County Closed Championships 2025: Warwickshire’s Champions Crowned

Written by Warwickshire Tennis

Warwickshire Tennis County Championships 2025

The Warwickshire County Closed Championships 2025, held at Sutton Coldfield Tennis Club from 24 to 31 August 2025, brought together the county’s top junior, adult, and senior players for an exciting week of competitive tennis. With matches contested across all age groups from under-8s through to veterans, the championships once again showcased the depth of talent in Warwickshire tennis.

Junior Events

8U

• Girls Singles – Winner: Kimberley Candappa | Runner-up: Harlow Kelly

• Boys Singles – Winner: Xander Turner | Finalist: Sampson Alexander

  
  

9U

• Girls Singles – Winner: Luciana Mantilla | Runner-up: Olivia Larche

• Girls Consolation – Winner: Harlow Kelly

• Boys Singles – Winner: George Pan | Runner-up: Oscar Kunze

• Boys Consolation – Winner: Sampson Alexander

  
  

10U

• Girls Singles – Winner: Isabelle Tosh | Finalist: Arya Knobbs

• Boys Singles – Winner: Flynn Knight | Finalist: Naishe Matamisa

  
  

11U

• Girls Singles – Winner: Freya Syazeddy | Finalist: Tandie Eribenne

• Boys Singles – Winner: Arjun Hari | Finalist: Kingsley Johnson

• Boys Doubles – Winners: Arjun Hari & Harry Rudolph | Finalists: Ishaan Genu & Kingsley Johnson

  
  

12U

• Girls Singles – Winner: Jessica Parker | Runner-up: Tandie Eribenne

• Girls Doubles – Winners: Alice Fairclough & Jessica Parker

• Boys Singles – Winner: Natan Luras | Finalist: Lionel Zhang

• Boys Doubles – Winners: Arjun Hari & Harry Rudolph | Finalists: Kingsley Johnson & Zakaria Guittoune

  
  

14U

• Girls Singles – Winner: Anya Cooner | Finalist: Elsie Washbourne

• Girls Doubles – Winners: Mila Angrave & Elsie Washbourne | Finalists: Anya Cooner & Marly Johnson

• Boys Singles – Winner: Samuel Atcheson | Finalist: James Lea

• Boys Doubles – Winners: Samuel Atcheson & James Lea | Finalists: Aryan Kang & Natan Luras

• Mixed Doubles – Winners: Samuel Atcheson & Mila Angrave | Finalists: Ben Murphy & Poppy Harman

  
  

16U

• Boys Singles – Winner: William Harvey | Finalist: James Lea

• Girls Singles – Winner: Xiaoyu Bai (Ella) | Finalist: Anya Cooner

• Boys Doubles – Winners: William Harvey & Sebastian Wood | Finalists: James Lea & Samuel Atcheson

• Girls Doubles – Winners: Isla Turner & Xiaoyu Bai (Ella) | Finalists: Emily Wood & Tess Beard

18U

• Girls Singles – Winner: Tanishka Naveen | Finalist: Mila Angrave

• Boys Singles – Winner: Veer Tumber | Finalist: Charles Fielding

• Girls Doubles – Winners: Tanishka Naveen & Isabella Taylor | Finalists: Ellie Buttimore & Shennai Chahal

• Boys Doubles – Winners: Charles Fielding & Raheem Shahzada | Finalists: Veer Tumber & Barnabas Orchard

• Mixed Doubles – Winners: Raheem Shahzada & Ellie Buttimore | Finalists: Jessica Morrison & Sebastian Wood

  
  

Senior & Open Events

Ladies

• Singles – Winner: Tanishka Naveen | Finalist: Jessica Morrison

• Doubles – Winners: Ellie Buttimore & Shennai Chahal | Finalists: Jessica Morrison & Tanishka Naveen

  
  

Men’s

• Singles – Winner: Raheem Shahzada | Finalist: Veer Tumber

• Doubles – Winners: Charles Fielding & Raheem Shahzada | Finalists: Veer Tumber & Ben Keighley

  
  

Over-35s

• Ladies Singles – Winner: Kate Edgworth | Finalist: Susan Hopcraft

• Ladies Doubles – Winners: Claire Jones & Saykin Su-Cowling

• Men’s Singles – Winner: Matthew Ansell | Finalist: Senthuran Mylvaganam

• Men’s Doubles – Winners: Paul Maguire & James Morris | Finalists: Chris Heather & Paul Seager

  
  

Over-50s

• Ladies Singles – Winner: Susan Hopcraft | Finalist: Marianne Macleod

• Ladies Doubles – Winners: Susan Hopcraft & Kate Young | Finalists: Sarah Tolliday & Marianne Macleod

• Men’s Singles – Winner: Andy Pickin

The championships enjoyed strong participation across every category, with over a hundred matches played throughout the week. Sutton Coldfield Tennis Club provided an excellent setting, with players and supporters benefitting from top-class courts and facilities.

The atmosphere was competitive but friendly, with families, coaches, and club members turning out in force to cheer on players. Finals day in particular drew a great crowd, highlighting the popularity of the event within the Warwickshire tennis community.

Congratulations to all the winners, finalists, and participants who made the Warwickshire County Closed Championships 2025 such a memorable event. The performances across every age group demonstrated both the strength of Warwickshire tennis today and the promise of future talent coming through the ranks.

A huge thank you also goes to Sutton Coldfield Tennis Club for hosting this year’s Championships and providing such excellent facilities for players and spectators alike. The event would not have been possible without the dedication of the officiating team, led by Referee Bev Lancaster, alongside officials Paul Johnson, Adrian Watts, Diane Gibson, Robert Gibson, Janet Asbridge, and Tom McArdle, whose hard work and professionalism ensured the smooth running of the tournament throughout the week.