Woodlands School pupil Dominic Reed was pipped to the post when the Essex under-18 singles national qualifying competition was held at Basildon's Eversley Centre.
He was narrowly beaten by Andrew Faulty from Hainault in a competition featuring 12 juniors from around the county.
The third-place play-off was won by for Hannah Gale over Hainault club-mate Ben Griffiths. Faulty goes forward to play in the national finals later this year.
Published Friday, January 24, 2003
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