Southend hail new champions Mark and Hannah!

Hockley TTC hosted the Southend League Championships 2025 and it turned out to be a special night for the home club as their very own Hannah Harbour walked off with the Ladies Singles title. She beat Trisha Winter of Invicta in straight sets. This is the first time a Hockley player has won either of the two major singles events in Southend so a little bit of history has been created in this, Hockley’s 15^th anniversary year. Hannah won the ladies doubles last year so, who knows, maybe the mixed doubles next year to create a unique treble!

The Men’s singles also produced a new name on the trophy as Mark Mulley and Reece Seddon met in the final. In the two semi finals two past champions, Duncan Taylor and Matt Spero, both fell convincingly to Seddon and Mulley respectively and the final itself went the same way as Mulley won in straight sets. The third set was only decided 15-13 which probably disappointed the audience as much as it did Seddon as it was a high quality game with lots of attacking rallies.

Seddon may have been down after this defeat but he finished the evening on a high winning the Mens doubles with Taylor and the Mixed doubles with teenager Lotte Mills. Seddon and Taylor beat Zyad Mauthoor and Keith Adams in straight sets 11/6 11/3 11/7 and in the Mixed he and Mills beat George Reeves and Debbie O’neill three sets to one 11/8 11/8 7/11 11/7.

Lotte Mills picked up a second title in the Ladies Doubles as she and Jo Hills teamed up to clinch a four set victory against Trisha Winter and Sarah Ball 13/11 15/13 11/6.

Other titles decided were as follows:-

Over 40’s singles

Duncan Taylor beat Zyad Mauthoor 8/11 11/7 13/11 11/9

Vets Doubles

Duncan Taylor and Kevin Read beat Zyad Mauthoor and Matt Spero 11/9 9/11 13/15 11/8 12/10

Vets Over 50’s

Kevin Read beat Duncan Taylor 12/10 7/11 11/8 11/5

Vets Over 60’s

Keith Willett beat Colin Chatfield 11/8 11/3 11/8

Vets Over 70’s

Dave Bowles beat Ian Sangster 14/12 11/5 11/9

Under 21’s singles