ARC Summer Open
The ARC Summer Open for Adults and Juniors continued this year in its usual week. And what a week in the sun came our way! There were 30 different events, 9 days of competition, 200 entrants, over 400 matches played and competitors aged from 6 to 80! The week began with Mens and Ladies Vets doubles on a very hot May afternoon. U8 doubles attracted just 2 pairs, most of whom were playing their first doubles competition of their life! What a final it was! The enthusiasm was contagious and competitiveness ran high as the tiebreak was finally decided on 10-8. If you want to see good volleying, come and see these children in action when they play in another event! On a similar theme there were also U9 and U10 doubles. Thursday saw 60 children U10 on site for all the singles events, and for the first time ever we were able to have separate boys and girls events these could not have happened without the help of our great team of Junior volunteers who were on court scoring: Nick, James, Lucas, Ryan, Heidi, Jayden, Arlo, Jack, Michael and Euan.
Events for older juniors were well supported and the compass draws meant that everyone found their own level in the end. It was great to attract enough girls to hold both singles and doubles events this year. Children travelled from as far away as the Lake District, Wales and Kent to compete here. A record 35 children from ARC entered
ARC players who claimed trophies:
U8 Singles Winner Boris Lobato RU Marlow Murray
U8 Doubles Winners Henry Maukonen & Zeon Storkey RU William Lethem Gent & Oli Wild
U9 Doubles Winners Boris Lobato and Rufus Underwood
U10 Boys Singles RU Iseo Gould
U10 Girls Singles Winner Amelia Crighton
U10 Doubles Ru Amelia Crighton & Iseo Gould
U12 Girls Singles RU Heidi Clarke
U14 Girls Doubles Winners Lily Bridger & Heidi Clarke
U16 Boys Singles RU Euan Greenslade
U18 Boys Doubles RU Euan Greenslade
Winsome Trophy for Most Improved and successful ARC Junior in this tournament Boris Lobato
The adult tournament did not disappoint with its late night doubles of a very high standard, spectators wrapped in blankets and the toasties and drinks going down well. Again competition was fierce, both from the home club and visitors from away.
ARC players who won trophies:
Mens’ Singles Lewie Parker
Ladies Singles RU Niamh Ramsay
Mens Doubles Winners Dan & Alex Grigg RU Dan Lobato
Ladies Doubles Winners Lottie Miles & Niamh Ramsay RU Sue Donegan
Mens Vets’ Singles RU John Norman
Mixed Doubles Vets’ Winners Ian Leonard & Cath Andrews RU Phil Yabsley
Ladies Vets’ Winner Sue Donegan RU Sarah Powell & Marian Vinall
Mens Vets’ Winners Dave Thresher & Phil Yabsley RU Simon Trapnell & Martyn Beer
Junior Sportsmanship award – Troy Eales & Noah Williams
If you missed out on all the fun this time, make sure you enter the next weeklong tournament which is the ARC Winter Open October 21st to 29th – save the date now!
Remember all events are either Compass Draw or Round Robin so you get to play 3 or 4 matches and only need to commit one or 2 days/evenings!