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Royal Air Force News Friday, March 22, 2019 P34 Follow us @rafnewssport /rafsportsport
Sport
TENNIS
GETTING IN THE
SWING: Action from
the championships
PHOTOS: KATE
RUTHERFORD
HOPE BURNS ETERNAL
Fg Off leaves nothing in the tank to grind out victory over reigning champ
Sports Lottery THERE WAS a changing of the guard Price, winning in straight sets. In the men’s
event, four groups battled it out for a place
in the men’s competition at the Lawn
22 February, 2019 Tennis Winter Championships at in the semi-final. Hope topped Group
RAF Halton. One, overcoming the top seed and
The bumper 2018 winner Keeley.
event, which set up Group Two went down to the wire,
1st Prize WO Poulton Ticket no. 539810 £10,000 the season in real where Flt Lt Phil Lawton, Sgt Luke
style after some James and Cpl Kevin Watson were all in
2nd Prize Cpl Cooper Ticket no. 831589 £5,000 exhilarating clashes, with a chance of progressing.
saw Fg Off Niall Hope However, Men’s Deputy Captain James
3rd Prize Sqn Ldr Leverson Ticket no. 899471 £3,000 beat last year’s winner came out on top in the final round and
Flt Lt Andrew Keeley to would face Hope in the semi-finals.
4th Prize SAC Gaston Ticket no. 85646 £1,000 take the title. A-Squad and former doubles winner Flt
While in the women’s event, Sqn Lt Ali Johnson dropped just two games in
5th Prize Wg Cdr Collis Ticket no. 683948 £1,000 Ldr Liz Price beat Fg Off Sarah Lucas Group Three, progressing to face Cpl Chris
to take the crown. Gregg – who topped Group Four without
6th Prize Cpl Cardwell Ticket no. 824708 £1,000 The women opened the dropping a single game.
championships, which preceded the The semi-finals were close as expected,
7th Prize Sgt Wesley Ticket no. 190873 £1,000 association’s novice championships on with all players hitting some fierce
April 29-30. winners. Hope defeated James and
8th Prize Anonymous Ticket no. 722001 £1,000 The field of 21 competitors played Johnson overcame Gregg despite facing a
out a round robin format, with Lucas match point.
9th Prize Mr Hardy Ticket no. 283764 £1,000 and Price making it through to The final had some very long rallies,
the final. but Hope left nothing in the tank,
10th Prize Cpl Way Ticket no. 545332 £1,000 A-Squad player Lucas had an grinding out a 4-3, 4-2 victory.
all-round impressive game and
For further information visit rafcf.org.uk was using her top spin to good n Follow the association on Twitter @
effect. She proved too strong for TennisRAF.
