Tennis News

Finals Day- Sunday 15th October

Dear tennis members, 

A reminder that Sunday 15 October the club will be hosting its Finals Day.

Tournament finals will begin at 12:00 this year, slightly earlier than previous years. See below for the full schedule on the day. 

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We're also delighted to announce the return of The Great Brondesbury Bake Off. Everyone's welcome to submit a cake, and so please start thinking about a showstopper recipe that might win over our expert judges!

There will also be food on offer from Sirous. Full details to follow in the coming weeks.

Good luck with your remaining matches, and we look forward to seeing you on the 15th.

8&U and 9&U Club Tournament

We can now confirm the following details for our 8&U and 9&U Round Robin events:

8&U- Red ball (born 2015 or later): Saturday 7th October 12.00pm

9&U - Orange ball (born 2014-2015): Saturday 7th October 4.00pm

We expect each event to last between 1.5-2.5 hrs. Please note that the two players who make the final will play on Club Finals Day (15th Oct) so please ensure you are free on this date before entering. 

To enter your child please email Marina. Entries will close on 1st October.

Club Tournament & Finals Day

Many thanks to those of you that have signed up, it has been great to see so many memebrs invovled. 

A reminder to ensure you are playing your matches before the play by dates (can be seen at the top of each draw) and then inputting the scores online. 

Please remember to put Finals Day in your diary, Sunday 15th October. Come down and support the finalists, it is always a fun day for all!

 

Lost sunglasses

Warwick Scoggins found a brown pair of Timberland sunglasses on a black chair on court 4. 
If you think they might be yours email him on [email protected].

Courts Refurbishment

The block of 3 courts is being refurbished (deep cleaned) on Friday morning. The block of 4 will be available and normal court usage rules (see notice) will still apply.

2023 Club Tournament Live

All tournament draws are now live on Playwaze and can be seen here:

https://playwaze.com/brondesbury-tennis-club/5j8vlxed5hb6u/community-publicList?type=Tournament

Please remember to put Finals Day in your diaries, Sunday 15th October.

Getting Started:

  • You can see who your opponent is by logging into Playwaze.com
  • The dates that each round must be played by are shown in each of the tournament draws.
  • You can contact your opponent to set up the match by finding their email or phone number on the ‘Members’ page.
  • Please update the final score on PlayWaze once the match is complete.

Tournament Rules:

  • Matches are to be arranged at a mutually convenient time and must be completed before the play by dates (can be seen at the top of each round).
  • Please bring your own balls (there will be none available at the club). 
  • Tournament matches do not get priority over courts but should be allowed to finish once started. 

Adult Scoring Format:

  • Matches are the best of 3 tie-break sets.
  • If all players agree, in advance, a Championship 3rd set tie-break can be played (to 10 points) instead of a 3rd full set.

Junior Scoring Format:

  • Each match is best of 3 short sets (to 4 games).
  • If it is one set all, a Championship tie-break is to be played (to 10 points).

Lastly, please note the doubles ladder will be paused for the duration of the Club Tournament. 

Good luck!

Court Maintenance

The block of three courts is due to be given a refurbishment on Weds/Thurs this coming week (Aug 23/24). As the children's camps have finished for the summer holidays, the block of four courts will be available for general play.

Club Tournament – reminder to sign up!

Just a reminder that the Club Tournament is now open for registration.

We’re extending the deadline to enter, so the closing date for entries is now midnight on Friday 18 August.

If you haven’t yet signed up via Playwaze (see below), please do so by this date.

The tournament will still start on Monday 21 August and conclude on Finals Day, Sunday 15 October

Signing up instructions:

If you haven’t used Playwaze before then please register via the home page: 

https://playwaze.com/home 

Once you have registered it will take you to the Brondesbury Community area within Playwaze where you will see the tournaments listed. You can also find all tournaments here:

https://playwaze.com/brondesbury-tennis-club/5j8vlxed5hb6u/community-publicList?type=Tournament

If you are already registered, then please follow the above link, sign in, and click on Brondesbury Tennis Club.

Please remember to add your phone number if you haven’t already, so that other members can contact you. If you are signing up your child to compete, please ensure the account is in their name.

To enter a tournament, click “Sign-up” on the competitions you want to enter.

If it is a doubles tournament then there is a “Select your partner” button. Please ensure both you and your partner are signed up to PlayWaze. 

Once the tournament has started you can view the tournament draw to see who you have been drawn against. We will inform you one the draws have been made, with a reminder of the match rules, and deadlines. The contact details of all players will also be printed out and listed on the pavilion notice board.

Adult Events:

  • Women’s Singles
  • Men’s Singles
  • Women’s Doubles
  • Men’s Doubles
  • Mixed Doubles

Junior Events: 

  • 10&U Mixed
  • 12&U Mixed
  • 14&U Girls Singles
  • 14&U Boys Singles
  • 18&U Girls Singles
  • 18&U Boys Singles
  • 8&U and 9&U round-robin date TBC

If you have any problems with the above please email Marina on [email protected] and Nicola on [email protected]

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