The 20th Junior Open tennis tournament, sponsored by San Michel, came to an end recently at the VLTC.

The tournament is a national ranking event held under the auspices of the Malta Tennis Federation. Forty young players participated in this year's competition.

The tournament was split into different age groups for boys and girls and included the U-10, U-12, U-14, U-16 and U-18.

Matthew Asciak emerged top in both the U-16 and U-14 competitions. Alan Calleja clinched the U-12 title and Malcolm Ferrante won the U-10 section.

The girls played round robin in the U-12 and U-14 groups. Winners were Stephanie Sullivan (U-14) and Elaine Genovese (U-12).

Applications for the Gatorade Malta Open tennis championships and the Marsa Sports Club (MSC) events can be withdrawn from the reception desk of the MSC as well as other main tennis clubs. The closing date for the club competitions is next Sunday while that for the club championships is September 17.

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