Farnborough Tennis Club
(Orpington)
Club News
Autumn American
The Club Autumn American Tournament took place on Sunday 15th September, organised as usual by Jane Wells and run by Peter Sargent on the day. After three rounds of competitive tennis, there was a clear winner in the Men’s and Ladies sections, with Peter and Jane triumphing - just desserts for all their hard work in organising these events over the years! See the review attached below for more details on the event.
Our thanks to Jane and Peter for organising the event and congratulations to them for winning the Autumn season closer.
Court Environment
Following discussions with the Cricket Club, we now have access to the toilet again and, hopefully, the situation will be fully - and amicably - resolved in due course. Our thanks also to idverde and Bromley Council representatives for facilitating the discussions on behalf of the two sports clubs.
We still await an update on dates for the court re-surfacing work and will let members know as soon as possible when the work is due to start. Meanwhile, there will be a round-up of the story so far this year at the AGM.
Annual General Meeting
We are in the process of arranging the Annual General Meeting (AGM) for one Sunday in November and will publicise the date, times and venue once booked.
All members are welcome to attend the AGM and all may speak on the agenda items and issues to be debated. Senior members may also vote for or against the resolutions presented.
Any member wishing to propose a resolution at the AGM must send a copy in writing to the Honorary Secretary before the 1st November so that provision may be made on the agenda. Any items submitted later than this may be included at the discretion of the Club Chairman.
Club Tournaments
Congratulations to Shirley and Jean for winning the Ladies Doubles this year. There has also been good progress in all the other tournaments, with the Ladies Singles, Men’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles all up to the semi-final or final stage.
Rohan Sehgal and Rich Butcher are engaged in a close battle for the Men’s Singles title. The match was so closely fought that they ran out of time, at Bromley Tennis Centre, at one set all and going with serve in the third. Good luck to both when they reconvene to conclude the match.
Thanks to all competitors for keeping the tournaments moving forward this year and good luck to all our Finalists.
See the Matches page on the website for more details about the tournament formats and the tournament rules.
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 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.
Reminder: could all members please take extra care to pull the latch across and ensure the court gates are locked securely when leaving the courts.
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