A bumper sun- drenched crowd watched the finals of the Preston Tennis Tournament staged at Fulwood Lawn Tennis Club.
Ten trophies were up for grabs, with the qualifying rounds played at local clubs over the preceding fortnight.
Leyland's Alix Oakes picked up two titles, winning the ladies singles open and the ladies doubles open.
She beat Louise Jackson 6-2 6-1 in the singles, then teamed up with Jackson to beat Sue Liver and Michelle Watts 2-6 6-2 6-3 in the doubles.
Oakes missed out on a treble as she and Chris Walker lost 3-6 7-5 7-5 to Jan Montwill and Esther Kitchen in the mixed doubles handicap.
Lancashire champion Simon Roberts, playing in the competition for the first time, justified his No.1 seeding by beating second seed Rob Cross 6-2 6-4 in the men's singles.
Top seeds Eric Knowles and Neil Gibson beat Cross and Paul Finnerty 6-4 7-6 in the men's doubles open, while in the mixed doubles open, Dan Keenan and Rachel Brannigan teamed up to beat Jim Edgar and Stephanie Drinkall 6-2 6-4.
The men's singles handicap was won by Steven Gilbert who beat Mark Kitto 6-1 6-1, while Jill Greenwood triumphed in the ladies singles handicap with a 6-2 7-5 victory over Susan Welch.
Simon Blackwell and Giles Mayor beat Geoff Dootson and David Wilkinson 6-3 6-7 6-2 in the men's doubles handicap title, with Christine Kitchen and Margaret Whitmore winning the ladies doubles handicap thanks to a 6-1 7-5 win over Helen Norman and Maria Brooking.
The trophies were presented by Lancashire LTA president Peter Williams.
Source: www.lep.co.uk
Ten trophies were up for grabs, with the qualifying rounds played at local clubs over the preceding fortnight.
Leyland's Alix Oakes picked up two titles, winning the ladies singles open and the ladies doubles open.
She beat Louise Jackson 6-2 6-1 in the singles, then teamed up with Jackson to beat Sue Liver and Michelle Watts 2-6 6-2 6-3 in the doubles.
Oakes missed out on a treble as she and Chris Walker lost 3-6 7-5 7-5 to Jan Montwill and Esther Kitchen in the mixed doubles handicap.
Lancashire champion Simon Roberts, playing in the competition for the first time, justified his No.1 seeding by beating second seed Rob Cross 6-2 6-4 in the men's singles.
Top seeds Eric Knowles and Neil Gibson beat Cross and Paul Finnerty 6-4 7-6 in the men's doubles open, while in the mixed doubles open, Dan Keenan and Rachel Brannigan teamed up to beat Jim Edgar and Stephanie Drinkall 6-2 6-4.
The men's singles handicap was won by Steven Gilbert who beat Mark Kitto 6-1 6-1, while Jill Greenwood triumphed in the ladies singles handicap with a 6-2 7-5 victory over Susan Welch.
Simon Blackwell and Giles Mayor beat Geoff Dootson and David Wilkinson 6-3 6-7 6-2 in the men's doubles handicap title, with Christine Kitchen and Margaret Whitmore winning the ladies doubles handicap thanks to a 6-1 7-5 win over Helen Norman and Maria Brooking.
The trophies were presented by Lancashire LTA president Peter Williams.
Source: www.lep.co.uk
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