Social Events
Christmas Dinner
Come and join us for the excellent food at the Terrace Restuarant at Seckford Golf Club on Thursday 16th December. Click here ChristmasPartyMenuDec10 to download the menu options and send your payment (payable to WTC and your choices to James Yates, Bradmere Lodge, 91 Spring Lane, Wickham Market, Suffolk, IP130SH or email spawnyyates@hotmail.com. All returns to be received by 1st December 2010.Quiz Night
Please click here: Quiz Night to download the information for our club Quiz night at the Cherry Tree Pub on Sunday 14th November.
End of Season Club Session
The Committee would like to invite all members to the end of season club session on Tuesday 5th October - lots of fun matches and nibbles provided, just bring your own drinks!
Fun Tournament - Thursday 21st October
Sally Cornwell is kindly running a fun tournament 9.30-12 noon on thursday 21st October down at the courts.
Tea will be available, but you can bring a snack as well if you want to!
No need to sign up, just turn up on the day
Club Tournament
There was wind, there was bunting. Flags flapped so hard it sounded like applause,
beating the white paint off the pavilion in white snow clouds. We had the spectacular ‘Wimbledon grunt’ from court one, as the men’s singles got underway at 1.00pm, which James Yates went on to win for the second year running.
Among the spectators there was support from Jenny Kentyka who turned up with her
broken foot in pink plaster, after unfortunately having to retire from the vets singles
and ladies vets doubles. In all 5 people had to withdraw with injuries in the weeks
leading up to Finals Day!
In the Men’s Open Doubles, Juniors Seb & Ollie won the first set, unnerving the
Seniors who rallied to win the second set and then the tie break.
This was Championship day and everyone did their best.
MEN’S OPEN SINGLES
James Yates bt. Jonathan Mansfield 6-0 6-0
MEN’S 45 SINGLES
Barry Jones bt. Duncan ford 6-1 6-0
WOMEN’S 40 DOUBLES
Jill Mcdonald & Audrey Vinyard bt. Linda Coulter & Joan Crowson 6-0 6-0
MEN’S OPEN DOUBLES
Duncan Ford & David O’Riordan bt. Seb Bechmann & Ollie Jenkins 3-6 6-3 tie 1-0 (5)
MIXED DOUBLES (45/40)
Stephen Dunckley & Jill Mcdonald bt. Alan House & Linda Coulter 6-1 6-1
The Club thanks Steve Pilcher for organising the day and hopefully to see him back
as a club member and on court very soon.
Photos can be seen on the Gallery Page.
Club Open Day - Saturday 3rd July
A good turnout on a hot weekend saw a fun packed Open Day at WTC.
Steve Darrington provided the club with the use of a amazing state of the art Lobster BAll Machine which kept adults and juniors amused for the whole 2 houirs!
Thanks goes to the coaches and volunteers and the club gained a number of new members from the event
Photos can be seen on the Gallery Page
Father Day Treasure Hunt - 20th June
7 teams went to battle in the Treasure Hunt designed by last years winner John and Kathy White.
The level was just right for the range of teams that included groups of teenagers and other tams with young children and all adult affairs.
After an hour of walking round Woodbridge with no little amount of head scratching at times we all returned for a BBQ and the results!
Well done to Joan Crowsons team for getting 44/45 points
Photos can be seen on the Gallery page
Fun Tournament 27th May
The mention of cake always brings a crowd down to the tennis club. 15 people took part in the fun tournament. Four sets of seven games were played.
The winners were:
Bill Weston 22 pts
Tied second Jill McDonald and Clair Russell 19 pts
Third Rachel Peck 16 pts
Fourth David Scott. 15 pts
Thank you, Steve Dunckley, for stepping in at the last moment to organize the tournament and to club members who supplied the refreshments.
Photo’s can be seen on the club gallery page.Exhibition Match Saturday 15th May 2010
Parsons puts Mansfeld to the Sword!
In what will go down in club history as a day where grduges were settled James Parsons claimed victory over his coach 6-4.
James 15 years old went 4-2 before rallying and taking advantage of the aging Mansfield to romp home and claim first blood for the youth of the club.
At the same time Anthony Orton used his superior fitness to complete aother 6-4 victory suggesting that the Clubs older coaches should be put out to pasture!
Yates Kandols Wyatt!
In the final grudge match Danny Wyatt was seeking to usuro the crown of Head Coach and Club Champion James Yates.
After an entertaining match where the crowd were very much involved veteran Yates, 15 years the senior to Wyatt was the victor 7-5.
Wyatt, convinced he could have won was devasted after the match leading to a 6-0 drubbing in the doubles to follow, however after a rallying call from his partner Anthony Orton the younger pair came back to win the 2nd set 7-3 on the tie-break.
£51 was raised towards the Ball Machine fund for the club
Photos of the event can be seen in the Gallery
Memorial Tournament 2010
This event is always well supported and a time when the club raises funds for Charity and we remember our friends, who are no longer with us.
This year £250 was given to The Woolverstone Wing at Ipswich Hospital.
(Day centre for Cancer treatment)
Ladies Winner – Jenny Finch
Runner up - Jill McDonald
Mens Winner - Stuart Morris
Runner Up - Andrew McDonald
Our thanks go to Steve and Julie Pilcher, who once again did a professional job organising the Tournament and many thanks to Enid and her team for the refreshments and the raffle.
Photo’s of the event can be seen in the Gallery.