March Newsletter
Norfolk LTA Club of the Year
We were runner up to Blofield, who incidentally celebrated their centenary.
We were however awarded the President’s commendation which will be presented by the new LTA Chair and President Roy Colabawalla at Cromer Tennis Club on the 4th June. A big thank you to all our members who nominated our club and whose work over the last 12 months in building our membership and improving our facilities put us in the running for this award.
Team news
Our winter mixed team achieved the club’s objective of gaining promotion this season to division 4 in a deciding match at North Elmham with a win guaranteeing at least second place in the division. Our thanks to everyone who played and to their captain Mary Howell.
Rusty Rackets
Our second course was full with 12 participants braving the sometimes cold weather. We have invited them, and the 8 from the course last year, to play in club organised sessions to be held on at 2pm Saturday afternoons from the 29th March and / or the Monday 10am social sessions.
If you would can help out on Saturdays from 2pm to 4pm to welcome them and organise some fours to play please let us know so we can arrange a rota of members via this link Icanhelp
As the second course was over subscribed we will be organising a third one in the summer term. We appreciate the time and effort from coaches Sam and Katie on making these sessions so successful.
Ladies Social Tennis
We had a good turnout for the session on March 8th - International Women’s Day.
Our next ladies session is on Sunday April 6th from 10am to 12noon
Team Coaching
The club has three men’s and one ladies team in the City League and some doubles coaching has been arranged on April 5th and April 19th . Anyone who is in the squads is encouraged to attend one or both sessions and if you haven’t already done so through Mary or the WhatsApp link please let Mike know you’re interested via this link
Club Sessions
Our Tuesday and Friday club evening sessions are for players who can serve, hold a rally, score, etc.
Our new Saturday afternoon social sessions are designed for beginners / improvers and more gentle hitters all of whom are also welcome to come to our Monday morning socials.
A gentle reminder for anyone who plays at our evening club nights, please ensure you pay the £1/ hour for the lights when they are used - this can be done by a bank transfer to Wymondham Tennis Club sort code 20-62-53 account number 80260851.
APRIL 13th 13:30 - Handicapped American Fun Tournament
Our first fun tournament of the year is planned for Sunday 13th April and is a handicapped tournament with bring and share food and drink. There are eight 12 minute rounds and a here is a link to a copy of the “rules”
We need 16 players for this tournament and to sign up please follow this link
We also need volunteers to help with the scoring, timekeeping, etc. and all members are welcome to spectate and enjoy the, hopefully sunny, afternoon.
Coaching report
The cold weather meant a delayed start to much of our coaching but we are pleased to report that our junior courses are now underway and with only limited spaces on Saturday mornings - full report here
Veterans League
We have signed up to the Mixed Veterans League again this year. It is open to anyone who is aged 50 or over this year. There are only four matches to play, two home and two away (mens, ladies, two mixed - two sets each) . Anyone who is eligible and would like to play please let us know via this link so we can send out the dates / times to get the teams for each fixture sorted.
