Most of the Guernsey team bound for Aland benefited from a visit of LTA coach Phil Hill last weekend. (Picture by Steve Sarre, 0789472)

IF THERE is one sport in which Guernsey are seriously eyeing medals and domination, it is tennis.

One of the highlights of the 2007 games in Rhodes was Dom McLuskey and Patrick Ogier winning their singles matches against the Cayman Islands in the final to secure the gold medal.

Across all the sports, the pair are arguably two of the best sportsmen that Guernsey are sending to Scandinavia.

And the bad news for the Sarnians’ opponents is that the pair are undoubtedly stronger players than when they were in Rhodes.

‘I know that I’m playing better than I was two years ago, by a long way,’ said Ogier.

The 21-year-old was celebrating this week after obtaining a first class degree in English Literature at Nottingham University and he has also been excelling on the tennis court for the university as he helped them get promoted from Midlands 1A Group and into Premier North, which contains some of the top outfits in the country.

The dreadlocked right-hander also picked up his biggest scalp recently when he defeated internationally ranked and 1.1 rated player, Chris Nott.

The victory also took Ogier’s rating up to 2.2.