Matt Hubbard, left, with proud father Tim after their win in the Belgrave Tennis Club 2007By Wendy Cross
VETERAN Tim Hubbard of Selby has defended his men’s singles title at the Belgrave Tennis Club Championships.
Using an impressive range of tactics acquired during a lifetime’s on-court experience, he outplayed popular Tecoma junior Steve Cornell for the second year in a row, taking out the championship 2 sets to 1.
Despite each having played in five elimination rounds earlier that day, Sunday 9 December, both players then elected to face one another across the net yet again, in the unisex doubles championship final.
The doubles – decided in one set with heavy rain threatening – was a family affair. Tim Hubbard paired with his 13-year-old son, Matthew, while Steve Cornell’s partner was his mother, Michelle.
Once again the Hubbard touch proved a winner, although the Cornell duo put up an impressive fight, eventually going down 4-6.
For the second year in a row, insufficient entries caused cancellation of the women’s championship.
