The finals of Winchester Tennis and Squash Club's annual tennis championships took place on Sunday.

This year's tournament, which is kindly sponsored by Winchester based County Windows, produced some thrilling finals with many matches going to three sets.

After an exceptionally wet start to the finals day, with some matches being played in the rain, some matches were actually played in sunshine in the afternoon. A rare occurrence over the past few weeks!

Will Allen took the Men's Singles title after a compelling three set win over the number two seed Josh Girling. Will who had already produced a great performance in the semi finals to beat number one seed James Neate triumphed 7-5, 3-6, 6-4. This completed a double for Will as he also won the Boys 18 & Under event, beating James Crawford 6-2, 6-1 in the final.

Another multiple event winner was Hannah Crawford who retained her Ladies Singles title with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Nicki Thornton and also won the girls 18 & under event, beating Katie Beeton 6-1, 7-6 in the final. Hannah can also add another title if she wins the 14 & Under event which is still to be completed. She also added the mixed doubles title to her collection, partnering brother James to a tight 7-5, 7-6 win over Ghouls Fox and Josh Girling.

The Ladies Doubles title was an entertaining match and it saw the veteran pairing of Monica Finlayson and Judy Ames triumph over the junior challenge of Hannah Crawford and Charlotte Ames 7-5, 2-6, 6-2.

Full results MENS SINGLES Will Allen bt Josh Girling 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 MENS DOUBLES Josh Girling/James Crawford bt Mark Finlayson/Mark Dryden w/o MENS VET SINGLES to be completed MENS VET DOUBLES to be completed MENS H'CAP SINGLES David Trew bt Tim Sinclair-Wilson 6-7, 6-1, 6-0 LADIES SINGLES Hannah Crawford bt Nicki Thornton 6-3, 6-4 LADIES DOUBLES Monica Finlayson/ Judy Ames bt Hannah Crawford/ Charlotte Ames 7-5, 2-6, 6-2 LADIES VET SINGLES Nicki Thornton bt Monica Finlayson 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 LADIES VET DOUBLES Judy Slaney/Julie Byers bt Monica Finlayson/Nicola Ellis 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 MIXED DOUBLES Hannah & James Crawford bt Ghouls Fox/Josh Girling 7-5, 7-6 MIXED VET Judy Slaney/ bt Ghouls Fox/ 6-3, 6-3 DOUBLES David Trew Pete Sly BOYS U18 Will Allen bt James Crawford 6-2, 6-1 BOYS U16 Ashtey Pauls bt Karl Grossey 6-1, 6-3 BOYS U14 Karl Grossey bt Adam Drysdale 6-3, 6-1 BOYS U12 Andrew Sanders bt Miles McDowall 6-2, 6-1 BOYS U10 Daniel Hemingway bt Freddie Cotton 6-4, 6-0 GIRLS U18 Hannah Crawford bt Katie Beeton 6-1, 7-6 GIRLS U16 Katie Beeton bt Sophie Smith 6-2. 6-1 GIRLS U14 Hannah Crawford v Emily Kerr (to be completed) GIRLS U12 Emily Kerr bt Miriam Chapman-Rosenfeld 6-4, 6-3 GIRLS U10 (round robin event) winner Amelia Cobb, runner-up Juliet Fox.

l With the club finals day now completed, the club is preparing for the annual Slazenger Winchester Open Tennis Tournament. The tournament incorporates the International Tennis Federation 18 & Under event. This is one of the top junior events in the country and attracts top junior players from around the world.

The tournament runs from 16-21st July with the main finals day taking place on Saturday 21st July.

The event provides a great opportunity to see tennis of the highest standard right here in Winchester and visitors are welcome throughout the week.