January League Results

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Sunday 30 January

A full day  for Crowthorne TC with 3 Men’s matches and 4 Junior matches.

Men’s 1 were away to Wargrave 1 in Division 2 and, after a close match, they came away with 3 points from a 3-1 win, their first points since the opening day of the winter season.   John Phillips/Luke Tearall lost a close first rubber 3-6 5-7 to Jeremy Morgan/John Winston but Russell Finch/James Brennan won both of their rubbers on deciding tie-breaks, the first 6-4 3-6 1-0 against Tim Janisch/Kieran Martin-Davis and the second 6-3 1-6 1-0 against Morgan/Winston.  Phillips/Tearall came good in the end to win 7-6 6-2 against Janisch/Martin-Davis and secure the points for Crowthorne.

There was no joy for Men’s 2 who lost 0-4 at home against a strong BCS 2 side in Division 4.  Matt Paxton/Chris Torkington and Jake Griffiths/Dave Smith lost all of their rubbers in straight sets, although both pairs lost a set 5-7 against the visitors’ 2nd pair and might have salvaged a point on another day.

Men’s 3 had another win in Division 6W, although they had to work a bit harder for this 3-1 win away at Shinfield than on their last outing.  It wasn’t a perfect start with Steve Stow/Simon Usher losing 6-7 4-6 against Tony Williams/Paul Tucson but David Stone/Andy Valner’s 6-0 6-1 win against Diptendra Ghosh/Dave Herries levelled the tie.  Stone/Valner continued their fine form to win 6-3 6-1 against Williams/Tucson but it took a deciding tie-break for Stow/Usher to clinch all 3 points as they finished with a 6-1 4-6 1-0 win against Ghosh/Herries.  The win puts them in the second promotion spot with two matches to play;  against top team Caversham 4 and Riseley 3.

Both 18U Boys and both 14U Boys teams were due to play at Crowthorne so the courts were full for most of the daylight hours.  However, Windsor called off their visit to play our 14U 2 team late on Saturday so this will probably be a walkover for the Crows.

18U Boys 1 had a repeat of their summer fixture against Latika A and we again had the bizarre situation of Seb Edwards playing for Crowthorne against Jacques Edwards who has elected to play for Latika.  Seb Edwards/Ollie Walker were no match for Latika’s Jacques Edwards/Samuel Vassello and the match was lost 3-0.

18U Boys 2 were up against Riseley and William Maynard/Arlo Filley beat James Rix/Oliver Rix 3-0, losing just 12 games in the process.

It was a good day also for 14U Boys 1 who beat Peppard 3-0, William Long/Josh Date losing just 3 games against Benjamin Griffiths/Stanley Lawrence.

Sunday 23 January

Mixed 1 had a trip to Maidenhead to play their 2nd team in Division 3 amd came away with 2 points from an excellent winning 2-2 draw.  Matt Paxton/Tina Stern could do little against Robert Castignetti/Nasreen Brittain, losing 3-6 2-6 but Pete Walker/Jenny Sheppard levelled the tie winning 7-6 7-6 against Richard Healey/Susan Carter.   Paxton/Stern were dominant against Healey/Carter, winning 6-2 6-3 but Walker/Sheppard put in another excellent performance in taking the 2nd set against Castignetti/Brittain, despite eventually losing 1-6 6-4 0-1 to make it a 5 sets to 4 win for the Crows, their first win of the season.

Mixed 2 were at home to Caversham 3 in Division 4 and they did well to win a single rubber in their 1-3 defeat against a strong team.  The one successs was Andrew Morrison/Wendy Miles 6-3 4-6 1-0 win against Alec Briggs/Clara Bouffard.

Saturday 15 January

Ladies’ 1 faced some strong players away to Marlow 1 in Division 3 but, although they lost 1-3, they nearly came away with a point from a losing draw.  Tina Stern/Cath Sillitoe couldn’t make any impact against Carol Charlett/Alison Stevens and, in fact, 3-6 3-6 was a decent score against a very strong pair.  Alison Nicholson/Maggie Ingham won the first set against Miranda Robson/Emily Grainger but lost 6-4 2-6 0-1.  Nicholson/Ingham lost 0 & 0 against Charlett/Stevens before Stern/Sillitoe restored some pride for the Crows with a 6-2 6-4 win against Robson/Grainger.

Ladies’ 2 travelled to Maidenhead to play their 6th team in Division 7 and did well to come away with 2 points from a 2-2 draw.  Jenny Sheppard/Ravinder Norman were unlucky to lose the first rubber 4-6 6-3 0-1 to Vanessa Russell/Lisa Swanson but Jenny Partridge.Wendy Miles were dominant in their 6-0 6-3 win against Su Reid/Claudine Talbott.  Sheppard/Norman lost another deciding tie-break in their 6-7 3-6 0-1 defeat by Reid/Talbott but Partridge/Miles won their’s as they beat Russell/Swanson 4-6 6-4 1-0 to win the match by a set.

Sunday 9 January

The new year started with a full line-up of Men’s matches and Men’s 1 away at Caversham Park against their 1st team in Division 2.  It was always going to be a tough ask away to the division leaders and so it turned out with James Brennan/Russell Finch losing 2-6 4-6 to the home 1st pair Laurence Costello/Jonathan Tait in the first round.  John Phillips/Guy Smith-Bingham, however, squeezed a win in a very close rubber 5-7 7-5 1-0 against John Thornhill/James Springett to give the Crows a glimmer of a chance.  But they also lost to Costello/Tait, although 6-7 3-6 was a pretty respectable score, leaving Brennan/Finch to try to salvage a point against Thornhill/Springett.  This they nearly did in another close rubber, losing 5-7 7-6 0-1 to make the final result a 3-1 win for Caversham Park.

Men’s 2 were at home to Maidenhead 5 in Division 4 and they also had a close match, eventually losing by 3 games in a 2-2 losing draw.  Matt Paxton/Dave Smith had a good start for the Crows, winning 6-4 3-6 1-0 against Simon & Joseph Brittain.  Jake Griffiths/Josh Furneaux made it 2-0 winning 6-4 7-6 against Iain Hopes/Toby Wheeler before it all went wrong in the second round.  After winning the first set, Paxton/Smith lost the second and the deciding tie-break to lose 6-4 5-7 0-1 to Hopes/Wheeler and Griffiths/Furneaux lost 3-6 4-6 to Brittain/Brittain.

It was an easy morning for Men’s 3, however, when only 2 players turned up for Wargrave 5 for their match in Division 6 W.  Ollie & Peter Walker won 6-0 6-1 against Chris Belton/Richard Etheridge and then Rob Hughes/Steve Stow won 6-1 6-1 against the same pair making the result a 4-0 win for the loss of 3 games.

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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