National Under 14 tennis champion Luca Pow from Solihull crowned an outstanding season by taking the top two junior titles at the Warwickshire County Closed Championships at Sutton Coldfield Tennis Club. Pow, 14, who also claimed the prestigious Road to Wimbledon Championship last month beat Charlie Watson to take the Under 18 county title in straight sets 6-3 6-2, then defeated Radu Manolescu to retain his Under 16s crown, a rerun of last year’s Under 14s final.  He also combined well with county teammate Daniel Agranovsky to take the Under 16 boys’ doubles title and with rising star Lucia Cassidy, 13, to squeak past Sam Parsons and Lois Porter in the Under 18 Mixed doubles final 10-7 in the deciding Championship tiebreak. Agranovsky from Rugby won the Under 14 singles  and doubles crowns, beating Ferran Redza from Warwick, who was unlucky also to lose the Under 12s final to Denis Ivanov

The powerful Richard Partridge, 25, from Coventry, the top seed, retained his Men’s singles crown outhitting Arran Trainor in straight sets. Trainor won the Under 18 doubles with Alex Griffiths.

The big-hitting Lucia Cassidy underlined her rapid improvement, winning the Under 18 singles title with a hard-fought victory over the consistent left-hander Sophie Smith from Sutton Coldfield, who gained a measure of consolation, beating Lois Porter in the Under 16 final. Porter from Balsall Common won the women’s championship, then teamed up with Cassidy to defeat Smith and Samantha Delleman from Rugby in the Under 16 girls’ doubles final.

Cadey Morgan, 12, from Oldbury continued her outstanding run of form, retaining the county Under 12 championship with a fluent victory over her talented county teammate Alice Wilson-Marsh. Morgan also won the Under 14 singles, to add to the Under 12 and Under 14 titles she won at the recent Open Junior Championship at the Edgbaston Priory Club where she trains on the prestigious performance squad. She has shown huge character to keep playing at a high level despite losing her father Steve in November, when Warwickshire LTA, Edgbaston Priory and many of her county teammates rallied round to provide grants and organise fund-raising initiatives to help cover her coaching and tournament costs.

The well-attended finals day and high-quality performances at all age-groups underlined the success of the new-look County Closed in only its second year at Sutton Coldfield Tennis Club.

“We’re thrilled with how the tournament went and its great atmosphere,” said organiser Bev Lancaster. “The club staged it superbly, everyone loved the social events and there was some brilliant, highly-competitive tennis. It was also good to see several of our nationally ranked juniors, particularly Luca Pow, taking the time to support their county tournament as it’s a real boost for our up-and-coming players to get the chance to play against people who are already competing on the international stage.  The social mixed doubles events once again attracted players of all standards, and it was lovely to see the youngsters playing with such enjoyment.”

Results: Sutton Coldfield Tennis Club. Warwickshire County Closed Championship 2019 
Finals Matches:

Singles Championships:
8U Boys- Samuel Atcheson bt Toby John - 10-6
8U Girls- Lucy Prescott bt Isla Turner - 10-6
9U Boys- Max Emil Kunze bt Sebastian Wood- 7-5 7-4
9U Girls- Isla Turner bt Tanishka Naveen- 8-6 3-7 7-1
10U Boys- Matthew Gardner bt Jacob Gregory- 5-3 5-3
10U Girls- T'Nae Diamond Paisley bt Tess Beard- 4-1 4-1
12U Boys- Denis Ivanov bt Ferran Redza- 4-4
12U Girls- Cadey Morgan bt Alice Wilson- Marsh- 6-4 6-4 
14U Boys - Daniel Agranovsky bt Ferran Redza- 6-4 6-1
14U Girls- Cadey Morgan bt Marina Beckinsale- 2-6 4-2 Retired
16U Boys- Luca Pow bt Radu Manolescu- 6-2 6-3
16U Girls- Sophie Smith bt Lois Porter- 6-2 4-6 10-7
18U Boys - Luca Pow bt Charlie Watson 6-3 6-2
18U Girls- Lucia Cassidy bt Sophie Smith 6-4 6-2
Womens- Lois Porter bt Gozde Unkaya 4-6 6-3 10-7
Mens- Richard Partridge bt Arran Trainor 6-1 6-3
35+ Mens Singles- Rob King bt Gareth Dudley 6-4 6-7 10-7

Doubles 
12U Boys - Ferran Redza and Luca Vladau bt Daniel Garthwaite and Samuel Sitch- 6-4 7-5

12U Girls- Cadey Morgan and Alice Wilson-Marsh bt Ruth Adams and Isabella Taylor- 6-2 3-6 10-5

14U Boys Danel Agranovsky and Dylan Pillinger bt Connor Checketts and Ferran Redza- 6-0 1-6 10-7

14U Girls- Ruth Adams and Isabella Taylor bt Holly Jacques and Sophie Vale- 7-6 1-6 10-6

14U Mixed- Csongor Mar and Marina Beckinsale bt Daniel Agranovsky and Charlotte Eaton- 6-3 5-7 10-7

16U Boys - Daniel Agranovsky and Luca Pow bt Csongor Mar and Sam Parsons- 6-1 6-3

16U Girls- Lucia Cassidy and Lois Porter bt Samantha Delleman and Sophie Smith- 6-3 6-3

18U Boys - Alex Griffiths and Arran Trainor bt Max Hurtubise and Charlie Watson - 7-5 6-2

18U Girls- Courtnie Tia Burton and Sophie Smith bt Mia Faulkner and Lois Porter - 6-1 0-6 12-10

18U Mixed- Luca Pow and Lucia Cassidy bt Sam Parsons and Lois Porter- 3-5 4-1 10-7