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Men's and women's singles and doubles matches entertained an enthusiastic crowd at the finals of Horley Lawn Tennis Club's summer tournament.

The day kicked off with the women's singles with Jo Rosendale and Matti Bothwell producing a gripping three-set encounter, where Rosendale's endurance paid off with a 6-1, 4-6, 6-0 win.

At the same time the highly anticipated men's singles match was unfolding, in which young gun Sam Wright faced club champion Steve Whittle.

Sam narrowly lost out to Steve last year and this time he succumbed to the more experienced Whittle once again 6-2, 6-3.

Whittle has now won seven men's singles titles in a row - the longest standing record in this category.

Next up were the women's and men's doubles. In the women's, number two seeds Gill Cox and Angie Horne just lost out to the new partnership of Claire Mitchell and Annette Brewis, who won 6-4, 6-7, 6-4 in a match involving many excellent rallies and a high standard of tennis.

The men's doubles saw the second part of the Wright vs. Whittle saga as Whittle and his partner, Paul Farrugia, won a thoroughly enjoyable match against Wright and Owen Wadey.

The two pairs displayed clever tactics and good volleying but it was the wiser heads of Steve and Paul that prevailed in the end, winning 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.

A unique situation was discovered for the last final as the mixed doubles were contested between four players that had all played in at least one of the other finals on the day, a feat unmatched for many years.

The top two seeds fought out a close contest but Sam Wright finally got his reward when he and his partner, Matti Bothwell, beat Angie Horne and the ever-present Steve Whittle 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.

2:01pm Thursday 24th July 2008

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