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HomeSportTennis attracts international interest to Tewantin

Tennis attracts international interest to Tewantin

The Sunshine Coast Masters Tour (MT400) Tournament attracted international interest to Tewantin, with 150 participants attending from Australia, New Zealand and India.

The event was held at Tewantin Tennis Club from Saturday 17 September to Tuesday 20 September.

The tournament is an International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament and players receive points towards the International Masters’ Tour rankings.

Gail Bates, the Tournament director, was pleased with the high number of entries for the tournament which has not been played for three years due to Covid.

“The glorious Noosa weather meant that the tournament ran well on schedule,” Gail said.

“I appreciated the work of the Tewantin Tennis Club with its super number of volunteers who enhanced its reputation as a pro-active club.”

Players enjoyed the beautiful bush setting of the Club which added to the enjoyment of the tournament.

Winners of the singles events were:

Over 30, men’s singles: Brendan Moore.

Over 40s, men’s singles: Matthew Porter.

Over 45s, men’s singles: Michal Korecky.

Over 45s, women’s singles: Dyan Williams,

Over 50s, men’s singles: Brad Johns.

Over 50s, women’s singles: Roanne Lemmon-Warde.

Over 55s, men’s singles: Jamie Fletcher.

Over 55s, women’s singles: Jill Meggs

Over 60s, men’s singles: Paul Thomas.

Over 60s, women’s singles: Wanda Howes.

Over 65s, men’s singles: Frank Byrnes.

Over 65s, women’s singles: Adrienne Avis

Over 70s, men’s singles: Ross Orford.

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