A sunny day for this year’s club finals and some excellent tennis! WLTC has a new Mens Singles champion in Anthony Weingarten who went on to win the Mens Doubles as well with partner Adam Groves.  Cally Flinders also had a successful day with 3 out of 4 wins, whilst Gill Sanderson and Nick Spillett each won two titles.  Well done to all the players, both winners and runners up.

Photos from finals day can be seen on our Facebook page (no account required to view).

Thanks to Steve for organising the tournaments and finals day, Wendy, Sandra and their team of helpers for providing refreshments all day, Mark for running the bar and Andy for taking photographs. Don’t forget the trophy presentation will take place at our Cocktails & Canapés Night on Saturday 19th October.

A successful week for club members at the Essex County Closed Championships which took place at the end of the summer holidays. Finals day wins for Adam Groves & Anthony Weingarten in the Boys 18 & Under Doubles, Aaron Hilsum in the Boys 14 & Under Singles and Doubles, and also George Ward in the Boys 12 & Under Consolation event. Well done to all our players and a special mention for Aaron who was chosen as the most improved 14 & Under player in the tournament.

Another trip to Penzance for club members this summer to take part in this annual open tournament, the 24th consecutive year that Steve has acted as referee.  A good time was had by all with finals day appearances for Sarah Ball, Dan Sanderson, Anthony Weingarten, Dave Lambe, John Colman, Mike Fahie-Wilson, Gill Sanderson, Marg Rimmer and Jaki Moffat.  Wins for Sarah & Marg in the Ladies 55 & Over Doubles, Sarah in the Mixed Senior Doubles, Dan Sanderson in the Mens Handicap Singles, and Dave & John in the Mens Handicap Doubles.  Runners up for Anthony in the Mens Open Singles and Doubles, Sarah in the Ladies Senior Doubles, Gill in the Ladies 55 & Over Doubles, Dan & Mike in the Mens Handicap Doubles, Dan & Jaki in the Mixed Handicap Doubles, Dave in the Mens Senior Doubles.

A special mention for Dan who played the most matches of all tournament competitors, no less than 20! And Gill played the second highest number of matches, at 14. Steve did a fantastic job once again as tournament referee and plans to make it 25 years in charge in 2020! Expected dates are Sunday 26th July to Saturday 1st August 2020 so save the week if you’re interested in coming along! Lastly well done to Andy Barker for being official photographer on finals day once again, receiving a trophy in recognition of his contribution to the tournament. Photos can be viewed here (no Facebook account required – click on a photo to see them all full size).

WLTC hosted S&D Tournament Finals day this summer.  Congratulations to club member Dan Thrale who won the Mens Open Singles final in straight sets.  And another title went to Marg Rimmer who won the Mixed Senior Doubles final with her partner Stuart Eley (Westcliff Hard).  Commiserations to Sarah Ball who was unable to play on the day due to injury.  Thanks to Steve who always organises the tournaments and finals days so efficiently, and also to Wendy, Sandra and Heather for providing refreshments for players and spectators.

Many thanks to Martin Powell who did a fantastic job running our June/July Tennis for Kids courses.  Over  30 children aged from 4 to 11 had the chance to enjoy these introductory courses backed by the LTA.  Hopefully Martin’s enthusiasm will encourage them to continue playing at the club. See the Coaching page for details of future Tennis for Kids courses plus our Coaching Newsletter, Coaching Programme, Holiday Camps etc.

Another successful Friday night social at the club.  Not much tennis was played as everyone wanted to watch the Federer v Nadal semi-final but this was followed by a delicious supper thanks to Sheila who cooked sausages with double onion marmalade and jacket potatoes, followed by apple tart, for 27 people! All washed down by Polgoon cider from Penzance! Thanks to Mark who manned the bar and all those who supported the event which raised a good sum for club funds.  Another fundraising effort during Wimbledon fortnight was our sweepstake.  Thanks to everyone who “bought” players and after two weeks of exciting tennis, the winners’ prizes went to Glynis (Simona Halep) and Tash (Novak Djokovic), and runners up Taifur (Serena Williams) and Sheenah (Roger Federer).

Something for everyone during the school summer holidays.  Our Open Tournament 4th to 10th August has events for all age groups – see our Open Tournaments page.  More Tennis for Kids courses available week commencing 12th August and Kids Tennis Camps week commencing 19th August – see our Coaching page.  Or arrange some individual coaching with our Head Coach Graham Boosey.  Please contact Graham directly on 07745 943403 or email: [email protected] for more information on any events or to discuss your coaching requirements.

What amazing weather yesterday for this year’s Captain’s Day at the club hosted by Steve. A very large turnout for tennis in the afternoon when it was almost too hot to play! Steve generously supplied a fantastic array of prizes for everyone who won a set plus free tea and cakes. Martin and Glynis’s colourful outfits certainly met Steve’s criteria for tennis wear! The balmy evening was perfect for the barbecue enjoyed by about 30 people. Many thanks to Andy who was chef and the social committee ladies for their hard work.

After very mixed weather all week, the sun was shining for WLTC’s Golf Day at Garon Park today. Members and guests played 18 holes in teams of three, with various prizes up for grabs. The winning team were Bill, Caroline and Tony. Thanks to Caroline for organising both golf and lunch afterwards.