Halesowen's Jordanne Whiley cracked another career landmark securing a spectacular win over fellow Briton Lucy Shuker to successfully retain her Women's Singles title at the 2008 National Wheelchair Tennis Championships.
Now the 15-year-old Earls High School pupil, who is still sitting GCSE's this week, is set to make another breakthough after being selected to make her senior Great Britain team debut in next week's Invacare World Team Cup in Italy.
After becoming Britain's youngest National champion at the age of 14 in 2007, Whiley went in to this year's National Championships with a tough task on her hands if she was to retain her title.
Whiley made a blistering start to the final against the world number 10 and after the first two games went against the serve she reeled off five games in succession to take the first set 6-1. The second set was an altogether much closer affair, with neither player able to make a decisive move, and after Whiley had saved four break points to level at 5-5, the set ended up in a tie-break. Whiley seized the advantage early in the tie-break to move 3-1 ahead and wrapped up a highly impressive display by converting the first of four match points to clinch a 6-1, 7-6 victory.
The back to back champion said: "I'm really pleased with myself, it's been a tough few weeks wtih my exams and everything, and I didn't really come here expecting to win, although I knew I could if played well, so I'm delighted."
To cap another splendid weekend for Whiley, she paired up with Louise Hunt to retain the Women's Doubles National title.
Whiley will now team up for the 2008 Invacare World Team Cup and said: "I'm looking forward to getting the rest of my exams done now and then I can concentrate on the World Team Cup.
"To be part of the winning GB Junior World Team Cup team last year was a great thrill and now it's great to be in the senior team at my age."
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