The 50th anniversary summer tournament finished a thrilling style for the Leigh and Westcliff players.

Rayleigh, Westcliff Lawn and Thorpe Bay were all locked on 33 points going into the championship deciders in Men's Division One.

Lawn and Thorpe Bay fought out a 3-3 draw to give them both 36 points but a 4-2 win away to Kent Elms gave them their first Men's Division One title since it was formed in 1970.

Yet things were looking tricky for Rayleigh at one point when Phil Alderton and Gary Coombes found themselves 3-0 down in their second set, having lost the first 6-4 to Nigel White and Tony Phillips.

But the Rayleigh duo bounced back to win 3-6 against the Kent Elms pair to get the point needed to win the league.

In Ladies' Division One the top three teams all finished on 42 points. With Westcliff Hard, Rayleigh and Kent Elms all having won 42 sets and lost 18, game count had to be used to separate the trio.

That left Hard the winners with a plus score of 110, followed by Rayleigh on 92 and Kent Elms on 86. It was the seventh time the Hardcourts had won the top flight since its formation in 1985.

A 3-3 draw away to Westcliff Hard was sufficient to give Rayleigh The League Division One title, while Kent Elms secured second spot after a 5-1 win over bottom-placed Westcliff Lawn.

MEN'S RESULTS

Division One: Kent Elms v Rayleigh (1-6 6-7, 6-4 3-6, 7-6 2-6) sets 2-4, Thorpe Bay v Westcliff Lawn (2-6 6-3, 6-0 6-3, 4-6 2-6) sets 3-3, Wickford v Westcliff Hard (0-6 2-6, 6-0 6-0 walkover, 6-0 6-0 walkover) sets 4-2.

Division Two: Invicta v Hockley (6-3 6-3, 1-6 1-6, 1-6 1-6) sets 2-4, Westcliff Hard II v Leigh (6-2 2-6, 5-7 6-3, 6-3 6-2) sets 4-2, Westcliff Lawn II v Thorpe Bay II (3-6 6-4, 4-6 4-6, 6-3 6-2) sets 4-2, Westcliff Lawn II v Thorpe Bay II (3-6 6-4, 4-76 4-6, 1-6 2-6) sets 1-3.

Division Three: Leigh Road Baptist v Westcliff Lawn III(6-4 6-3, 6-2 6-3, 4-6 2-6) sets 4-2, Kents Elms IIv Rochford (6-2 6-3, 4-6 6-2, 4-6 2-6) sets 3-3.

Division Four: Wickford II v Invicta II (1-6 1-6, 1-6 2-6, 1-6 2-6) sets 0-6, Rayleigh IIv Thorpe Bay III (2-6 3-6, 6-3 3-6, 7-6 7-6) sets 3-3.

Division Five: Hockley II v Rochford II (6-4 6-1, 6-1 6-4, 6-0 6-2) sets 6-0, Invicta III v Crowstone (6-4 4-6, 2-6 4-6, 5-7 6-2) sets 2-4, Thorpe Bay IV v Kent Elms III (6-0 6-1, 6-3 6-4, 6-1 6-3) sets 6-0.

Division Six: Kent Elms IV v Rochford III (3-6 1-6, 7-5 4-6, 6-0 6-0) sets 3-3, Leigh II v Southend Lawn (0-6 2-6, 6-7 5-7, 3-6 6-2) sets 1-5, Hadleigh Park II v Thorpe Bay V (2-6 7-6, 6-7 3-6, 3-6 3-6) sets 2-4.

LADIES' RESULTS

Division One: Westcliff Hard v Hockley (6-1 6-0, 6-1 6-2, 6-3 4-6) sets 5-1, Rayeligh v Kent Elms (7-5 3-6, 6-7 6-2, 6-7 2-6) sets 2-4.

Division Two: Leigh v Kent Elms II(6-1 6-1, 4-6 2-6, 6-1 6-3) sets 4-2, Southend Lawn v Westcliff Lawn (6-4 3-6, 6-4 6-3, 2-6 1-6) sets 3-3, Westcliff Hard IIv Rayleigh II(6-4 6-2, 2-6 4-6, 6-3 3-6) sets 3-3.

Division Three: Westcliff Lawn II v Hadleigh II (6-4 6-4, 6-2 6-4, 6-2 6-2) sets 6-0, Hockley II v Westcliff Hard III(4-6 6-1 6-4 7-5, 6-4 6-0) sets 5-1, Thorpe Bay II v Leigh II (6-1 6-2, 6-1 6-3, 2-6 2-6) sets 4-2.

THE LEAGUE RESULTS

Division One: Thorpe Bay v Southend Lawn (6-3 6-3, 4-6 6-3, 5-7 7-6) sets 4-2, Westcliff Hard v Rayleigh (5-7 4-6, 7-6 7-5, 4-6 7-6) sets 3-5, Kent Elms v Westcliff Lawn (6-1 6-3, 6-4 6-2, 6-4 0-6).

Division Two: Hadleigh Park v Westcliff Hard II(6-4 3-6, 6-2 6-4, 7-5 6-7) sets 4-2. Westcliff Lawn II v Hockley (4-6 2-6, 2-6 6-2, 7-5 6-4) sets 3-3, Kent Elms IIv Leigh (3-6 0-6, 6-3 1-6, 2-6 6-2).

Division Three: Hockley II v Kent Elms III (1-6 2-6, 5-7 4-6, 6-3 6-1) sets 2-4, Thorpe Bay IIv Invicta (4-6 7-5, 6-2 4-6, 6-2 6-1) sets 4-2, Rayleigh IIv Wickford (6-0 6-0, 4-6 0-6, 6-4 3-6) sets 3-3.

Division Four: Invicta II v Kent Elms IV (0-6 0-6, 4-6 0-6, 6-3 6-2) sets 2-4, Thorpe Bay III v Leigh Road Baptist (7-5 2-6, 6-7 4-6, 6-4 6-2) sets 3-3, Southend Lawn IIv Wickford II(6-7 6-4, 6-1 6-4, 6-1 5-7) sets 4-2.

Division Five: Hockley III v Crowstone (3-6 0-6, 2-6 3-6, 3-6 4-6) sets 0-6, Rochford v Southend Lawn III (1-6 0-6, 6-4 6-2, 6-1 6-3) sets 4-2.

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