A TOTAL of 124 players from all over Wiltshire participated in the recent Wiltshire LTA Junior County Championships at Devizes Tennis Club.

Despite wet and windy weather at the beginning of the week, referee Chris Matthews and his team managed to complete all the matches in time for finals day, at which Sir Geoff Owen, president of Wiltshire LTA, to award the trophies and medals.

Notable performances came from Niamh Townsend, Ross Gilbert, Amelia Bissett and Alex Simpson, who won two singles trophies each, whilst seven of the singles trophies went to players from Next Generation in Swindon.

Townsend, from Swindon, won both the 18U and 16U girls’ singles titles, while Ross Gilbert, from Trowbridge, won both the 18Uand16U boys’ titles.

Amelia Bissett, from Poulshot, won the 14U and 12U girls’ singles titles with the boys’ 12U and 14U titles going to Alex Simpson, from Amesbury.

Both the 12 & under winners, Bissett and Simpson, qualify for the Babolat Cup, a new national competition in Edgbaston this month.

Anthony and Jessica Longjohn, who do not belong to a club, walked away with both the boys and girls eight and under titles.

The eight & under and nine & under events took place at Next Generation, Swindon.

RESULTS

18U Mixed Doubles: 1 Matthew Morgan/Mollie Pinkney (Wootton Bassett/Next Generation), 2 Thomas Dearsley/Niamh Townsend (Next Generation/Next Generation).

18U Girls Doubles: 1 Izzy Dickson/Anna Rolfe (Downton/Salisbury), 2 Becky Kaufmann/Chantal White (Chippenham/Salisbury)/ 18U Boys Doubles: 1 Lewis Francis/Taylan Ozdemir (Malmesbury/Next Generation), 2 Ross Gilbert/George Nixon (Bath/Salisbury).

18U Girls Singles: 1 Niamh Townsend (Next Generation), 2 Izzy Dickson (Downton).

18U Boys Singles: 1 Ross Gilbert (Bath), 2 Taylan Ozdemir (Next Generation).

16U Girls Singles: 1 Niamh Townsend (Next Generation), 2 Anna Rolfe (Salisbury).

16U Boys Singles: 1 Ross Gilbert (Bath), 2 Taylan Ozdemir (Next Generation).

14U Mixed Doubles: 1 Thomas Dearsley/Niamh Townsend (Next Generation), 2 Alex Heaps/Jessica Doerr (Next Generation/Swindon).

14U Boys Doubles: 1 Thomas Dearsley/Alex Heaps (Next Generation), 2 Ethan Miller/Alexander Simpson (David Lloyd Swindon/Victoria Park Salisbury).

14U Girls Singles: 1 Amelia Bissett (Bath/Next Generation), 2 Jessica Doerr (Swindon).

14U Boys Singles: 1 Alexander Simpson (Victoria Park Salisbury), 2 Ethan Miller (David Lloyd Swindon).

12U Girls Singles: 1 Amelia Bissett (Bath/Next Generation), 2 Jessica Doerr (Swindon).

12U Boys Singles: 1 Alexander Simpson (Victoria Park Salisbury), 2 Oliver Martin (Salisbury).

10U Mixed Doubles: 1 Jack Goodwin/Stanley Brown (Next Generation), 2 Archie Hughes/Beatrice Watts (Devizes ).

10U Girls Singles: 1 Beatrice Watts (Devizes), 2 Abby Rucker (Devizes).

10U Boys Singles: 1 Stanley Brown (Next Generation), 2 William Burridge (Next Generation).

9U Girls Singles: 1 Rebecca Heaps (Next Generation), 2 Amelia Pirt (Next Generation).

9U Boys Singles: 1 William Burridge (Next Generation), 2 Woody Walker (Next Generation.

8U Girls Singles: 1 Jessica Longjohn (Swindon), 2 Lucie Miles (Swindon.

8U Boys Singles: 1 Anthony Longjohn (Swindon), 2 Charlie Dore (Delta Tennis Centre).