LEOPARDSTOWN JUNIOR OPEN
Congratulations to Will Fitzgearld who flew through the Boys U16 Doubles draw with his partner, claiming the title with relative ease. Well done also to Max Vidal who was runner up in the Boys U14 Boys Doubles, taking out the no.2 seeds in the semi final 6-4 6-4. In the U18 Boys Singles Harry Owens got to the semi final, only losing to the eventual winner. Well done to Harry. In the Phoenix Events, we had a number of Sandycove players in the U12s. Well done to Zach Bailey and Samuel Long for getting through their groups and into the Phoenix Gold draw. Finally, congratulations to Noah Vidal on a great tournament, where he got the final of the Boys U12 Phoenix Gold.

SHANKILL JUNIOR OPEN
Well done to Amy Wardlaw who got to the semi final of the U14 Girls Plate.

TRAMORE SENIOR OPEN
Well done to Oisin O’Hanlon who played in his first senior tournament and reached the semi finals of the Men’s Doubles,Grade 1 section. Unfortunately, at match point up they had to retire as Oisin’s partner was picked for the Munster Junior Interprovincials which would have clashed with the final. Oisin also got to the quarters of the Mens Singles, losing to the runner up. Well done on a great 1st senior tournament !

LAYTOWN AND BETTYSTOWN PHOENIX AND TENNIS 10S OPEN
Congratulations to Amy Wardlaw who had an outstanding tournament in Laytown/Bettystown and won the U14 Girls Phoenix Gold. Amy came through a tough semi final winning 10-7 in the 3rd set championship tie-break and battled hard in the final also to win 7-6 6-4. Well done also to Alex Wardlaw who got to the semi-final of the U12 Boys Phoenix Gold.

2018 THAI GOLD WEXFORD JUNIOR OPEN
Congratulations to Alex Wardlaw who won the U12 Boys Phoenix Gold event winning all his 7 matches. Alex showed great determination to come through a tough final, being down in the 2nd set and having lost the first, Alex never came up and clawed his way back eventually claiming victory 10-8 in the 3rd set championship tie-break. Well done to Alex. Amy Wardlaw also had a great tournament in Wexford, reaching the final of the U14 Girls Phoenix Gold. Amy came through a tough semi final 10-7 in the 3rd set championship tiebreak and fought hard in the final with a close match ending 6-3 7-5 against a girl in the top 100 in Ireland.

DONNYBROOK HUNTERS ESTATE JUNIOR OPEN
Big congratulations to Will Fitzgerald on winning the U16 Boys Doubles of this Grade 1 event, beating both the no.1 and the no.2 seeds en route to the title!

BRAY FAST 4S
Well done to Conor White and Sean Patrick White who both reached the semi finals of the U12 event.

WILLIAM FRY JUNIOR LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS OF IRELAND
The National Championships in Fitzwilliam took place last week and the standard was exceptionally high throughout all the age groups with the top players from all over the country(and abroad) competing for the top titles. We had a number of Sandycove players representing in different age groups which is an achievement in itself as it is not easy to even be accepted, such is the volume of entries and standard required. In the U16 Boys Singles, Will Fitzgerald came through qualifying superbly and was very unlucky not to make the quarter finals where he went down to the number 5 seed and very tricky opponent 6-3 in the 3rd set of his last 16 match. In the U18 Boys Doubles Oisin O’Hanlon and his partner also reached the last 16, but had an unfortunate draw coming up against the number 1 seeds and eventual finalists, giving them a good challenge,particularly in the 1st set where there was only one service break. Well done to Oisin, competing with the best, especially as he has been struggling with injuries of late. In the Boys U18 Singles, unseeded Ronan Sweeney reached the quarter finals having played an incredible match in the 2nd round, knocking out the number 2 seed(and full time player!) 6-1 6-2 with a flawless performance. The quarter final was a long and high quality battle, with Ronan unfortunately going down 6-4 6-4 to another Ulster player(the no.8 seed), showing just how high the level is of every round in Fitzwilliam.
Well done to everybody out competing over the glorious summer of 2018 and well done also to all our players who played in our own Sandycove Junior Open. There were some great matches on display throughout the tournament. Congratulations to everyone who entered and those who reached finals, winners and runners up!

Aine Leonard (Head Coach)