An Under 17 Girls Doubles Gold for Sienna Jetha, and an Under 15 Girls Singles Gold for Soraya Rahmani-Walentynska crowned a successful weekend for London Academy at the National Championships in Nottingham.
Sienna had a busy weekend as she also took Silver medals in the Under 17 Girls Singles and Mixed Doubles to take her haul to three. Soraya had to settle for an Under 15 Girls Doubles Bronze when she and Assil Sarri lost their Semi Final match in 5 sets.
The two London Academy stars even met on the table once, when Sienna came out on top with a win in their mixed-doubles Quarter Final.
For several years, Sienna formerly held the position of number 1 Cadet Girl in the country, only relinquishing it when she moved up to the Junior age group. Last month Soraya regained that honour for London Academy when she took the number 1 ranking position, and cemented her claim as the best Under 15 Girl in England by taking the National Championship title.
Her biggest scare came in the Quarter Finals against a fired up Evie Knappen. However, Soraya showed a cool head, coming from behind and winning the last two sets by the slimmest of margins.
Soraya has now qualified for the 2025 European Youth Championships to take place in Ostrava, Czech Republic in July.
Her training schedule between now and then will include a two week training camp in Weihai, China alongside more than a dozen of her fellow London Academy pupils.