Wins on Southend & District Summer Tournament Finals Day for club members Sarah Ball and Duncan Taylor in the Mixed Senior Doubles and also Adam Dugmore in the Mens Plate Singles. Well done! Commiserations to Alison Sutcliffe who lost in the Ladies Senior Singles final and also Diana Carradus in the Ladies Senior Doubles – both hard fought matches ending on championship tiebreaks.
Month: July 2023
L&W Summer League successes!
The Leigh & Westcliff Summer leagues are now over. An excellent season for all our teams! Our Mixed 2 team won Division 2 of the Mixed League, whilst Mixed 4 also took top spot in Division 5. Mixed 1 came 4th in Division 1, Mixed 3 were runners up in Division 4 and Mixed 5 came 5th in Division 5. In the Mens League, our Mens 2 team won Division 3 and will be promoted next summer. Mens 1 fought hard and retained their Division 1 status, whilst Mens 3 and 4 were 5th and 3rd in their respective divisions. Finally, in the Ladies League, our Ladies 4 team are champions of Division 4. Ladies 1 and 3 both finished 4th in their divisions, whilst Ladies 2 were very unlucky to miss out on top spot in Division 2 by just one point. Thanks to all our team captains for their hard work over the ten week season and well done to all players involved.
Dan Thrale’s tennis marathon day!
Fantastic achievement Dan! 29 sets played over 13.5 hours from 8.00am until 9.30pm. Part of the “Patrick Challenge” to raise money for the Stroke Association, after Dan’s father/club member Pat suffered a severe stroke last year. Dan’s tennis marathon followed on from completion of an Ironman event out in Austria. Thanks to everyone involved in helping to make the day a huge success. Too many people to list but as well as 39 players on court with Dan, members helped ensure that refreshments were available throughout the day and all profit has gone to Dan along with all the donations generously made on the day.
Essex Tennis thank volunteers round the county!
Have a close look at the names on this. Two of our members Bill and Mark are included! Many thanks for all your hard work at the club ensuring our clubhouse, courts and grounds are always at their best for members to enjoy. Definitely brilliant volunteers!
Quiz night fun!
Excellent quiz night at the club thanks to quizmaster Bez. Five teams tackled some tough multimedia questions over 10 rounds, with each round ending on an optional “double or lose your points by answering” question! Congratulations to the winning team pictured with their prizes and commiserations to the smallest team who did admirably to amass a very respectable total! Many thanks again to Bez, also Carol who helped with scoring, Angela and Karen who looked after the bar, and everyone who supported the event.