London tennis success for visually impaired Newcastle players – Chronicle Live

The North East Visually Impaired Tennis Club (NEVITC) came out with a winning result as two blind and nine partially sighted players competed in the inaugural National Visually Impaired Tennis Championships.

And John Hawkins-Waterfall, from Darlington, was awarded player of the tournament, a prize for players who show outstanding performance and attitude both on and off the court.

Mr Manwell, who is chairman of NEVITC, said: “The tennis is making a real difference to our players’ lives and I have watched this develop over the past year.

“Players have gained so much confidence, not just in their ability on the tennis court but with important life skills which sighted people take for granted, like hopping on a bus or train and travelling to a tennis club for practice.

“It allowed us to book more practice courts, purchase the specially designed tennis sound balls from Japan and travel to different tournaments within the UK.

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