Ladies Matches

Summer League Review

The highlights of the Summer season were Men’s 1 winning Division 3B in the doubles league and Boys 12U winning Division 2B of their league.

Earlier, Men’s National League 1 finished 2nd in Division 2 on equal points with the top team.

August League Update

Mixed 2 continued theirt good start to the season with another 3-1 win in DIvision 4B, this time at home against Caversham Park 3.

The following day Ladies O40 Vets picked up valuable points in a 2-2 winning draw against Bracknell B in a postponed match to ensure their survival in Division 2.

But the following Saturday was a day to forget with rain about and it was surprising, since Mixed 1’s match away against Windsor 2 on hard courts was postponed, for the Mixed 2 match round the corner on grass at Home Park to go ahead.

July League Update

The highlight of the season was Men’s 1 winning Division 3B and their promotion to Division 2. The final 4-0 win against Bracknell 3 by Jasper Richardson, John Phillips, James Brennan and David Holt secured the number 1 spot. However, we mustn’t forget the others who played their part in the team’s success, including Jon Blatchford and Taki Hasegawa – both since moved away – David Smith, Matt Paxton, Andy Sayer, Russell Finch and Simon Usher,

June League Update

Reports on matches played in June in the Men’s and Ladies Doubles Leagues, the Veterans Leagues, the Junior Leagues and the Men’s National Leagues.

May League Update

26 May – It’s over 2 months since we re-opened the courts and we’ve played about 20 league matches so far – with mixed results but some great individual and team performances. Pictured above are (back row) Ben Walker & Tim Brennan after their 3-0 win against (front row) Ethan Smith and Alfie Saunders from Woodlands.

March League Roundup

With Coronavirus precautions coming in during March and full lockdown imposed on 23rd, just two matches, which were rescheduled for 28th and 29th March, were not played.

February League Roundup

Storms Ciara and Dennis affected several matches so there were a number of postponements this month. However, on the 1st February, both Ladies’ matches were played, with both ending in 2-2 losing draws, and on 21st, Boys 18U A clinched top spot in Division 2 by a set with a win against Latika.

January League Roundup

A 4-0 win for Ladies’ 2 and a 4-0 win for Men’s 2 against Division 4 leaders Wokingham 1 on the first weekend of the new decade and, the following weekend, 10U Mixed won their winter league group unbeaten…

December League Roundup

News of the final rounds of Mixed, Men’s, Ladies’ and Junior matches before the Christmas break…

August League Roundup

The Men’s Summer League matches were completed with the 3rd team’s postponed match away against Sonning 2 on Saturday.  A mixture of youth and experience, Dan Rippon was playing his first adult match for the club…

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Places must be booked in advance via the Members’ Area and selections will then be confirmed on the morning or evening before the event.  Please do not turn up if you have not been selected as you will be turned away. Players are selected on a first come first serve basis usually in multiples of 4 players.  Note that none of these sessions is suitable for beginners.

  • Note that the Committee tries to accommodate the wishes of members, within the constraints of time and 4 courts, but a session for each ability level is the guiding principle.
    • The Friday session is for recreational and higher players and runs from 6pm to 8pm
    • The Thursday 5:30 session is for intermediate players and runs from 5:30pm to 7:30pm.
    • The Thursday 7:30 session is for intermediate and advanced players including potential team players and runs from 7:30 to 9:30pm.
    • The Tuesday session is for advanced players and runs from 7pm to 9pm. 
    • In all cases you must commit to the full two hours.
  • Before the session you will have been told by the organiser your starting court, your partner and your opponents.
    • These will take into account each player’s normal playing standard with the best players starting on court 1 and, with 16 players, the least able players on court 4.  However, the organiser may occasionally decide to organise it differently such as a “lucky dip” for starting court & partner.
    • In addition, for the Thursday 7:30 session, the organiser will take into account any pairings for matches at the coming weekend.
  • Play is split into 3 rounds lasting 40 minutes each.  Play 1 set with normal deuce scoring.  If you finish early either carry on or mix in your 4.
    • If you haven’t finished the set after 40 minutes and the scores are level, play a sudden death point
  • At the end of the 40 minutes the winners of the first set played move up a court, the losers move down a court (court 1 is the top court). Winners on the top court stay, as do the losers on the bottom court. If you didn’t finish your set then the pair winning at the time moves up.
  • Pairs then split partners with the pair joining them and you play a second round.
    • Partners are selected by spinning rackets or using common sense to try to get a balanced 4.
  • Exactly the same happens for the third round.

Drop-In club nights are, as the name implies, more informal sessions than the bookable ones and you can arrive and leave when you like.  Those attending organise themselves, changing who plays with whom after most present have completed a set, although there’s often a more senior member present who  will take charge if needed.

We are currently running 2 Drop-In  sessions for all levels from Starter upwards…

  • The Tuesday session has recently been rebranded for All Levels and runs from 5:00pm to 7:00pm.  If you want to sit out and watch, maybe with a drink, you can do that too.  If you’ve arrived early for the 7 o’clock session, you’re also welcome to join in.
  • The Wednesday session is for all levels of player including beginner and usually runs from 7:30pm to 9:30pm.
    • You can expect members attending adult coaching to join in.
  • The Sunday session is for All levels and runs from 3:00 – 5:00pm.

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