Gavin Bradford won the mens singles event when the finals of the 'Whirlpool' LTA Ratings tournament were held at Clearview on Sunday.

This traditional post-Christmas finals day gives the finalists a chance to get some exercise and work off the seasonal excess.

Gavin, a coach at the Clearview centre, had beaten Elliott Wood from Winchester 6-1, 7-5 in the semi-final and then in the final beat Barry Webber from Cambridge.

Webber, a student at university in New Orleans, could not cope with the strokeplay of Gavin who went on to win 6-4, 6-1 and collect the 'Whirlpool' Microwave prize.

Another club member Ata Khatib reached the quarter finals including a win over a higher-rated player.

The 4/5 division was won by Andrew Sheridan from Kent with Khatib runner-up, division xix was won by Gary Lewis of Clearview while Division Seven went to Paul Dare-McCann of Hampshire.

Pam Butler, from Sussex,, won the ladies singles with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Chantel Maylom (Kent), while Melanie Hall of Clearview lost inn the semi-finals, 6-7, 6-2, 6-2 to Maylom .

Nearly 100 competitors took part in the tournament which was sponsored by Whirlpool.

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