July 2012

BATTLING MEN’S VETS

Kent’s seven men’s Vets teams, 45-75, are all well into their seasons, with some strong performances behind them.

AEGON 12U County Cup Girls Report

We arrived at The Southdown Sports Club, Sussex bright and early on the Saturday. The conditions were very windy and made things a little bit tougher for all the teams. All the girls were really excited to play and looked forward to the weekend ahead.

AEGON 12U County Cup Boys Report

On Saturday 30^th June, Kent was at home at the Bromley Tennis Centre to play County Cup.

AEGON U10 County Cup Boys Report

Boys 10U AEGON County Cup took place on 2nd - 3rd June at the Bromley Tennis Centre

AEGON 10U County Cup Girls Report

Our first match this year was against the hosts, Sussex. Whilst they had the home advantage, the Kent girls were raring to go and where more than ready for the challenge ahead.

Croydon Recreation Ground Project

It was 14 years ago when tennis was last played on the three grass courts at Croydon Recreation Ground in Beckenham and since then the ground has been left to waste.

Kent County Closed Championships 2012

Kent County Closed Championships 2012

Tournament Code: KEN501

The closing date is 12^th August at 11.59pm

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KENT INTER SCHOOLS TENNIS COMPETITION 2012

The finals of the Kent Inter Schools Tennis Competition were held on Friday 29 June 2012 at the Tunbridge Wells Lawn Tennis Club. This was the third year that the finals were held at the club, which once again has proved to be an excellent venue for staging the finals of this annual schools’ tennis competition.

The Ravensbourne School beats Hurstmere School in Final

KENT JUNIOR TEAM TENNIS – AUTUMN 2012

The league will run between September 2012 – February 2013
Event group age categories available 8&U, 9&U, 10&U, 12&U, 14&U, 16&U and 18&U
Entry open to all registered clubs/places to play with players that have a British Tennis Membership number, an LTA rating and are of the correct age to represent the relevant team(s)

Girls Only 8U Competition

On 5^th May 2012, over 45 girls travelled to Bromley Tennis Centre to play in an 8U Girls only competition refereed by Helene Jackson.

Men’s Over 45 Mid Season Report – ‘double header’ survived!

Following an initial home win( v Avon 3-2), the intrepid travellers of the O45 team set off for a weekend’s tennis in Cheltenham v Gloucestershire and then Poole v Dorset. I am pleased to report one good victory (v Glos 3-2) and a narrow loss (v Dorset 2-3) that leaves us very much in the promotion hunt when we resume battle in August.

A day at The Championships, Wimbledon

On the 4^th July 2012 six West Heath juniors, Tanner and Keean de Villiers, Phoebe Ecuyer-Dale, Theodora Enslin, Amelia Monteith and Jamie Smith, got up very early and, with Di and Melinda in tow, boarded the train to Wimbledon.

Deal Indoor Tennis Centre gains Clubmark Accreditation

Deal Indoor Tennis Centre has achieved the Lawn Tennis Association's prestigious mark of quality in its first year of operation.

Clubmark is only awarded to facilities and clubs that have reached specific criteria relating to tennis coaching and management and Deal has become the ninth club in east Kent to be recognised as reaching the standards set by the tennis governing body.

Kent School Games 8U Final 2012

14 teams from across Kent competed in the 8U Kent School Games Finals on 21^st June at Canterbury High School.

Are you ready for London 2012?

Torchbearers will run a number of races in July as part of a 70-day UK tour ahead of the games. From Tuesday 17^th – Monday 23^rd July the Olympic torch will be travelling through various locations in Kent. The torch will visit Canterbury Cathedral, Leeds Castle and the White Cliffs of Dover.

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NEW COMPETITION SEARCH TOOL

Competition search is the way players and parents can find, enter and pay for a competition online. It’s one of the most used areas of the LTA website, with over 2 million visits a year; however it was introduced over 5 years ago and is due for an upgrade. The new competition search tool will go live around the start of August and we wanted to let you know how the improvements will help you to find and enter competitions.

ITF Serbia F5 Futures – Men’s doubles Winner

Matthew Short has won the men’s doubles title in Serbia.

Do you want to become a Referee?

Refereeing is one of the ways to be involved in competition and a referee is the person who is responsible for supervising all players at a competition to ensure they follow the rules of tennis. A qualified referee is needed at Grade 5 competitions and above as these count for AEGON British Tennis Ratings and Rankings.