TENNIS
IMPORTANT LINKS:
Ladies Sunday Afternoons : Men's Saturday Afternoon Tennis : Weekly Tennis : Current Coaching Schedule : Autunm 2009 Coaching Programme : Junior Tournament list 2010
Bulletin The new drainage/watering system has been installed on the croquet lawns. This work that started back in early October is now complete and will be a huge benefit to our croquet members who maintain these lovely lawns.
Contractors are currently installing the new floodlights on Courts 2&3 so our apologies to all members for any disruption, but both these are major upgrades for us that will benefit both Croquet and Tennis members.
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THE CLUB
Ryde Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club provides excellent year-round facilities for all levels of tennis. The club boasts six well maintained astro turf courts and two grass courts in the summer months. (The only club grass courts on the Isle of Wight.) Three of the astro turf courts are floodlit and planning consent is currently being obtained to floodlight the remaining three.
The courts surface provices a variety of play for all levels. Courts 1-3 have been very recently resurfaced in March 2009. A practice hitting wall is situated at the back of court 4 for members use.
For disabled players, the club offers sport wheelchairs, specialist coaching and a purpose-built toilet and shower facility.
The club owns an automatic ball machine, which members may use with prior arrangement.
RLTCC runs a full programme of tennis throughout the year, including three adult Mix-in Sessions each week when members can come along and enjoy a game without prior arrangement.
Other regular fixtures include a Singles Ladder, Social Mixed Doubles Tournaments, Ladies Mornings, Ladies'SundayAfternoons, American Tournaments & Mens'Saturday Afternoon Tennis. Please click here to see our full Weekly Tennis Diary.
COACHING
The Club has 5 qualified Tennis Coaches (4 LTA licenced).
Our Head Coach, David Fothergill, and senior coach Nick Searle are both licensed at LTA Level 4 and is qualified to coach to Junior County and Adult Club Team standards. Oliver Janes and Chrissie Fothergill (both licenced level 3 coaches) also coach adults and juniors in the regular programme as well as at the Easter and summer holidays Junior Tennis Academies and in private 1 to 1 coaching.
There are several adult coaching sessions every week at various times of the day to suit all our members. Please see the current coaching schedule below.
We frequently run new adult beginner six week courses. Please click here to see details of the next course starting soon. Coaching for groups or individuals is always available by arrangement.
Click here for our current coaching schedule and details of hourly rates.
LEAGUE MATCHES
The Club in total enters 13 competitive adult teams in Men's, Ladies' and Mixed A, B & C teams playing in various divisions of the Island, Portsmouth & District and Hampshire Leagues. Weekly match practice is held throughout the year on Tuesday evenings and Sunday afternoons. Contact Justin Biggs (Men's Captain) or Helen Peak(Ladies' Captain).
TOURNAMENTS
The Club hosts a number of open tournaments for juniors and adults each year. These include the Mini Tennis Tournament in August, the Match Play Tournament in September, the Westridge Ford & Sporties IOW Championships (September 18th-20th, 2009) and the autunm Junior Tennis open in October 2009.
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JUNIORS
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The Club has a strong commitment to junior tennis and an active junior membership. Our junior programme includes a Saturday morning coaching session and Development & Performance Squad training during the week, (see Coaching Schedule below).
Junior teams are entered in the Aegon Team Tennis Hampshire & IOW league (mini red, mini orange 10U 12U 14U 16U 18U).
Junior Club Nights are organised from May-July and singles and doubles ladders are run all year round. Results from the ladder matches can be used for juniors to improve their LTA rating.
The Club has also been involved for many years in coaching children from local school and has formal coaching arrangements with Mayfield Middle School, Ryde Junior & Senior Schools, Fiveways and Haylands Primary School.
Junior members have priority on courts 1, 2 and 3 on Mondays to Fridays from 3.00-5.30pm.
Tournaments for our Junior players are organised throughout the year (see below)
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In summer 2009 the 14U boys team won their division unbeaten in the Aegonteam tennis league.
In 2008 our Boys' U16 team took the County title in the Winter league and in Winter 2008/09 the under 12's team won their division.
Details of activities for Juniors can be found on the notice-boards in the Clubhouse and are posted regularly on the News page of the website.
Please
click here see the full list of Junior Tournaments scheduled for 2009.
August 2009 Mini Tennis Pictures.
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Sol Grimshaw(mini red winner)
Teegan Skinmore(mini red girls winner)
Erin Loverly(mini red girl runner up)
(mini red boy runner up) |
Jim Church(mini green winner)
Tobi Challis(mini green runner up) |
Easter School Holiday Junior Tennis Course 12-14 April 2010
Click here for entry form and details
Mini Tennis Tournament 18th Feb 2010. Click here for entry Form
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ADULTS
New adult beginners courses will be starting in Sunday 18th April 9 to 10am. The cost will be £36.00
For further details telephone 612953.
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TOURNAMENTS REPORTS
Isle of Wight County Press and Sporties Hunior Tennis Tournament(by Richard Harris): download
COUNTY PRESS REPORT ON AUGUST 2009 MINI TENNIS TOURNAMENT- 24 chldren took part in the Ryde Lawn Tennis and Croquet club mini red and mini green.......
COUNTY PRESS AND SORTIES JUNIOR TOURNAMENT - The 2009 tournament started on Monday at the Ryde Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. Once again there are over 150 entries in a wide ranging competition from 5 year olds in the Mini Tennis Red event on Thursday, Mini Tennis Orange on Friday through to the under 18 boys and girls............
Click link to read full report ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY PRESS & SPORTIES JUNIOR TENNIS TOURNAMENT
AUTUMN HALF TERM JUNIOR TOURNAMENT REPORT 2009 - The Ryde Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club hosted a grade four croquet tournament........
SEE FULL REPORT BY RICHARD HARRIS
NOVEMBER 2009 MINI RED TOURNAMENT- pictured below.
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In the photo
L - R Jaik Holton, Adam Todd, Ben Gardner, Rory Buckeridge (winner), Sol Ash, Jake Wright (runner up), Ryan Hughes.
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CLUB JUNIORS MEET MURRAY BROTHERS
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NATIONAL BREAST CANCER CAMPAIGN
Ryde Lawn Tennis goes Pink for a day!
24 players all dressed in pink, took part in an American tournament to raise funds for the national Breast Cancer Campaign. Two hours of very competitive tennis resulted in a win for Jenny Boswell, runner-up was Shirley Cotton and a special prize for best "in pink" went to Gill Lloyd. After the tennis the participants, which included 2 brave men, enjoyed an excellent lunch in the club-house. Total raised for the charity was £135. Thank you for all those who played to support this very worthy campaign.
This is part of an nation-wide fund-raising effort focused on tennis players and a similar event will take place at Ryde Mead in October.
ADDITIONAL NEWS
"There will be no Wednesday suppers this winter. A new Supper Club programme will be announced in the Spring 2010.
Thank you to all who cooked, washed up and helped in any way during the summer months.
The Social and Bar Sub-committee welcomes all help at any of the Club's social activities. Contact Gill or Heather if you have any ideas for a fund-raising club event."