Millfield School duo play at Wimbledon in front of Tim Henman

Millfield School pupil Luke Tweed says he will never forget his outing at the All England Club after starring in front of former British Number One Tim Henman as part of the HSBC Road to Wimbledon National 14 & Under Challenge Finals.

The 12-year-old from Shepton Mallet booked himself a spot at SW19 after competing in his county finals and won one group match before being knocked out in the semi-finals of the boys' consolation draw.

Some 20,000 promising young tennis players from throughout Britain competed in pursuit of a prestigious place at Wimbledon, with Tweed among the top 144 boys and girls to earn the right to play at the National Finals.

And, despite failing to follow in 2013 Wimbledon champion Andy Murray's footsteps by lifting silverware at SW19, Tweed's outing at the All England Club was the highlight of his summer.

'I am used to playing on grass courts - you have to adjust your game - and when you get used to them they are fantastic to play on,' he said.

'I'm playing at quite a high level now and would love to go professional one day and maybe even try to win Wimbledon.'

Tweed wasn't alone in bidding for success at SW19, with fellow Millfield School pupil Annabelle Davis in action in the county draw and winning all three of her group games to begin with.

She eventually fell 6-4, 6-4 to Tiana Fox in the quarter-finals and, having already played on the famous lawns of Wimbledon, was pleased with her return.

'I've played at Wimbledon before, I won a tournament and the prize was getting to play on court number eight,' she said.

'It was a huge inspiration being there again and I just really wanted to enjoy the whole week. I'm not used to grass courts but I always like trying different surfaces.

'Tim was talking to us too, he was telling us about his achievement and it made us think what can we achieve?'

The HSBC Road to Wimbledon National 14 & Under Challenge is the UK's largest national junior grass court tournament and forms part of HSBC's investment in the stars of the future - visit http://ift.tt/1uNf1WV.