Talented youngsters serve up a treat

Editorial Department • Published 23 Dec 2009 09:00 0 Comments

Junior tennis in Fermanagh received a boost when so many players from the local Irvinestown and Enniskillen Tennis Clubs qualified to play in the provincial matchplays at clubs throughout Northern Ireland.

Irvinestown's Kyran Maguire and Conan Whitely took part in the U10 section at Larne. This was played as a team event and both boys won five of their six matches. Their outstanding performances have earned them a place at the National Matchplays in Dublin on December 29.

In the U12 section played at Lurgan, Hannah Cousins from Enniskillen came a very respectable fourth from 10 and played some outstanding tennis in the process. Her sister Sarah who was still only nine years of age at the time of the competition also performed very well at this level and the hard work Sarah has put in over the year certainly stood her in good stead.

Ronan McKeever showed how much improvement he has made over the year with some fine performances in his three matches. But it was young Jared Monaghan who stole the show and finished in the top three which resulted in an automatic qualification to the national matchplays in Dublin next weekend.

"This is an outstanding achievement by any standards nand certainly one that Jared should be very proud of," said coach Matthew McGann.

In the U14 section at Irvinestown, Alison Glass showed her mettle in a tough group and was rewarded with some very fine results. Katie Britton playing at her local club also performed well in this event and matchplays of this nature will be of benefit to both girls. Likewise, Abigail Greene sampled victory in one of her matches in the U16 section at the Boat Club in Belfast, and can reflect on some good performances on the day. Irvinestown's Frances Taggart finished fourth from 10 in this event and her high placing was richly deserved.

Enniskillen's Steven Miller and Conor Donaldson are due to take part in the U18 section which will be played shortly.

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This article appeared in Impartial Reporter 23 Dec 09

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