| Welcome
everyone to the Hendreds Tennis season 2011. Last year was another good
year for the tennis club. We welcomed several new members and the Annual
Tournament was a great success with plenty of entries in both the adult
and junior tournaments. This year as well as the tournament on the 9th
July, we have the Curry Night, a junior tournament and hopefully a parent and
child tournament in September.
COMMITTEE
FOR 2011-12
The
AGM was held on March 25th and the following committee was
elected:
Chair
Alex Pearson (862844) alex@pearson.uk.com
Secretary
Lorraine
Clayton (833792)
Membership
Helen McAlister (832926) five.mcalisters@virgin.net
Treasurer
Tracey Richards (832212)
Committee
Members
Sally Boddington (833659)
Simon John (821909)
Viv Callaghan (820081)
Ali Eyston (833117)
Philippa Waddington
James Spurgeon (833395)
John D’Alton (835079)
We are pleased to welcome Katy Widdows onto the committee. We are very sad
that Cathy Dreyer has stood down this year due to other commitments. Cathy
has been a valuable member of the committee.
We
will miss her newsletters and appreciate all her hard work, particularly
in organising the Schools
Taster
Tennis Coaching.
MEMBERSHIP
RENEWAL
This
year’s fees will remain the same at £70 for family membership and £40
for adult membership. Junior Membership is £10. We haven’t increased
the fees since 2007 but this year there will be no early paying discount.
Membership forms can be downloaded from the website or collected from
Helen McAlister.
We are hoping to have a Standing Order scheme in place for next year and
will be sending out forms in due course.
COURT
MAINTENANCE
We
are currently in the process of installing new fencing for the courts on
the field side and we will continue to leave the gates to the courts
unlocked to discourage vandalism to the netting. The grass area along with
the two lovely new benches on is now a safe and very pleasant area from
which to watch tennis and we are very grateful to John D’Alton for all his efforts in
transforming what was an overgrown wasteland into a garden.
John continues to maintain the area, weeding and mowing, we thank him for
all his hard work. We also have the courts sprayed each year to prevent
moss growing and to keep them in good condition.
Please to take away any litter with you and to only wear appropriate shoes
on court. Mud from the pitches
is sometimes a problem, so please check your shoes before you play.
2010
ANNUAL TOURNAMENT
The
Annual Tournament is always the highlight of our tennis calendar and this
year was no exception. The weather was beautiful and there were plenty of gazebos up to watch tennis
and picnic under.
The junior tournament continues to impress with its high standard of play
and great atmosphere of fun and competitive spirit. We were also pleased to welcome some of the older
teenagers into the adult tournament this year. It is wonderful to watch
the children who played in the
junior singles tournament not so long ago, playing with such skill and maturity in the Senior
Tournament.
We
are very grateful to the Batemans, Callaghans and Clements for the use of
their courts for the tournament and also thank Tony Wheeker for running
the BBQ for us.
TOURNAMENT WINNERS 2009 (Runners Up)
Ladies Singles
Winner:
Lucy Taylor
Runner Up:
Katy Widdows
Mens Singles
Winner: Hamish Pearson
Runner Up:
Rupert Boddington
Ladies Doubles
Winners: Susie
Turnbull & Sally Boddington
Runners Up:
Lucy Taylor & Philippa Waddington
Mens Doubles
Winners: Ian
Pearson & Simon John
Runners Up:
Hamish Pearson & Guy Taylor
Mixed Doubles
Winners:
Johnny Dewar & Joanna Kelly
Runners Up:
Sally Boddington & John McAlister
Junior Singles (under 11)
Winner: Angus Waddington
Runner Up:
Will Taylor
Junior Doubles (11 +)
Winners:
Molly Scott & Leo Boddington
Runners Up:
Katie Pearson & Leo
Boddington
Mackinnon Salver
Winner: Tom Farrant
The
date for this years’ tournament is SATURDAY JULY 9th. As
always this event is open to all members
and all standards. Bring a picnic lunch and keep the evening free for BBQ
and rounders. Entry forms will be available to download from the website and we will let you know
nearer
the time.
AMERICAN
DOUBLES TOURNAMENT
The
American Doubles tournament was a small affair, largely due to bad
weather. We have decided not to hold this event this year, instead to have an Adult/Child tournament in
September.
SOCIAL
EVENTS
We
have already kicked off the year with the ever-popular Curry Night at the
Eyston Arms on Thursday March 24th. Our thanks go to Daisy for laying on such a great spread of
delicious curries and puddings.
ELVIS
IN THE PARK
The
main social event and fundraiser for the Club last year was a joint event
with Ardington Tennis Club and the Boars Head Cricket Club. Elvis came to The Sports Club at
Ardington in September which was a huge success. Over 300 tickets were sold and everyone who came had a
fantastic evening. The £650.00 raised by this event will go towards re-fencing the courts.
CLUB
NIGHTS
Begin
on Friday May 13th for adult and competent junior members from
6.30pm and thereafter until the tournament. All welcome but remember the
courts cannot be booked on Friday evenings for private use.
TENNIS
BALLS
On
sale in the village shop at £5.50 a tube. As well as being convenient and
cheap, you will also be supporting the club and the shop!
COACHING
Thursday
morning Ladies Coaching with Lucy Taylor is now well established. There
are two groups laying from 9 – 11.30. Anyone interested in joining should contact Lucy
on 833637
John D’Alton also offers individual coaching for adults and children and
can be contacted on 835079. As John does not have access to the internet booking system, pupils need
to book the courts themselves
for his lessons to avoid any clashes.
Junior Coaching on a Saturday morning takes place at Ardington Tennis Club
for children aged 5-12.
Anyone interested in these lessons should contact Lucy on 833637.
MATCHES
During
the year we played friendly matches against Abingdon Nifty Fifty,
Ardington and Uffington.
Anyone interested in playing for the club this year should contact Sally
Boddington (833659).
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