CUTTC won five titles at the CDTTL League Invitation Tournament this weekend. The day began with the classic Drawn Doubles and Handicap events. Raphael Assier pulled off an impressive feat, winning in excess of twenty points in a row to snatch a victory against a junior, but failed to progress further. Hamish Yeung faced similar problems as he conceded two net-balls, leaving him to win forty points in a row. The Women's singles and doubles started early, and number one seed, Sasha Tsai, overcame nerves with the help of unreserved support from her teammates to get to the final where she beat unseeded Tracy Sambrook 3-1, with an impressive two winged attack.

The standard continued to increase as Tsai teamed up with Vanda Ho to win the Women's doubles. In the Men's singles and doubles draw, the top five University players and top two pairings were placed in the same half. Assier, Drake, Kittipassorn and Speed fell victim to the unlucky draw, losing out in the last sixteen and last thirty two stages. Yeung fell to last year's finalist Daniel Fielding despite some spectacular topspin rallies. Hall defeated tricky player Shaun Murray 3-1 and went on to beat Tim Avis and Fielding with the same score. This confident display took him cruising into the final where he continued his winning streak against Martin Freeland, winning 3-0 to retain the title from last year. The mixed doubles saw Hamish Yeung pair up with Tsai to defeat team-mates Ky Nguyen and Hall in a close fought semi-final and defeat Steve Annison and Caroline Wright 3-1 in the final. In the Men's doubles, Kittipassorn and Drake defeated Speed and Assier in a nail-bitingly close deuce in the fifth match before losing to doubles experts Yeung and Hall. The victorious pair then gave another solid performance, taking the title for Cambridge from Ben Roberts and Hall. CUTTC won five titles in total on a day dominated by the university. The outlook is now excellent for this year’s BUCS tournament as well as Varsity later this term.