July 10

Summer League Report

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These weekly reports also appear each Thursday in the Nottingham Evening Post.  We value your contributions by adding interesting details about the matches on your match cards. 

A prize will be awarded to the club who submits the most newsworthy reports - currently Farnsfield are topping the list.

 See latest Summer League results.  (please note that the sets won recorded on this website have been doubled as the system cannot cope with half-sets!) 

See Short Format League results

21st British Open Wheelchair Championship

World No 4 Maikel Scheffers was crowned British Open men's singles champion for the first time on Sunday 25 July at the Nottingham Tennis Centre after beating his fellow Dutchman Ronald Vink 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in the final.
 
Meanwhile, Sunday's other main draw finals came in the quad doubles and women's doubles, which both featured British interest.
 
Middlesex's Andrew Lapthorne clinched his first British Open title when partnering Sweden's Johan Andersson, Saturday's quad singles champion, to win the quad doubles final.
 
Somerset's Lucy Shuker narrowly missed out on winning her first British Open title when she and Florence Alix-Gravellier of France were beaten in another three set match in the women's doubles final, which was won by top seeds Annick Sevenans of Belgium and Aniek van Koot of the Netherlands.
 

West Bridgford Juniors treated to a day at Wimbledon

We had a wonderful day on the first Tuesday of the Championships. The weather was beautiful - almost too hot - hard to believe for the UK. The day started early with a 5.30am train to get us into London before our Centre Court tour. The time at the Championships was educational for players to see how athletic the players are at the highest levels of the game. The highlight of the day was during our tour of the players practice area Rafa Nadal happened to walk past us and start is practice on the court directly ahead of us.

Pictured here are (from left to right)
Mia, Amy, Joseph, Rishi, Julie, Jennifer and Amber

Matt Wildt
On The Ball Coaching
West Bridgford TC, Head Performance Coach

West Bridgford Club Championships

The finals day of the West Bridgford Club Championships were held on Sunday 11th July, complete with umpires and ball boys. The tennis was enjoyed by the many spectators, who also tucked into the barbeque at the end of play.

Seniors

Ladies Singles;              Rachel Wood beat Laura Cooper

Men’s Singles;               Andy Wood beat Peter Whitehead

Ladies O40 Singles;       Lisa Knowles beat Joanne Higham

Men’s O40 Singles;        Alistair Higham beat Tony Alexander

Ladies Doubles;             Ann Brown & Sue Copestake beat Elaine Masters & Jill Shelvey

Men’s Doubles;              Ryan Williams & Andy Wood beat Tony Alexander & Peter Whitehead

Mixed Doubles;              Nick Lodge & Isabelle Tyrrell beat Tony & Sue Alexander.

Juniors

Boys 12&U Singles;       Joseph Theaker beat Jack Hadley

Boys 14&U Singles;       Joseph Theaker beat Ashley Collishaw

Boys 16&U Singles;       Jonathan Higham beat James Hatfield

Girls 14& U Singles;       Amber Smith beat Francis Benson

Girls 16& U Singles;       Mia Laing beat Stephanie Skermer

Mini Tennis

Red Mixed;                    Henry Bell beat Samyuktha Manoharan

Orange Boys;                Harry Harrold-Vaux beat Mattie Taylor-Shaw

Orange Girls;                 Isobel Boyer beat Erin Kershaw

Green Mixed;                 Rishi Kalia beat Alfie Parnell.

21st British Open Wheelchair Championships at Nottm Tennis Centre

Seven of the world’s top 10 men, six of the world’s top 10 women and seven of the world’s top 10 quad division players head a field of 100 entrants for the 21st British Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships, which takes place at the City of Nottingham Tennis Centre from Tuesday, 20th – Sunday 25th July 2010.

Britain’s top three ranked men’s players, David Phillipson (from Bingham), Gordon Reid and Marc McCarroll head the home entry, with all three currently ranked inside the world’s top 25.  The British Open remains an extra special tournament for 21-year-old world No. 13 Phillipson, who hails from Bingham, Nottinghamshire, and this year the local favourite will bid to reach his third Super Series quarter-final of the season after reaching the last eight at both the Florida Open and the Japan Open. 

Entry is free to watch these top players.

See further details

U12 Girls County Cup

Girls U12 County Cup 2010 Report
Team – Georgia Lawson, Ellie Brazil, Jennifer Rees, Ellis Cleland.
Venue – Corby

After two long days of tennis, the Notts girls only narrowly missed out on making the final stages.

Summer events at Farnsfield Tennis Club

In June we held a bbq and presentation afternoon and fun session for all our mini tennis players. Certificates and medals were presented to the boys and girls who won the North Notts League.In addition certificates were given to the players who were succesful in the recent mini tennis orange tournament at the club. Parents and friends also attended the event

A mini Wimbledon took place at the Club in early July. A series of competitive tasks were set up throughou the morning but the emphasis was definitely on having fun. Coaching was free  and the club's aim was  to show case what is on offer at the club. More than 60  adults and children took advantage of the tennis sessions and many people from the village popped in for tea coffee and cakes and to have a go on the tombola. It was a beautiful day and the club was able to raise £340 which will be used to improve club facilities

Third place no shame for the Nottinghamshire 9 & under County Cup Team.

The 9 & Under Nottinghamshire County Cup team fought hard and were unlucky to be placed in 3rd in the recent County Cup fixture against Derbyshire, Leiscestershire and Lincolnshire.

The team (from left to right) were:-

Nathan West, William Caunt, Harry Harrold-Vaux,
Helena Constatinou, Holly Spencer and Anna Buckley

Notts LTA Club Champions Tournament 2010

The Notts LTA Club Champions Tournament took place last weekend on the International grass courts at the Nottingham Tennis Centre.

Pictured here are the two trophies which have been donated by Edith Middleton which will be presented each year to the winners of the Ladies and Mens singles events.

West brothers interviewed by BBC at Farnsfield Tennis Club

Following the Wimbledon fortnight, with Andy Murray’s success in reaching the semi finals contrasting with publicity surrounding the performances of other British players, BBC East Midlands met up with Dominic and Nathan West at Farnsfield Tennis Club in their home village.

The news item was concerning where the next crop of British players were going to come from and targeted the West brothers as Dominic is supported through the AEGON Future Stars programme and Nathan has recently been selected for National Talent ID training in Bolton.

The boys took it all in their stride playing in front of the TV camera and then performing equally well in front of the microphone.  Interviews were also held with mum, Marion, and Andy McFeeters, Tennis Development Manager for Notts and Lincs.

Road To Wimbledon Finals

After winning the Nottinghamshire Road to Wimbledon County Finals, it will be Donovan Cellupica-Towers and Freya Christie who will both represent Nottinghamshire at the All England Club National Finals.

Pictured here are the boys singles winner, Donovan, on the right, with the runner-up, Ben King.

Short Format League Cup Finals Day

Eastwood were the pre-tournament favourites for this year’s Short Format League Cup tournament. Defending champions, they had also made a good start to their league campaign. However, just three days previously, they had played The Park in a division one league game and been held to a 6 – 6 draw. Was it an ominous sign?