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Clark aims for the top 100 after winning tennis at Tweed Heads

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Up and coming Byron tennis player Louis Clark has won this year’s Tweed Heads Summer ATM tournament, backing up his second place at the Ballina tournament the week before.

Clark made light work of the field and went through the contest undefeated, winning the final against Stephen Stoddart in straight sets, 6–0 6–0.

‘It was great to win the tournament. I am very happy with that,’ he said.

‘I came to the tournament with some good form and confidence after Ballina. I was hitting it pretty well.

‘My first game was against a young Frenchman and that was pretty tough. But once I got through that I was confident I could get through and win the final,’ he said.

The two good performances should see Louis rise up the Tennis Australia rankings from 115 to around 105.

‘I am getting near the top 100,’ he said.

Tweed local Flyn Schieb also had a good tournament taking out the 18-and-under boys singles against number one seed Ethan Shoesmith 6–1 4–1.

‘Flyn is starting to make his mark as one of the top young guys in the state,’ tournament director Natasha Kersten said.

Clark will play his next tournament in Mornington, Victoria, and is training hard for the event.

‘It is a platinum event, the highest ranking an event can have in Australia,’ he said.


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