JOY Hennessy was crowned the queen of Weymouth Tennis Club with a hat-trick of victories at the club’s annual championship.

Hennessy enjoyed success in the ladies’ singles, ladies’ doubles and mixed doubles, while Adam Fraser cemented his place as the club’s leading man with victory in the men’s singles and men’s doubles.

A round-robin was played to separate Hennessy, Glenda Fraser and Val Sewry but it was the former who was in imperious form, comfortably running out the victor by beating her opponents 6-1 and 6-0 respectively.

Rhose Lawes partnered Hennessy in the ladies’ doubles but they were made to work hard to overcome Sewry and Gill Corben, being matched game-for-game before running out 6-3 winners.

The well-supported mixed competition was played in fine weather and good spirits with four pairs battling through to the semi-final.

Hennessy teamed up with Mark Henman to ease past Jenny Harris and Ed Evans, 6-2, before seeing off Lawes and Paul Webb in the final, 6-1, after settling into a pattern of consistency and well-timed interceptions.

Lawes and Webb had reached the mixed showpiece with a 6-1 defeat of Sewry and Pete Smith.

Several new combinations and a large number of participants took to the court for the men’s doubles.

Family pair Jon and Paul Mason powered their way to the final despite suffering a defeat in the earlier rounds to Derek Bish and Webb.

Club chairman Greg Day, partnered with Ed Peeler, held a match point over finalists Dan Mathers and Adam Fraser before suffering the narrowest of defeats.

Scratch pair Dave Northam and Aaron Halcrow also competed well, securing victory over Kevin Stenlake and Bob Roberts.

A final ensued between Mathers and Fraser and the Masons.

Heavy serving from both teams saw few opportunities to break although at times Jon Mason’s powerful forehand and father Paul’s smashing threatened to give the upper hand.

However, Mathers and Fraser attacked from the net with crisp volleys and deft touch and they eventually won through in the tightest final of any event, 10-7 on a championship tie-break.

The men’s singles was also well supported with Bish and Pete Smith winning through one group to set up semi-finals against Asa Cardiff and Fraser respectively.

It was the latter two that prevailed to set up a re-match of the earlier group clash between the two with defending champion Cardiff chasing every ball while Fraser looked to take the net and volley for winners.

An early break of service by Fraser was consolidated with another later in the set as Fraser picked up his second title of the championship.