Farnborough Tennis Club
Orpington
Club News
Spring American Tournament
Our traditional season opener, the Spring American tournament, took place on Sunday 27th April. We had a good turnout, even accommodating extra players thanks to Peter’s ever flexible match organisation. Entrants enjoyed an excellent mornings’ tennis, which saw a very close set of scores in the Men’s and the Ladies contests.
Congratulations to our two winners, Paul Stainsby in the Men’s and Kuniko Sato in the Ladies. And thanks once again to Jane Wells for organising the event and Peter Sargent for arranging the schedule of matches.
Summer American Tournament
Our next American tournament is the summer event, scheduled for Sunday 29th June, so look out for the invitation for entries soon if you would like to try your luck. These are very sociable events, with a mixed standard of play and entrants are paired in a random draw to keep matches as even as possible.
Court Re-surfacing
We have reviewed the court re-surfacing work with idverde and our suppliers and have agreed a couple of minor improvements. These will be undertaken in May, in advance of the cleaning and painting, which is then planned to take place in June. The essential element here is the weather, particularly the late Spring temperatures, as any lingering frost - or even a heavy morning dew - are elements to be avoided for a successful coating of the new synthetic surface.
When the work is taking place the courts will be out of action again, briefly for the minor improvements, and for about a week when the courts are repainted. We will keep members informed through the WhatsApp group & the website.
Club Tournaments
The Club Tournaments will get underway after the draw on 17th May. We have delayed the draw this year due to a number of late membership renewals - and late tournament entries - as well as awaiting the painting of the new courts.
Deadline dates will be set by which each round should be played. Please keep pressing your partners and opponents to agree to match dates, as we are keen to hold a Finals Day at some point during the summer.
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.
- Summer American - 29th June
- Autumn American - 28th September
- Mince Pie American - 28th December
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