Farnborough Tennis Club
(Orpington)
Farnborough Tennis Club
(Orpington)
Club Tournaments
The Summer tournaments are open to all Senior Members. These are usually played as either Round Robin Pools or Knockout Rounds, with random draws for the initial ties and for the pairs in the Doubles competitions.
Winners for 2022
Men’s Singles - Rohan Sehgal
Ladies Singles - Fang Li
Men’s Doubles - Chris Ponulak and Jon Leach
Ladies Doubles - Kuniko Sato and Shirley Wicks
Mixed Doubles - Chris Ponulak and Jean Baars
Men’s Veteran Singles - Chris Ponulak
Tournament formats
Men’s Singles format
Players will be drawn in two Round Robin Pools and will play matches against each of the players in their Pool. The top player in each Pool will meet in the Final.
Ladies Singles and Men’s Veteran Singles format
Players will be drawn in one Round Robin Pool and will play matches against each of the players in their Pool. The top two players in the Pool will meet in the Final.
Ladies Doubles format
Pairs will be drawn in one Round Robin Pool and each pair will play two matches, as per the draw. The top two pairs in the Pool will meet in the Final.
If there are more than two players or pairs on the same score in the Pool, use countback for the player or pair who won most games over all matches.
Men’s and Mixed Doubles format
These tournaments will be played as traditional Knockout Rounds, as per the draw.
Tournament Rules
Matches to be played as 2 normal tie-break sets (tie-break to at least 7 points, by 2 clear points), plus a Championship tie-break if needed (1st player or pair to at least 10 points, by 2 clear points).
All Finals to be played as 3 normal tie-break sets (tie-break to at least 7 points, by 2 clear points).
All games will play a ‘sudden death’ point on 2nd Deuce.
If a player is injured during a match and cannot continue, they must forfeit the match and their opponent(s) will progress to the next round. If a player cannot play the tie by the agreed dates, they must forfeit their place to a Lucky Loser.
Players are asked to play their matches in good time to keep the tournaments on schedule and all participants should be pro-active in arranging dates.
The winning player(s) should write the results on the sheets on the Clubhouse noticeboard (if the Clubhouse is open) or otherwise send an email to the Tournament Organiser, Sue Leonard, at susanleonard@sky.com
Club Matches
The Club arranges mid-week friendlies with other local clubs during the Summer months for Ladies Doubles, Men’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles.
Matches comprise eight tie-break sets, with each pair playing four sets against pairs from the opposing club (two sets against one pair, and two sets against the other pair).
Fixtures for Summer 2023
Tuesday 6th June vs Bromley - Ladies Away
Monday 12th June vs Knockholt - Ladies Away
Tuesday 27th June vs Knockholt - Ladies Home
Tuesday 4th July vs Catford - Ladies Home
Tuesday 4th July vs Bromley - Men’s Away
Tuesday 18th July vs Bromley - Mixed Away
Tuesday 25th July vs Bromley - Ladies Away
Tuesday 8th August vs Bromley - Men’s Home
Tuesday 15th August vs Catford - Ladies Away
Tuesday 5th September vs Bromley - Mixed Home
Contact details
If you are interested in playing matches for the Club, please get in touch. You can let us know by email, the FTC WhatsApp group or by contacting Brian Keegan direct on bjprkeegan@aol.com