The culmination of the Club Championships 2024, the end of more than 3 months of matches involving 60 adults and 5 juniors, Final's Day 2024 arrived with sunshine and, happily, a very pleasant temperature for all involved. The Club sprung alive from early morning with our first finalists and their supporters and, as the day wore on, it got busy with more finalists, many other members and guests, including also our Guests of Honour, Kate Nash, who presented the Adrian Nash trophy to the Player of the Year, and Peter Cooper, our very own Head Coach, who we had invited to present the winners and runner up trophies. People had brought their sunhats and shades and the gazebo provided some shade for the pastries, wraps, cake, nuts and other goodies that were enjoyed through the day.

Thank you to all our amazing finalists for providing the excitement, to the umpires for their calm heads, to all the supporters for the brilliant atmosphere and for helping out everywhere, to our guests of honour for their unwavering support and kind words. Special mention this year to Betsy and Xanthé who helped with the presentation of the trophies and last but not least to Nick (Nicola) Fordyce-Brown who played in no less than three finals!

Well done to all finalists - here are the results:

LADIES SINGLES 6-4, 6-1

W: Nick Fordyce-Brown

RU: Claire Blakeney

Nick, ladies singles champion, and Peter Cooper

MEN'S SINGLES 6-1, 6-2

W: Jonathan Priestley

RU: Chris Hall 

LADIES DOUBLES 6-1, 6-0

W: Jenny McCann & Nick Fordyce-Brown

RU: Judy Blackett & Tina Rubidge

MEN'S DOUBLES 6-3, 6-3

W: Chris Hall & David Eldridge

RU: Stephen Kakooza & Nick Christodoulou

MIXED DOUBLES 6-2, 6-3

W: Tina Rubidge & Jonathan Priestley

RU: Nick Fordyce-Brown & Nick Christodoulou

VETERAN MEN'S SINGLES 6-0, 6-1

W: Paul Webber

RU: Peter Kennedy

VETERANS (random) MIXED DOUBLES 0-6, 6-1, 10-4

W: Vibi Gibson & Jerome Wright

RU: Janis Gilbert & Paul Webber

Junior Participation Medals 2024

Betsy Smith

Christian Pesce

Dann Burdett

Priyan Upadhyay

Xanthé Sargent

Player of the Year 2024

Zoë Locke

Zoë, Player of the Year 2024, and Kate Nash

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Photos:

This year huge thanks go to Ian Pocock for making sure the best moments of the day can be seen again - here is a link to all the amazing photos from Caterham & Whyteleafe TC Final's Day 2024

C&WTC Championships 2024 Final's Day PHOTOS

Finally: Well done again to everyone who participated in the Championships 2024! Your continued participation and support are what make our Club so special. Please bring any ideas and comments on the Club's development to the Committee so we can ensure it continues to be so.