Alleyn’s School, Dulwich
Saturday/Sunday, 28-29 September 2024
Stop Press Ed Kay won his third Singles title of the season, beating Julian Aquilina in the final. Aquilina had beaten National U18 Champion Freddie Hammond Giles from St Paul’s School in the semi-final, who had upset seeding in beating top ten player Lewis Keates in their quarter-final. In the Plate, run in four groups for all early round losers, Gwydion Wiseman won his second plate of the season in beating organiser Penn Chai 16-15 in a predictably close contest.
In a small entry of 10 pairs defending champions Charlie Brooks & Dan Tristao duly retained their title against Ed Kay & Theo Parker in an all-Pauline final. A five-pair Plate competition was won by Penn Chai & Terry McElvaney, who won all four of their matches in a round robin.
Singles
1st round: Y Negyal bt S Ion 11-7, 11-4; G Wiseman bt J Chan 11-4, 11-2; R Houlden bt A McCreath 11-1, 11-1; A Iraizoz bt P Harrison 12-10, 4-11, 11-7; S Scott bt J Garratt 11-0, 11-2; J Smith bt T Vernacchio 11-4, 11-8; J Toop bt C Lacewing 11-0, 11-1; D Murdoc bt A Hopkins 11-0, 11-3; F Hammond Giles bt N Geere 11-2, 11-0
2nd round: E Kay bt Negyal 11-0, 11-0; Houlden bt Wiseman 8-11, 11-2, 11-9; T Parker bt Iraizoz 11-3, 11-1; J Tilston bt S Scott 11-7, 11-3; J Aquilina bt Smith 11-1, 11-2; Toop bt P Chai 11-3, 11-2; L Keates bt Murdoc 12-10, 11-1; Hammond Giles bt T McElvaney 11-4, 11-2
Quarter-finals: Kay bt Houlden 11-0, 11-0; Parker bt Tilston 11-8, 11-4; Aquilina bt Toop 11-7, 12-11; Hammond Giles bt Keates 11-4, 11-7
Semi-finals: Kay bt Parker 11-0, 11-3; Aquilina bt Hammond Giles 11-4, 12-11
Final: Kay bt Aquilina 11-2, 11-4
Plate
Semi-finals: Chai bt McCreath 11-4; Wiseman bt McElvaney 11-2
Final: Wiseman bt Chai 16-15
Doubles
1st round: J Ferro & F Hammond Giles bt C Lacewing & Y Negyal 11-5, 11-5; P Harrison & S Ion bt E Efthimiou & T Ritchie 11-4, 12-10
Quarter-finals: C Brooks & D Tristao bt Ferro & Hammond Giles 0-11, 11-1, 11-4; J Toop & G Wiseman & bt P Chai & T McElvaney 11-7, 11-8 ; E Kay & T Parker bt Harrison & Ion 11-0, 11-0; J Tilston & L Keates bt T Hebblethwaite & J Smith 11-3, 11-1
Semi-finals: Brooks & Tristao bt Toop & Wiseman 11-8, 11-3 ; Kay & Parker bt Keates & Tilston 11-6, 11-6
Final: Brooks & Tristao bt Kay & Parker 11-7, 12-10
3rd/4th play-off: Keates & Tilston bt Toop & Wiseman 15-11
Plate: Chai & McElvaney
Small but select entry for the London Open at Alleyn’s
Ed Kay’s third London Open Singles title
Singles finalists Julian and Ed
Gwydion wins another Singles Plate
Singles Plate finalists Penn and Gwydion
A successful defence for Dan & Charlie
Doubles finalists
Play-off winners James & Lewis
Plate winners Terry and Penn
Young Paulines versus Old Paulines
An all-Edward Alleyn contest
Semi-finalists Paulines v Alleyn’s/St Olave’s
Edward Alleyn Club versus Executioners