DORSET TENNIS NEWS

WELCOME to Dorset Summer 2017 News

We hope everyone has had a good summer.

In this issue you will find news on how Dorset’s County Teams got on in the various County Cup events, County Championships winners and runners-up, Transforming British Tennis Together, key dates for Wimbledon Ballot Opt-In for British Tennis Members, Venue Registration and much more.

If you have a good news story, please send it to info@dorsetlta.co.uk for our next Newsletter and website - http://tennisdorset.org.uk/

Enjoy the read.

Dorset LTA

AEGON TEAM TENNIS

Andrew and Judith Sanger stood down from organising Aegon Team Tennis this year. Our thanks to them both for all they have done building up and running this league over the last few years. Diane Shields took over the role. It’s quite a challenging role but very rewarding seeing all the matches played. Our thanks to Diane for taking on this role and for doing such a great job. Our thanks also to the captains and players who make the league happen. Entries open for 2018 in December.

Results

Event Winner Runner-Up

8U Mixed Division 1 Wimborne Tennis Club Southbourne Tennis Club

9U Mixed Division 1 Wimborne Tennis Club West Hants ‘A’

9U Mixed Division 2 – A Dorchester Tennis & Squash Club East Dorset LTCC

9U Mixed Division 2 – B Weymouth Tennis Club Sherborne Tennis Club

10U Mixed Division 1 West Hants ‘A’ West Hants ‘B’

10 Mixed Division 2 – A Sherborne Tennis Club Dorchester Tennis & Squash Club

10U Mixed Division 2 – B Ferndown Tennis Club East Dorset LTCC

12U Boys Division 1 Wimborne Tennis Club Dorchester Tennis & Squash Club

12U Boys Division 2 St Leonards Tennis Club Weymouth Tennis Club

14U Boys Division 1 Sherborne Tennis Club Dorchester Tennis Club

14U Boys Division 2 Victoria Avenue LTC Ferndown Tennis Club

16U Boys Division 1 Dorchester Tennis & Squash Club Virgin Active

Open Men’s Division 1 Wimborne Tennis Club Bournemouth Gardens 1

Open Men’s Division 2 St Sebastian Tennis Club Bournemouth Gardens 2

CONGRATULATIONS TO………………………

The West Hants 14U Boys and Girls Teams who both won the Aegon Team Tennis Premier League Finals

at Roehampton.

A winning performance from the girls saw the team upset top seeds Nuffield Tennis Academy to claim

the title. They overcame the strong Yorkshire team to clinch a solid 8-2 win.

A steely performance from the boys saw them clinch the win, 7-6, from Bolton after having fallen behind

in the early stages.

Congratulations also to the West Hants 12U Girls team who came third with a very impressive 12-0 win

against Bolton Arena.

AEGON TEAM TENNIS NATIONAL FINALS

The Aegon Team Tennis National Finals took place at The West Hants

Club 8th to 10th September where the top 8 men’s and ladies teams

competed for the title. Congratulations to West Hants who had a men’s

and ladies team in the Finals.

HSBC ROAD TO WIMBLEDON

HSBC Road to Wimbledon is the biggest junior tournament in British Tennis and gives all 14U players the opportunity to progress through to compete on the world famous grass courts at Wimbledon. 14 Dorset clubs/schools entered this year and the County Finals took place on the grass courts at EDLTCC on 15th/16th July. Congratulations to the winners James Johnson and Emily Pardy, both from Southbourne Tennis Club, who went through to the County National Finals.

Congratulations also to Alex Knox-Jones who got through to the final of the National Finals which he narrowly lost 7-6 7-5 and to Abbie Tyler who qualified to the Finals by coming through the Regional

Play-Offs.

TEAM TENNIS SCHOOLS YEAR 7&8 AND YEAR 9&10

This league runs from April to June. 27 teams from 18 schools entered this year.

Entries for 2018 will open in December.

Results

Event Winner Runner-Up

Year 7&8 Boys Division 1 Bournemouth Collegiate School Bournemouth School for Boys

Year 7&8 Boys Division 2 St Osmund’s Middle School The Wey Valley School

Year 7&8 Girls Division 1 Talbot Heath School ‘A’ Bournemouth School for Girls ‘A’

Year 9&10 Boys Division 1 Bournemouth Collegiate School Sherborne School

Year 9&10 Boys Division 2 Thomas Hardye School The Gryphon School

Year 9&10 Girls Division 1 Talbot Heath School ‘A’ Bournemouth School for Girls ‘A’

Year 9&10 Girls Division 2 Bryanston School ‘B’ St Mary’s School ‘B’

TEAM TENNIS SCHOOLS – NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

The aim of this competition is to provide players with the opportunity to compete for their school and

become the best team in the country. The winners of the National Championships win the Aberdare Cup

(Girls) and Glanvill Cup (Boys). On a bi-annual basis the winners of the National Championships are invited

to compete in the ISF World Schools Championships.

Congratulations to Talbot Heath School who won the Aberdare Cup beating Culford in the semi finals, a

tight win, winning on a match tie-break and then beating Queenwood in the Final.

The Team : Esther Adeshina, Hannah Smith, Erin Richardson, Abbie Tyler, Leah Gonzalez.

COUNTY CUP

18U – 24th to 26th February

The boys travelled to Gosling. Captained by Rich Irwin, the

team came 3rd.

The girls were in Southampton. Captained by Emma

Bennett, the girls also came 3rd.

14U – 29th April to 1st May

The boys were in Hassocks. Captained by Brett Townsend, the boys came 2nd.

The girls were in Corby. Captained by Emma Bennett, they also came 2nd.

10U – 27th and 28th May

The boys who travelled to Burnham-on-Sea came 4th in their

group. Captain – Jimmy White.

The girls were in Ivybridge and captained by Shane Deacon, the

team came 1st and qualified to the National Finals in

Sunderland. The girls came 4th in their group.

12U – 1st and 2nd July

The boys, captained by Jon Pankhurst, were in Royal Wootton Bassett. They came 2nd.

The girls team, captained by Debbie Hale, were in Bristol and came 1st qualifying for the Finals

in Bolton, 14th to 16th July where they came 4th in their Group.

9U County Cup – 19th August

A big congratulations to the Dorset 9U County Cup team who managed to finish runners up in their Division/League.

The day started with a very early alarm clock, as all players needed to travel down to Taunton by 9.00am for a

team warm up/practise session.

The team, captained by Scott Holland, faced last year’s runners up Devon in their first match who were clearly up

for revenge after Dorset achieved one better than them in 2016. We ended up losing to them in a tough well fought

battle. After that we went on a phenomenal run and winning streak beating Somerset, Cornwall and the Channel

Islands to pick up the silver medals. All the team had a fantastic day, competed brilliantly and clearly had loads of

fun being involved in a team environment.

Summer County Cup – 24th to 28th July 2017

The men’s team had a gruelling week in West Worthing where they faced North of Scotland, Berkshire,

Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. Placings were very close and even though the team won 2

matches and had a better rubber count than 3rd and 4th place (only 1 rubber different with 2nd place), Dorset found

themselves coming 5th and relegated. A sad end to a very promising week for the team. A full report by Rich Irwin,

Captain can be found on the TennisDorset website : http://tennisdorset.org.uk/news/2570/

The ladies team, captained by Emma Bennett, were in Cheltenham and were up against teams from North of

Scotland, Gloucestershire, Bedfordshire and Hereford & Worcestershire. A tough week also for the ladies who came

5th and will also be relegated.

Both teams are now looking forward to Winter County Cup, 24th to 26th November.

CONGRATULATIONS TO……………………………………….

Alex Knox-Jones and Kristina Paskauskas who were selected for the England U14 team for the 2017 Four Nations’

Junior Championships in Glasgow, 8th to 10th September.

Erin Richardson, winner 16U Nationals.

Jessenia Bari, 3rd in the 10U Nationals

To all the following players who got selected for the Nationals :-

12U girls – Romana Bari who got through to the semi finals, Katy Jarvis and Milly Davis.

12U boys – James Sclater who got through to the quarter finals.

14U boys – Alex Knox-Jones.

14U girls – Abigail Tyler and Kristina Paskauskas.

16U boys – Toby Samuel.

16U girls – Erin Richardson, winner.

18U boys – Louis Allen.

18U girls – Erin Richardson who got through to the quarter finals.

The Dorset County Championships, sponsored by Liverpool Victoria, took place at The West Hants Club, 27th August

to 1st September. A great week with most matches being played on the clay courts despite a very wet Wednesday!

Finals Day saw some very exciting matches with presentations made to the winners and runners-up by Katherine

Hart from Liverpool Victoria and John Feaver, Dorset LTA President. Thanks go to David Walrond for taking a week

out to referee the tournament and to all the volunteers.

RESULTS

Event Winner Runner-Up

8U Mixed Singles Zayn Bellazrak Seth Bamlet

9U Mixed Singles Finley Betteridge-Hanson Thomas Lloyd

10U Boys Singles Rafe Samuel Bertie Van der Schouw

10U Girls Singles No event

12U Boys Singles Taymur Muhammad William Pickard

12U Girls Singles Katy Jarvis Grace Williams

14U Boys Singles Tim Jarvis George Shields

14U Girls Singles No event

16U Boys Singles Tim Jarvis Rayhan Bari

16U Girls Singles Romana Bari Aysha Roocroft

18U Boys Singles Louis Allen Toby Samuel

18U Girls Singles No event

Men’s Singles Louis Allen Toby Samuel

Women’s Singles Jasmine Johnson-Cole Sally Revell

Men’s 45+ Singles Rob Booth Steve Davies

Women’s 40+ Singles No event

12U Boys Doubles Taymur Muhammad/William Pickard Hugo Jackson/Edward Rockall

14U Boys Doubles Pascal Maclean-Wood/Connor Turner Taymur Muhammad/William Pickard

16U Boys Doubles Rayhan Bari/Tim Jarvis Pascal Maclean-Wood/Connor Turner

16U Girls Doubles Evie Ashton/Aysha Roocroft Jessenia Bari/Romana Bari

18U Boys Doubles Louis Allen/David Brehme Darius Perkins/Toby Samuel

Men’s Doubles Ben Battey/Adam Glynn Alex White/Kevin Willemse

Men’s 45+ Doubles Paul Andrews/Brian Cooley Jean-Michel Paris/Steve Wilson

Quorn Family Tennis Cup Owen & Paul Blakeley Henry & Peter Ward

Special Achievement Awards

Most Improved Player Joziah Maclaire-Hillier

DORSET COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017

SENIORS INTER-COUNTY MATCHES – 2017

The National Inter-County Championships is a divisional competition which starts in April and culminates with the

winner of the top 2 divisions contesting the finals in November. Phil Tovey is County Captain for the mens’ teams

and Jenny Watts for the ladies.

For more information on Seniors Tennis, visit the LTA website https://www.lta.org.uk/competitions/seniors-tennis/

Men’s 50’s. Division 3. Captain : Peter Jarvis Ladies 40’s. Division 2A. Captain : Cleo Reid

Date Fixture H/A Result Date Fixture H/A Result

11.06.17 Northamptonshire Away Lost 8-2 23.07.17 Kent Home Lost 4-6

25.06.17 Lincolnshire Home Won 6-4 19.08.17 Yorkshire Away Lost 10-0

02.07.17 Durham & Cleveland Away Lost 10-0 03.09.17 Norfolk Home Not played

03.09.17 N Wales No result 10.09.17 Warwickshire Away Won 0-10

Hertfordshire Withdrawn Essex Withdrawn

Men’s 55’s. Division 1B. Captain : Simon England Ladies 50’s. Division 3A. Captain : Lesley Burn

Date Fixture H/A Result Date Fixture H/A Result

18.06.17 Scotland West Away Won 4-6 29.05.17 Staffordshire Home Lost 0-8

06.08.17 Leicestershire Away Lost 6-4 03.06.17 Cheshire Home Lost 0-8

26.08.17 Essex Home Won 6-4 02.07.17 Bedfordshire Away Lost 8-0

03.09.17 Middlesex Home Won 6-4 23.07.17 Wiltshire Away Lost 8-0

10.09.17 Buckinghamshire Away Not played 20.08.17 Berkshire Home Lost 0-8

Men’s 60’s. Division 1B. Captain : Boyd Brackstone Ladies 60’s. Division 1A. Captain : Nina Crane

Date Fixture H/A Result Date Fixture H/A Result

07.05.17 Bedfordshire Away Won 2-8 24.05.17 Hereford & Worcs Home Lost 0-10

10.06.17 Middlesex Away Lost 6-4 20.06.17 Buckinghamshire Away Won 2-8

08.07.17 Lincolnshire Home Won 6-4 02.07.17 Norfolk Home Won 10-0

07.08.17 Staffordshire Home Won 6-4 18.07.17 Sussex Away Won 2-8

14.09.17 Hereford & Worcs Away Won 4-6 31.07.17 Essex Away Won 0-10

Men’s 65’s. Division 2A. Captain : David Lloyd Ladies 65’s. Division 1B. Captain : Jenny Watts

Date Fixture H/A Result Date Fixture H/A Result

29.04.17 Devon Away Won 4-6 19.06.17 Leicestershire Home Won 6-2

20.07.17 Buckinghamshire Away Won 4-6 28.06.17 Suffolk Away Lost 6-2

02.08.17 Gloucestershire Home Won 8-2 21.07.17 Nottingham Home Lost 0-8

24.08.17 Scotland West Home Won 6-4 12.08.17 Warwickshire Home Won 6-2

29.08.17 Scotland East Home Won 8-2 16.08.17 Middlesex Away Lost 6-2

Men’s 70’s. Division 2B. Captain : Ray Pontin Ladies 70’s. Division 2A. Captain : Margaret Willitts

Date Fixture H/A Result Date Fixture H/A Result

05.06.17 Essex Home Lost 0-8 27.04.17 Shropshire Home Lost 2-6

09.06.17 Buckinghamshire Home Lost 2-6 10.05.17 Nottingham Home Lost 2-6

30.06.17 Hereford & Worcs Away Lost 4-4 17.05.17 Somerset Away Won 4-4

03.07.17 Isle of Man Away Won 2-6 07.06.17 Leicestershire Home Won 4-4

02.08.17 Wiltshire Away Won 2-6 29.06.17 Avon Away Won 2-6

Sherborne Tennis Club

Sunday, 9th July saw the opening of Sherborne Tennis Club’s new facilities by The Mayor of Sherborne, Councillor Jill Hogben.

The club, in close co-operation with Sherborne Town Council, the LTA and Sport England has undergone a major redevelopment of its facilities over the past 12 months and now boasts eight fully floodlit courts, four being artificial clay, two Mini Tennis courts with practice wall and a new clubhouse. As part of the re-development, Sherborne Tennis Club has taken over responsibility for the former town council courts which will be available to the public on a pay and play basis.

The redevelopment continues with plans to provide an indoor cover for one of the Mini Tennis courts so mini players can continue to enjoy playing whatever the weather.

Throughout the day, demonstrations were given of activities offered at the club plus a demonstration of wheelchair tennis by Taunton Wheelchair Tennis. The Mayor of Sherborne also presented trophies and medals to Sherborne Tennis Clubs’ mini and junior teams who competed in the Aegon Team Tennis League with the 10U Mixed and 14U Boys teams both winning their leagues.

Those not on court were able to enjoy sitting in the sun enjoying a barbeque, delicious homemade cakes, strawberries and cream……………….. a great day was had by all.

Local Tennis Leagues are running a League at Bournemouth &

Christchurch and Poole. More details on the ‘Local Tennis

Leagues’ website : https://localtennisleagues.com/bournemouth

https://localtennisleagues.com/poole

TRANSFORMING BRITISH TENNIS TOGETHER

Transforming British Tennis Together, a new £125 million funding scheme, is the largest and most

exciting capital investment programme the LTA has ever launched.

The scheme will work towards two ambitious goals :

To double the number of children playing tennis

To double the number of times infrequent adults play tennis

The LTA has committed to investing £125 million to improve community tennis facilities across

the country and plans to unlock a further £125 million through match funding from community

networks with a shared vision for growing the game.

Transforming British Tennis Together will see the LTA work in partnership with local communities

to :

Increase the number of covered and floodlit courts to boost available playing hours when

it’s raining and the sun has gone down;

Install online booking and entry systems so everyone can book a tennis court easily from

their mobile phone, computer or tablet;

Refurbish courts, clubhouses and other social spaces to ensure players have a great

experience every time they visit;

Support other innovative and creative ideas that meet local demand.

The LTA have organised events across the country to present details of this exciting investment.

One of these events is being held at The West Hants Club on Thursday, 12th October, 10.30 am to

12.30 pm, booking is on-line - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/d/united-kingdom--

london/transforming-british-tennis-together/?crt=regular&page=2&sort=best. More information

on Transforming British Tennis Together can also be found at www.lta.org.uk/tbtt.

A group of girls from Dorset enjoyed a great afternoon at David

Lloyd, Long Ashton in Bristol organised by She Rallies to

celebrate county tennis. The afternoon started with a Q&A

session with Judy Murray followed by a Touch Tennis

competition.

The vision of ‘She Rallies’ is to attract and retain more women

and girls in tennis. It falls into the LTA’s four year Women and

Girls Strategy, championed by Judy Murray, which aims to

significantly increase female participation in tennis across the

UK by developing a female workforce.

British Tennis Awards for 2017 were launched on 15th September and for

Dorset will close on 31st October. Awards will be presented at the Annual

General Meeting on 22nd November 2017.

There are 10 categories this year :-

Volunteer of the Year

Young Volunteer of the Year

Coach of the Year

Club of the Year

Community Venue of the Year

Education Award

Disability Award

Competition of the Year

Official of the Year

Outstanding Achievement

Venues and coaches will receive communications from Head Office regarding the Awards and we would

ask that all club members are made aware that they are able to make a nomination in any category or in

more than one category. Nominations will be made on-line. This year the form has been made simpler

so please do encourage nominations.

BRITISH TENNIS MEMBERSHIP OPT-IN FOR WIMBLEDON BALLOT

Key Dates

Opt In Live: 20 September, 2017

Member Opt In Deadline: 23 February, 2018

Registration Opens : 1st October 2017

Registration Closes : 30th November 2017

Any venues not registered by 30th November 2017 will not be eligible for an allocation of Wimbledon

tickets.

DATE FOR YOUR DIARY

Annual General Meeting

22nd November 2017

7 pm

The West Hants Club

VENUE REGISTRATION 2017/2018