Former Hawke's Bay No1 John Francois has enhanced his reputation as the province's most successful interclub tennis player.
The Hastings kingpin, who has won 16 Hawke's Bay residential singles titles and helped his club win at least 14 four-man titles, added a third two-man title to his CV when Hastings walloped hosts Greendale 3-0 in the final of the Thump Sports two-man comp on Friday night.
Francois' form belied his age of 51 and he was too consistent for promising Lindisfarne College junior Andrew Shand, taking out the top singles 6-0 6-1. His long-time teammate Jason Kitching also had too many shots for Napier Boys' High junior Albert Rocard and posted a 6-4, 6-1 win.
Hastings completed their clean sweep with a 6-0 6-1 victory in the doubles. The Hastings team also included Kitching's son Stefen, who had to withdraw from the final with an injury after having the No1 singles berth throughout the comp.
"It was great to see more juniors involved in our initial premier tennis event," Hawke's Bay Tennis regional development officer Paul Evans said.