Tennis ace Whiley retains title

Whiley is one of the sport's rising stars

British teenager Jordanne Whiley successfully retained her national wheelchair tennis women's singles title with a first-ever win over Lucy Shuker.

Whiley, 15, claimed a 6-1 7-6 victory over the British number one, who is ranked 10th in the world.

British men's number one David Phillipson beat last year's winner Gordon Reid 6-7 6-4 6-4 in the men's singles final.

BBC presenter Ade Adepitan won the men's second draw singles title.

Whiley made a blistering start to her match against Shuker and after the first two games went against the serve she reeled off five games in succession to take the first set.

The teenager had to save four break points to level the second set at 5-5 but went on to seize the initiative in the resulting tie-break converting the first of four match points for the win.

She later went on to retain her women's doubles title after partnering Louise Hunt to a 6-3 6-0 win over Debbie Brazier and Susan Paisley.

Philipson, 19, was made to work hard by his younger rival Reid, who trailed 5-1 in the tie-break in the opening set before winning seven of the next eight points to take it.

Reid took a 4-2 lead in the second set but Philipson fought back to level the match before Reid lost his serve in the crucial 10th game of the deciding set to hand his opponent victory.

Philipson also claimed a second title when he and Kevin Simpson beat Reid and Marc McCarroll 6-3 3-6 7-5 in the doubles final.

Adepitan, who took up wheelchair tennis after retiring from wheelchair basketball two years ago, beat Liverpool player Alex Krol 6-3 0-6 6-3 in the final.