Youngsters from Thongsbridge Tennis Club have tasted victory in the recent round of autumn tournaments.

Robert Sandiford and Barney Fitzpatrick both triumphed in their respective competitions.

Sandiford achieved his maiden tournament win the Under 10 Chesterfield Autumn Junior Open.

Sandiford bagged the winners medal without dropping a set, beating William Monk, Isaac Armstrong and Laura Monk in the process.

Fitzpatrick was also in fine form in the Under 12 boys Widnes Tennis Academy October Open.

Fitzpatrick only dropped one game on his route to the final where he overcame Lancashire player Danny Urey 6-4, 7-5 to record a great victory.

The competition served as good preparation for the Under 12 boys national tournament in Bath, where he represented Thongsbridge together with Mathis Ross and Finn Murget.

The boys played some competitive matches against the top players in their age group from all over the UK.

Murget made the best progress as he narrowly lost in the last 16 and overall it was a great achievement from the club from Holme Valley players.

The younger age groups were also represented in various competitions.

Manny Hesmondhalgh competed in the Shrewsbury Open in the Under 9 category.

Hesmondhalgh’s great progress in training was reflected in two good wins against tough opposition.

Charlotte Margetson was selected to represent Yorkshire girls in the 10 counties tournament in Corby.

Margetson has just moved up to the Under 10 age group and she faced a difficult task playing against the best girls from Cambridgeshire, Essex and Hertfordshire, but did herself, the club and the county proud with her battling performances.

Thongsbridge Tennis Club's Charlotte Margetson
Thongsbridge Tennis Club's Charlotte Margetson