Young players prevail

Jeremy Crouch and Lily O'Fagan were crowned Marlborough Tennis Club singles champions on Sunday at the Forrest Winery Marlborough Tennis Centre.

Eighteen-year-old Crouch made a clean sweep of his four round-robin men's matches, beating Peter Stubbs 9-4, Werner Pluss 9-2, Graeme Jarvis 9-1 and Dan Taylor 9-4 to easily take the title from runner-up Jarvis.

O'Fagan's women's singles title continued an impressive season for the 11-year-old, who was seeded third in the eight-strong field.

O'Fagan overcame top seed Sandy Stubbs 6-3 6-0 in the final after toppling No2 seed Donna Clark 6-2 6-0 in the semis. She beat Hilary Wilkey 6-2 6-2 in the first round.

Stubbs beat Dale Hyland 6-3 7-5 in the other semi. Wilkey beat Sarah Maxwell 6-2 6-4 in the women's consolation final.

- The Marlborough Express

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