Carey & Evans Retain Their Titles

March 4, 2019
5:00 pm
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Charlotte CAREY & Callum EVANS retained their National women and men titles respectively yesterday at the Aspire 2Be National Championships held in Cardiff. CAREY who won a 5th title (4 in a row) and EVANS who won his third in a row are both representing Wales at the World Championships in Budapest this April.

In the women’s final Charlotte raced to a 3/0 lead versus Anna HURSEY. The Cardiff player did get a set back winning the 4th 11/9 but the Ebbw Vale player took the final set to win 4/1. In the men’s final Callum beat Dean CUNDY in straight sets 11/2 11/8 11/5 11/9 to clinch the title.

Well done to semi finalists Chris GRIFFITHS Benedict WATSON Danielle KELLY & Lara WHITTON

Other winners on the day were:

Vets 40 Singles – Neil Wright (R/up – Lee Thomas)

U21 Men – Josh Stacey (R/up – Callum Evans)

U21 Women – Anna Hursey (R/up Beth Richards)

Men’s Doubles – Callum Evans/Louie Evans (R/up – Ryan Owen/Benedict Watson)

Women Doubles – Charlotte Carey/Lauren Stacey (R/up – Anna Hursey/Beth Richards)

Mixed Doubles – Charlotte Carey/Callum Evans (R/up Louie Evans/Beth Richards)

Vets 60 singles – Ray Goulding (R/up – Dennis Bromage)

U11 Boys – Winner Harri Palfrey (R/up Toby Harwood)

U11 Girls – Winner Sophie Barcsai (R/up Seren Jones)

U13 Boys – Rhys Hetherton (R/up Evan Williams)

U13 Girls – Sophie Barcsai (R/up Ruby Elliott)

Vets 40 Doubles – Winners Neil Wright/Steve Hall (R/up Lee Thomas/Mark Farrow)

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