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Malvern College, Worcestershire Sunday, 21st May 2023 Louise Mathias and Ollie Arnold succesfully defended their title at the Winchester Fives Mixed Doubles, making it four in a row. In the final they beat Shinan Zhang and her partner Penn Chai, having won a tough three-game semi-final aganist Eton Fives Ladies Champion Karen Hird and her […]

Cambridge University Sports Centre Sunday, 14th May 2023 Bob Dolby reports: With  just the one day to complete Singles and Doubles all games were played to 15, which proved quite enough for all 12 players competing and enabled Brian Kirk to express his thanks to all and to award the medals and trophies and have […]

St Paul’s School, Barnes Saturday/Sunday, 22-23 April 2023 STOP PRESS A small entry which nevertheless produced a full day’s play on Saturday, followed by a final on Sunday morning. Initially conducted in round robin format, the preliminary matches produced four semi-finalists vying for the trophy, and three remaining sides contesting the Plate. In the main […]

Fettes College, Edinburgh Saturday/Sunday, 29-30 April 2023 STOP PRESS There was a series of firsts recorded at this year’s Scottish Open: Richie Murby won his first Singles title, denying Dan Grant his first; RFA President Julie McIntyre won her first title, the Doubles with Richie — a double first for him –, and it is […]

Marlborough College, Dorset Saturday, 15th April 2023 On the 20th anniversary of the National Masters Doubles championship (Over 65s) 4 pairs lined up to contest a round robin, followed by two head-to-heads for the medals. Spencer Beal and Tony Hamilton were looking for a fifth consecutive title, Brian Kirk was hoping to go one further […]

Marlborough College, Dorset Saturday/Sunday 15-16 April 2023 STOP PRESS Saturday’s Singles may have seen a small entry but the players produced a series of long and tough matches, beginning with a mammoth three-gamer between Nick Geere and Tim Widdop and climaxing in a final and a third place play-off that both went to three games. […]

Alleyn’s School, Dulwich Saturday/Sunday, 1-2 April 2023 STOP PRESS Ed Kay & Dan Tristao win their second Cyriax Cup, beating first-time finalists Ben Beltrami & Theo Parker in straight games in the final. Ben Chua & James Smith win the Plate. Charlie Brooks reports: Ed Kay and Dan Tristao won their second National Doubles title together, […]