There was plenty of local success at the annual ITF Veterans Tournament at Frinton Lawn Tennis Club.
Among the most notable winners at the Holland Road courts were Frinton quartet Colin Minter (men’s 55 singles), Ken Bate (men’s 75 singles), club coach Jill Felstead (ladies’ 60 singles) and Barry Todd (men’s 65 singles and 70 doubles).
Head coach Chris Harris was runner-up in the men’s 35 singles while Todd lost in the final of the 70s singles to Sudbury ace Dave Garman.
Elsewhere, there was success for Dutch pair Eva Haslinghuis (ladies’ 35 singles) and Wily Baks (ladies’ 65 singles).
Results: Men’s doubles 80+: Guy Foster and John Reynolds beat Leonard Lawrence and Darius Panah-Izadi. Men’s singles 80+: John Draper beat Leonard Lawrence. Men’s doubles 75+: J L Baxter and Lionel Hoskins beat Guy Foster and John Reynolds. Men’s singles 75+: Ken G Bate beat Paul VA Drane. Ladies’ doubles 70+: Joyce Baxter and Jill Dyer beat Ivy Cooper and Anne Williams. Ladies’ singles 70+: Claire Zoeller beat Anne Williams. Men’s singles 70+: Dave Garman beat Barry Todd. Men’s doubles 65+: Dave Garman and Barry Todd beat Thomas Petersen and David Trew. Ladies’ singles 65+: Wily Baks beat Rachel Sullivan. Men’s singles 65+: Andrew James beat Richard Klein. Mixed doubles L60+ G65+: Gill Kinloch and Robert R Barratt beat Sandra Ayres and Terry Stevens. Ladies’ doubles 60+: Jill Dyer and Joan Hassell beat Jill Felstead and Gill Kinloch. Men’s doubles 60+: Richard Allen and Graham Birch beat Bob Harrower and Richard Klein. Ladies’ singles 60+: Jill Felstead beat Beatrice Hammond. Men’s singles 60+: Bob Harrower beat Keith Palmer. Men’s doubles 55+: Rick Klein and Wayne Lemoine beat Peter Buck and Stephen Skilton. Men’s singles 55+: Colin Minter beat Wayne Lemoine. Mixed doubles L50+ G55+: Hazel Lindfield and Peter Buck beat Kay Mansfield and Graham Birch. Ladies’ doubles 50+: Jill Crown and Joan Hassell beat Jill Felstead and Betty Maitland. Ladies’ singles 50+: Hazel Lindfield beat Betty Maitland. Men’s singles 50+: John Watton beat Ivan Vorlicek. Men’s doubles 45+: Uwe Scherer and Ricardo Schutt beat Paul Hammond and Gary Payton. Men’s singles 45+: Gary Payton beat Paul Hammond. Mixed doubles L40+ G45+: Lynn Lennard-Jones and Paul Hammond beat Gwen Mccullock and Lawrence Webster. Ladies’ doubles 40+: Jennifer King and Hazel Lindfield beat Gill Dickey and Gwen Mccullock. Men’s doubles 35+: Chris Harris and Willem Lemckert beat Jack Haslinghuis and Alan Lattimore. Ladies’ singles 35/40+: Eva Haslinghuis beat Jennifer King. Men’s singles 35+: Danny Ward beat Chris Harris.
Meanwhile, the Aegon Pro-Series – featuring some of the best international up-and-coming stars – is taking place at Frinton.
It started on Sunday and the finals will take place on Saturday.
Josh Milton, the sixth seed, is the highest-ranked Brit.
The 19-year-old from Wales is currently ranked 659.
There are players from 13 different countries in the main draw and previous winners include Amelie Mauresmo and Jamie Murray.
Spectators are welcome at the club. There is no entry charge.
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