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S&D Senior Tournament Finals Day Report

Mon 25 Jun 2018  10:28  Kevin Folger

Sheffield & District Senior Tennis Tournament 2018 sponsored by Deuce Uk.

Frustration for Stoia.

Alex Stoia from Ecclesall Tennis Club frustration mounted as he was runner up in the Men’s Open Singles Final for a second year running, narrowly missing out to James Ledger. Stoia went a break up (4-2) in the third and final set only to see his lead diminish as Ledger took back control to win the deciding set 7-5. Stoia’s frustration didn’t end there, he and partner Richard Furness then went on to play the Men’s Open Doubles Final against Joshua Gledden and Mushraf Raouf from Abbeydale Tennis Club losing out 6-3 7-5.

The Women’s Open Singles Final was a long hard fought match between Louise Holtum and Olivia Noble with Holtum being the eventual winner. Louise Holtum went on to do the treble also winning the Women’s Open Doubles pairing up with Olivia Noble and the Mixed Open Doubles partnering  brother Jonty Holtum against Joshua Gledden and Ellen Plaskitt, this was again yet another one of the days long closely contested finals with the Holtums being the victors 3-6 6-1 6-2.

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