Tennis

Bloomfield reaches last eight in Glasgow

Norfolk's Richard Bloomfield reached the quarter-finals at the Scotstoun Leisure Centre, Glasgow in the first of a double bill of domestic futures tournaments.

Over-45s are confident after step up

Norfolk men's over-45s team celebrated promotion to group two after winning their first three, out of four, matches in a competitive group three - the only defeat coming with promotion in the bag.

Rosie tops her Boston rankings

Rosie Evans from Norwich won a mini orange winter county event in Lincolnshire to reach the linked finals in Nottingham on November 7. Eight-year-old Evans won all four matches in a tough group to come out on top of the event, held at Boston Tennis Club.

Norfolk tennis ace battles to final in California

Richard Bloomfield avenged last week's loss to American Michael Mclune as he reached the final of the $10,000 Futures event on the hard courts in Laguna Niguel, California.

Competitors and organisers from the Louise Willgrass Memorial Tennis Tournament pose for the camera.Bloomfield is beaten by home favourite in California

Richard Bloomfield justified his number six seeding at the $10,000 Futures event in Costa Mesa, California by reaching the quarter-finals before falling to second seed Michael Mclune of the USA.

Norfolk pair repeat their title triumphs

Will Davies and Maria Andrews both repeated their success from last year's JCT finals event, again walking away with singles titles. Davies retained his 10-and-under boys trophy while Andrews, who won the 10-and-under event last year, made the step up to win the 12-and- under girls tournament.

Norfolk over-35s relegated after two heavy defeats

Norfolk men's over-35 team travelled to Eastbourne to compete in the County Cup and suffered relegation from Group 4 after playing two strong Scottish sides.

Fulcher rolls back the years

Richard Bloomfield and Barry Fulcher claimed an unlikely doubles title at the $10,000 Futures event in Cumberland last week. Fulcher, 29, won his last world ranking points in 2005 and has since retired from full-time tennis but, after battling through serious illness in 2008, returned to the Norfolk County side as captain and guided them to promotion in July.

Hat-trick delight for junior stars Johnnie and Megan

The Norfolk Junior and Senior Closed Championships came to an end on Saturday as the county's top players did battle on finals day at East Anglia Tennis and Squash Club.

Murrays to open college's centre

A tennis centre which will be used to help train stars of the future is being opened by a Wimbledon champion. British tennis ace and 2007 Wimbledon mixed doubles champion, Jamie Murray, brother of Andy, is visiting Norwich next month to officially open the new £3.

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