While others were watching the Thames river pageant or making merry at jubilee street parties, Cheddar Tennis Club put the bunting out for a Mini Tennis Tournament. Over twenty children aged six to ten took part in Mini Red, Mini Orange or Mini Green events held throughout the day.
As an open LTA tournament, players from a number of other clubs entered, but tournament organiser and referee Peter Colton was particularly pleased that almost half the entrants were junior members of Cheddar Tennis Club. “It just shows how much enthusiasm there is for tennis in Cheddar and the popularity of our coaching.”
All three events were run on a round robin format, so that everyone had several matches and at the end all the children who took part were presented with a certificate and a sports water bottle from Bristol Water. The individual winners also received medals: Rebecca Stowell (Millfield school club) Mini Red; Samuel Scott (Writhlington Club) Mini Orange and Hamish Maccormick (Hartswood Club, London) Mini Green.
The next tournament at Cheddar Tennis Club will be an open yellow ball matchplay on 1st July. For more information contact Peter Colton 01934 742703.
