Top seed Finn Tearney (Wgtn) and second seed Jordan Kelly-Houston (Cant) had a close boy's final at the prestigious NZ Junior Championships 18u at Albany Tennis Park, North Shore with the match taking over three hours.
Kelly-Houston took out the first 7-5. In the second set Tearney capitalised after breaking at 4 all and went on to win 6-4. At one set all, it went on serve for four games before Tearney again broke to gain a 3-2 lead and was able to sustain his momentum to win the final set 6-4.
In the girls final, top seed Briar Preston (Akld) had a great start against sixth seed Heidi Stewart (Wkto) winning the first set 6-1. In the second set Stewart got on top of the match and had a 5-2 lead in the second before Preston was able to get back on track. Preston edged her way back into the second set levelling it at 5-all and then went on to take the match 7-5.
Results: Boys Final: (1) Finn Tearney d. (2) Jordan Kelly-Houston 5-7;6-4;6-4; Girls Final (1) Briar Preston d. (6) Heidi Stewart 6-1;7-5; Boys Doubles Final: (1) Mackenzie/Tearney d. (2) McLachlan/McLachlan 2-6;6-2;10-4tb; Girls Doubles Final: (1) Adams/Preston d. (2) Golder/Laing 7-6(4);6-3
Full Results: http://tennisnz.infonetwork.com/tournaments/draws.asp?tid=5185619
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