Finals results : September 2022

 

Here are the results from the 2022 Finals

Event Winner Runner up
Ladies Singles Gill Stoney Sue White
Mens Singles David Jones Ben Martin
Ladies Doubles Debbie Ryder and Jane Vincent Elaine Leitch and Sam Williamson
Mens Doubles David Jones and Alistair Jones Harry Bywaters and Ben Martin
Mixed Doubles David Jones and Fran Jones Mark Elliott and Gill Stoney
Mens Vets Singles Alistair Jones Mark Hill
Mens Vets Doubles Peter Archer and Mike Thornley Stephen Dunne and Chris Iles
Ladies Vets Doubles Elaine Leitch and Sam Williamson Debbie Ryder and Jane Vincent
Mixed Super Vets Doubles Ailsa Fraser and Peter Smith Sally Charlton and Chris Iles
Platinum Vets Doubles Anita Pocock-Gulliver and Roger Barnacle Penny Roberts and Peter Fennell
Mixed Vets Doubles Sue White and Cliff Church Sam Williamson and Chris Iles
Under 10s George Dunhill Ben Baker
Under 12s Calder McFee Melissa Cox
Under 14s boys Reuben Copson Reuben Vincent
Under 14s girls Isla Roddick Amy Palmer
Under 16s boys Jacob Diskin Michael Palmer

Finals weekend : September 2022

What a weekend! Our first full Finals since 2019 and it was great to have Seniors and Juniors Finals once again on at the same time. The stand-out match on Saturday was the U16 Boys final; three hours of high quality tennis which would not have looked out of place as the Mens final. It went to three sets and was only resolved by a tie-break. Well done to both players : Jacob Diskin, the eventual winner, and Michael Palmer. In the Seniors Finals, David Jones achieved a unique hat-trick, winning the Mens Singles, the Mens Doubles with Dad Alistair and the Mixed Doubles with Mum Fran.

Thanks as always to Zana for organsing everything and to the catering team : Debra Norton, Karen Burke and Ann Hanson for working so hard over two long days.



Albany Tournament 2022

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The Albany Tournament is our last American of the season. We had a full house of 28 players and it was great to have two juniors joining in. Both had a good afternoon with Oliver just missing out on the top place. The best comment on the day was when Nina went down to a really low ball and played a lovely winning volley. My neighbour said “Oh to be young and have knees like that”

Sam Williamson was the runaway Ladies winner with Paul Treacy and Pete Smith in a tie for the top Men’s place. This was the third consecutive Albany Tournament where Pete was a winner.

Thanks as always to Debra Norton and Ann Hanson who provided our usual lovely tea.


Handicap tournament results 2022

Our first handicap tournament finals day fully back to normal since 2019. We did have one last year but still with some limitations due to Covid. This time – spectators, refreshments, trophy presentations and, as always, a good afternoon of competitive tennis. Well done to all the finalists.

  Winner Runner-up
Mens Singles Santtu Asp Mike Thornley
Ladies Singles Sue White Helen Palser
Mens Doubles Graham Friel and Paul Hampshire Santtu Asp and Oliver Mills
Ladies Doubles Lynn McKenzie and Sarah Gibbons Sam Rush and Liz Long
Mixed Doubles Katherine Rusbridge and Cliff Church Lynn McKenzie and Jonty Maston

Jubilee Tournament

Our Jubilee event with 40 players and a magnificent tea was a great event. As Chair, Paul T said “What an amazing day today! Great organisation and fabulous food.” We even had a special visitor who seemed to be enjoying her day!

Well done to the finalists with winners : Sam Williamson and Roger Barnacle in the Mixed , Alison Jameson and Sue White in the Ladies.

Many thanks to everyone who came and help make it such a memorable day, especially to Linda Robson and Debra Norton who laid on such a wonderful tea for all 40 of us! They even had food left over as we were all so full. Who could believe that we would all fit into the space in front of the club house.

Lots of red, white and blue with some ingenious ways to achieve this. Best example was Sam who cut off a flag from her plastic bunting and ironed that onto her Tshirt. Took a few goes to get it right!

And the tennis arrangements weren’t bad either.


May American Tournament

Just two weeks after our Easter Monday tournament, we were back for the early May American. We limit the numbers of participants to 28 so that no-one has to sit out for more than one round of the six. We had 13 players who had not been with us on Easter Monday and we welcomed two new faces to this type of event.

Once we all arrived and registered (there is now a bit of standing joke between the regulars about one player who is nearly always last), play got underway in the usual competitive yet friendly manner.

Our winners were Mark Hill with an impressively consistent set of scores : 6,6,6,6,7 and Val Talbot who had to play all six rounds, scoring 6,5,4,6,6,6. Runners up were Clare Bambridge and Mike Thornley. Third place was tied in the Ladies (Kim Field and Lynn McKenzie), with Richard Eynon in the Mens.

Our next American will be on Thursday June 2nd, the first day of the Jubilee weekend. Should be a good event!


Easter Monday American Tournament

We had a full house for our Easter Monday American Tournament with our usual mix and match rounds of tennis. A great start to our American Tournament season, summed up by this comment from one of the players “Everyone was in friendly-competitive mode, with a relaxed atmosphere and healthy banter on court… and delicious cakes to revive us afterwards”. That sums it up nicely!

Cliff Church playing for the first time, scored a remarkable average of 7 games in each round of 8 games – well done Cliff! Sue White was the best lady player with an average of 6.2


Smiths Cup results

The two Smiths Cup events were held on Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd April – the first time since 2019. The Ladies event on the Saturday was won by Sue White and Tessa Barrett. On Sunday, the surprise winners were Nick Ward and Andy Cholerton; surprise winners as Andy was a last minute stand-in and the pair had never played together before.

Thanks to Sue White for organising the Ladies and Chris Ezra for organising the Mens.

Here are some comments from Chris
“Just to say thanks to every pair who played today, a very strong field with some great quality tennis and played in a great spirit. Congrats to the winners Nick Ward/Andy Cholerton! Special mention to James Carlisle & young Roni Asp who had to put up with formidable opposition! Well done both of you.

A big thank you to Kath Dyer who helped in the kitchen & supplied us with the teas & coffees as well as washing & clearing up!”



Finals results : 2021

Finals weekend was, as always, full of great tennis with some genuinely enthralling matches. The closest fought one was probably the first : the Mens Singles match which went to a third set with no-one really able to predict the outcome at that stage. It was Peter Grant who won… the first of his remarkable six (yes, that is six) successes! He played and won three on Saturday and still had the stamina to play and win another three on Sunday. Many congratulations Peter! Jane Vincent also had a busy weekend, winning all four of her finals.
They had certainly earned their drink at the end of Saturday.

The Ladies Doubles match was very entertaining with great “gets” and long, long rallies, even producing some gasps of astonishment from the spectators as the rallies unfolded.

EVENT WINNER RUNNER-UP
Mens Singles Peter Grant Paul Kemsley
Mens Vets Singles Peter Grant Mike Thornley
Mens Doubles Peter Grant and Stuart Lamb Mark Elliott and Mitchell Elliott
Mens Vets Doubles Peter Grant and David Pharo Paul Kemsley and Stuart Lamb
EVENT WINNER RUNNER-UP
Ladies Singles Gill Stoney Sue White
Ladies Vets Singles Gill Stoney Cath Pearson
Ladies Doubles Debbie Ryder and Jane Vincent Elaine Leitch and Sam Williamson
Ladies Vets Doubles Debbie Ryder and Jane Vincent Sally Grace and Leila Warwick
EVENT WINNER RUNNER-UP
Mixed Doubles Peter Grant and Jane Vincent Mark Elliott and Gill Stoney
Mixed Vets Doubles Peter Grant and Jane Vincent Chris Iles and Sam Williamson
Mixed Super Vets Doubles Peter Archer and Jill Penton Chris Iles and Sally Charlton

Albany tournament 2021

Our Albany tournament on Bank Holiday Monday took place in disappointingly gloomy weather … but there was nothing gloomy about the event. 27 players enjoyed a full afternoon of good tennis (and a nice tea, courtesy of Debra Norton) with nobody that baffled by the handicap scoring system, designed to ensure that everyone could feel they did well. Our winners were Linda Robson and Pete Smith (who also won it the last time it was played back in August 2019). Well done to them and to the runners-up. There was a two-way tie for second place for the Ladies : Debra Norton and Ailsa Fraser. The men’s side produced a three-way tie for second place : Chris Iles, Tom van Klaveren and Greg Smith.

Yo might like to read the post from the 2019 Albany tournament. That took place on the hottest Bank Holiday Monday on record and the post ends by saying the next American tournament would be on Easter Monday 2020. If only that had been true!


July American Tournament

We usually just have our American Tournaments on Bank Holiday Mondays but as we have been deprived of them for so long, we decided to slip in an extra one on a Sunday. The weather forecast for 25th July was for thundery rain storms but in the end 21 hardy players managed to play a full afternoon of tennis before the rain arrived.

It wasn’t just the tennis that was enjoyable – after four rounds of play there was a well earned break for tea and cakes before we resumed for a further 2 rounds. The cakes were particularly appreciated as seen in these photographs – many thanks to the bakers, Debra Norton and Linda Robson.

Back on court the winning lady was Sam Williamson with an amazing average of 6.4 in each round of 8 games and runner up Clare Bambridge. The Mens winner was Mark Hill with Pete Smith and Paul Treacy joint runners up. A very enjoyable afternoon all round.

No photos of the action this time, just people enjoying their tea break. Everyone was too busy playing!