Saturday saw 12 doubles teams, consisting of a junior and an adult, battling it out for the Mary Burgess Cup at Spalding Tennis Club.
The trophy is named after Burgess because of her dedication to the club and for being a member of Spalding Town over the past 40 years.
The 83-year-old decided to use the cup to encourage juniors to play competitive tennis and the competition is now an annual event.
Competitors played bravely in torrential rain before the silver cup was presented to the joint points winners, Charlotte Smith and Luke Orton, along with a £10 sports shop voucher each.
Burgess was presented with flowers to thank her for her contribution to the club and the competition.
Thanks also go to Glenn Perkins, the club coach for co-ordinating the event.
- Spalding Town had a successful week in the Peterborough and District Tennis League with all four teams claiming impressive wins.
In Division One, Spalding A beat Stamford C in a mid-table clash and were represented by Glenn and Martin Perkins, Joe Gill, John Farrow, Adam Freeman and James Bowser.
In Division Two, Spalding B beat title favourites Castor A 5-4 with Carl Newell, Mike Stich, Ian Argent, Jack Howard, Danny Dorey and Mike Pearl all on-song.
In Division Three, Spalding C beat Deeping C 8-1 in a top of the table clash. They were represented by Micheal and Mathew Pearl, Ian Argent, Andy Rix, Steve Knight and James Gregory.
Also in Division Three, Spalding D beat Deeping E 7-2 thanks to the efforts of Ben, Martin and Millie Brittain, Joe Brookes, George Taylor and Gavin Staite.
In the Peterborough and Huntington League, Spalding’s ladies lost 5-3 to Hemmingfords and were represented by Millie Brittain, Lucinda Layton Hannam, Gill Warrick and Phillipa Peach.
