Alleyn’s School, Dulwich
Sunday, 14th April 2024
For the informally dubbed RFA ‘Equaliser’ Mixed Doubles 9 pairs were selected by the organisers from the 18 competitors and groups were formed to play out a round robin. From these, two competitive semi-final matches emerged and in due course a final took place featuring Helena Tunks and her fellow Executioner, Toby Chan, playing against National U25 Women’s Champion Zara Elliot and her partner from Alleyn’s School, Yarin Negyal. Helena and Toby won in two straight games.
Scores
Group 1: 1st Helena Tunks & Toby Chan; 2nd Savanna Leboff & Nick Whitney; Sarah Alford & Wyman Chan; 4th Shinan Zhang & Adam Piekos; 5th Lisa Denderuk & Will Edmonds
Group 2: 1st Zara Elliot & Yarin Negyal; 2nd Lizzie Ware & Sarthak Garella; 3rd Abbie Evans & Patrick Harrison; 4th Viola King Forbes & Will Hanley
Semi-finals: Tunks & T Chan bt Ware & Garella 11-3, 12-10; Elliot & Negyal bt Leboff & Whitney 11-7, 11-5
Final: Tunks & T Chan bt Elliot & Negyal 11-5, 11-6
Plate: Abbie Evans & Patrick Harrison
The competitors
The champions
The finalists
The medallists
Runners-up Yarin and Zara
Patrick and Abbie win the Plate
Executioners galore
Laughs outside the courts
Inbetween games, Shinan, Will and Nick
Action from the final