TEENAGER Lucy Smith was Wiltshire’s most successful player in this season’s national indoor championships.

The 18-year-old from West Swindon, who plays indoors for the Westlecot Club but outdoors for Wootton Bassett, reached the final stages (last 16) in both the ladies indoor singles as well as the ladies pairs championship at Melton & District for the very first time.

And the brilliant young prospect who made her England Under 25 debut recently against Scotland in the Home International Series again emphasised her tremendous potential in the sport.

Smith had already collected some notable scalps in the singles, including England junior and senior international Amy Stanton, the World Indoor Bowls Council World Under 25 champion two years ago, in the inter-area final, and added to that tally last week at Melton Mowbray.

In the last 16 of the singles Smith showed no nerves and enjoyed herself as she accounted for the vastly experienced Middlesex player Rhoda Young (Bounds Green) 21-17 sealing victory on the 22nd end with a maximum count of four.

Next up in the quarter-finals against an England triallist skip, she produced an awesome display defeating Poole’s Penny Cresswell (Dolphin) 21-13.

But Lucy’s fine run finally came to an end in the semi-finals as she lost 21-11 to experienced England skip Janice Gower (Blackpool Newton Hall).

In the pairs (last 16) with her younger sister Katy, 17, the Smith girls easily accounted for Pat Watson and Daphne Wood (Chigwell) 21-13 but then lost in the quarter-finals.

They were beaten 26-14 by England Under 25 international Louise Catchpole and her partner England senior and junior international Rebecca Field, last year’s ladies world indoor champion.

However, despite the defeats Lucy has certainly done her reputation a power of good and reaching the last four of the ladies top event, ladies singles, was a magnificent achievement.

Meanwhile her younger sister Katy has gained more experience ready for her England Under 18 trial at the end of the month.

The Smith’s father Neil plus Lucy and Katy are competing over Easter in the planetbowls.com Torquay Open Singles event.

Then they move around the coastline to contest the Dolphin (Poole) Open Singles.

They are joined at Poole by several fellow Westlecot indoor bowlers - Ian Jefferies, Denis Holborow, Chris Cheesley, Mike Titcombe and Steve Remington.

The Dolphin Open is the penultimate tournament on the 2013/14 planetbowls.com circuit.

The final one the Adur Open in Southwick, West Sussex is scheduled for next weekend.