Under 12, Under 15 and Under 19 Doubles Championships 2012

The British Under 15 & Under 19 Doubles Championships were once again held at the Holyport Club over the week-end of 31^st March – 1^st April. For the first time an Under 12 section was also included.

The inaugural Under 12 competition was a great success with 16 youngsters taking part from many different clubs. Ages ranged from just 8 years old but the standard of play was excellent and the competition fierce. The round robin groups produced a final with Ned Batstone & Ben Yorston (Radley) playing Alfred Backhouse & Thomas Daley (Radly/Petworth). The final was played to an exceptionally good standard for such young players with the hugely talented pairing of Ned and Ben coming through to win 6-2. Definitely names to look out for in the future!

The under 15 section contained pairs from Queens,Radley,Prested,Seacourt, Petworth & Moreton Morrell. The group sections were all very close with Felix White & Rory Giddins (Radley/ Queens) getting through to play Oscar Wright & Hugo Hodgson (Petworth) in the final. The first was won very quickly by Felix & Rory and the result looked like a formality but out of nowhere Oscar & Hugo bounced back to take it to a deciding set. Felix & Rory finally regained control and went on to win the title 6-1 3-6 6-4.

The under 19 section was a more one sided affair with the winners Lewis Williams (Prested) & Ben Boddington (Radley) outclassing the Seacourt pairing of Giles Gunning & Louis Davies in the final to win the trophies 6-0 6-1.

Thanks as usual go to the Holyport Club for hosting the event and to Neptune for their generous sponsorship. Also a special thanks to Holyport professionals Angus Williams and Tom Durack for all their hard work.

Under 12

Final: Ned Batstone & Ben Yorston bt Alfred Backhouse & Thomas Daley 6/2

Under 15

Final: Felix White & Rory Giddins bt Charlie Braham & Oscar Wright & Hugo Hodgson 6/1 3/6 6/4

Under 19

Final: Ben Boddington & Lewis Williams bt Giles Gunning & Louis Davies 6/0 6/1