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The Morningside Club Championships took place yesterday at the centre and we had a fantastic turn-out with over 80 entries across all events. The day was played in great spirit with some fantastic tennis on display from open and junior players and we now have some new club champions to add to the prestigious list!

The premier events saw Cornel Mirciov defend his title in the Men’s Open Singles to win the Greg Fox Memorial trophy for the second year running. Cornel defeated Alex Power in a high-standard and hard-hitting final and showed why he represents Morningside in the Brisbane Tennis League and Supergrade 1 competitions with another classy display. The Brenda Dale Memorial trophy was this year won by Anna Wishink who defeated Benita Smith in another great final. Anna hails from Tasmania and was ranked inside the top 450 in the world only a few years ago. We’re very fortunate to have such a great player involved in the club and hope to see Anna on the courts at Morningside for years to come representing us at BTL level.

Other highlights of the day included a cracking over 40’s Men’s Singles Final between Owen Morgan and Albrecht Mueller which lasted over 2 hours and was finally decided in a tie-breaker that was won by Owen 16-14! We hope to see the guys back at the club in a month or two when they’ve recovered from the match…

Our premier junior events, the Open Boy’s and Open Girl’s singles were won by Matthew Hulme and Maddie Hampson. Matthew defeated his Morningside Magic teammate Lathan Treacy in a classy final while Maddie snuck home against her Lourdes Hill partner, Sarah Bowden.

The winners and runners-up of all events were as follows:

Open Men’s Singles

Cornel Mirciov def. Alex Power

Open Ladies Singles

Anna Wishink def. Benita Smith

Open Men’s Doubles

Matthew Webb / Matthew Hulme def. Stephen Holmes / Justin

Open Ladies Doubles

Sierra Yap / Benita Smith def. Sonia Steutz / Melissa Martiri

40+ Men’s Singles

Owen Morgan def. Albrecht Mueller

40+ Mixed Doubles

Terry Carroll / Stephanie Johnstone def. John Synott / Kerry Loisi

A Grade Singles

Anthony Bishop def. Kris Gierach

A Grade Doubles

Kris Gierach / Jose Morales def. Phillip & Alan Khoury

Open Junior Boy’s Singles

Matthew Hulme def. Lathan Treacy

Open Junior Girl’s Singles

Maddie Hampson def. Sarah Bowden

Open Junior Boy’s Doubles

Daniel Flynn / Ryan Jones def. Shanil Panchal / Jackson Treacy

Open Junior Girl’s Doubles

Maddie Hampson / Sarah Bowden def. Georgia Morris / Grace Nakamura

Green Ball(12 & u) Singles 

Will Storrs def. Sarah Birchall

Green Ball(12 & u) Doubles

Will Storrs / Ronan Wright def. Jakob Mueller / Sarah Bowden

Orange Ball (10 & u) Singles

Oliver Cray def. Finn Collins

Orange Ball (10 & u) Doubles

Oliver Storrs / Reyato def. Lina Mueller / Jasmine Balfour

Red Ball (8 & u) Singles

Oliver Storrs def. Oscar Moncrieff

 

Below are a few pics from the day – stay tuned for more over the next day or so!

Men's Singles Finalists Alex Power and Cornel Mirciov Men's Singles Champion Cornel Mirciov with Centre Manager Rob Daley & Assistant Manager Benita Smith Men's Singles Runner-Up Alex Power with Morningside TC Assistant Manager Benita Smith Men's Doubles Finalists Matthew Hulme, Matthew Webb, Justin and Stephen Holmes Men's Doubles Champions Matthew Webb and Matthew Hulme Men's Doubles Runners-Up Stephen Holmes and Justin with Centre Manager Rob Daley Hot Shots Green Ball Doubles Finalists Will Storrs, Jakob Mueller, Sarah Birchall and Ronan Wright Hot Shots Green Ball Champion Will Storrs with Morningside Tennis Centre Head Coach Paul Gibson A Grade Men's Doubles Champions Jose Morales and Kris Gierach Men's A Grade Runner-Up Kris Gierach with Manager Rob Daley A Grade Doubles Champions Kris Gierach and Jose Morales with Centre Manager Rob Daley Junior Boys Doubles Runner-Up Jackson Treacy with Centre Manager Rob Daley Junior Boy's Doubles Champion Matthew Hulme with Centre Manager Rob Daley Junior Boy's Runner-Up Jackson Treacy with Centre Manager Rob Daley A Grade Doubles Finalists Phillip and Alan Khoury with MTC Manager Rob Daley Hot Shots Orange Ball Champions Oliver Storrs and Rayato Hot Shots Orange Ball Runners-Up Jasmine Balfour and Lina Mueller with MTC Manager Rob Daley Open Ladies Singles Finalists Anna Wishink and Benits Smith Open Ladies Singles Champion Anna Wishink Open Ladies Singles Finalists Benita Smith and Anna Wishink with Centre Manager Rob Daley Open Ladies Doubles Finalists Sonja Stuetz and Melissa Martiri with Centre Manager Rob Daley Junior Boy's Doubles Finalist Shanil Panchal Hot Shots Orange Ball Singles Champion Oliver Cray with MTC Manager's Rob Daley and Benita Smith Ladies Doubles Champion Sierra Yap with MTC Head Coach Paul Gibson 40+ Senior's Mixed Doubles Champions Stephanie Johnston and Terry Carroll Over 40's Mixed Doubles Runners-Up John Synott and Kerry Loisi