John
Canning has best results in Vilamoura
John Canning put in his best performance to reach
the Singles semi-final to gain 20 valuable ranking points and a
place in the Masters Finals in Estoril early next year. Also in
the Algarve, John and his doubles partner Valentina Green ( Lithuania
), clinched the Mixed Doubles title with a 7/6,7/6 win over the
number one seeds. ...further
details and photo
Local tennis player achieves best ever result
Letty Lucas, from Downshire Tennis Club, Hillsborough,
achieved the best ever result for Ireland over 55s Veteran Team,
playing in the Tennis World Cup in Turkey ...story
and photos
Downshire Tennis Club is the
most represented club in Ulster rankings
12 of our junior players ranked in the top 4 in their
age groups including:
| Emily Beatty |
|
Katherine Mills |
| Abby McQuillan |
|
Emma Campbell (2nd in Ulster, 7th in Ireland) |
| Katie Conn |
|
Claire Pearson (3rd in Ulster) |
| Olivia Harris |
|
Sam Bothwell |
| Victoria McFarland |
|
Peter Bothwell (Won Irish National Match-play) |
| Elizabeth Watt |
|
Ryan West |
A further 6 juniors just missing
top places
| Daniel Mitchell |
|
Will Boyd |
| Tom Beatty |
|
Tim Patton |
| Josh McLean |
|
Nick Mills |
As a result we go into the Junior
League season with high hopes of success. 12 teams are entered (again
the most in Ulster) and last year we finished runner-up in 6 divisions
so hopefully we may win more than the one we won last year
John Canning first Downshire
member with a World Ranking
John continues to put in impresive preformances on
the tour. Check out his ranking position by searching the Over 55
World Rankings at ITF Tennis Seniors Rankings
Archive
2006
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