It's high fives for ace Matt

Friday, October 28, 2011

Young Birstall tennis ace Matt Williams proved unstoppable as he clinched his fifth successive men's singles title.

The 20-year-old defeated Ciaran Bibby 7-6, 6-2 at Birstall Watermead Tennis Club's finals day.

In the women's singles final, Laura Morley beat Kay Oakes 6-0, 6-1, the first of three titles for her.

Morley and Jenny Cooper beat Audrey Preston and Lucy Evans 6-1, 6-0 to win the women's doubles, before she teamed up with Mike Lale to beat Mary Whiteman and Connor Winterton 6-4, 6-4 in the mixed doubles.

The men's doubles final was a tightly-contested match, with Dave Hutchinson and Spencer Wesson defeating Bibby and Colin Lister 6-3, 5-7, 7-5.

In the under-18s final, Bibby beat Ethan Oakes 6-1, 6-0, but Oakes beat Kuljit Tara 6-1, 6-4 in the under-16s final.

Adam Garratt beat Dave Evans 6-1, 6-2 in the men's plate final.

 
 

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