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Kingston's Borough Tennis Trials & Open Tournament
Kingston's Borough Tennis Trials and Open Tournament
March 2008 News
The 2008 Trials will take place on Sunday 16 March at Canbury Gardens Tennis Centre, Lower Ham Rd Kingston
Children in School years 4 and 5 from all primary schools are invited to a 2 hour fun session from 9.00am to 11.00am.
There are open trials for children aged 10 to 14 years; registration is between 10.30am & 11.00am. Trials star at 11.00am.
Children aged 14 to 17 years of age, registration is between 11.30am and 12 noon Trials start at 12 noon.
Following on from this the trial's successful players will be invited to weekly coaching sessions for one hour per week after school and have an opportunity to represent Kingston in Borough wide competitions.
Children have the opportunity to join the scheme any time of year if they miss or are unable to attend the trials through invitation to one of the training sessions where they will be assessed and placed in a group to suit their ability.
For more information contact SJB Tennis on 020 8546 5935.
Open Tennis Tournament 2008
SJB Tennis in partnership with The Active Kingston Tean also promote an annual Open Tennis Tournament. The tournament will start on Tuesday 6th May 2008 with the finals taking place on Thursday 17 May 2008. This event will take place at Canbury Gardens Tennis Centre, Lower Ham Road Kingston.
The categories are as follows:
Veterans - Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles
Adults - Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles and Wheelchair Event
Boys & Girls
18 years and under - Singles, Doubles
16 years and under - Singles
14 years and under - Singles, Doubles
12 years and under - Singles
10 years and under - Singles
For an application form please call 020 8547 5200.
2007 Winners
The winners are as follows:
| Mixed Doubles over 45 | Alan Tarney/Terry Croft |
| Mens Singles over 40 | Alan Tarney |
| Mens Doubles over 39 | Jason Moss/Peter Fitzgerald |
| Ladies Doubles over 39 | Pam Vaughan/Terri Croft |
| Mens Open Singles | Alistair Tiddy |
| Ladies Open Singles | Claire Bailey |
| Mens Open Doubles | Christopher Kurkjian/Reza Jenabzadeh |
| Ladies Open Doubles | Tamsin Eden/Jenny Eden |
| Mixed Open Doubles | Alistair Tiddy/Claire Bailey |
| Boys under 18 Singles | Tfengel Batnasn |
| Girls under 18 Singles | Charlotte Pearce |
| Boys under 18 Doubles | Andry Makarevich/Edward Kaznowski |
| Girls under 18 Doubles | Charlotte Pearce/Laura Hornsby |
| Boys under 16 Singles | Joshua Mills |
| Girls under 16 Singles | Emma Thompson |
| Boys under 14 Singles | Luke Anderson |
| Girls under 14 Singles | Neesha Cooray |
| Boys under 14 Doubles | Michael Cowling/Dishan De Silva |
| Girls under 14 Doubles | Sezan Walker/Freya Nicholls |
| Boys under 12 Singles | Mihailo Vukasinovic |
| Girls under 12 Singles | Freya Nicholls |
| Boys under 10 Singles | Zeki Horoz |
| Girls under 10 Singles | Serena Patel |
Winners received trophies sponsored by Kingston Sports Council and there were also medals for winners and runners up sponsored by Spinnaker Sport and Leisurewear Ltd. These were presented by His Worshipful the Mayor of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Councillor Shiraz Mirza.
This year's event was being sponsored by The Tennis Gallery Wimbledon. To visit their website please click on the link below.
Winners of the Tennis Tournament with The Mayor of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Councillor Shiraz Mirza and Mrs Susan Bailey, organiser of the event.