Young North Wales players take honours at championship

Thursday, November 08, 2012

Players from across the region were among the winners and finalists at the North Wales Junior Tennis Championships in Wrexham.

Winners came from Wrexham, Hawarden, Mold, Sychdyn and Buckley, while finalists also came from Llandudno, Bettisfield, Colwyn Bay, Menai Bridge and Ruthin.

Some 70 players, from 8-and-under to 18-and-under, took part in the tournament at the Wrexham Tennis Centre.

“This was another very successful North Wales Junior Championship,” said Tennis Wales chief executive, Peter Drew. “It’s a prestigious regional event with a long tradition that gives many youngsters their first taste of serious competition.”

 

Results and finalists:

8 & Under Mixed: Owen Critchell (Wrexham) beat Flynn Birchall (Llandudno);

9 & Under Mixed: Kristian Harrison (Hawarden) beat Omid Bakhtiari (Wrexham);

10 & Under Girls: Laura Sharp (Mold) beat Madeleine Young (Bettisfield);

10 & Under Boys: Thomas Barlow (Wrexham) beat Teddy Roberts (Colwyn Bay);

12 & Under Girls: Catrin Hughes (Mold) beat Beca Hughes (Mold);  

12 & Under Boys: Nathan Caines (Mold) beat Morgan Harding (Wrexham);

14 & Under Girls: Rachel Yates (Sychdyn) beat Ethne Dowling (Wrexham);

14 & Under Boys: Connor Hewitt Williams (Buckley) beat Tomos Hughes (Mold);

16 & Under Girls: Rachel Yates (Sychdyn) beat Fallon Gregory (Colwyn Bay);

16 & Under Boys: Matthew Sharp (Mold) beat Sion Myers (Menai Bridge);                

18 & Under Boys: Matthew Sharp (Mold) beat Ashley Cook (Ruthin).

 
 

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