The finals of the Isle of Man LTA Closed Tennis Championships concluded at Albany and Kensington Road last week after nine days of competition.

In the women’s singles Karen Faragher claimed her 19th championship win by defeating 12-year-old junior Charlotte Clarke 6/3, 6/2 in a close and enthralling contest.

With this being the first time they have met and Charlotte improving rapidly, it will be interesting to see what happens next year should this pairing meet again.

In the men’s singles, Rob Comber defeated Craig Blackwell 6/2, 6/1 in a close contest lasting almost two hours, with many games going to deuce. Eventually, Comber recorded his first win at the second time of asking having lost in the semi-finals last year.

In the plate competition for players who lost their first match, junior Jack Christian defeated Jabrane Moutiq 6/0, 6/2.

In the women’s doubles Faragher and Lucy Kerr paired up to win the round robin competition with juniors Charlotte and Aalish Kelly finishing runners-up, Faragher winning her 16th championship.

The men’s doubles final saw Castletown pair Comber and Blackwell team up to defeat Douglas pair Steph Joyce and Stewart Swann 6/3, 3/6, [10-4] in a thrilling match that went to a third set champions tie-break.

In the plate competition for pairs losing in the first round, Keven Drewry and Nerijus Gricevicius defeated Jonathon Gower-Jackson and Leon Henery 6/3, 6/2 in an all Ramsey match.

The mixed doubles round robin was won by Douglas pairing Swann and Faragher, with the runners-up being Charlotte and Roch Mirski form Albany, Faragher again winning her 16th championship.

This year the players were challenged by playing on two surfaces at two different venues, Douglas and Albany.

Tournament referee Paul Jarvis presented the trophies and Karen Faragher thanked him for organising and attending all the sessions and a successful and enjoyable tournament.