Nearly 90 tennis players competed in the 2025 West Wight Tennis Tournament, raising money for Isle of Wight charities.

Mountbatten Isle of Wight and SWAY (South Wight Area Youth) were the grateful recipients of the funds, following the event which took place at Westover House (with thanks to Caroline Weeks).

An amazing 88 players were whittled down to the final four: Ian Wellby and Gillian McKinney vs Doug O’Keefe and Sally Paul. The match was well-fought but, in the end, it was Ian and Gillian who were victorious.

After play on Westover's beautiful courts, a superb buffet lunch was served up, by Mountbatten Isle of Wight's catering team.

£3,000 was raised for Mountbatten Isle of Wight, while £1,000 was handed to SWAY.

For details about the West Wight Tennis Tournament 2026, contact Chris Goodman on 01983 741166.

Below photo (from left): Mountbatten's head of catering, Vera Mircescu; Mountbatten fundraising team's Harri McNeil; incoming Mountbatten CEO, Becky McGregor; West Wight Tennis Tournament organisers, Adam Pay, Chris Goodman, John Clarke and David Robinson; SWAY chair of trustees, Jo Richards; SWAY trustee, Peter Johnson. Tournament organiser, Chris Jagger, was unable to be at cheque presentation.

Above, from left: Doug O’Keefe, Sally Paul, Caroline Weeks, Gillian McKinney and Ian Wellby.