LEAMINGTON Lawn Tennis and Squash Club (LLTSC) claimed both men’s and women’s titles at the 2025 National Club Championships.
The men retained the title they won the previous year while the women etched their name on the trophy for the first time at Nottingham Squash Club.
Both teams have now qualified for the European Club Championships in Graz, Austria which takes place in September later this year.
Leamington’s men faced former two-time winners Pontefract in the deciding round-robin match.
Club pro Jason Pike suffered a straight games defeat against 17-year-old Chester Dockray in the opening match of the decider.
And Leamington’s Sam Cross found himself two games down against Adam Taylor.
However, Cross battled back to level the tie, which would prove crucial, only to lose the fifth game 11-8.
A straight games win for Declan James against Scotland international Rory Stewart kept Leamington’s title hopes alive.
James’s victory meant Owain Taylor needed to win either 3-0 or 3-1 to retain the title for Leamington.
And Taylor duly triumphed 11-7, 7-11, 11-4, 11-1 to clinch an 8-7 victory and ensure the title remained with Leamington.
Leamington club member and team sponsor, Dan Bradbury said: “A special mention must go to Sam who was two-nil down in his first match.
“He is an up-and-coming junior and beat our club coach Jason in the Club Championships last weekend, so he’s a shining star.”
Leamington’s women’s team also came out on top as they finished just three points ahead of Loughborough University in a three-way round-robin final.
Both Leamington and Loughborough beat Hunts County comfortably which led to a decider between the two former teams.
And Nichola Howell-Manning beat Mille McLeod in straight games as Leamington made the perfect start in the decider.
A win for Aimee McConnell against Hannah Rowley sealed the title for Leamington’s women.
Loughborough’s Lara Newton claimed a consolation win against Leamington’s Rebecca Symmons as the latter side finished on 144 points just three ahead of Loughborough.
Symmons said: “We weren’t really expecting this.
“We performed really well in the previous round so this is a great end to our campaign.
“We’re really looking forward to the opportunity to play in the European Club Championships.”
Bradbury added: “Leamington is an epic club with an amazing social scene.
“We’ve got 32 box leagues with six players in each so we’re 200-strong in club play.
“We’ve got a really strong group of women players and it’s a really active club at all levels.”
