Katie Swan being interviewed after winning the AEGON Winter National Tour Finals
Katie Swan and Sam Ferguson have both claimed titles at the AEGON 14 and under Winter National Tour Finals held at the National Tennis Centre over the weekend.
Katie Swan defeated first seed Anastasia Mikheeva 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 in a three set battle to lift the winner’s trophy.
After the match, Katie reflected on her success; ‘It feels really great especially because Anastasia is such a great player.’
The 12 year-old form Bristol, who is currently ranked second in the 14 & under rankings list, had a slow start to the match but was eventually able to gain a strong foothold.
‘It took me a while to get into it, in the first set I was making too many errors but in the third set I became more aggressive and my shots were consistent because I believed in what I was doing.’
Sam Ferguson, AEGON Winter National Tour winner
Sam Ferguson also enjoyed success after his three set defeat over Daniel Bennett.
Sam who comes from Derby defeated the No.1 seed 4-6, 6-0, 6-3 and was happy with his performance.
‘It feels really good, it always feels good to win a tournament but it definitely feels a lot better to win such a big tournament like this and I am even more happy because all my hard work has paid off.’
21/05/12 – 26/05/12, Virgin Active Cardiff (Welsh National Tennis Centre)
14/05/2012 - 19/05/2012, Queenswood School
18/05/12 - 20/05/12, Various locations around the country
06/05/12 – 12/05/12, The Northumberland Club
Sam Ferguson interviewed after winning the AEGON Winter National Tour Finals