Senior County Closed Finals

After several months of competition, the Gloucestershire Senior County Closed drew to a conclusion over the weekend of 26^th and 27^th September at the Gloucestershire Health and Racquets Club. The competition which returned last year, after a 3 year break, has been contested for over 100 years.

Gloucestershire LTA President Mary Eyre MBE showed her support of the event, in which she won the Ladies Singles title 60 years ago, by watching the majority of the events on the Sunday and presenting the trophies to the winners and runners up. Dan Cosgrove, Tennis Development Manager for Gloucestershire LTA said “It was a very special moment seeing Mary present the trophy to this years Ladies Singles winner having won the very same event back in 1949. We hope to get the Senior County Closed event firmly in the players’ diary and that the event gathers more and more interest over the coming years”.


The results of the events were:

Mens Singles Simon Filiatrault def. Neil Howitt 6-4, 7-5
Ladies Singles Alicia Barnett def. Marie Bell 6-2, 7-5
Mens Doubles Simon Filiatrault & Nigel Stanton def. Martin Szymkowiak & Darryl Wheeler 6-1, 6-2
Ladies Doubles Marie Bell & Lucy Howitt def. Tamara Anderson & Jessica Cook 6-0, 6-0
Mixed Doubles Lucy Howitt & Neil Howitt def. Jessica Cook & Adam Newton 6-0, 6-0
Mens 45 Singles Stephen Evans def. Hugh Niederer 6-0, 7-6
Ladies 40 Singles Concetta Knee def. Anne Ewart 6-2, 6-2
Mens 45 Doubles Roger Bell & Martin Szymkowiak def. Peter Collins & John Woolgar 6-0, 6-
Ladies 40 Doubles Julia Rawlings and Carol Wood def. Anne Ewart & Kate Lasseter 6-1, 6-1