Albury's Jade Culph wins Victorian Junior Grasscourt Championship doubles with Patrick Fitzgerald

Albury's Jade Culph combined with Patrick Fitzgerald, the son of former Australian Davis Cup captain, John Fitzgerald, to defeat Charlie Camus and Marcus Nield in the decider, 6-3, 6-3.

The pair didn't drop a set for the entire week after a late decision to play together.

It was Culph's fifth open men's doubles win at the event to go with his three victories in the open singles.

"I've had a lot of success here in January on the grass and it's fun to play at home," Culph said.

"I've spent a lot of time playing overseas, so it's good to be home with friends and family and play some good tennis.

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"It's a good vibe on the Border this time of year and we're very lucky to have good events here.

"Every time you get a hometown win it's good."

It was Culph's first time at a tournament with Fitzgerald and they complemented each other well.

"He plays the forehand and side and makes solid returns and his ground strokes are as good as anybody out there," Culph said.

"I can cut balls off at the net and it's a good mix.

"I said that any time he's down here he can let me know and I'm happy to play some doubles with him again. It's a lot of fun.

"Over the last couple of seasons I've started to play with some different guys because Mark (Shanahan) is not playing as much as he used to."

Top seed Sean Van Rensburg won a titanic battle for the open men's singles title against David Hough in two tiebreak sets, 7-6(3), 7-6(5).

Van Rensburg survived a set point at 5-6 in the first set before he rallied to claim the tiebreak, 7-3, while the second set was much the same.

The 20-year-old from Adelaide was thrilled to win his maiden open title on grass in his first time on the Border.

"It was very physically tough, especially in the wind as well as it makes everything that bit more difficult," Van Rensburg said.

"David made it really hard on me. I've never played him before but I've heard his name around through tournaments.

"I haven't played that much on grass in the past, I've probably played one or two grass tournaments in the last three years."

Van Rensburg also reached the semi-finals of the open doubles with Hamish Crawford, but fell to Culph and Fitzgerald.

He also survived a major scare in the semi-final of the singles against Fitzgerald.

"The wind was tough (on Friday as well) and I won in a super tiebreak (against Fitzgerald) in the third set, which made it harder on my body as well," Van Rensburg said.

"The courts were great. Obviously over time they've worn in because there's plenty of events, but they were really good.

"It's just good to start playing tournaments again, so I'm going to play as many as I can and hopefully start being able to play some futures this year."

There's no rest for Van Rensburg as he starts his next event in Bendigo today.

Melbourne young gun Zali Morris was a comprehensive winner in the open women's singles against Barellan's Jane Haeusler, 6-0, 6-2.

Morris was a late entry to the event after she was set to play at a tournament in Traralgon before it was cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions.

"I felt really good out there, it would have to be one of my best finals," Morris said.

"I've never played here before and it was surprising how well I went.

"I think I'll have to come back next year, it's a great club and the courts were excellent."

It was Morris' first open grasscourt win and her second women's title after a maiden victory at Melbourne Park in 2019.

Morris is also a previous winner of the the 14 and under girls singles at Albury's Margaret Court Cup.

Meanwhile, Yarrawonga's Jack Bassett won the 16 and under boys singles crown with 6-0, 6-3 salute against Jeremy O'Brien.

He backed it up to claim the 16 and under doubles title with Liam Williams, 6-2, 6-7, 10-2 against top seeds Charlie Brady and Jason D'Souza.

Albury's Lara Meagher was third in the 12 and under girls singles, while Ella McDonnell won the consolation singles in the same age.