Summer Ball – Tickets now available!
Our Summer Ball takes place on 10th September this year. Included this year is a live band (the fantastic Oliver Twist), music, and a buffet. Tickets cost £25. Last year’s first ever Summer Ball was a great success, so this is another great opportunity for all people associated with the club to get together and celebrate another fantastic ‘Summer of Tennis’ at Shooters Hill Tennis Club. Our social secretary Phil Smith (see below for details) is the primary contact for purchasing tickets and answering any queries you might have but feel free to ask other Directors also in Phil’s absence.
Club Captain
Posted 25th July 2016
Results as follows:
North Kent Men’s 1 beat A1 Pharmaceuticals. Walkover!
North Kent Ladies 1 beat Gravesham.
North Kent Ladies 1 drew with Crescent.
North Kent Mixed 1 beat Bexley 1.
Kent Mixed 1 beat Hildenborough 2. 4 wins out of 5. Top of the league with one more fixture left. Good luck! Hope you like the photo.
From left to right: Sian Emerson (making her debut), Matt Perfect, Gail Youd and Captain Francesco Donadio.
Well done to all members who represented the club over the weekend. Only 7 fixtures to go!
SHLTC Finals Day: What a day! I think it had to be up there with the best ever in terms of standard of tennis, atmosphere, selection of matches and the fact the junior finals took place for the first time ever on club finals day. Thanks to all members, friends and family who came along to support the players on the day. We really hope you had a fantastic day. Without your support it would not be as special. Thanks also to the Board of Directors and volunteers who made the day run so smoothly. A special mention to John Ratcliffe who did a 12 hour shift behind the bar! And didn’t run out of alcohol!
I hope you like all the photos Jason Attard took on the day. Some lovely ones. If you would like a copy, please get in touch with Jason.
Results as follows:
Boys Mini Red 8&U Singles Final:
Elwood Skorjanec beat Red Skorjanec 10-7
Boys 12&U Singles Main Final:
Jack Rowland beat Douglas Hassan 6-1/6-2
Boys 12&U Singles Plate Final:
Filip Lichon beat Jake Mullings 6-1/6-0
Boys 14&U Singles Main Final:
Richie Davies beat Leonardo Donadio 6-2/6-0
Boys 14&U Singles Plate Final:
Andrew Obovu beat Jamie Marchant 4-6/6-0/1-0(2)
Boys 18&U Singles Main Final:
Max Saunders beat Mylan Roberts 3-6/6-3/1-0(8)
Boys 18&U Singles Plate Final:
Asher Hines beat Nathan Fraser 6-2/6-2
Men’s Singles Main Final:
Rich Fay beat Luke House 1-6/6-2/7-5
Men’s Singles Plate Final:
Rob Rowland beat Matt Perfect 7-5/6-3
Ladies Singles Main Final:
Ros McKeown beat Maria Perfect 7-6/6-4
Ladies Singles Plate Final:
Julie Cooper beat Anthea Yeung 7-5/6-1
Men’s Doubles Main Final:
Luke House & Mylan Roberts beat Dan House & Tom Sippy 6-2/6-4
Men’s Doubles Plate Final:
Rob Rowland & Francesco Donadio beat Mark Plonka & Jack Andrews 4-6/6-4/1-0(2)
Ladies Doubles Main Final:
Maria Perfect & Karen Attard beat Diana Roberts & Jane Zinopoulos 6-2/4-6/6-3
Ladies Doubles Plate Final:
Ros McKeown & Julia Smith beat Gail Youd & Marion Tourral-Hopkins 6-0/6-0
Mixed Doubles Main Final:
Jon Pitchford & Kate Green beat Dave McGonigle & Jane Zinopoulos 6-3/7-5
Mixed Doubles Plate Final:
Dan House & Clover Whipps-Townsend beat Tom Sippy & Holly Rowland 7-5/7-6(3)
Feedback: Well done to all members who played so well on the day in front of our biggest ever audience. Yet more records being broken at the club! The Board of Directors welcome any feedback on the day. As mentioned before, for the first time ever we had our fantastic juniors competing on finals day and played the singles events first, finishing with the mixed doubles. We are always looking at ways to improve and would welcome any feedback. Please email me at headcoach@shltc.info with your thoughts.
See you all soon.
Many thanks,
Club Captain
Phil Layfield.
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The club is collecting old used tennis balls so could people not throw them away but give to Phil or Luke.
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