Club News

Summer American Tournament

The Summer American Tournament took place on Sunday 29th June. There was some great tennis played, in hot and sunny conditions, and it was an enjoyable social occasion for members, with cakes, lemonade and Pimms to keep competitors well refreshed! Everyone had an excellent mornings’ tennis, with four rounds of competitive matches.

Congratulations to our two winners, David Howell in the Men’s and Jean Baars in the Ladies. Many thanks to Margaret Gooden for being our scorer, to Jane Wells and Margaret for all the refreshments, and to Peter Sargent for arranging the schedule of matches.

Court Re-surfacing

And finally, the great day has arrived! If you have not been up to the courts since they were re-painted on the 4th June, why not come up and try out the new surface? The courts really are superb and are playing so well in the summer sunshine, it has clearly been a great investment for the Club.

On behalf of all our members we would like to express our sincere thanks to the Bromley Parks Platinum Jubilee Project team, and our project managers at idverde, Andy and Jade, as well as our suppliers ETC Sports Surfaces Limited, who have done a super job on re-surfacing the courts.

And, of course, as well as the significant grant from the Platinum Jubilee Fund, most of the money for the work came from our own members, so a big thank you to all our past and present members too. In particular, our thanks go to our Chairman, Peter Sargent, for his constant efforts to keep the project on track and progressing over the past year.

Now all that remains is for everyone to get down to the courts this summer and enjoy a game or two on the new surface!

Club Tournaments

Speaking of which… there hasn’t been a great deal of progress in the Club Tournaments this year or, at least, there are very few match results up on the board. It is up to all competitors to make arrangements for their own matches.

If you haven’t yet sent a message, written an email, or phoned your partners or your opponents, then this reminder is aimed at you. Please get a shift on! Remember, we need to finish all the tournaments in time for the 50th Anniversary celebrations in November - and that’s not so far away given the likelihood people will be missing during the upcoming holiday season.

As the pros warm up for Wimbledon, why not follow suit and arrange your match for Wimbledon fortnight so you can join in the action!

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.

See the Matches page on the website for more details about the tournament formats and the tournament rules.

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.

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 Matchespage on the website.

Court Availability and Security

We have decided to drop the use of the court booking system. This was only implemented to see us through the Covid-19 pandemic and we had not seen the necessity for a booking system before that period. Somewhat material to this decision is that our supplier has recently been taken over by a larger concern, prompting significant price increases and the discontinuing of the free plan that we have been using for the past three years.

Other than Club Play sessions, members may come to the courts to play at any time from 8am until dark, with the exception of when events such as Club matches or Club American tournaments are scheduled. These events are publicised on the Club website.

Remember to lock the court padlock securely on the gate latch when you leave, to prevent unauthorised access and potential vandalism. If anyone else is playing when you leave, please check that they have a key to lock-up.

The gate latch must be pushed all the way to the left before the padlock is attached; if this is not done, the gate will not be secure and may be breached.

American Tournaments

Dates for the American Tournaments are as follows and details for each will be sent out prior to the event.

Autumn American - 28th September
Mince Pie American - 28th December