TOTALLY Tennis Performance player and Sherfield School scholar Liam Hignett enjoyed success at the Windsor Open at the Windsor Lawn Tennis Club in Berkshire.
Winning the under-18 boys singles crown, coming second in the Men’s Open and third in the under-18 doubles with partner Ryan Hutchinson.
In the singles competition 16-year-old top seed Hignett received a bye into the second round and victories over Marley Silcott (6-3, 6-3), Harry Neate (6-2, 6-0) and Anthony Pero (7-5, 6-3) booked his place in the final.
He lost the first set to Sahej Maker 7-5, but stormed back winning set two 6-2 and the tie-break 10-6. As well a trophy he won a Head tennis backpack In the doubles event Hignett/Hutchinson beat Oliver Macritchie/Otto Sterner 4-0, 4-1, but then lost to Freddie O’Brien/Luke Stevenson in the semi-finals 4-1, 4-2.
They then won the third/fourth place play off against Taylor Papworth/Nathan Richelle 5-4, 4-1.
In the men’s event, second seed Hignett got a bye into round two, where he defeated Windsor head coach Andrew Mustill 6-2, 6-3 and then James Gibbens 6-2, 6-3 in the last eight.
Victory over Ingimar Tomasson 6-4, 6-3 set-up a final against Keiran Muir who beat Hignett 6-4, 6-3, in a close battle.
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