Ashbourne ran a parent/offspring tournament between Christmas and New Year, designed to get rid of a few Christmas excesses!
In the first part of the event, pairs were split into four groups in a round robin format. Group 1 saw Sam Playdon and his Mum, Val, storm to victory, group 2 was won by Daniel Tavernor and Mum, Susie. Group 3 produced winners in Millie Nye and her Dad, Keith, whilst group 4 was won by the Morton pair of Henry and his Dad, Rob.
The second part of the afternoon took the form of a “Davis Cup” – Great Britain against Spain, with six pairs representing each. There were some amazing matches and it was honours even at the end, so everyone went home happy. Val Playdon’s horizontal dive to win the final point in one match for Spain will long remain in the memory!
Such was the level of enjoyment and fun, the parents have requested that we run an adult only mini red tournament, but maybe we shall need a professional referee …….not that they’re competitive or anything!?