WICKWAR junior tennis player Megan Webb was put through her paces after taking part in the Lawn Tennis Association’s (LTA) national Talent ID Finals at the Bolton Arena.

The 12-year-old was amongst 50 youngsters from across the country invited to the session, after successfully progressing through county and regional Talent ID days to make the final week.

Webb, who trains at Virgin Active in Gloucestershire, showed off her skills in front of the LTA Talent ID team, who were aiming to spot future performance players.

The Stroud High School pupil said: “We practice every aspect of the game at Talent ID and at the end of the day we put everything we have been drilled on into a match play situation and that’s the fun part.

“I play lots of people that I wouldn’t usually and I make new friends.”

The day was overseen by LTA Head of Talent Management, Andrew Lewandowski, who was impressed by what he saw.

He said: “Everyone has performed really well and shown lots of ability across a number of different tasks testing qualities including athletic ability, coordination, speed and agility and a real natural talent and love for the sport.

“It was fantastic to see so many enthusiastic and talented players give it their all.

“The LTA is committed to developing and supporting talent, and we now have the systems in place to give players like this the best possible chance of reaching their potential so I look forward to seeing them progress.”