What a year for Collaroy Tennis Club… and what a week of celebrations!
Following on from Presentation Day on Saturday 10 December to mark the culmination of this year’s Club Championships, we celebrated all over again on Saturday 17th, having been announced ‘Most Outstanding Tennis Club’ at the 2022 Australian Tennis Awards earlier in the week.
Finals Day
While Finals Day itself was dealt a blow when illness forced former Club Champ. Michal Korecky to withdraw from the three Open Finals he was set to play, there was still some exciting tennis on display. Reigning Men’s Singles Champion, Chris Gillis and top junior Kona Derrick played an enthralling exhibition match, the young gun taking it to Chris before experience prevailed.
The Ladies Singles Final was the ultimate cliffhanger, with Eri Fawcett finally triumphing over Sarah Downes in a 3rd set Match Tiebreaker. Sarah won the first set and Eri the second in a hard-fought clash full of twists and turns that had a healthy crowd cheering from the sidelines for both players. There was nothing between the finalists in terms of shot-making, with Eri’s fitness probably the deciding factor in the end.
Other winners on the day included Scott Fletcher and nephew Jamie Thompson in the Open Men’s Doubles, Scott and niece Elise Thompson in the Open Mixed, Ros Ode and Rosie Steindl in the Open Ladies Doubles and Aiden Nitch who defeated Nick Ashton in a thrilling Boy’s Singles Final.
Maria Ramos and new member Stuart Sangster won the Ladies and Men’s Plate events respectively.
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