Two Laurens victorious and Jersey duo win men’s final
PLAYERS from around the Channel Islands and even further afield battled it out for trophies and British ranking points in Guernsey’s own LTA Padel Tour events over the weekend.
As the Guernsey Padel Club basked in unseasonably hot sunshine, tournaments took place across four categories with 60 entries, including players who had travelled from the UK and Jersey to compete.
In the men’s open event, Jersey’s former doubles tennis ace Scott Clayton joined forces with Jon Southern to take home the title in a closely-fought final against Guernsey’s Olly Cull and Nico Robinson, which the Caesareans won 6-4, 7-6 (2).
In the women’s open, Lauren Barker and Lauren Watson-Steele overcame another strong home pairing of Chantelle de la Mare and Helen Polli 6-0, 6-3.
De la Mare and Polli had lifted the trophy in the women’s 40+ category on Saturday afternoon, beating Jo Robinson and Sara Woolland 6-4, 6-0.
The men’s 40+ category was won by Lester Boscher and Phil Radford in another tight match which saw them beat Matt de la Mare and Ian Robinson 4-6, 6-4, 10-5 in the final.
Afterwards, Tony Woodland was one pleased Guernsey Padel Club director.
‘It was wonderful to see so many people down at the club enjoying a weekend of really competitive padel in the Guernsey sunshine,’ he said.
‘Congratulations to everyone who took part – and especially to our winners. We would also like to thank those who travelled from the UK and Jersey to take part in the event.’
The club are already looking forward to hosting their LTA Padel National and Seniors Grade Two event from 3-5 June.
Meanwhile, across the Atlantic, Rob West and Patrick Ogier have arrived in Las Vegas as part of the Great Britain Team for the Veterans’ Padel World Championships.
GB have been drawn into a tough group with Spain, Chile and France and matches began on Monday, continuing until 2 April.
Ogier and West will also play together in a men’s open event and have drawn Matt Thomas and Craig Pickering from Australia in round one.
Updates on their progress and results can be found on the Guernsey Padel Facebook and Instagram pages. Tournament matches will be streamed on YouTube via the FIP – International Padel Federation – page.
