Daniel Mayes captured his first title this year in what was a perfect night for him, rumours circled hours before the event started was that he was injured and looking to pull out, but he was talked around by his physio and he never looked back.
Daniel played his brother in the first round and won impressively 6 - 2 playing almost faultless tennis.
In the second round he faced Ahmed Ibrahim a man which is impressively on the rise on the tour, Daniel came out firing blasting Ahmed into mars with another 6 - 2 victory, Ahmed seeming a shadow of his last weeks performance against brother Luke.
The Third round saw Daniel Play Eamonn Martin Jnr a playing that Daniel really struggles against and when the draw was made you could see Daniel's shoulders drop, Eamonn Martin Jnr really isn't the same playing that everyone feared and Daniel soon realised this after the first few games smashing Eamonn Martin Jnr 6 - 1, Daniel was really impressive form.
But the tale of this story doesn't end there Daniel Mayes then realised World number one Simon Hardie was level on points and games against it was a draw, Simon Hardie beating Ahmed Ibrahim 6 - 2 Jenny Gray 6 - 3 and sealing it with a amazing bagel against Simon Mayes, No one saw that coming.
With both playing sharing the honours for this week a final game would then be played for the honour of taking the medal home with them, both players agreeing, and Daniel Mayes electing to serve, Simon confident but Daniel masterful, Daniel wins to love, Daniel falls to his knees and weeps, his first title and what a better way to win it.
Ian Hardie just missing out this week thanks to an impressive Ahmed Ibrahim who lost to Ian, but taking a game to much for Ian to share the title.
"I was robbed, I'm disgusted by Ahmed's behaviour in that match, i believe if there was some sort of umpire there i would have won, his calls were atrocious!" fired an angry Ian Raftery
Congratulations to Simon Hardie & Daniel Mayes and thanks to all the competitors this week.
RESULTS OF WEEK 8
ROUND ONE
Luke Mayes 2 - 6 Daniel Mayes
Eamonn Martin Jnr 4 - 6 Ian Raftery
Simon Hardie 6 - 2 Ahmed Ibrahim
Simon Mayes 6 - 3 Jenny Gray
ROUND TWO
Daniel Mayes 6 - 2 Ahmed Ibrahim
Simon Hardie 6 - 3 Jenny Gray
Luke Mayes 6 - 3 Eamonn Martin Jnr
Simon Mayes 1 - 6 Ian Raftery
ROUND THREE
Simon Mayes 0 - 6 Simon Hardie
Ahmed Ibrahim 1 - 6 Ian Raftery
Luke Mayes 6 - 2 Jenny Gray
Eamonn Martin Jnr 1 - 6 Daniel Mayes
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