Albany tennis Club readies itself for Todmorden Shield

Pat Sharp reports

This Sunday (18) Albany Tennis Club will play host to the Todmorden Shield triangular match between Albany, Castletown and Ramsey. Play starts at 1:30pm. The tournament was first played for in 1972 as a result of the shipping strike some years before, prior to the island having 12 teams from the UK entered in a national tournament. Only Todmorden T C managed to get here, and the three island clubs played matches against them.

It’s Ladies' and Men's doubles, with total games won deciding the winners.
 
The Club Championships results

8 & under r/r Group A winner Aryn Sen 34 pts r/up Emma Perera 31pts, 3rd Billy McMullen 28 pts. Group B winner Aditya Varshney 42 pts, r/up Ansh Agarwal 37pts, 3rd Ashwanth Prabhu 25pts. In the final Aryn bt Aditya 10/4. 

Girls 18 & under r/r Caitlin Henery bt Annika Moore 4/0 4/0, Ava Austerberry bt Annika Moore  4/0 4/0, Ava bt Caitlin 4/2 4/0.

Boys 18 & under r/r Orry Farnworth bt Greg Kelly 4/2 4/0, Orry bt Jayden Go 5/4 (ret).

Boys 12 & under r/r Sonny Shipley Martin bt Nabeel Sheikh 6/4, Ryan Colquitt bt Muneeb Sheikh 6/0, Rohan bt Muneeb 6/0, Rohan bt Sonny
7/5, Ryan Colquitt bt Nabeel 6/0 Nabeel bt Muneeb 6/2, Rohan bt Ryan 7/5, Sonny bt Muneeb 7/5.