All Clissold Park Final at Queen's Club

County Closed 2007
Report by Ali Davis

Lucas Taylor became the first player ever from HCTC to raise a county trophy at the Middlesex County Closed event. He won the 10U Boys competition in convincing style when he took on fellow club mate Jac Davies in the final. It was a fantastic achievement to have 2 of the club’s players in the final of this high level event.

It proved that Lucas, who dropped only 6 games in 5 tough matches, is the best 10U boy in the county. Over the summer he has also been showing that he is a top competitor at national level. This weekend he is competing at Center Parcs Junior Grand Prix in Nottingham, against the 6 top 10U boys in the country.

Jac Davies has also won a place at this top national event, which is to be televised by Sky Sports. There are unlikely to be any other clubs in the country to have 2 players qualify for this top national competition.   WATCH THIS SPACE FOR THE RESULTS!

Lucas trains under the watchful eye of his coach Christian Coombs. He has been playing tennis since he was 5 years old and quickly made his mark when, at the age of 6, he won the 9U club event. Christian said “Lucas’ performance over this summer season has been quite remarkable considering he has a better win:loss ratio than Roger Federer! He should feel very positive about what he has achieved, but I know he realises there is lot more hard work to come if he is to achieve even more.”

 When asked what inspires him Lucas comments, ‘I enjoy winning and playing great tennis. My dream is to be the best I can be, and try very hard to be the best in the world.’

Over 30 children entered the county closed from HCTC this year, the most of any club in Middlesex. Every competitor was given a new club sweatshirt, and many a positive comment was made about how good the players looked and how well they all played and behaved.

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