Players from Cardiff, Swansea, and Newport were among the winners at the annual South Wales Junior Tennis Championships.
The busy annual tournament saw more than 220 matches played in four days, most at Cardiff Met Tennis Academy, with the 8U and 9U events hosted by David Lloyd Cardiff.
Results:
8U Boys -
Winner: Oliver Page (Swansea), runner-up: Archie Gray (Dinas Powys);
8U Girls –
Winner: Gracie Hurley (Swansea) , runner-up: Chloe Williams (Llantrisant);
9U Boys –
Winner: Iolo Grant (Cardiff), runner-up: Ojas Mohite (Cardiff);
9U Girls –
Winner: Gracie Hurley (Swansea) , runner-up: Rosie Carew (Llanelli);
10U Boys –
Winner: Conor Flynn (Cardiff), runner-up: Alex Bradley Glinister (Penarth);
10U Girls –
Winner: Sophia Chivers (Cardiff), runner-up: Elina Pickerd-Barua (Cardiff);
12U Boys –
Winner: Kavin Durai (Cardiff), runner-up: Kasim Ali (Cardiff);
12U Girls –
Winner: Sophia Chivers (Cardiff), runner-up: Elina Pickerd-Barua (Cardiff);
14U Boys –
Winner: Jack Ryan (Caerleon), runner-up: Wil Jenkins (Swansea);
14U Girls –
Winner: Nina Peric (Swansea), runner-up: Rebecca Saunders (Cardiff);
16U Boys –
Winner: Dafydd James (Cardiff), runner-up: Frank Powell-Davies (Cardiff);
16U Girls –
Winner: Lily Scaplehorn (Newport), runner-up: Niamh Sweeney (Penarth);
18U Boys –
Winner: Liam Flynn (Cardiff), runner-up: Ewen Mackie (Rhiwbina).
“This tournament has been running for many years,” said organiser Paul Pritchard of Black Dog Tennis. “It involves players of all abilities from county-standard players with high GB rankings to those who are new to competition.
“More than 130 players were involved, which made for a great atmosphere, and many players who were knocked out in the early stages returned to support their fellow club players who were still competing.”
Tennis Wales chief executive Peter Drew added: “This is always a very popular winter tournament, which emphasises that tennis truly is an all-year sport, as well as one that’s open to all ages and all abilities.”