Across three days, almost 100 players from as far as Queensland and Western Australia competed in a collective 235 matches.

Coming back from a year off, concentrating on other after-school ventures - a lemonade stand and breeding Cavaliers - was nationally ranked Andrew Jazyschyn.

Competing in nine matches over the weekend, the 11-year-old said he was happy to be opposite a challenging opponent once again.

"It is always nice to compete in the Katherine Open," he said, "it is always fun and hard."

A firm fixture in the opens for the past four years, Andrew will be getting back into more regular training in preparation for next year's tournament, as well as upcoming competitions in Darwin.

Having made it to the finals this year in the U12s Consolation match and winning the family doubles with his brother, he especially wants to raise his game.

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Andrew was just one of 13 Katherine players to compete in the opens this year, a jump from last year's local participation.

Katherine Open volunteer Greg Dickson said while tennis is still relatively small in town, there has been capacity to do more within the club, leading to more interest from players.

"It has been a competitive tournament this year, we have played our best, enjoyed ourselves and enjoyed having strong competition," he said.

"It is really good experience for us because we don't often get to play players on a higher level."

Mr Dickson said the outside competition brings renewed energy to the club, driving players to train harder.

"Some of the players have ambitions to go to the national level and this is a great stepping stone."

The players competed for a prize money pool of $2000 as well as national rankings points.

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