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Date posted 11 Dec 2021
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Sutton Sports Village is very proud to announce that one of its centre members and tennis players, Tracy Compton, recently competed at the LTA Visually Impaired National Competition in Wrexham where her and doubles partner Roy Turnham were crowned B1 Doubles champions!

Tracy was one of 40 players from across the country competing and she described her victory as a ‘dream come true’.

Tracey was initially an unwilling participant in the sport as she says “a bad experience at senior school left me feeling inadequate and isolated in playing tennis with my friends due to my disability of being visually impaired. I was reluctant at first to participate in the taster sessions being delivered at my local tennis venue, Sutton Sports Village".

“However, due to the close proximity of the venue and the well delivered session for VI tennis, I began to enjoy tennis again and this quickly became an addictive sport for me. Now I just love playing VI tennis and it encourages me to want to do better"

“VI tennis has been great for growing my confidence on and off court, encouraging me to participate in regional and national tournaments across the country. Boosting my courage and confidence to restart travelling on public transport after the isolation of the pandemic has been significant.”

For those who are interested in playing tennis at Sutton Sports Village the centre offers a weekly disability tennis programme including:

- Wheelchair Tennis - Mondays 12-2pm and Fridays 12-2pm

- Visually Impaired Tennis - Thursdays 10-11.30am

- Inclusive Tennis for those with Learning Disabilities - Saturdays 11.30am-12.30pm

If you are interested in joining one of these sessions please email the tennis team and we will be able to assist you in registering to attend. 

For more information on Tracy's success please see the full article on the LTA website.