Wales and GB’s Anna Hursey added another European title to her collection, winning the Under-19 Girls’ Singles at the European Youth Championships.

Joseph Hunter, Connor Green, Abraham Sellado & Kacper Piwowar came within one match of a medal as they reached quarter-finals as the competition in Ostrava, Czechia, came to an end.

Hursey, seeded eight, beat the top three seeds on her way to the title, culminating in a 4-1 (11-8, 7-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-9) victory over top seed Veronika Matiunina of Ukraine in the final – the same opponent she had beaten on the way to winning the European Under-21 title in May.

Earlier, Hursey defeated England’s Tianer Yu in the last 16 by a 4-0 (11-7, 11-6, 11-5, 11-8) margin, and then took on her doubles partner Mia Griesel of Germany, the second seed, in the quarter-finals.

It turned into a marathon and Hursey, having seen her opponent come from 3-0 down to take it to a decider, got through 4-3 (11-5, 15-13, 11-4, 9-11, 3-11, 6-11, 11-7) in the end.

In the semi-finals, it was a much more straightforward 4-0 (11-5, 11-2, 11-7, 11-5) win over Leana Hochart of France, seeded three.

“I’m really happy. Every time I play against Matiunina it’s always a tough and demanding match, she’s a great player who keeps a lot of points alive, so I knew I had to stay fully focused,” said Hursey.

“The last game was especially difficult because I started thinking I might actually win. It’s an amazing feeling to be champion.

“I won 4-0 against Hochart, and I think I played really well, especially tactically. I’ve played her a few times before and knew she’s a strong opponent, but today I was just better. I stayed focused, especially because in my previous match I was 3-0 up and it ended up 3-3 – that was still on my mind a bit. But I stayed calm and stuck to my game plan.

“Compared to the U21 event, this U19 tournament is definitely more demanding. There are more matches, and I also played in the team event. I just hope to keep doing my best.”

Hursey & Griesel, seeded third, were also on the podium in the doubles, though had to settle for bronze this time having won gold at the Under-21s.

They were defeated 3-1 (11-9, 14-12, 4-11, 11-7) in the semi-finals by Hochart & Nina Guo Zheng of France, the top seeds who went on to win the title.

It means Hursey won one medal of each colour at the event, having taken Junior Mixed Doubles silver alongside Iulian Chirita of Romania. The pair, seeded fifth, lost the final 3-2 (3-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-5, 11-2) to Daniel Berzosa of Spain & Matiunina, the top seeds.

England were unable to secure any medals but came close in four competitions.

Hunter was unseeded in the Junior Boys’ Singles – in fact, he was ranked 92nd of the players on duty – but performed brilliantly to reach the quarter-finals.

On the way, he sunk sixth seed Leon Benko of Croatia in the last 16, withstanding a comeback to win 4-3 (13-11, 11-9, 8-11, 11-9, 7-11, 9-11, 11-8).

In the quarter-finals, his run was ended by fourth seed David Szantosi of Hungary, who powered to a 4-0 (11-6, 11-3, 11-6, 11-6) victory and went on to win the gold medal.

Green, seeded 12th, reached the last 16 where he faced top seed Daniel Berzosa of Spain. Green saved several match points as he threatened to fight back and force a decider, but was eventually beaten 4-2 (11-7, 11-9, 11-3, 10-12, 12-14, 11-9).

In the Cadets, boys fifth seed Sellado was eliminated in a hard-fought match in the last 16 by 32nd seed Samuel Kuhl of Germany, the score 4-1 (20-18, 11-9, 5-11, 11-9, 12-10).

In the doubles competitions, Green & Lleyton Ullmann of Germany were seeded eighth in the Junior Boys’ competition and duly reached the quarter-finals.

They were beaten by Romanian duo Dragos Bujor & Robert Istrate, seeded 11th, who won 3-0 (11-8, 11-5, 11-5) and went on to win the silver.

Sellado & Piwowar were seeded fourth in the Cadet Boys and they also missed out on a medal as they went out in the quarter-finals to 12th-ranked Louis Fegerl & Ladimir Mayorov. The Austrian-Spanish duo went on to reach the final, losing to top seeds Danilo Faso & Francesco Trevisan of Italy.

Sellado also just missed out in the Cadet Mixed Doubles, reaching the quarter-finals alongside Patricia Stoica of Romania. Seeded fifth, they were beaten 3-1 (11-13, 11-7, 11-8, 11-7) by German second seeds Lukas Wang & Koharu Itagaki, who went on to win silver.