WEATHER FAILS TO HALT CB TENNIS CUP

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Contributor / 2010-03-09 10:57:00

Jane Euston winner of the padel tournament and Steve Mapel winner of the tennis event

Last week saw the 2nd Costa Blanca Cup of this year, as usual held at the Montepiedra Sports Centre in Dehesa de Campoamor .Held on the last Friday of every month, the Costa Blanca Cup is a fun tournament played by both tennis and padel tenis players.

It was a little touch and go with the weather but we were lucky the rain held of long enough to complete all the rounds necessary for the tournament.

the tournament consisted of 2 events tennis, and padel tenis. Padel tenis is a sport best described as in between both tennis and squash, it is played on a smaller tennis court with a glass perimeter but still following the scoring of tennis.

Both events consisted of 4 rounds of matches. The pairings were picked at random after each round and all scores were taken after each round was completed. The winners were the top scoring players from both sports who accumulated the most points over the morning.

After a close run finish it was great to see two people come away with the trophy for the 1st time. So a big congratulations to Jane Euston winner of the padel tournament and Steve Mapel winner of the tennis event. (see photo)

After the tournament the new owners of the restaurant in the Montepiedra Sports Centre, Amanda and Bob laid on a beautiful meal for all that played along with friends and family. The restaurant now has a wide range of well priced foods ranging from tapas to the traditional Sunday roast.

I would like to thank the Montepiedra Sports Centre for the use of their courts a big thank you to Amanda and Bob, but an even bigger thank you to everyone that took part in the Costa Blanca Cup and making a special day and a great start to tennis on the coast for the, new year.

A quick note that the next Costa Blanca Cup will be held on Thursday 1st April at the Pilar Sports Centre in, Pilar de la Horadada, due to the, Easter bank holiday weekend.

If anyone is interested in finding out more about tennis or padel tenis here on the coast, or even interested in any of the upcoming social events that we have planned please don’t hesitate to contact Gareth on 634322659 or go to our website www.costablancatennis.net