Summer league matches

The summer league fixtures are 80% completed now , but lots of issues remain , although we know that the mens 1st team have won promotion back to the top division , with a win loss recors of  5-1 , the mixed 1st team have a job on their hands to keep their place in the top division , at the moment we have had 3 wins and 3 losses , one more win would secure our place in the elite , but it depends on other results .

 

The ladies have also won 3 lost 3 in the top division , and have done so well , but again really need an extra win from the two remaining games . The mens two team have done well and won 4 lost 2 in div 3 , and the mixed 2nd's have won 2 in div 4 but lost 5 .

 

One of the plus points from the summer matches has been the emergence of Ben Hart ( age 16 ) into the mens 2 side , - with the experience gained from last years mens 3 experiment , he has improved and is regularly winning at least a set each match .

 

Anyone seeking membership or just want to know more about the club , please contact : John on Ips 402307 .

 

 

 

 

Junior singles tournament

This summers singles tournament was held last Friday for the juniors ( 11+under ) held in good weather for tennis .

 

The winner of the boys section was George Brobbin who convincingly won the league , second was Toby Lister-Draper and third was Aiden Cockerill , the girls winner was Millie Walne who did very well in her first year . Special mention to surely a future winner - young Lewis Oakes who competed very well , and is destined for great things .

 

The final league table :

                          Pl     W    D    L   Pts

George Brobbin    7       7     0    0    40

Toby Lister-Draper 7      6     0    1    31

Aiden Cockerill     7       4     1    2    28

Hadley Sharman  7        4     1    2    22

Cameron Risbridger7     3     0    4    19 

Millie Walne         7      1      0    6    11

Lewis Oakes        7      1      0    6    10 

Fleur Walne         7      1      0    6      7

 

Well done to everyone who competed .

 

   

Easter Successes

At the 13th Open Veterans tournament held at Ipwich Sports Centre over the Easter holiday period, there was notable successes for a number of Sprougton members. The Ladies Doubles 50+ was won by Joan Hassell & Christine Nugent defeating Sara Aldred and Ruth Lynton 6-4, 6-1 in the final. The 2 ladies then teamed up with 2 different Sproughton men to win the Mixed 40/45 (Christine & John Tallent beating Charles Fulcher and Louise Woods 6-3, 6-4) and the Mixed 50/55 (Joan & Colin Stephenson beating Dave Howell and Maggie Lipscombe 1-6, 6-6, 6-5).

Congratulations to them all.

AGM

This years AGM will be held on Tuesday, 25th March at 7.30pm in the pavilion. As usual it will include a review of the last year, both playing and administrative as well as plans for 2008. Come along on the night. It is your club!

Happy New Year!

A Happy New Year to all Sproughton Tennis members and blog readers.

2008 brings the 10th anniversary of Sproughton Tennis's presence on the web. The web site has been through many changes since that time, currently I think we are on the 9th revision.

One change that has occurred in the last day or so, is the hosting of the web site and the domain registrar. After almost 10 years on an ISP's free web pages, we now have a new permanent home. Hopefully this has now been completed smoothly and all pages are displayed as they were before. If you haven't already done so, please update your bookmarks to www.sproughtontennis.co.uk

County Award

Suffolk LTA hosted their annual awards evening for 2007 at the Orwell Park School, in Ipswich.  Guest of honour was the Chief Executive of the LTA, Roger Draper.  During his speech he recognised the importance of volunteers to the success of tennis in the UK.  We were delighted that long standing club member, first team captain and perhaps most importantly of all, junior coach, John Tallent, was awarded an LTA county tie as recognition of his long-standing involvement and support for tennis in the local community.

Dates for the Diary

At last the resurfacing and painting of the two main courts is complete and they look fantastic - better still they play fantastic as well. So to celebrate this and give them a formal 'christening' we have a couple of events lined up. On Sunday, 23rd September at 2pm, it is 'Finals Day' with the finals of both the mens and ladies singles due to be played.

The following week, Sunday 30th September, there is an American Tournament open to all members. It starts again at 2pm and there is a £1 entry fee.

Finally on Friday 12th October, there is a Quiz night to be held in the pavilion. Judging by past events this is likely to be a great night with teams of up to 5 people competing in 10 rounds. Organise your team now or come along on the night. Starts 7.30pm. The bar will be open and a fish and chip supper available.