Tennis News

Reminder - Mix n Match

There's a Mix N Match tournament at the club this Sunday at 2pm. Come along and enjoy some social tennis and chat to other members.

Doubles Ladder Reminder

Just a quick reminder that entries are open on PlayWaze for the club doubles ladder. Entries close at the end of the month, so make sure you've signed up before then. Any questions or problems do email me, Nicola Hands,  on [email protected]. It would be great to get as many pairs as possible taking part.

Mix 'n' Match 30 April

On Sunday, 30th April, we will be hosting a social mix 'n' match tournament at the club from 2-4pm. Just turn up, and we'll mix everyone around for a few rounds of competitive tennis. There may be a prize for the winner...

This is a great way to get some practice in as well as meet other members of the club, so do come along. Feel free to bring any food and drink as we tend to stay around and make a social of it afterwards.

The Brondesbury Ladder is back!

We are re-opening the doubles ladder from 1st May - entries are via Playwaze and the deadline for entering is 28th April. Please find a partner and sign up using the link below (if you don't have an account already you'll need to create one). To keep people inspired we'll post regular updates on how people are doing! 
 
Please use this link to sign up.
 
Any problems, email me on [email protected].
 
Thanks and happy laddering!

Nicola

Please Turn the Lights Out

Please turn the lights out on courts 1-3 if you are the last person leaving them. If not, the coaches will be forced to take time off their work to avoid wasting club money. It's only another 30 secs.

Tennis Leaders Course Saturday

Marina is running a tennis leaders course between 2-6pm next Saturday, Mar 25, and an extra court will be needed for it. The LTA tennis leaders course is a leadership programme which provides young people with the opportunity to gain invaluable skills for both on and off court. Leaders can then support and work on the coaching programme and holiday camps.

This is a great programme for keeping our teenage club members engaged in tennis and in club life. 

Autumn Club Tournament

We have also decided to test this out this by running the club tournament in Sept/Oct as opposed to over the May/June period. The latter time is clearly popular for general play and also includes the summer league matches. Given we have five men's and four ladies teams, this alone contributes signficantly to court demand.  

We have pencilled in Saturday, October 14, for finals day and we plan to run a club event in the evening.  

Subscription Rates Increase

Following a strong recommendation from our Club Treasurer, the tennis committee has, with some reluctance, agreed to increase tennis subscription rates by 10% (or as near as sensible). The club may seem to have healthy finances but expenses have been increasing substantially, not least for maintenance of the cricket pitch. In addition we need properly to maintain both sets of courts and as a result you will soon learn of our plans to improve the drainage and support of the edges of the block of four, both along the side next to the houses and that along the edge of the cricket pitch, which clearly has inadequate edge support. Once this work is done we will be able to properly maintain the carpet itself, which has been accumulating mud etc that drains down from the edge next to the houses.   

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