Colour format great way of learning ‘total tennis’

Friday 28th March 2008, 2:28PM GMT.

Ben Foss plays a forehand shot on his way to the quarter-finals of the under-eight boys’ event. (Pictures by Brian Green, 0551715)

THE Ipes Mini Tennis Championships proved to be an excellent demonstration of ‘total tennis’.

The tournament at the Guernsey Tennis Club was, once again, a big success and impressed those watching, particularly coach and organiser Jo Robinson. ‘By playing the junior tennis on a reduced size court and slower balls the junior competitors were able to display “total tennis”,’ she said.

‘Players were able to employ tactics and shots they could not consider on a full court and this has to be a great way for young players to develop their shots and understanding of the tactics of the game.’