Lee holds on to top title
100 take part in tennis tourney
More than 100 players of all ages participated in the 2017 Paisley and District Tennis Championships played at the David Lloyd Club, Renfrew.
Twenty-year-old Lee Wishart from Houston successfully defended his men’s singles title with a 6-0 6-2 final victory over brother Robbie in the final.
The brothers, top seeds, then teamed up in the men’s doubles to beat Matt Dickie and Craig Russell of the host club with a 6-1 6-2 final win.
Wishart soon made it a triple celebration when, partnered by Kilmacolm’s Julia Smith, he won the mixed doubles championship defeating David Lloyd’s Cedric Decuyper and Erin Russell 6-2 6-4 in an entertaining final in front of a large crowd of spectators.
Earlier in the day, Smith, who celebrated her 14th birthday earlier in the week, took the women’s singles title for the first time following a straight sets win over Shirley White.
The championships, in their 81st year, are open to players from all clubs within Paisley and District. Results of finals: Men: Open Singles: Lee Wishart ( Houston) beat Robbie Wishart (Houston) 6-0 6-2. Open Doubles: Lee Wishart and Robbie Wishart beat Matt Dickie and Craig Russell ( Renfrew) 6- 1 6- 2. 45 and Over Doubles: Gregg Ainsworth (Renfrew) and Adam Patrikios (Paisley) beat Brian Knox ( Bishopton) and Andros Stakis (Kilbarchan) 6-2 6-2. Boys 18 and Under Singles: Daniel Wishart ( Houston) beat Stuart Smith (Greenock) 6-1 6-0. Boys 14 and Under Singles: Liam O’Brien ( Houston) beat Sam Goulding (Houston) 6-4 3-6 (10-8). Boys 18 and Under Doubles: Liam O’Brien and Sam Goulding beat Daniel Wishart and Innes Minucci (Kilbarchan) 6-4 2- 6 ( 10- 6). Boys 14 and Doubles: Liam O’Brien and Sam Goulding beat Logan Boyd and David Johnston (Bishopton) 6-1 6-2.
Women: Open Singles: Round Robin: First: Julia Smith (Kilmacolm). Open Doubles: Round Robin: first Molly Goulding and Rachel McColgan (Houston). 40 and Over Doubles: Lynne Baker (Renfrew) and Liz Reid (Kilmacolm) beat Caroline Eadie and Carol Barnes (Houston) 7-6(8) 7-6(2). 14 and Under Singles: Carla Ward (Linwood) beat Eilidh Lindsay (Kilmacolm) 6-1 6-2. 18 and Under Doubles: Eilidh Lindsay and Rachael Bell (Bridge of Weir) beat Molly Goulding and Molly O’Brien (Houston) 6-4 7-5.
Mixed: Open Doubles: Lee Wishart and Julia Smith beat Cedric Decuyper and Erin Russell (Renfrew) 6-2 6-4. 10 and Under Singles: Round Robin: 1st – Carla Ward (Linwood); 2nd – Joe Dyer (Paisley); 3rd – Findlay Pratt (Bridge of Weir)