Skipton Building Society, sponsors for the last two years, of the Ilkley Open Tennis Championships, have renewed their backing for a further three years.

The deal also incorporates funding for the club's grass-roots activities.

This year's tournament, which also takes in a satellite event, will be held from July 28-August 4.

Meanwhile, former Ilkley coach Gary Henderson has been showing this week that he can still play a bit on the world stage, despite being 37.

The former British No 5 and world No 237 qualified unseeded for the main draw at the $10,000 Mexico F5 Futures in Celaya, winning three rounds, before losing 6-1, 6-2 to fifth seed Victor Romero (Mexico).

In the qualifying, Henderson defeated Luis Ernesto Bravo (Mexico) 6-1, 7-5, fifth seed Gregory Gumbs (France) 6-4, 5-7, 6-1 and tenth seed Daniel Manuel Sanchez (Mexico) 6-4, 6-3.