We had 60 entries for the annual Sponge Ball Challenge, where adults and children of all ages and abilities compete on a Mini Red court in a fun packed afternoon. Our oldest entry was our Club President Graham Cooksey and our youngest player was Tom Frankland – an age difference of 75 years! There were 8 groups and the top …
Yorkshire LTA Awards
The Yorkshire LTA held its annual awards night on Monday 9th December at the Holiday Inn in Leeds. Thongsbridge Tennis Club was once again well represented. Six players and a coach proudly received awards and trophies presented by the 2012 Wimbledon Men’s Doubles Champion, Johnny Marray. Gabriella Lindley was awarded the 8U Girls Yorkshire Champion trophy and Dominic Vesely the …
Thongsbridge Ladies make National finals
After being promoted last year to the National Open Division, this season our young ladies have taken the other teams by storm. Led by team captain Georgina, the ladies who have only lost 4 rubbers in the whole of the tournament, managed to knock out the favourites Holcombe Brook 1. This has put the team at the top of the …
Yorkshire Do The Double
The Aegon 18 and under County Cup took place at 18 different venues all over Britain with Yorkshire boys & girls both competing in the top division (of 11 groups) in Bath. It was to be an epic weekend of tennis, finally resulting in Yorkshire claiming both titles for the first time since Surrey in 1998. Yorkshire boys’ won the …
Thongsbridge Trio In Inter- County Top Tier
Thongsbridge tennis club continues to make an outstanding contribution to County tennis, with an impressive 3 of its players making the under 18s County Cup squad this year. Yorkshire’s under 18s boys’ and girls’ teams were both competing in the top division of this most prestigious of inter-county events, and the 2 teams headed to Bath for 3 days of …
National Accolade for Thongsbridge Coach
Thongsbridge coach, Georgina Jackson,whose main focus is developing the Mini Tennis programme at the club, has received national recognition for her tremendous energy, enthusiasm and talent, having been named LTA Coach of the Month. Georgina has helped Thongsbridge Tennis Club achieve 157 regularly competing juniors including 96 Mini Tennis players. Part of this success has been down to her efforts …