The men’s final of the Open division on Monday didn’t deviate from the script.

Top seed and Australian number 123 Dane Fernandez beat second seed David Barclay (ranked 109) 6-2, 7-5.

There were no shocks in the women’s decider, either. Number 1 seed Brooke Whitten, ranked 64, beat number 2 Elizabeth Searl 6-0, 6-3.

“They’re all top-ranked players. They’re very, very good,” Twin Towns head coach Darren Nash said.

But he was more excited by a handful of local prospects.

Forster’s Tayla Wilson teamed up with Ashley Grogan in the U14 Girls’ doubles to beat Jess Bradford and Olivia Montana for the title 6-2, 6-3.

In the U14 Boys’ final, Tuncurry’s Billy Snow and Jordan McFadden beat Nathan English and Nathan Hokin 6-2, 6-1.

And Billy’s little sister Olivia put more stress on the family mantelpiece by eclipsing Elise Caves 6-2 in the U10 Girls’ final.

“It’s very, very rare to see country kids winning,” Nash said.

“But they’ve beaten all these city kids. It’s a terrific effort.”

With more than 300 players doubling and tripling up across singles, doubles and mixed doubles, the tournament attracted busloads of players and support staff from all over Sydney, Newcastle, Victoria, regional NSW and even a group from Japan.

The visiting players had an exchange program with northwest Sydney’s Epping club, and built the Twin Towns event into their itinerary.

“We never get any dud players from Japan,” Nash said.

“An example is Ikki Amaki, the number 4 player under 18 in Japan. He’s a very good little player. But not good enough to win here,” he added, laughing.

The tournament drew 75 more players than last year, meaning an extra 200 matches had to be crammed into the schedule. Nash was excited about the event’s future.

“It’s the biggest tournament in country NSW,” he said.

“It wasn’t in the last two years, but it is now. We did a quick headcount yesterday, and there were over 1500 people watching [the finals]. That’s how many it brings to the town. I haven’t slept all weekend.”

Fernandez walked away with $1000 for his win, while Whitten won $600.

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