TENNIS BOORT’S 71st annual Easter tennis tournament will feature more than 200 players, with an encouraging boost in female numbers.
The four-day carnival begins on Good Friday, with a host of categories for players of all ages and skills.
There are singles, doubles, mixed doubles, veterans’ events and Fast 4 Tennis doubles, as well as family doubles contests.
There are also boys’ and girls’ singles and doubles matches. Tournament director Alister McDougal said competitors could still sign up to take part.
“Sometimes we have added 10 to 15 people late, and we’ve got enough courts for everyone,” he said.
In 2024 there were only two entrants in the ladies’ singles, but this year six have registered to play, along with 18 for the men’s event. The all-time legend of the tournament is Jarrod Savage, who won 14 men’s singles championships between 2006 and 2022, when he called it quits to give someone else a crack.
Another Jarrod – Jarrod Rodda – has won the past two men’s singles, while Allison Whitbread took out the ladies’ title last year.
As well as the tennis, the tournament features the famous Saturday night ferret races, while local music star Elias Lanyon and Last One Standing will perform on Easter Sunday night.
 

ORIENTEERING MORE than 800 competitors are set to take part in this long