THE 30th annual AID Clay Court Championships wrapped up on Saturday afternoon at the Gym Tennis Club in Winton Meadows.

The event ended after two weeks of exciting tennis, with the final two matches both going to deciding match tiebreaks in front of a record crowd. 

Newcomer to the local tennis scene, Nicolas Duret, squeaked by Bradley Fowler in the Open Singles division, 6-2, 4-6, 11-9 in the deciding tiebreak. 

He clinched his second title after previously winning the Junior Vets Singles crown over Johnnie Fong, 6-0, 6-1. The other nail- biting final involved the top two seeded teams with the #2 team of Johnnie Fong and Franklyn Williams holding off the #1 seeds, Cory Francis & Ken Kerr, 6-3, 3-6, 14-12. 

Williams was a double winner having won the mixed doubles crown earlier in the day with partner, Marion Bain, 6-2, 7-6 over Tom Mcdermott & Sh’ron Saunders. The winners in the other three divisions were: 

Ladies Open Singles – Sarai Clarke 

Ladies Jr. Vets Singles – Sh’Ron Saunders 

Men’s Open Doubles – Marvin Rolle & Wayne Thompson 

Following the last match on Saturday, Harold 

Watson, chairman of the board of AID - also the title sponsor - presented attractive trophies and other prizes to the winners and runners-up. 

The Gym Tennis Club then presented Watson with a special award in recognition and gratitude to AID. 

For a long time, the company has generously supported the popular tournament and the club. 

The organising team at the Gym were also thanked for their role in the smooth running of the event. 

In addition, Mickey Williams received a special gift from Watson in recognition of having been the referee since the tournament’s inception.