GLOUCESTER’S Lleyton Richards competed in the Gloucester White Junior Tennis Tour over the October long weekend.
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In a welcome change, the Richards family were required to travel only five minutes down the road rather than the usual two hours.
In the under 12s boys’ singles Lleyton worked his way through a field of 25 to meet arch rival and good friend Ralph Armstrong in the final.
Number two seed Ralph and number one seed Lleyton regularly meet in finals on the circuit and only the week before Ralph defeated Lleyton.
The home court advantage played in Lleyton’s favour as he defeated Ralph 6-0 6-0.
Lleyton’s winning streak continued when he and regular doubles partner Harper Stuart-Crone won the under 12s boys’ doubles final 6-2 6-2.
