23 members signed up for the second mixed american tournament of 2024 and competed for the Mixed Doubles Trophy and the customary Taittinger champagne.

There was a £2 charge to cover the cost of an appetising spread produced by Liz Dear.

Players were split into three groups and the tournament consisted of mixed doubles matches of 6 games and was organised so that where possible each match played was with a different partner against a pair not played before. The highest scoring men and women from each group together with the next highest scoring man and lady across all the groups went forward to the semi final stage.

At the end of the group stage, Chris Caroline Tanya and Grace were the highest scoring ladies with Colin Rich Geoff and Ed the highest scoring men.

Pairings were then drawn out of a hat with Ed and Grace playing Tanya and Colin in the first semi-final and Caroline and Rich playing Chris and Geoff in the second.

The semi final and final were played as 21 point tie breaks.

Grace and Ed beat Tanya and Colin 21-17 in the first semi-final and Caroline and Rich beat Chris and Geoff 21-19 in the second.

In the final, Caroline and Rich beat Grace and Ed 21-14 to claim the Mixed Doubles Trophy and a bottle of Taittinger champagne. Grace and Ed received a tube of balls as runners up.

The next tournament will be held on Sunday 29th September.