Congratulations Laura Deigman
In December 2022 Roehampton Club Member, Laura Deigman, won a Grade 1 Padel event.
Laura and her partner, Aimee Gibson, were playing in Stratford with numerous top female Padel players in the country included in the draw.
Report;
‘It was a great weekend. The first time my partner and I had competed in a grade 1 event (we had played two Grade 3s leading up to it).
In our first round we came up against 2 strong ex tennis players whom we used to compete against as youngsters. Coming through a very fast paced game with a 6-2 7-5 win.
In the quarter final we faced the number 2 seeds from Spain and Greece. This game was a slightly more convincing win with a score 6-0 6-0.
Up next were 2 GB players Lila Simpson and Catherine Rose. Knowing them well from training we had some clear tactics going in and after a long battle we came out on top 10-6 in the third set tie break.
In the final we faced Abigail Tordoff and Lisa Phillips who have been dominating the LTA tour for the last year. Having beaten Tia Norton in the semi final we knew it would be a tough match but we were confident we had the game to win. After another tough battle we took the win 2-6 6-2 6-3.
It was a great event overall and really positive to see the women’s draw so full. I am looking forward to competing more and hopefully getting more of the Roehampton Club ladies involved too.’