Double win for Carrigaline Juniors at Tour 500 Tennis Tournament

By Norma Deasy

Promising young players travelled from all over the country to Carrigaline over the last few

weekends to compete in its highly regarded annual Junior Open Tour 500 Tournament.

Mathew Thompson and Darragh Cantillon from Carrigaline won the singles under 14 and

under 16 age categories. Beth Barry, from nearby club Crosshaven took the winning title in

the girls under 16s.

Over 200 junior players competed in under 12s, u14s, u16s, and u18s categories, displaying

some remarkable tennis in a very friendly and sporting atmosphere. According to Ken

Murphy, Carrigaline Junior Committee Representative, “everyone has to demonstrate

fairness and balance when playing tennis as the players referee their own games. Our junior

players demonstrated exemplary integrity and honesty, making for a very enjoyable

tournament.”

Carrigaline Club Chairperson, Noel Ronayne said, “We are very grateful to our main sponsor

Waterman Kelly Consulting Engineers for their continued sponsorship, a local civil and

structural engineering company. Waterman Kelly prides itself on supporting sporting events

that encourage children and teenagers to keep active and healthy. Thanks also to Dairygold

for supporting the event.

“This large tournament would not have been possible without the support of our club

volunteers, parents and coaches who helped to make this event so successful over the two

weekends. A special thanks goes to Ciara and Meave Lennon who ran our café, making

sure our visitors and their parents were heartily welcomed and fuelled for action.”

Carrigaline Club Captain Joana Silva added, “We are delighted to have completed another

successful Junior Open Tournament and we look forward to welcoming everyone back again

next year. We wish all the juniors who have now moved out of juvenile competition well in

the senior tournaments for the year ahead.”

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