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East Glos quartet turn on the style at top national junior tournament

Author: Roger Jackson, Posted: Sunday, 9th September 2018, 09:00

Charlotte Russell

Four tennis players from East Glos have been turning on the style at a top competition.

The junior members, Charlotte Russell, Olivia Rook, Monty Graveney and Alice Howitt, took part in the Grade 1 Junior National Championships in Nottingham and all enjoyed success.

Russell, who has recently joined East Glos, reached the semi-finals of the 16U singles and final of the 18U doubles, while Rook and her partner Sophia Mezzone reached the final of the 16U doubles before losing narrowly in a third set championship tie-break.

Rook’s usual partner Hannah Smith had to pull out of the tournament due to injury at the very last minute and Rook and Mezzone had never played together before, so it was a really great effort from them to get to the final and come so close to winning the title.

Both Russell and Rook were part of the Gloucestershire team that performed so well during County Week under the captaincy of Esther Curtis.

Played in Worthing in August, the team won promotion from Division Five to Division Four of the LTA Summer County Cup.

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