Saturday 10 September is the high spot of the Club’s year – the Championship Final, when the members gather to watch the best players compete for the Singles and Doubles trophies. Come along and watch!
In Memoriam: Heather Wilkinson
Heather was an active member of the tennis section for over 50 years. She was a very good player, being an important member of the ladies team and winning several NPL finals, in both singles and doubles events. She was a popular partner, with solid groundstrokes and great stamina, and she was fun to play with. She was also part of the ‘after tennis’ social scene and could be found with a group of like-minded people in the pavilion most summer Friday evenings.
When she stopped playing, she stayed in contact with the section, putting in a lot of work on the tennis garden, which was created around the tennis hut in the early 1990′s. About this time she was made a Lifetime Member of the Sports Club. I think those who knew her would agree that she helped to make the tennis section the friendly and successful club that it was in the years she belonged. (And which of course it still is!)
Her son has donated a new bench to the Club in her memory.
-Viv Raine
The Spring Tournament can often seem more like a Winter Tournament, but this year’s, played on Easter Sunday 24th April, gave a passing impression of summer. A good field of 23 players ensured some very competitive tennis and the preliminary rounds produced two semi-finals in which Viv Raine and Glen Kirton played Wendy Smith and Kevin McCarthy, while Vicky Lim and Danny Smith met Jane Ross and Lew Lloyd. Following a picnic tea in the sun, kindly provided by Berty Clayton, the final produced a tight match in which Vicky and Danny prevailed.
VETS LEAGUE 2010/2011 |
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| NPL 1 DIVISION 6A | Captain Huw Williams |
| Fixture | Date & Time |
| Eastcote v NPL I | Sat 30th October 13.30 h |
| NPL I v Greenford | Sun 21st November 10.30 h |
| NPL I v West Middlesex | Sun 12th December 10.30 h |
| Parsons Green I v NPL I | Sun 9th January 11.00 h |
| NPL I v Brentham III | Sun 6th February 10.30 h |
| NPL2 DIVISION 8A | Captain Kevin McCarthy |
| NPL II v Twickenham II | Sun 7th November 10.30 h |
| NPL II v Harrow Lawn II | Sun 5th December 10.30 h |
| Wayfarers II v. NPL II | Sun 16th January 12.00 h |
| NPL II v British Airways | Sun 13th February 10.30 h |
| Wycombe House II v NPL II | Sun 6th March 13.00 h |
