident No 1 seed.

For the play-off match away to Windsor Torran Stock kindly stepped in to sub for John Neill and Fergal Mooney.

The boys, who also included Dan and William Browne, played a super match against a very strong Windsor team and great determination.

They won four out of the six matches, but under the new ‘game-counting’ system they lost the tie overall.

There was more success for the club when the Evergreen C team travelled to the David Lloyd courts and came away with a clear win. 

The team, captained by Catherine Curran, included Genia Rea Angela Trimby and Ann McClean.

Meanwhile, there was glorious weather for the club’s American tournament, which was won by Patrick Wilson and Gerard Smyth.

Ben Forde and Ann McClean were second, Alan Milligan and Dympna Morrison were third and in fourth place were Mollie Cunningham and Genia Rea. Club captain Marty Trainor presented the prizes to the winners.