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This match was played on Thursday, Ivybridge having kindly allowed us to delay from Monday so the new court paintwork could dry.

The score, as you can see, was Plymstock 63 : 33 Ivybridge.

This was close match, which the score doesn’t reflect, with some tense tie breaks played on a sunny summer evening. Occasional gusts of wind caused difficulty serving at times but this didn’t dampened the spirit of competition.

On a very nice evening the newly painted courts were used for the first time. The result was a win for Plymstock Ladies against Tavistock D by 58 points to 30.

We are getting the courts painted. Here is a picture of the work in progress…

A very windy day and a long way to drive. The ladies had a little difficulty finding four players who could leave on time in order to get to Looe not long after six. You will see from the scoresheet that Jess and Pam managed full points by winning the third set tie breaker twice.

The score was Looe C 51 Plymstock 41

The 2023 season began with a good result. Our A team were Tim and Mark and they won all their sets. That said it was a very close battle against the first pair from Saltash (Sam Tucker and Martyn Hall) and the second set required a tie-breaker, played in the fading light.

Our second pair were Dave B and Steve, who managed a set against Sam and Martyn but lost the third set tie-break. Both our pairs found the Saltash second pair a lot easier and no sets were dropped against them.

The points were Plymstock 64 and Saltash 29

Given there are no parking restrictions after 1pm, the Ladies session has moved from the morning to the afternoon. If you arrive before 1pm then, in theory, you will need to enter your registration details on the machine. Court 1 is booked for the ladies but court 2 remains free.

Preparation

If we are at home, try to get someone to the ground a little before 6pm and open up the gates. If away then aim to arrive about six. Let people know if you will be late, we will usually be able to sort things out. If visitors have a hard journey then arriving any time before 6:20 is quite normal. There are rules for arriving too late. We need only claim such penalties if it becomes impossible to play a game before it gets dark.

Have a contact phone number for the opposition and share our best contact number for the evening. We may need to discuss, for example, the weather.

For home matches: ensure we have two tubes of the special league match balls. Put the scoreboards out by the courts. Share details of use of club house with opposition. For example, whatever refreshments we have provided, use of the kitchen, location of the toilets. As a minimum we should try to have some squash available. A few nibbles are nice too. Have a paper version of the scoresheet suitable for writing on.

For all matches : ensure we know the league supplied registration keys for each player. The definitive files of such keys for men and ladies are available on the P and D website along with most other such documents one might need. Also, perhaps more readable, there is a list of player keys at the end of this webpage. The keys will need to be entered next to the players names on the match scoresheet.

Match Format

Two pairs from each side will play doubles matches – hence four “events”. Each event will be the best of three sets. The first two sets will have tie-breaks at 5-5. If the first two sets are shared the third set will be a 10 point tie-break.

Decide which pairs are numbers one and two. The visitors can then decide which courts their pairs prefer and which pairs play each other first.

Rain

If two events are completed then whatever points have been achieved will count and the match will not be replayed. If two events have not been completed then the entire match will be replayed.

Photos

It is always nice to have some pictures for the website. Action shots and player-line ups especially. It is very desirable that a picture of the scorecard is taken. This can be used to sort things out later if we have trouble with the technology or someone forgets to submit the spreadsheet or whatever. Also it is a quick way to share news with the club.

Scoring and finishing up

Get the players names and keys written down right at the start before things get too busy. Keep track of the scores after each event finishes. Write down the games for each side. One point is awarded for each game won in the first two sets plus six points for the winners (either two sets to love or winner of the tie-break.) At the end work out the bonus points, total up each sides points, get opponents to check your work and/or check their work. At the end take a picture of the scorecard. You can WhatsApp it to the whole club or just email it to Steve (for the website.) For the league, if you are comfortable sending the spreadsheet then transcribe from the paper version and email to leaguesec@pndtennis.org.uk and copy in Steve (and Jess for the ladies). Instead you may let Steve or Jess do that bit.

Player Keys

More players, such as those joining the club, can be added

Men

PKM01	Ian Cload
PKM02	Maurice Sebastian
PKM03	Peter Brownlow
PKM04	Phil Hughes
PKM05	Steve Maller
PKM06	Tim Randell
PKM07	Dave Bate
PKM08	Dave Roberts
PKM09	Mark Skerton
PKM10	Douglas Langford
PKM11	Adam Clynch
PKM12	Brian Morgan
PKM13	Jack Morgan
PKM14	Craig Hirst
PKM15	Chris King
PKM16	Joshua Cowell

Ladies

PKL01	Debbie Bauckham
PKL02	Dylys Bradshaw
PKL03	Pam Cam
PKL04	Wendy Horswill
PKL05	Anne Hughes
PKL06	Margie Johnson
PKL07	Karen Johnstone
PKL08	Clare Law
PKL09	Jess Randell
PKL10	Liz Ray
PKL11	Vicky Roberts
PKL12	Nicky Slight
PKL13	Jane Williams

We are now on a summer schedule. The Wednesday club sessions will start later at 4:30pm. We hope that this means there will be lots of people playing later, in particular so one can get there after work.

Rusty Rackets is coming back soon. It will run from May to July, starting at 6pm on Thursday evenings. £5 for non members.

Mens practice will be shifting back to Friday evenings, start approximately 6pm (worth swapping a few WhatsApp messages to confirm numbers and the best start time.)

There will be a practice session for the ladies team at 6pm on Tuesdays

Improvers (for members) is still going at between 1pm and 3pm on Thursday afternoons.

P and D League Results and Match Reports 2023

Mens

Players – Tim Randell (TR), Dave Bate (DB), Steve Maller (SM), Mark Skerton (MS), Chris King (CK), Dave Roberts (DR), JM (Jack Morgan)

Day	Date	Fixture		Players	PTLC Points	Opp’n Points
Monday	May 1st	Saltash A	Home	TR MS DB SM	64	29
Tuesday	May 9th	Devonshire B	Away	TR DB CK MS	51	44
Monday	May 15th	Ivybridge C	Home	DB CK TR MS	63	33
Monday	May 22nd	Newton and Noss B	Home	DB CK TR MS	72	13
Monday	June 5th	Tavistock C	Away	TR SM DB MS	69	25
Monday	June 12th	Saltash A	Away	CK SM DB MS	48	45
Monday	June 26th	Devonshire B	Home	TR DB MS DR	37	53
Thursday	July 6th	Ivybridge C	Away	TR MS SM DR	53	37
Tuesday	July 18th	Newton and Noss B	Away	DB CK TR JM	72	20
Monday	July 24th	Tavistock C	Home	TR SM DB MS	70	26

Ladies

Players – Jess Randell (JR), Pam Camm, Anne Hughes (AH), Jane Williams (JW), Nicky Slight (NS), Vicky Roberts (VR), Debbie Bauckham (DB), Karen Johnstone (KJ),
Clare Law (CL)

Day	Date	Fixture		Players	PTLC Points	Opp’n Points
Wednesday	3rd May	Looe C	Away	JR PC AH JW	41	51
Tuesday	Postponed to 23rd May	Saltash A	Home	JR NS AH VR	59	28
Tuesday	16th May	Tavistock D	Home	JR NS VR DB	58	30
Wednesday	24th May	Tavistock C	Away	JR AH VR KJ	36	51
Monday	5th June	Menheniot B	Away	JR NS JW DB	43	45
Tuesday	13th June	Looe C	Home	JR NS JW DB	63	26
Monday	26th June	Saltash A	Away	JR NS AH VR	46	46
Sunday	9th July	Tavistock D	Away	NS AH JR DB	72	28
Tuesday	18th July	Tavistock C	Home	JR AH VR CL	41	41
Tuesday	25th July	Menheniot B	Home	AH VR CL DB	22	70

We expect the revamp of the courts to start with some pressure washing on Monday/Tuesday February 20th/21st.

The courts will be playable after that until we get a date for them being repaired and painted, in spring sometime.

All of this is weather dependant. More details at the AGM.