Tennis tyros net titles

Peter Jones

Flynn Weaver plays a volley at the net during the Summer Open. Photos Peter Jones.

Marlborough’s rising tennis talent made the most of the opportunity to test their skills when the annual Marlborough Junior Summer Open was staged recently.

Sixty-nine juniors, across various age grades, took part at the Pollard Park courts, mainly local players plus a group from Christchurch.

Marlborough player Masha Okhrimenko competes in the under-14 girls singles.

Top local performances were:

U10s Boys Singles - Toby Morrow 3. U10s Boys Doubles - Oisin Smith/ Harry Sutherland 2.

Monty Muir reaches for a lofted return.

U12s Girls Singles - Lily Atkinson 1, Amy Watmough-Smith 2, Amelia Rojas 3. U12s Girls Doubles - Lily Atkinson/Amy Watmough-Smith 1, Amelia Rojas/Ella Wilkinson 2. U12s Boys Singles - Monty Muir 2. U12s Boys Doubles - Lincoln Hantz (with Canterbury's Louis Tian) 1, Monty Muir/Henry Morrow 2.

Callum Wells on the attack.

U14s Girls Singles - Isabella Cheung-Javurek 1, Chloe Su 2. U14s Girls Doubles - Isabella Cheung-Javurek/Chloe Su 1. U14s Boys Singles - Zihan Hong/Aidan Su 2.

15 & Over Boys Singles - Jack King 1. 15 & Over Boys Doubles - Flynn Weaver/Callum Wells 1.

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