Broomhill Tournament Success

July 28, 2010

John Jellema and Ross Taylor (Player of the Tournament)

The Broomhill summer tennis Ratings Tournament, in its 20th year, attracted fifty competitors from as far afield as Nairn, Edinburgh and Kilmarnock, as well as Glasgow and district clubs.
The format of the tournament gives players of equal rating the opportunity to play one another. If they win, they proceed to compete against better players, with the chance to improve their rating if they win three matches.
The ladies Draw One final saw Elise McCaig (Milngavie) win 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 against Karen Crawford (Lenzie). In the ladies Tableau final Sophie O’Neil (Kilmarnock) beat Jamie Smith (Lenzie) in another exciting three set match 6-4, 6-7, 6-4.
In gents Draw One, Stuart George (Giffnock) beat fellow club player James Singh 6-1, 6-3. In Draw Two, John Jellema (Hamilton) beat Ross Taylor (Drumchapel) 7-6, 7-5 in a tightly contested final. The gents Tableau final saw last year’s finalist Chris Evans (David Lloyd) beating Ian Cannon (Hamilton) 6-3, 6-2.
Player of the Tournament was awarded to seventeen year old Ross Taylor. Ross’s rating meant that he had to start off in Draw One, where he reached the semi final. By reaching that far he was then entered into Draw Two for better players where he played magnificently to reach the final. The wins in this draw automatically then put him into the Tableau Draw for top players, where he reached the quarter finals. He was the only player to have started from the lower draw and reach the top draw, the endeavour for which gained him the award.
For juniors, the tennis coaching Summer Camps have been very successful with both the July and August camps fully booked.
Information about tennis and squash at the club can be obtained from the web site at www.broomhill-tennis-squash.co.uk or by contacting the club at 399 Crow Road, Broomhill, Glasgow, G11 7DZ – tel. 0141 334 2519.

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