Farnborough Tennis Club
(Orpington)
Club News
Summer American Tournament
Our Summer American tournament took place on Sunday 30th June with some excellent tennis, followed by a much-needed lunch provided by Jane Wells, Muriel & Ken Shapley, Helen Morris and Rose Howell. The Pimm’s went down a treat too and added some extra sparkle to an excellent social occasion.
Following their winning efforts at the Spring American, Kuniko Sato and Ken Shapley decided to do the double and won again as the leading Lady and Gent. The rest of us will have to break this dominance in the Autumn event!
Congratulations to Kuniko and Ken and thanks once again to Jane Wells for organising the event and Peter Sargent for arranging the schedule of matches.
Club Tournaments
The Club Tournaments are progressing much more smoothly this year, with most first round and several second round matches already played. A big thank you to all our competitors for keeping the tournaments on schedule so far.
If you still have a second round match to play - or even a first round match (you know who you are!) - please prioritise this for a date in the next few weeks. There is still a chance we may have one or two finals ready for the 21st July, but it will be touch and go depending on players’ availability and the ever-present summer weather!
If your match has taken place, don’t forget to inform the Tournament Organiser, Sue Leonard, of the result and find out from her your opponents for the next round.
Players were asked to play their second round matches by the end of June - if you haven’t yet done so, please arrange these matches as soon as possible.
Semi-Finals should be played during July to ensure we have a number of Finals lined up for the second Finals Day on 8th September - don’t be the ones to hold up the tournaments.
See the Matches page on the website for more details about the tournament formats and the tournament rules.
Club Matches
The second Ladies match and the first Men’s match of the season have now been played, both teams gaining handsome wins away to Bromley. The Ladies came away with a 5-2 win - congratulations to Kuniko, Rose, Sharon and Jane.
The Men had a very hard fought challenge against a good Bromley team, with 3 sets ending 7-5 one way or another. The Men triumphed in the end, but it was a really close 5-3 in sets - congratulations to Ken, Nigel, Paul and David.
Regardless of the results, these are always really sociable occasions, with matches followed by tea and cake and a great chance to chat and catch-up with like-minded tennis players in the area. It’s also a good opportunity to find out what’s happening at other clubs and the continuing spread of both Padel and Pickleball. Check these out on the internet if you want to know more.
If you are interested in playing matches for the Club, please get in touch. You can let us know by email or through the Contact page on the website.
Further contact details, and the fixture list for this season, are now available on the Matches page on the website.
Court Re-surfacing
Although there have been some follow-up meetings between ideverde and potential suppliers for the court re-surfacing work, we are currently no nearer a commencement date for the work. The good news is that the work is unlikely to disrupt the main playing season, so we can enjoy a summer of tennis before the works are likely to start. As always, we will keep you informed here and on the WhatsApp group when we know more.
American Tournaments
Remaining dates for the American Tournaments this year are as follows and details for each will be sent out prior to the event. These usually take place between 10am and 2pm on the published dates.
- Sunday 15th September 2024
- Sunday 29th December 2024
Court Bookings
The requirement to book courts before playing has been lifted; members may simply turn up and play this season. However, members can still reserve courts using the online booking system and booked courts take priority.
Members may not book courts during Club Play sessions, Club Matches or Club Tournaments. Dates and times for these are all available on the website.
Note that, as per Club Rules, if all courts are occupied and members are waiting, a match shall consist of one normal tie-break set and, on completion of the set, players shall vacate the court to allow other members to play. Players may then await the next free court to play again.
Booked courts are for a set time period and will always take priority - these courts should be vacated on completion of the time period booked.
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