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THOUSANDS of tennis fans descended on Myrtleford over the Easter holiday weekend to participate in matches and barrack for their favourite local and visiting players in this year's Easter Tennis Tournament. "This tournament was very, very successful: people were saying it was the best tournament we've ever had," Myrtleford Lawn Tennis Club president, Peter Ternes said. "We managed to finish the whole tournament despite the rain on Sunday. "We had some early morning starts; some in darkness to begin with. "Our Juniors especially did really well this year...we had an exceptional roll-out." With 97 Junior players listed over 127 entries, participating in 246 matches, played over the two and a half days of competition; Ingrid Barnard won the Girls' 14 singles title and Claye and Milla Corcoran won the 13 mixed competition. In partnership with a visiting player, Summer Milne won the Girls' 12 doubles match. Claye Corcoran and Spence Reynolds won the Boys' 12 doubles competition. Ella McMasters and Emma Pasqualotto won the Girls' 14 doubles match. On the grass courts, the seniors' matches saw 318 players across 490 entries, completing 564 sets over the four days. In the women's open singles match, Savannah James from the Kooyong Tennis Club emerged victorious against Maggie Snowdon, earning the Vonnie Matthews Perpetual Trophy. In the men's open singles match, Tom Patton defeated Aidin Fitzgerald, who was the eight-time previous winner of the tournament, to claim the Ford and Warren Barton Perpetual trophy. "We all considered this the highest standard singles' match we've ever had," Mr Ternes said. In terms of local talent, Rob Franzoi and Nick Salmon were the winners of the Men's A-grade doubles. In partnership with a visiting player, Ryan Cobbe won the Men's C-grade Red doubles title. Shaun Reynolds and George Whitford claimed the Men's C-grade Black doubles title. There were four sets of runners-up: Anissa and Tom Griffiths won the D-grade mixed double title. Alex and Nick Salmon were runners up in the A-grade mixed doubles title. Anissa Griffiths and Milena Zanetti were the runners-up in the Women's D-grade doubles final. Louise Carney and Alex Salmon were runners up in the Women's C-grade doubles final. Maisy Fitzpatrick was runner up in the Girls' 10 singles title. Milla Corcoran came runner-up in the Girls' 14 singles division. In a partnership with a visiting player, Nia Lewis earned the 13 mixed doubles runner-up place. Harriet Earl and Lexie Piazza came runners-up in the Girls' 12 doubles competition. Quinn Montgomery, in partnership with another visiting player, was the runner-up Boys' 12 doubles title. Spence Reynolds was the Boys' 10 singles runner-up. Zahra Hazeldine was the Girls' 16 doubles runner-up in partnership with a visiting player. Iza Montgomery was the Girls' 14 doubles runner-up in partnership with a visiting player. Ethan Browne was runner-up in the Boys' 16 singles.

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