Totnes Tennis Club

The recently established Totnes Tennis Club junior tennis ­programme, sponsored by Head UK, has recorded its first ­competition success.

While all 70 juniors associated with the club, who are guided by coach Tonia Gooderham, continue to make brilliant progress, Finley Atkins and Oliver Brown have done particularly well.

South Devon Tennis Centre hosted a regional Lawn Tennis Association team challenge event that was designed to give those with little experience of match play the opportunity to compete.

Finn and Oli represented TTC in the younger age group.

The Totnes pair not only had the confidence to compete in both the singles and doubles, but the ability to win the tournament, undefeated in all their matches against local opposition.

Eight-year-old Finley said: “It was the first time we’d played together, so I was nervous at first, but I really enjoyed the chance to take part.

“I really love tennis and now I want to play even more.”