A date for your diary: the club’s Annual General Meeting will take place on Wednesday 28th November from 6.30pm. All members are entitled to attend, not just to be given a job on the committee, but to put forward ideas for next year’s events. Also next year’s fees will be set, so if you have an opinion please attend.
Club Championships – Seniors – 16th/17th/18th November. Fast 4 format, more details later.
The Friday morning Ladies section of the club held a World’s Biggest Coffee Morning in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support and raised £90. It was hosted by Linda Donald, whose helpers were Carisa Skehan and Claire McGuiness. Thanks to everyone for their support.
This Sunday is President’s Day with a Senior/Junior Doubles tournament. We are looking for three Juniors who play yellow ball who haven’t played for the club’s league teams. Ring 861497 if you want to enter. The format is one Senior has a Junior partner; Juniors who have played regular league tennis play as Seniors. Seniors only have one serve per point. Fees – Seniors £3 and Juniors £2. Sign in by 2:15pm, play starts at 2:30pm and finals should be completed by 5pm. There are some nice prizes and tea will be provided.
Entries close on Tuesday 9th October at 6pm for the annual Equiom Junior Open tournament. The age groups are 8, 9, 10, 12, 14 and 18 Singles and 14 and 18 Doubles. Please put your entry in as soon as possible to assist the organisers. You can fill in a form and leave it in the club white post box or e-mail ianwatsonpts@manx.net. Don’t forget to put your T shirt size on the form or your e-mail.
Last weekend we had three juniors playing in UK tournaments. The youngest was 6 year old Magnus Benson (sorry Magnus I said you were 7 in last week’s news). He was playing in the Bolton Arena in and 8&U Red ball event and had three wins 10– 4, 10-2 and 10-1 but lost two matches to stronger boys 8-10 and 5-10. I’m told he enjoyed the experience. Both Magnus and sister Millicent are planning to play in Manchester and Taunton during the half-term. Meanwhile Jack Christian had a successful ratings event in the Liverpool Tennis Centre winning 4/0 4/0 and 4/1 4/0. Charlotte Clarke (13) was away yet again this time playing a 16&U grade 3 event at Nottingham Trent University. She had earned the qualifying place from her previous success in Shrewsbury. This was bound to be a tough event and so it proved. Her first match was versus the no.2 seed and she lost 0/6/ 0/6. Her opponent was ranked 102 in UK 16&U whilst Charlotte is 377. That result toughened her up and she won her next two matches 6/2 7/6 and 6/1 6/1 earning a place in the consolation final, which lasted just under 2 hours, losing 2/6 5/7. She will be playing again in UK in three weeks time but doesn’t know which event she gains entry into.