The Island’s “Wimbledon” hosted by Albany LTC at Ballaughton Meadows and sponsored by PokerStars, enjoyed fantastic weather all week, which made Referee, Ian Watson’s task a lot easier. Finals Day produced some very good matches for the spectators and it now seems the “old order” is changing, with 20yr old Laura Feely becoming a triple champion.

However, many times former champion, Karen Faragher, made every effort to stop the takeover. Both players had three finals to play and this they did, producing good play in all three. Laura won the Women’s Singles comfortably 6/1 6/1 but the women’s doubles was a much closer affair with Laura partnered by Elena Snidal overcoming the determined pairing of Karen and Lucy Kerr. 6/4 7/5. In the mixed doubles Laura with Oliver Broadhead had a tough match against Stuart Swann and Karen, eventually winning7/5 6/3. Jack Hedges (19) won the Men’s Singles beating Sean Drewry (15) in a comfortable  6/0 6/1 match. The ratings style Group 1 title went to Callum Watson who beat Dean Morgan 6/1 6/2.  Hedges and Broadhead paired up to win the Men’s Doubles beating Sean Drewry and Adam Pyatt-Coppell  6/3,6/4 in a very hard hitting match which was closer than the score suggests. At the conclusion of play the trophies were presented by IOMLTA Chairman, Brian Walton. Whilst the entry was low the quality was high.

Results : Men’s Singles qtr. finals Jamie Teare beat Dean Morgan 6/0 6/0, Oliver Broadhead bt Adam Pyatt-Coppell (16)  6/2 6/3, Sean Drewry bt Callum Watson  6/3 6/1; s/finals Hedges bt Teare 7/6 2/6 (10-4), Drewry bt Broadhead 6/1 6/0; Final – Champion Jack Hedges r/up Drewry. Men’s Group 1 – 1st round James O’Dell bt Ben Cunningham 5/7 7/6(4) (12-10),; qtr.final David Winnell bt O’Dell 6/0 6/4, Dean Morgan w/o Danial Gibbon-Walsh, Stuart Colligon bt Paul Coppell 6/1, 6/1, Callum Watson bt Jay Skelcher Maxwell 6/1 6/0; S/finals  Morgan bt  Winnell 2/6 6/3 (10-5),  Watson bt Colligon 6/0 6/4; Winner Watson r/up Morgan. Women’s Singles qtr./f Laura Feely bt Nicola Skillicorn 6/0 6/0, Lucy Kerr bt Kirree Ronan 6/2 7/5; s/f Laura Feely bt Lucy Kerr 6/0 6/0; Karen Faragher bt Elena Snidal 6/3 6/1. Final Champion Laura Feely r/up Karen Fargher. Men’s Doubles qtr.f: O Broadhead (20)/J Hedges (19) bt B Sharp (81)/J Skelcher-Maxwell 6/0 6/1(13), S Swann/D Winnell bt P Coppell/S Falconer 2/6 6/3 (10-5), S Drewry/A Pyatt Coppell bt Alistair Johnston/Victor Pacaco 6/2 6/7 (10-5). Peter Dunworth/Richard Kerr bt David Saville/Callum Watson 6/2 6/0; s/f Broadhead/Hedges bt Swann/Winnell 6/2 6/2, Drewry/Pyatt-Coppell bt Dunworth/Kerr 6/4 6/2; Final Champions Broadhead/Hedges r/up Drewry/Pyatt-Coppell.  Women’s Doubles 1st round L Faragher/JHolland bt KHall/J Russell 3/6 6/2 (10-6); s/f K Faragher/LKerr bt K Ronan/N Skillicorn 6/0 6/0, LFeely/E Snidal bt Faragher/Holland 6/0 6/0. Final Champions Laura Feely/Elena Snidal r/up Karen Faragher/Lucy Kerr. Mixed Doubles -usually thought of as a fun event but still fiercely contested qtr.f A Johnston/K Hall bt D Winnell/K McNaught 3/6 6/3 (10-4), T Woakes/E Snidal bt AMorgan/ Russell 6/0 6/1, O Broadhead/L Feely bt P Coppell/L Faragher 6/0 6/0; s.f Swann/Faragher bt Johnston/K Hall 7/5 6/2, Broadhead/Feely bt Woakes/Snidal 4/6 6/0(10-4) Final Champions Broadhead/Feely r/up Swann/K Faragher