Henley in Arden Tennis Club held a very successful Open Day on Saturday 18th April 2009. This was a very structured event with children attending the busy morning session where they learnt a mixture of co-ordination, footwork and balance skills, and helped to develop an understanding and knowledge of the game of tennis.
The sessions were run by Head Coach Sarah Baker 07970 252750 and Development Coach Neil Supperstone 07912 522162. Fellow Coaches Chris Kirby and Rob West were in support and were ably assisted by tennis assistants Georgie Mackey and Matt Williams. All the coaches and assistants at Henley are LTA qualified.
In the second part of the session adults were invited to play with members and coaches in taster sessions and were introduced to the advantages of joining the club which is Clubmark accredited.
Judy Wilde Chairman of Henley, and Neil’s girlfriend, Lucy Webster were on hand making teas and coffee, and explaining what a friendly club Henley represents.
At the same time the club whose Mini Red, Orange and Green teams are currently in 5th position in the county recorded match results, held the final of their competition in the HSBC Road to Wimbledon Junior Tournament. This is a national tournament with the winner representing Henley in the county heats.
Chris Cardwell and Jake Evans played a very competitive match with Chris eventually winning in the 3rd set 6-3, 5-7, 6-2.
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