Wānaka Tennis Club’s New Year’s tournaments were well supported again this year and organisers were impressed with the high standard of the young players competing.

The Stonewood Homes Open (men's) was won by New Zealand under 16 number one Kai Milburn (Queenstown), who defended his title by defeating Jin Dassanayake. Jin has been playing college tennis in the United States.

The women’s singles was also won by the defending champion with Ruby Young (Christchurch) defeating Charlie Byers. They combined to win the doubles from mother and daughter combination, Felicity and Louise Oxnevad. 

The men’s doubles was won by father and son Alistair and Lachlan Hunt, who defeated Ben Archbold and Kevin Li in the final.

In addition to the Open, Wānaka Tennis Club hosted the Craig’s Investment Partners Junior Tournament and the Quartz Reef +35 Tournament.

“[The tournaments] went really well, they were great,” Wānaka Tennis Club president Jeanette Hatten said.

“People love coming here.”

The junior tournament was played over four days from January 5-8 with players from around the country competing across four age groups from under 12 to under 18, while the +35 tournament was held over the weekend of January 13-14.

“We had a great number of entries and Saturday with the doubles had big numbers,” Jeanette said.

Jeanette said all the tournaments involve a great standard of tennis and provide an opportunity for the club to showcase the sport in Wānaka.

Results: 

Quartz Reef +35 Tournament

Women’s Doubles winners 

A Grade - Felicity Oxnevad and Belinda Hirst 

B Grade - Jackie McCutcheon and Denise Colton 

120+ combined years - Rachael Gerard and Maria Zaugg 

Men’s Double Winners 

A1 Grade - Nigel Buckingham and Jules Mumford 

A2 Grade - Geoff Keeling, Stu Hirst 

B Grade. - Peter McCutcheon, Bruce Eggleton 

120+ - Don Elder and Andy Matheson 

Mixed Doubles Winners 

A1 - Santi Marshall and Alistair Hunt 

A2 - Becky Martin and Geoff Keeling 

B - Jacque Bate and Tony Marsh 

120+ Group 1 - Chris and Louise Raynes 

120+ Group 2 - Liz Weatherby and Mark Templeton

Craig’s Investment Partners Junior Tournament

Under 18 boys’ winners: 

Singles - Nikko Tuxford. 

Doubles - Haruya Higuchi and Nicholas Rayner 

Under 18 girls’ winners

Singles - Katy Brown. 

Doubles - Erin O’Neill and Ella Richardson 

Under 14 girls’ winners 

Singles - Rosalie Pollyn. 

Doubles - Rosalie Pollyn and Chloe Rawlence 

Under 14 boys’ winners

Singles - Nicholas Rayner. 

Doubles - Henry Cooney and Nicholas Rayner 

Under 12 boys’ winner

Singles - Lukas Necas 

Doubles - Sebastian Rawlence and Jack Trolove 

Under 12 girls’ winner

Singles - Charlotte Fenn. 

Doubles - Charlotte Fenn and Lucy Wilson 

Under 10 girls’ winners 

Singles - Annabel Trolove. 

Doubles - Harper Dawson and Armani Houkamau

Under 10 boys’ winners

Singles - Louis Tian 

Doubles - John Almond and Louis Tian 

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