Bev and Craig have organised a barbecue and social tennis evening open to all club members and members of their Beginner's and Returnee's Coaching Course to be held at 7:30pm on Friday 1st July. The cost of the barbecue and drinks is £5 per head. Please let Craig know (Tel:01235-534039, email:craig@abingdontennisclub.com) if you plan to attend so that he can make an estimate of the numbers.
Craig Amison-Smith runs supervised junior tennis session, 10-12am every Saturday (see the coaching page for more information). Non-members pay a visitor's fee to play.
David Smith's regular Wednesday coaching sessions for juniors is replaced by the Summer Holiday Coaching Camps for the weeks 1-5 August and 15-19 August. Contact David for more details (see the coaching page for contact details and more information).
Bev Woodcock's next Beginners/Improvers Course on Friday evenings started on Friday 6th May and will finish on Friday 24th June. 7:30-9:00 pm. On July 1st there will be a social barbeque evening, followed by pay-and-play sessions on subsequent Fridays. Contact Bev or Craig for more details (see coaching page for contact information).
A small but select company of mature ladies and gentlemen gathered at the Club on 2nd June 2011 to play the inaugural "Over Sixties" mixed tournament. The oldest member playing was over 80 and the youngest was a lad of 18 who very kindly agreed to make up the numbers at the last moment. It was explained to him that he would not be allowed to win the trophy!
The draw was made, a big sigh from all the females when Gail was the fortunate one picked to play with Robbie, the youngster!
The usual format took place. Two sections with matches consisting of four games with partner then four against, individual scores being charted.
A lunch break was taken, with wine available for those so inclined to indulge, and a final played between the winners of sections.
Jackie Hummel and Terry Carter were the winners of Section I with Kay Hunneyball and Graham Hensby likewise in Section II.
After 8 games, Graham was the winner over Terry by 6 game to 2. But Kay and Jackie were tied on 4-all so a tie-breaker had to be played. The winner was Jackie.
A trophy was presented to Graham and Jackie by Thelma Druett, a loyal and much admired member of the Club for very many years.
The tournament was organised by Brenda del Nevo and enjoyed by all who took part.
The Veterans Tournament was played on May 1st. There was a smaller
turnout than usual, largely I think because many peaple were away for
the bank holiday. However, we had a good competition, where Tim
Ramirez and Sue Aldington emerged as winners.
Craig Amison-Smith
This is traditionally the first social club tournament of the summer
season. It was held on March 30th in a break in the Spring intra-club
tournament. There was a good turnout; All the courts were full, and
some of the later arrivals did not get a game. It was a good evenings
tennis. At the end of three rounds, Kathryn Schutterlin emerged as the
clear ladies winner, with Craig Amison-Smith and Stewart Pether equal
top of the mens list. Craig and Stewart played a tie break to decide
the winner. Craig looked to be set for an easy win when he reached 5-1
in the tie break, but Stewart made a spirited comeback to 5-5 with the
help of some vocal support from the spectators. However, Craig finally
managed to creep over the line by taking the last two points.
James Eastwood
The 2011 Junior Open, the Family Doubles and the Preston Bowl mixed doubles tournaments are scheduled for the week 8-13 August. Se the Open web pages for more information.
Full details of the results of the 2010 tournaments may be found by going to the Junior Open 2010 pages. The 2011 event will be held 8-13 August.
The club tournament is now under way. You can find the draws in the clubhouse or by going to the Club Knockout pages. Please make every effort to play your matches on time. Finals will be held on Saturday September 10th.
Our club facilities do not stay in good condition without effort! On the weekend of 2-3 April a small group of us undertook tree pruning, hedge trimming and a general cleanup of the courts and clubhouse. Thanks to the small band of helpful club members who gave a few hours of their time to help keep the club facilities in good order for the benefit of all of us.
This year's Annual General Meeting was held on Tuesday 1st March 2011 at the Clubhouse. For more information, see the AGM minutes on the clubhouse noticeboard.
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