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2023 COURT CLEAN UP
We all agreed that the moss was thicker this year than at any other time. Nonetheless on Sunday 2nd April a group of 10 enthusiastic and determined members set out to rid the courts of this nuisance weed.
However, despite their best efforts it soon became very clear that sweeping was not going to win the day, and that the previously obtained moss killer would need to be applied and allowed to do its job. At this point a knight in shining armour, Steve Hopkins, came forward and offered to carry out the spraying. At this time discussions were being held with a local contractor, and they suggested the use of another moss killer, so supplies of this variant were also obtained, and once again Steve offered to carry out the spraying. All this was achieved during the middle of April. It was then decided that, after a suitable period to allow the killer to work, a (hopefully) final sweep up of the courts
This final sweep up occurred on Sunday 30th April, when a group of 5 gentlemen (and the female picture taker – Norma) descended on the courts to have another go at removing the, by now dead, moss.
Despite the efforts of all involved, it was recognised that 2023 had been the worst year for moss on the courts, and that further action was required to secure the long term condition of the courts. As a result it was agreed that quotes would be obtained for resurfacing or repainting of the courts in either in 2023, or very early 2024.
A big thank you to all those who took part in this back breaking and thoroughly hard and painful process. Your efforts were not in vain and we hope that you enjoy your tennis on our courts throughout 2023 and in the future.
FUN DOUBLES – SUNDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER 2024
You might think that a day when the weather forecast showed an 80 to 90% chance of rain would not be a day to play this annual event. However, much to our relief the weather forecasters had got it wrong (again!!) and we enjoyed several hours of fine windless weather, with even a little bit of blue sky and sunshine thrown into the mix.
Against this background, 16 club members set out on their quest to (primarily) have fun, but also to capture the winners and runner up trophies in this ever popular annual event..
As always, having seeded a number of players, pairs were drawn at random. Each pair then played 4 games against every other pair. This meant everyone played 7 sets of 4 games, so a good amount of tennis was played, with some tired legs (arms, etc) at the end. As stated previously, the weather remained fine, and even got nicely warm later in the afternoon as play progressed.
Throughout the afternoon some fine tennis was played, and a lot of grit and determination was on show. There were also lots of smiles, and this is really what this event is all about. After all the tennis had been played each player had amassed their own individual score in games won, and it was this score that would determine the winners.
For the Ladies we had 2 new names on the trophies. Congratulations go to our winner, Lesley Jones, with a score of 22 games, the highest score on the day, and to Sue Melville our runner up who scored a very creditable 15 games won.
No new names on the Men’s trophies, but congratulations nevertheless go to our winner Simon Kitching, with the second highest score on the day of 20 games, and the runner up, David Miller with another high score of 18 games.
Keeping score in an event like this is not an easy matter, so we are immensely thankful to the kind efforts of our President Nicky Hignett whose flawless performance easily matched the tennis played during the tournament.
Hope to see you all (and more) in 2025.
