Many thanks to Martin for hosting a very successful games night as an addition to the usual Tuesday social tennis evening. The event was enjoyed by over 30 members including some newcomers to the club. Various on court games played with mini tennis rackets and orange balls alien to the majority of competitors! Team A led till the final game, “wipe out”, which it certainly was with Team B taking the 5 points on offer to secure overall victory. Games were followed by a couple of sets of social tennis, snacks and drinks from the bar.
Month: September 2021
New Monday morning social tennis/coffee mornings
From 20th September, there will be a new weekday social tennis session at the club on Mondays from 10.00am till 12 noon. All members welcome for a set or two of social tennis and/or tea or coffee and biscuits. A good way to start of the week! Even if the weather isn’t suitable for tennis, or you are just a social member, pop in to see your tennis club friends for a drink and a chat.
Leigh & Westcliff Mens Jubilee Cup Summer 2021
Congratulations to our Mens Leigh & Westcliff team who won the final of the Mens Jubilee Cup competition against Rayleigh. Our first pair, Alex Goldhawk and Tim Willcock, won their rubber in straight sets, whilst second pair, Neil Attwood and Will Bailes, took the opening set of their rubber to ensure a victory overall for Westcliff Lawn. A great end to the summer season!
WLTC Club Championships 2021
The WLTC Club Championships finals day involved some long matches on a very warm and sunny day. Great to see lots of spectators enjoying both the tennis and refreshments. Congratulations to all the winners and commiserations to the runners up. Results available on the Club Tournaments page. Thanks to Steve for running the tournaments once again and overseeing finals day, Wendy and Sandra for organising refreshments and to those who baked cakes and helped in the kitchen, and finally Andy for looking after the bar all day as well as taking photos which can be viewed on Facebook (no account required).
Mini Tennis Tournaments for junior members
Great to see some of our younger members enjoying taking part in our club Mini Tennis Tournaments. Eventual winner of the 9&U Singles event was Drew Moore, with runner up Lucas Jennings. And in the 8&U event, the winner was Finn Fordham, with runner up Olivia Knightly. Well done to all competitors and especially the winners.
2021 summer junior tournaments round-up
Culmination to the summer tournament schedule for our younger members was the Essex Closed Championships held at Thorpe Bay LTC. Anthony Weingarten won the Mens Singles title, and then teamed up with fellow club member, Adam Groves, to win the Mens Doubles event as well. Aaron Hilsum reached the semi finals of the Mens Singles as well as the semi finals of the Mens Doubles with brother Lucas. Aaron and Stefan Protic made it to the semi finals of the Boys 18&U Doubles, whilst Stefan also reached the semi final stage of the Boys 18&U Singles. Jack Wallace was runner up in the Boys 16&U Doubles event, whilst George and Freddy Ward took the Boys 14&U Doubles title. George was also runner up in the Boys 16&U Singles event. Congratulations to all for a very successful summer!