Monday, November 29, 2004

Congratulations to Megan Horder from Painswick Tennis Club

Congratulations to 11year old Megan Horder from Painswick Tennis Club who played in her 1st Ariel County Tournament on 21st November. Megan won all 3 matches beating players from Hereford and Worcestershire and Warwickshire. She now qualifies for an Ariel Grand Prix qualifying event.
Good Luck Megan.

Posted at 8:19 PM [link]

Tuesday, November 16, 2004

An exclusive offer for LTA clubs and their members

Have you ever heard of the ‘Lew Hoads experience’? If not then visit the Lew Hoads website to find out a bit more, then read on. We have an offer available for all LTA clubs and their members. Book a four night stay or more for two from November through to the end of February and one person gets their tennis package free (value £85).
This includes:

• 2 hours court time per day
• x2 tournaments
• x3 mix-ins
• use of the club gymnasium and facilities
• individual lessons with in-house coach, Fran Ribiero, number 1 in Andalucia at a discounted price
• book on of the food packages and receive a complimentary bottole of wine per person for all lunches and evening meals
• get together a group of 8 or more and receive free accomodation and tennis for 1 person

For more details on these offers:
Contact Rachel on 00 34 952 474 858 / 01778 380892
or email bookings(at)lewhoadtennisclub.com

Posted at 10:20 PM [link]

South cotswold district. Inter-club mini tennis orange level match

The excellent facilities at Kingshill School Sports Centre were once again the venue for a Cotswold District Inter club match on Saturday. The match was played at Mini-tennis Orange level, and the four teams involved were Cirencester Bears, Cirencester Bulls, Chedworth Gladiators and Fairford/Lechlade Leopards. The organiser, Penny Allberry and the co-referee, Dudley Georgeson, got a great deal of help from parents with setting up the courts, managing the teams, umpiring, and then clearing up after an excellent morning of mini-tennis.

The Bears and the Bulls tied with two wins and one draw for each team. It was decided that the winner of the doubles match between the top pairs of these teams would decide which team became the overall winner. While the Bears team of Luke Jenkins and Jack Pears were winning this deciding match all the other players played doubles matches, so gaining valuable experience of the rules, positions and tactics of the doubles game. Prizes were presented by Penny to the Cirencester Bears Team of Luke Jenkins, who won all of his three singles, Jack Pears, Georgia Bew and Finlay McLellan, who also won all of his three matches. Runners-up medals went to the Cirencester Bulls Team of James Ascham, Floyd Magson and James Sandilands, both unbeaten in their singles, and Andrew McGrotty.

The Chedworth Gladiators and Lechlade/Fairford Leopards drew for 3rd and 4th place after close matches with the Cirencester Bears and Bulls, and a draw in the match with each other. For the Gladiators Delia Rich and Dan Bridgeman each won two matches, while Alfie Brown and Jamie Jackson won two matches for the Leopards. Alfie showed that volleying in singles can be profitable as, unusually at this age, he often approached the net, with considerable success.

The matches were played in the best possible spirit with the young players doing their best to win but, when their opponent had proved to be the better on the day, accepting their loss sportingly. There was ample evidence that the standard of play of everyone involved in this series of matches is improving and that fair and keen competition is proving to be most enjoyable.

Dudley Goergeson,
Cirencester Tennis Club
01285.653140
Highfield Cottage,
Somerford Road,
Cirencester,
GL7 ITS

Posted at 1:15 AM [link]