West of Ulster Open Junior Tennis Tournament 2009

The winners with trophies

Saturday 4th July saw the end of another very successful junior tournament at Enniskillen Lawn Tennis Club with players from as far away as Galway, Sligo, Donegal, Belfast and Portadown competing for the major prizes along with our own talented players from Fermanagh.

The tournament was jointly sponsored by Ballinamallard businesses, Pulse Fitness and Home Care Maintenance as well as Enniskillen based Alex Knowles Associates. A fine week of tennis ensued with some outstanding performances from the local players, Adam Donaldson, Suzanna Hughes Jordan, Conor Donaldson, Glen Mowat and Jared Monaghan. Others to catch the eye included Ross Adams from Belfast and young Zac Wilson from Portadown. A few thunder showers on finals day did not dampen the atmosphere nor the enthusiasm of the competitors - indeed it could be argued that it allowed the players a welcome break to replenish much needed energy stores!

Simon Mc Farland from Tennis Ireland organised a competition for the under 8’s and under 9’s. Young players from Enniskillen and Irvinestown enjoyed two hours of tennis which also included some fun activities.

The prize giving was attended by representatives of the sponsors as well as Mrs Valerie Rowan, President of Ulster Branch, Tennis Ireland. Many local players shared in the success and took home some of the silverware and prize money!

For detailed results and all the winners see the tournament website.