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We have asked for the mens home matches to be played on Mondays and the ladies on Tuesdays.

The weeks where a match is likely to be scheduled are those commencing on …

May 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd

June 6th, 13th, 27th

July 4th, 18th 25th

We will be holding the AGM on evening of Tuesday March 22nd in the club house. Further details and an agenda will be circulated nearer the time.

The 2021 Christmas Party will be at Fort Stamford on December 15th.

See Jess, or the WhatsApp message thread, for payment details.

There is no light in the evenings for club sessions anymore so, until the clocks go forward again in the spring, the Wednesday club session will start in the afternoon at 13:30pm.

Sunday 26th September was cloudy, cold and sometimes windy. Many club members, not just those playing, braved the conditions to cheer on the competitors. We started proceedings with the final of the mixed doubles, played between Nicky Slight with Adam Clynch and Anne Hughes with Doug Langford. This was a close affair which went into the third set champions tie break.

The game was won by Nicky and Adam 6-3 3-6 10-4.

You can also see the full list of scores for the whole draw this year.

There was to be no rest for Nicky at any stage of the day. Next, with partner Debbie Bauckham, she had to take on hot favourites Jess Randell and Margie Johnson. The partners were drawn randomly this year, rather than with a view to pick equally matched pairs, and the computer in its wisdom picked a pairing of two of the strongest players. The match was still competitive, with good and sometimes long rallies. The final score:
Margie and Jess win 6-1 6-1.

The mens doubles match was played at the same time as the ladies. This match proceded more slowly, both due to lots of deuces and due to the closeness of the score. Tim Randell and Phil Hughes played Chris King and Pete Brownlow. The first set went to Phil and Tim and the second to Pete and Chris, hence the need for a third set tie break, first to 10 points.
The result was a win for Tim and Phil, 7-5 5-7 10-6.

Whilst this gruelling mens doubles final was still being fought out, the ladies singles finalists started their game. This was a repeat of lasts years final, between Jess and Nicky. After a pause to watch the excitement of the tie-breaker, the match was completed with the same winner as last year, Jess, 6-1 6-0.

The final event of the day was the mens singles final. This was also a repeat of the previous year, with Tim Randell playing Chris King. It was a closer affair than last year and Chris was able to take more games off Tim than had been seen for some time. The crowd were very entertained (although, it has to be said, we were all getting very cold by the end.)

The result was a win for Tim 6-4 6-2

The event ended with a buffet, prize giving and a thank-you to Dylys for her many years contribution to the club and committee. Expect more pictures to follow.

With the evening day light hours shortening, Rusty Rackets will be taking a pause. Expect to see anouncements of its return sometime around April.

Name Anne Hughes

Contact 07988 432 912

Email welfareofficer@plymstocktennis.org.uk

About Me :

I have been a member of Plymstock LTC since relocating to Devon in 2015 and live locally in Hooe.
I am now retired but previously was a registered nurse and worked for the NHS for almost 40 years.
I see this role as helping to ensure we are an inclusive club and that any concerns are acted upon appropriately.
Please contact me with any comments or concerns you have.

Anne

Category	Players
Mens Singles	Tim Randell	Chris King
Ladies Singles	Nicky Slight	Jess Randell
Ladies Doubles	Nicky Slight Debbie Bauckham	Margie Johnson Jess Randell
Mixed Doubles	Anne Hughes Douglas Langford	Nicky Slight Adam Clynch
Mens Doubles	Phil Hughes Tim Randell	Chris King Pete Brownlow

The finals will start early afternoon on Sunday 26th September, provisionally play begins with both singles matches at 1pm

The club house will be in use this year, please bring contributions to the buffet, much as you all so capably did for the Roy Gibbs day.

James is running a junior coaching session on Sunday mornings.

Red ball 9am – 10am

Orange ball 10am – 11am

Green ball 11am – 12pm

Yellow ball 12pm – 1pm

Red balls are 75% slower, roughly aimed at those aged 8 and under. Orange balls are slightly faster and green balls are for the stage before the normal yellow balls.

Club members £4 a session, non-members £6 a session

Sessions must be booked in advance because of the limitations on numbers. Please contact coachjames7@outlook.com.

A reminder of the timetable for arranging matches in the club tournament …

Starting date where formal rules apply 15th August
Round of 16 must be finished by Thursday 26th August
Quarter finals must be finished by Sunday 5th September
Semi finals must be finished by Thursday 16th September

Last year showed we need some formal rules when time is running out. If we enter those 10-day periods above and it has not been possible to find mutually convenient times for ties, then one of the players/pairs, the ones with the lower competitor number, will be tasked with offering at least two dates to the opposition. One of the dates must be on a weekend, one in the evening. Other dates may be offered in addition. The other player or pair must then accept one of these dates or withdraw.