Plenty of banter throughout the evening mostly coming from the new faces and it turned out to be a fun and relaxed night. Unfortunately due to time and a bumper entry this year (well in excess of 16 pairs) the second Semi Final and Final were held over to the following week.
So two new faces on the winners rostrum for this years mixed doubles in the form of 1994 singles champion Trevor Howard (Fox & Flowerpot A) and the 2008 ladies singles Finalist Sarah Colton (Birch & Pines) both pictured below.
They came through a very tough part of the draw. On the way to this years final defeating Martin and Donna then squeezing a result against Surrey Junior star Josh Jones and his partner 2008 ladies singles champion Sarah Leeden before finally overcoming multiple winner and defending champions James and Cath. The Final, the first in 5 years not to feature John and Sandy Muttick who bowed out in round 1, featured two new faces in Kris Harrison and Karolyne Foster who with the aid of a couple of non attendances found themselves in the quarters without striking a ball in anger. This could be detrimental not knowing how the tables were playing and sitting out for quite a while, however this wasn’t the case as they won both matches and sneaking unnoticed into the final with 2-1 results in both games.
However the final proved one step too far for Kris and Karolyne as Trevor and Sarah's experience came to the for in a resounding 3-0 win. Trevor and Sarah both pick up engraved salvers and £70 between them, while Kris and Karolyne dont go home empty handed with salvers and £50 to split at the presentation night on 16th May 2009.
So congratulations to Trevor Howard and Sarah Leeden on becoming the 2009 champions and the 10th winners in all since the inaugural winners Ray Cassanove Penny Leckonby back in 1995. Leading the way are Bob and Anne Taylor with three wins (1997, 99 and 00) from their record five final appearances closely followed by John and Sandy Muttick with two wins (2005, 07) from four consecutive finals. Next is James Gregory also on two wins (2006, 08) the first with Cath Richardson and the second partnered by Cath Akehurst. Finally with one title to their names Ray Cassanove and Penny Leckonby (1995) Richard Lambert and Dawn Codgebrook (now Milton) in 1996, Fred Moeller and Sue O'Donnell (1998) David Penly and Jenny Eyre (2001) and now Trevor Howard and Sarah Colton completing the list in 2009.


Results below (matches with byes not incl)
Round 1
Sarah Leeden / Josh Jones 2-0 Shane Walpole / Christine Hannifan
Trevor Howard / Sarah Colton 2-0 Lee Emmerson / Nicole Emmerson
Martin Chubb / Donna Gregory 2-0 John Muttick / Sandy Muttick
Round 2
Eddie Marshall / Dannielle Archer 0-2 Sarah Leeden / Josh Jones
Trevor Howard / Sarah Colton 2-1 Martin Chubb / Donna Gregory
Chris Jones / Claire Jones 0-2 Matt (magic) Hicks / Claire Hawkins
James Gregory / Catherine Akehurst 2-0 Alex Chubb / Sylvia Reynolds
Anthony Rourke / Leanne Berry 2-0 Lee Nightingale / Lindsay webb
Paul Fisher / Amanda Fisher 0-2 Paul Ayres / Steph Powell
Quarter Finals
Sarah Leeden / Josh Jones 1-2 Trevor Howard / Sarah Colton
Matt (magic) Hicks / Claire Hawkins 0-2 James Gregory / Catherine Akehurst
Kris Harrison / Karolyne Foster 2-1 Anthony Rourke / Leanne Berry
Paul Ayres / Steph Powell 2-0 Richard Mintram Corrina Johnson
Semi Finals
Trevor Howard / Sarah Colton 2-1 James Gregory / Catherine Akehurst
Kris Harrison / Karolyne Foster 2-1 Paul Ayres / Steph Powell
Final
Trevor Howard / Sarah Colton 3-0 Kris Harrison / Karolyne Foster