YOU often hear about most young tennis stars and how they have courts in their own backyard, but Kendall’s Paige Hudson is a little different.
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She has a small 30-metre stroll from her bedroom to the courts situated in her front yard if she ever wants a hit.
Not only that, but she has up to six to choose from and it could have played a role in her claiming the North Coast tennis champion status at Grafton on Sunday.
The 10-year-old won the girls final at the North East Champion of Champions event where she only lost seven games in seven matches.
Four of those were in the final where she rallied and came from behind to win 6-4 against Nambucca Heads’ Sienna Anderson.
“It feels great,” Paige said after the win.
“I came back from 4-2 down. I changed my game and got back into the match.”
At the open ceremony before the event Paige was awarded Lower North Coast Champion.
Paige finished in first place after competing in eight Junior Development Tournaments since February.
Her sister Abbie Hudson in the eight-years-old girls event was also awarded Lower North Coast Champion.
Abbie also played well in Grafton and made the semi finals.
Both the girls will head to the Northern NSW Champion and Champions event at Inverell at the end of the month.
Club president Wendy Hudson said her niece had trained extremely hard this year and it had paid off.
“Recognition must go to our club coach Gary Harty as we have seen an enormous improvement in all our juniors,” she said.
“Paige is only the second club junior to win this prestigious event.”
It was the first time in 10 years a Kendall Tennis Club member had claimed the North Coast trophy after Blake Hudson did so in 2008.
Paige’s coach Gary Harty said Paige has been training especially hard over the past year, with two sessions a week.
He said Paige has a lot of potential and believes she will continue to perform well at the upcoming Northern NSW Champion and Champions event at Inverell.