Tom JARVIS won the English national men’s singles title for the first time and Maria TSAPTSINOS beat Tin-Tin Ho to win the women’s singles for the second time.
JARVIS was in his first final and WALKER his fourth but whoever won would be champion for the first time at the Mark Bates Ltd National Championships held in Nottingham.
WALKER took the first game but JARVIS won the next three and despite WALKER fighting back in the fifth JARVIS won 4-2 (3-11 11-8 11-8 11-4 3-11 11-6).
In the women’s event TSAPTSINOS did not allow four-time champion Ho to settle as she won 4-0 (11-5 11-4 11-7 14-12) on her fourth match point.
WALKER and JARVIS won the men’s doubles by defeating Chris DORAN and Joe FERGUSON 3-2 (11-5 9-11 9-11 11-2 11-5) and HO and TSAPTSINOS won the women’s doubles against Emily BOLTON and Charlotte BARDSLEY 3-1 (11-6 6-11 11-6 11-6).
The mixed doubles was won by WALKER and TSAPTSINOS who beat Josh BENNETT and Lois PEAKE 3-0 (11-4 11-3 11-3) meaning TSAPTSINOS won all three trophies she was competing in.
There were two para finals with Tokyo Paralympics medallist Jack HUNTER-SPIVEY defeating Daniel BULLEN 3-0 (11-3 11-7 11-7) in the Class 3-5 final and Ross WILSON beating Kim DAYBELL 3-1 (11-7 11-6 9-11 11-9) in the Class 6-10 final.
The under-21 men’s singles trophy was won by Shayan SIRAJ and the under-21 women’s singles by Charlotte BARDSLEY
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