Lloyd Motor Group is sponsoring the Cumbria County Tennis Championships 2022.
The event, which began last Sunday and will finish with the finals this Sunday, takes place at Chatsworth Tennis Club on St Aidan’s Road, Carlisle.
It has 41 separate events, including under-eights boys’ and girls’ singles, men’s over-50 doubles and wheelchair doubles. The tournament has been a firm fixture in the local tennis calendar for the county since its first year in 1977.
Jack Askew, this year’s tournament referee, said: “We have over 150 entries with ages ranging from six to 74 years old, with players from across Cumbria battling it out over eight days of competition to be crowned County Champion on finals day Sunday August 28.
“We are very grateful to Lloyd Motor Group for their continued support of this fantastic community event, allowing us to put on the best possible competition for the players to compete in and have fun.”
Craig Kirkpatrick, head of marketing at Lloyd Motor Group, added: “We are thrilled to be supporting the Cumbria County Championships this year and excited to see the dedication and enthusiasm all participants will bring to both the sport and the tournament. It is a privilege to support the county-wide event.”
This year’s tournament hopes to see the return of Katherine-Lee Lukas, who became both the Women’s County Champion and the Under-18 Girls’ County Champion last year, as well as Freddy Blaydes, who became last year’s Men’s County Champion and Under-18 Boys’ doubles County Champion alongside Billy Blaydes.
On finals day, Chatsworth Tennis Club host a barbecue at 1pm, with the trophy presentation shortly following.
Lloyd Motor Group are one of the leading independent retailers in the UK, representing some of the world’s most esteemed automotive manufacturers – BMW, Jaguar, Land Rover, MINI, Volvo, and Kia, as well as BMW Motorrad and Honda Motorcycles.
Founded in 1976, the company remains owned and managed by the Lloyd family and continues to grow, currently employing over 1,100 people.
