BETWEEN Monday, August 3 and Saturday, August 8, Penarth Lawn Tennis Club on Rectory Road played host to some of the best up and coming tennis players from Wales and around the UK.

Some 233 players entered The Penarth Open Tournament, a grade three ranking event, organised by The Vale Tennis Academy.

Players entered from all over the UK including Wrexham, Penzance, London and Lincoln.

The tournament even received entries from one player in Ireland and one from Jamaica.

Director of Vale Tennis Academy, Rob Cunningham, commented on the standard of players at this year’s event; “We consider ourselves very lucky - in only our second year - to have received a number of entries from top ranked players within the UK. Not only has this been a great showcase for the club but also a huge inspiration to our local developing players to have the opportunity to compete alongside such a talented group of individuals. We hope to build upon the success of this year and provide an even better tournament for all next year”.

Local players from The Vale of Glamorgan should also be commended, with special mention to the under 10s; Zac from Windsor LTC runner-up 10 and Under boys, Archie from Dinas Powys LTC runner-up in 8 and Under boys, Orla from Penarth LTC runner-up in 8 and Under Girls and Grace from Barry CTC winner in the 8 and Under Girls.

Results like these are very promising indeed for the future of the local stars.

This year’s winners and runners-up were:

Quorn Family Tennis Cup

1 Hugo Cochlin and Lee Cochlin Cardiff - Lawn Tennis Club

2 Joseff Williams and Morgan Williams - Windsor LTC, Penarth

Open Women’s Doubles

1 Seren Marsh and Grace Samuel - Windsor LTC, Penarth

2 Chloe Parselle and Alys Cunningham - Penarth LTC

Open Men’s Doubles

1 Leighton Davies and Jason Richards - Whitchurch LTC/Windsor LTC, Penarth

2 Thomas Bellingham and Morgan Williams - Windsor LTC, Penarth

Open Women’s Singles

1 Kimberley Mpukusa

2 Lowri James - Cardiff Lawn Tennis Club

Open Men’s Singles

1 Noah Pring - David Lloyd Club Bristol

2 Richard Hinchly-Price - Cardiff Lawn Tennis Club

18U Girl’s Doubles

1 Elinor Beazley and Kimberley Mpukusa - Haverfordwest LTC

2 Olivia Chivers and Alex Oelmann - David Lloyd Club Cardiff

18U Boy’s Doubles

1 Thomas Davies and Nathaniel Walker - Usk Tennis Club/Allt Yr Yn LTC

2 Saif Ali and Daniel Dean - David Lloyd Club Cardiff/Halton Tennis Centre

18U Girl’s Singles

1 Ellis Cochlin - Cardiff Lawn Tennis Club

2 Alex Oelmann - David Lloyd Club Cardiff

18U Boy’s Singles

1 Noah Pring - David Lloyd Club Bristol

2 Daniel Dean - Halton Tennis Centre

16U Girl’s Singles

1 Elinor Beazley - Haverfordwest LTC

2 Ellis Cochlin - Cardiff Lawn Tennis Club

16U Boy’s Singles

1 Daniel Dean - Halton Tennis Centre

2 Cameron Chandler - Coombe Dingle Tennis Club

14U Girl’s Doubles

1 Alice Findlay and Tegan Heaton - East Gloucestershire Club/Ribble Valley Tennis Centre

2 Elysia Beynon and Megan Rundle - Swansea Tennis and Squash Club/Avenue Lawn Tennis Club (BURNHAM ON SEA) Limited

14U Boy’s Doubles

1 Daniel Dean and Henry Muxworthy - Halton Tennis Centre/Swansea Tennis and Squash Club

2 Harrison Birch and Jack Pinnington Jones - Endon Tennis Club/Tunbridge Wells Sport Centre

14U Girl’s Singles

1 Alice Findlay - East Gloucestershire Club

2 Megan Rundle - Avenue Lawn Tennis Club (BURNHAM ON SEA) Limited

14U Boy’s Singles

1 Jack Pinnington Jones - Tunbridge Wells Sport Centre

2 Shay Ryan - Cwmbran LTC

12U Girl’s Singles

1 Ellen Jones - Next Generation Club Kembrey Park

2 Thea Sprawson - All Hallows Tennis Academy

12U Boy’s Singles

1 Hugo Cochlin - Cardiff Lawn Tennis Club

2 Shay Ryan - Cwmbran LTC

10U Girl’s Singles

1 Amelia Pirt - Next Generation Club Kembrey Park

2 Rhea Makesar - Swansea Tennis Centre

10U Boy’s Singles

1 Hugo Hunt - Rustons Tennis Club

2 Zac Essenhigh - Windsor LTC, Penarth

9U Boy’s Singles

1 Rhydian Z Jones - Carmarthen TC

2 William Vaughan - Swansea Tennis Centre

8U Girl’s Singles

1 Grace Mickelsen - Barry Community Tennis Club

2 Orla Oswin-Heritage - Penarth LTC

8U Boy’s Singles

1 Oliver Page - Swansea Tennis Centre

2 Archie Gray - Dinas Powys LTC

VTA would like to thank Penarth LTC and all its members for helping make the event possible. Special thanks to their local sponsors; ACJ Sales & Lettings, Curo Advisers, SR Motors, GM2 and CELF Creative.

The tennis programme for Vale Tennis Academy will still be going strong into the autumn and winter months with club coaching squads, park tennis programmes and the winter competition season.

For more information please visit valetennisacademy.co.uk.