Essex Under-15 player Haydon Smith opened his season’s programme with an impressive victory at the Purley Junior Open one day bronze event on Saturday.
Being the number 2 seed Haydon had a first round bye. His first match for 3/4 position was against Lucas Farrimond the number three seed from Hertfordshire which he won convincingly 3-0.
This set up the final match for 1/2 place against overseas player Sebastian De La Vega, who had beaten the number 1 seed Max Exelby from Surrey to secure his place in the final.
Despite facing an unknown quantity. Haydon proved too strong for his opponent with a controlled display at the
front of the court to win 3-1 and take the title.