A Grade 3 open event took place at Virgin Active Wearside over the Easter weekend - the final event in the series of open, adult tournaments Virgin Active have hosted over the winter season.
A series of 1-day adult events have taken place at the club about once per month, throughout the winter season, in a bid to provide quality singles competition for adult players in the region. Players have flocked from all over the place, including Scotland and Yorkshire to play the events which were run and refereed by Andy Berne.
They provide a great opportunity for adults who want to improve their competitive singles skills, or for those who just want to have a good day out! It's a great fun, yet competitive atmosphere, and last weekend was no different.
There was a full 16 player main men's draw, as well as qualifying matches beforehand, and 13 women took part - a record for the season! There were some really close matches and the amount of match tie-breaks was immense! In the end, Sam Archer and Amy Hoburn were victorious, beating John Boden and Jo Cunliife, respectively.
Virgin Active are going to be running some more of the same events throughout the summer season as well, with the first on the 20th April - and it's open for entries NOW! Just visit the LTA competitions page here and type in the code DUR13S3685 to enter. Prize money is up for grabs, so make sure you enter today!