Holly Falls at Final Hurdle

Holly Horsfall recently competed in the Nike Junior International at Nottingham. After losing out in the singles, she entered the doubles with partner Elise van Heuvelen from Great Britain. The pair was seeded no.2 in the draw. In their first round they received a bye, and so their first match was against the number 5 seeds, Alexandra Hunter from GB …

February Half-Term Tennis

Last week saw the annual Thongsbridge Junior Open, sponsored by Home Instead Senior Care. Approximately 250 children entered the event from all over the country, and over 50 of these were Thongsbridge’s own players. 26 of these entered the U8 Mini Red event, where Louis Hull and Zak Lloyd both narrowly missed out on making the final. The U9 Mini …

ITF Success

Holly Horsfall took part in her highest-ranked tournament so far last week. Holly competed in a Women’s ITF $10,000 tournament in Sunderland and beat two opponents in qualifying to reach the last 32 in the main draw. She then played Sviatlana Pirazhenka, the No7 seed ranked 374 in the world from Belarus. And, after a stunning first set in which …

Yorkshire Ladies’ Winter County Cup

This weekend saw 4 of our members play for the Yorkshire Ladies’ County Team in Division 2a. Kim Atkinson, Holly Horsfall, Olivia Noble and Sophie Dodds competed this weekend alongside 4 other Yorkshire Ladies including Katie O’Brien, a former British number 1! The ladies began their weekend against Warwickshire. After 6 singles matches, 3 being won by Kim, Holly and …

Junior Presentation Evening

Last weekend Thongsbridge Tennis Club held its annual Junior Presentation Awards Evening. This evening recognises the success of the junior’s throughout the coaching program. Below are the awards that were received on Saturday; Mini Club Championships Mini Red Winner – Tommy Vale Mini Red Runner-Up – Zack Lloyd Mini Orange Winner – Dominic Vesely Mini Orange Runner-Up – Gabriella Lindley …

Holly Wins Her First ITF Doubles Title!

Holly Horsfall travelled to Podgorica, Montenegro this week with International Travelling Coach Rob Smith. Making main draw in the singles, unfortunately she went down in the first round to her Serbian opponent, Milica Cubranovic, 6-2 7-6(5). But it was the doubles where she progressed this week. Playing with fellow British partner, Lauryn John-Baptiste from Middlesex, the pair were ranked no.4. …

Thongsbridge Junior Open 2014

The Thongsbridge Tennis Club hosted its annual grade 3 Junior Open Tournament in the first week of March. Despite the tournament taking place outside the school holidays in most regions, the entry was once again high, and over 530 matches were played by the final Sunday. The Thongsbridge Tennis Club has the largest junior training programme in the region. All …

Holly improves her world junior ranking

The Thongsbridge Tennis Club youngster played in two tournaments in the capital city Colombo – reaching the last eight in each event. The quarter-finals are the furthest Holly has progressed in any International Tennis Federation event and, as a result, she has risen 554 places up the world junior rankings to 885. Holly’s hard work and training over the last …

Holly has VIP day at Wimbledon

On Saturday 29th June, Holly Horsfall travelled to Wimbledon for a VIP day, awarded for winning the doubles and runner-up in the singles in the Road to Wimbledon challenge 2012. Holly started the day being met by Dan Bloxham, Headcoach of the All England tennis club, and given a tour of the whole facility. This included the ladies changing rooms …