Winners of the Jack Petchey Foundation cash prizes

Posted 30th September 2020

To celebrate its 21st birthday the Jack Petchey Foundation made a gift of £500 to a number of clubs and organisations “to spend on something fun and exciting”.  Old Wilsonians’ Lawn Tennis Club has received one of these generous gifts – and we are supporting a variety of events are using this cash.

The first event completed was the 18-25 age group tournament. 5 young men entered and played 1 set of tennis against each other.  In total each person played 4 sets and sat out for one round – on a gloriously hot and sunny afternoon. Players won £10 for each match they won and £5 if they lost. So everyone shared in the prize fund of £150. The event was conducted in the true spirit of Jack Petchey Foundation – players were genuinely supportive of one another.

The players and the amounts they won were: Oli Weller £25, Oliver Harris £20, Kem Hassan £40, Will Robertson £35 and James Goskie £30. (Photos of the winners below)

Our box leagues for the younger contingent have also now completed with the winners being as follows:

Winner of group  1 for 15-18 year olds was Sam Headley.

Winners of 11-14 Group 2, both on 20 points Eoin Moore and Flynn Davies.

Winner of 11-14 Group 3 Alessandro Elliott.

Winner of 11-14 Group 4 Chloe Cleaver.

Winner of Group 5 11-14 Anabel Hassan.

The winners will each get £30, with the prize shared for box 2

We did not get any takers at all for the girls event we had planned – which was a real shame.  So we are thinking again about what else we can do to encourage youngsters to get out there and compete.  If there is anything you would like to see, please ask.

NIGEL JORDAN

 Oli Weller - Winner of £25

Kem Hassan - Winner of £40

Oliver Harris - Winner of £20

Will Robertson - Winner of £35

James Goskie - Winner of £30