Winter League Roundup

With the end of the Winter Season upon us, here’s a round-up of our teams’ results since the start of the 2023/4 Winter Leagues.

League Round Up

Ladies’ 2 earn a point against Broomhall then Ladies’ 1 win 3 tiebreaks to beat Wokingham 2.

Winter League Fixtures

Download the latest Calendar from the Top Menu to see the dates for our Winter League matches. We have have 3 Men’s, 2 Ladies and 2 Mixed adult teams plus … Read more…

February League Results

Click for full details… Saturday 26 February It was a good afternoon for Ladies’ 1, who faced Bucklebury in Division 3 in their final match of the winter season, and … Read more…

January League Results

The month ended with a full day  for Crowthorne TC with 3 Men’s matches and 4 Junior matches.

November League Results

It was a tough November for our adult teams but our 18U Boys had wins in Divisions 1 and 2.

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.

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.

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…

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 Thursday session reverts to bookable format from December 2023 and runs from  5:30-7:30pm. 
  • A new bookable Match Practice/Club Session starts on Thursday 1 February 2024 and runs from 7:30-9:30pm.  Those representing the club in matches at the weekend will have the opportunity for match practice, preferably with their match partner, at this session.
  • The Friday session is currently organised using a WhatsApp poll,  Contact the organiser to be included in the WhatsApp group.
  • 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 improver level 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 and runs from 7:30 to 9:30pm.
    • The Tuesday session is for intermediate and advanced players and runs from 7pm to 9pm. 
    • Note that you are an intermediate or advanced player if you are adult team level, including veterans teams, even if you don’t currently play in teams.
    • 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 including Beginners…

  • The Tuesday session has recently been rebranded for All Levels and runs from 5:30pm 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 6:30pm to 8:30pm.
    • You can expect members attending adult coaching to join in from 7:30pm

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