 The 3rd Deutsche Bank Junior Banded
Tournament of the season took place on Saturday and there appeared to be a
changing of the guard at the top end of the tournaments with a number of younger
players contesting for the top honours. Band 1 was incredibly close with four
players having similar records. Caden Brouard battled through to win his maiden
top band title, with the loss to his older brother Corey being his sole
defeat. Despite beating the eventual
winner, Corey finished the tournament in fourth place as Ben Sharp and Callum
Gilson played their way into second and third respectively. Band 2 was also
hotly contested, with Erin Vaudin eventually coming out on top. It was a close
affair and Erin didn’t have it all her own way with most of her matches going the
three set distance as well as a 2-1 loss to Shelby Timms. Max Burrows took
second place, with his only defeat coming at the hands of the impressive
Vaudin. Alderney’s Megan Simonet put together an almost perfect performance on
her way to taking the Band 3 title, dropping a single set against Courtney
Benfield. It was a rather close affair between second and fourth, with Daniel
Lasenby edging out the Ridunian pair of Alex Jakubowski and Benfield to take second place. Band 4
was fairly even though Evan Lesbirel put together an assured performance to
finish the day unbeaten. Grace Milan demonstrated the great progress she has
made this year as she defeated Island under-11 runner-up Jamie Regan 3-2 to
claim the second spot, thus relegating Regan to third. Band 5 was an open
contest with all players picking up at least one win. Tom Syer put in a great
string of performances to claim the title with Daisy Burrows ultimately
finishing in second. Both players showcased how much they have developed over
the course of the year with some fearless attacking shots. The top end of Band
6 was also incredibly close but was eventually won by Alex Hutchinson, whose
only defeat was at the hands of Noah Bartlett. Bartlett also put in a solid
performance and took second spot, with Alex Lowe finishing in third. Caitlin
Jouhning was awarded the player of the day award. Congratulations to the prize winners: Band 1 winner: Caden Brouard Player of the Day: Caitlin Jouhning |
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