1,100 pupils compete in North Wales Schools tennis competition

More than 1,000 pupils from 55 schools took part in the AEGON North Wales Primary Schools Tennis Championship.

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More than 1,000 pupils from 55 schools took part in the AEGON North Wales Primary Schools Tennis Championship.

“This competition always generates a lot of interest, and it was great to see so many youngsters taking part,” said Pam Griffiths, North Wales tennis development manager at Tennis Wales.

In all, some 1,100 took part in qualifying events organised by five local authorities.

The top teams came together at the finals at Wrexham Tennis Centre.

Winners were:

Mini Red (Year 3):

Boys – All Saints (Wrexham); Girls – Wat’s Dyke (Wrexham).

Mini Orange (Year 5):

Boys – Ysgol Derwen (Flintshire); Girls – Glanrafon (Flintshire).

(Mini Green) Year 6:

Boys – St Mary’s (Wrexham); Girls – Bryn Coch (Flintshire).

“Congratulations to all the winners, and to everyone who took part,” added Pam Griffiths. “Special thanks to the pupils of St Joseph’s High School, Wrexham, who gave up their day to support the event.”

For information about any aspect of tennis in Wales, please contact Tennis Wales at 029 2046 3335 or www.tenniswales.org.uk

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Tennis Wales is the national governing body for tennis in Wales, and is affiliated to the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), the governing body for the sport in Great Britain.

British Tennis Membership in Wales has grown by over 200% since 2008 to almost 11,500.

The number of juniors regularly competing (6+ matches per year) has grown by over 100% over the last three years to almost 1,500.

Wales has 94 registered places to play of which, 26 are Clubmark accredited and 10 are accredited Beacon sites, providing affordable and accessible community tennis.

 

For more information on tennis in Wales, visit http://www.lta.org.uk/in-your-area/Wales/

4th July 2012

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