September 2023 – Westcliff Lawn Tennis Club

Martin’s midweek fun mixed doubles tournament

Despite the weather’s best efforts to disrupt the night, sixteen participants braved the conditions to take part in coach Martin’s midweek tournament. This was a mixed doubles event where players had a different partner for each tiebreak round. It was great to see players of all levels participating and socialising in the bar afterwards. Tom Reader emerged as the champion, with Karen Clark in second place.

Generous donations raised over £76 to support ‘For the Love of Lloyd’ Crowdfunder. Many thanks to Martin for organising the event.

Two wins for Chrissie at L&W Summer Tournament Finals!

Success for club members at the Leigh & Westcliff Summer Tournament Finals Day which took place at the club. Chrissie had two wins, one with fellow club member Suzy in the Ladies Doubles Plate event, and the other with partner Jon Lee in the Mixed Vets Doubles. Adam & Tom took the Mens Doubles Plate title, whilst Paul & Rowland won the Mens Vets Doubles Plate final. Bad luck to Alison who faced tough opposition in the Ladies Vets Singles final, and to Diana who lost with partner Sue Sergeant in a close fought match in the Ladies Vets Doubles event. Many thanks to Sarah O’Sullivan and her team of helpers for providing refreshments throughout the afternoon, much appreciated by players and spectators, and also to Angela & Karen who looked after the bar.

Lloyd Burton fundraising team tennis event at WLTC

A fantastic day at the club for the team tennis event to raise funds for Lloyd Burton. We had eight teams taking part, three from Westcliff Lawn along with teams from David Lloyd Basildon, Deanes, Hadleigh Park, Kent Elms and Westcliff Hard. There were six players in each team (three men & three ladies) playing a combination of mens, ladies and mixed doubles across seven rounds, one against each of the other teams. After a great morning’s tennis in the sunshine, the team from Deanes came out on top – well done! In addition to the 48 players, there were a number of spectators who joined us to enjoy the coffee and homemade cakes available and a Ploughman’s lunch when the tennis was over. A raffle with an amazing number of prizes helped boost the funds raised for Lloyd – just over £1200 in all!!

Thank you to everyone who helped make the day such a success, those that played, came to spectate, helped both in advance and on the day, donated raffle prizes, made cakes etc. A great team effort for a very worthy cause https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/…/for-the-love-of-lloyd…

Dan wins title at UK Police Sports Championships!

Congratulations to club member Dan Thrale who has won the Mens Doubles title at the Police Sports UK Tennis Championships 2023! Whilst Dan wasn’t able to retain his mens singles title this year, losing 7-6, 7-5 to the eventual winner, Dan won the Mens Doubles event with his new partner Oli Mentessi from Grove Tennis Club, bringing home the trophy for Essex Police for the first time ever. Well done Dan, yet another great achievement in this busy year!

Club Finals Day 2023

Excellent tennis at our Club Championship Finals Day. Well done to all players who reached finals and congratulations to the winners! The Ladies Singles title went to Chrissie Christou, the first time Chrissie has won the event, whilst Dan Thrale took the Mens Singles title for the eighth time in thirteen years as a club member. Dan & Gill Sanderson retained the Mixed Open title for the third consecutive year. The full draw and results in each event can be viewed on the LTA Tournament Software. Great to see so many spectators at the club watching the finals. Thanks to Mark & Dan Eldridge for serving in the kitchen all day and thanks to Angela for looking after the bar. And of course thanks to Steve for organising the tournaments so efficiently as usual.