Gunnedah had two winners and a contingent of runners-up as they were among 18 Gunnedah-based participants in the NSW Country Closed (Tennis) Championships in Forster.
Vitorio Sardinha, Lucas Sardinha and Mason Louis played in the open tournament which had more than 160 entrants from July 4 to 7.
Vitorio was crowned the open men’s doubles champion along with his Coffs Harbour-based partner Charlie Pade.
In the open men’s singles, Vitorio was the runner-up.
Lucas reached the U18 boys conso semi-final, and Mason made the A grade men’s semi-final.
The junior tournament took place from July 7 to 11, with more than 300 participants involved.
The Gunnedah contingent comprised Lachan Finnerty, Aimee Hobden, Jazmin Hobden, Adalie Muddle, Balin Muddle, Camden Muddle, Brigid Murphy, Eileen Murphy, Molly Murphy, Allie Neilsen, Phoebe Neilsen, Sophie Neilsen, Charli Scott, Zahra Scott and Harry Tudgey.
Lachlan was the U10 boys singles champion as well as the U10 mixed doubles champion, while his mixed doubles partner was Victoria Stanford-Lucas from Singleton.
Lachlan also made the quarter-final in the U10 boys doubles (narrowly going down in a tie-break) and U11 boys singles.
Jazmin was the runner-up in the 17/18 girls conso draw, while Allie was the runner-up in the U13 girls conso draw.
Adalie was a semi-finalist in the U10 girls singles, and she also reached the U10 girls doubles semi-finals alongside Charli.
Harry made the semi-finals of the U11 boys singles and the U12 boys doubles.
Several of the other Gunnedah-based players reached the quarter-finals in their respective divisions.
Victoria Stanford-Lucas and Lachlan Finnerty.
