160 Results for author: Mitch Read

Final’s Weekend – Results, write up and photos :)

Once again Finals Weekend was a huge success with some amazing tennis thrilling the crowds. Two of the finals went to a nail biting three sets, with Lisa Christie & Peter Mayell winning the Handicap Mixed Doubles and Ian & Vernon winning the Men's Vets Doubles in the final set. The Men's Singles Final was captivating with excellent tennis ... More

Order of Play for Finals Weekend Saturday, Sept 9th and Sunday, Sept 10th

The 'Order of Play' for Finals Weekend is now sorted and it looks like there will be some amazing matches! On Saturday we have the Men's Singles Final between John Coyle and either Clark or Christian as well as the Mixed Doubles Final, and on Sunday the Men's Doubles Final and the Ladies' Doubles Final look to be just as competitive. (Please see below for ... More

It’s looking good for Final’s Day

Check out our new table and chairs on the patio courtesy of a grant from the Essex LTA Many thanks to Roger Fowers and Ian Gunn with the assembly. All set for final's day. More

Junior Coaching Classes – restarting

Just a short note to let people know that the Junior Coaching starts again effective Monday 2nd September. Looking forward to seeing all the Juniors back. More

Improving your doubles play – end of summer!

Recently, I was made aware of this excellent series of blog posts about improving your doubles play. Each one is a little short description and it is really informative. I thought I would link through to the site - it's a company that does tennis holidays. Excellent information though for the start of the Winter Season: https://www.activeaway.com/impro... More

Saturday Selective Social – 19th August

This Month's Saturday Selective Social is this Saturday 19th Aug. Mark Nash will be running. Saturday Selective Socials are for full members (including mid-week players and cadets). The aim is to ensure that each set is made of 'balanced' fours across Ladies, Mens and Mixed Doubles. Hopefully the sun will be out, so please do join if you can More

Lovely improvements by Court 5

A special word of thanks to Julia Austin-Brenes and her husband Geoff for doing some beautiful gardening work and landscaping beyond court 5. If you haven't ventured down there recently, it's well worth a look. More

Anniversary Tournament – 95th Year – Sat 15th July

Congratulations to Ed Patrick and Sarah O'Sullivan who won this year's Anniversary Cup after winning a close final round against Andrew Nash and Jen Morris. We had nearly 30 people join us this year with some excellent tennis all round in a combination of Mens, Ladies and Mixed Doubles and a fantastic BBQ by Paul Gibson once again. This year's annivers... More

Junior Finals Day running order

Tennis Club Members A Reminder that the Junior Finals are tomorrow July 8th. Junior Finals Day Running Order 9 - 10.30 Mini Red tournament, 8 and under 10.30-11.30 mini Orange tournament, 9 and under 11.30 - 1.00 mini Green tournament, 10 and under Full ball Paul Gibson will be cooking on the BBQ from 11 o clock and we should be ... More

Tennis Club Anniversary Tournament – SATURDAY, 15th July

Please note that the club's next Anniversary Tournament to celebrate the club's history will be on Sat 15th July in the morning. This year we will be celebrating the tennis club's 95th Anniversary. For Full Members and Cadets we will have a morning tournament starting at 9am and finishing 12:30-13:00 with a BBQ. Peter Mayell and Clark Sargeant got ... More