Rugby Lawn Tennis Club held theirl “Family Sponge Ball event” at the Harris School Sports Centre this week. A maximum of 44 players aged between 75 and 5 took part in this annual fun event.
The first round of events saw the very tenacious father and son pairing of Steve and Tim Rose remain unbeaten to claim the “Ultra-Competitive Adult” group. Roger Delleman and Gemma Trodd took the runners up place after a spectacular dive from Roger! The “More Sedate Grown Up” group saw a very close finish with Grandad Garthwaite and Sara Moore just piping Carl and Dan Green by 1 point. The “Competitive kids” group was the closest of the night with just 3 points separating 1st and last. Lucy and Charlotte Eaton came out on top just holding off William Moore and Matthew Trasler by 1 point. The “Youngsters “ group saw Ella Stuchbury and Samantha Delleman remain unbeaten with Daniel Garthwaite and Katie Rose taking the runners up slot.
The second round of events was all “Parent and Child” groups with the occasional adopted adult playing. The “Superstars” group 1 proved to be ultra-competitive with every pairing winning at least one match and some of the rallies were awe inspiring. Once again, it was Steve and Grace Rose who came out on top with Pete and Ben Stuchbury claiming the runners up spot. In group 2, I’m extremely relieved to say that the pairing of adopted parent…me (Graeme Baker) and Ella Stuchbury managed to win the group from the late challenge of John and Ellie Wilson. Natasha and Sara Moore were unbeaten as they became champs of Group 3 from Michelle and Megan Stuchbury back in 2nd place. Group 4 completed the clean sweep for the Rose family as Grandad Tim and Katie just managed to get their noses in front of Roger and Samantha Delleman.
Finally, I’d like to thank Harris School Sports Centre for all their assistance and to everyone who attended making it a very enjoyable evening.
Graeme Baker, Tournament Organiser