Our club has been awarded Club of the Week by Radio Leeds this week and our Club Chairman was interviewed live by telephone on Monday. Bernard Dady gave an informative interview about the club and it’s history. Following this, Bernard was invited along with Danny Sykes and Holly Horsfall to give an interview live on their radio sport program yesterday. …
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 …
Thongsbridge Tennis Club star Holly Horsfall gets junior world ranking
THONGSBRIDGE tennis star Holly Horsfall has broken through to earn a junior world ranking. It’s an impressive step for the 15-year-old from Hepworth and follows a series of strong performances in International Tennis Federation events this year. Now, the Holmfirth High student has seven more ITF events on her calendar, two in Montenegro this month, two in the Republic of …
County Honours For Thongsbridge Stars
As the summer season gets underway for the Thongsbridge Juniors, they can reflect on an outstanding winter season, with many of the club’s most talented players having been selected to represent their county in the winter inter-county team events. Honours went to players of all ages, from under 10s, to seniors, all doing themselves and their county proud. Lucy Margetson, …
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 Juniors Shine On Home Turf
As the eighth annual Thongsbridge Open got underway, there was much excitement and anticipation, with many of the club’s young stars showing superb form over the winter season. As always, this prestigious event attracted talent from the length and breadth of the country, with the club giving a warm welcome to the 356 entrants. There were an impressive 38 players …
Title Tally On The Up
With the winter season well underway, the Thongsbridge youngsters are going from strength to strength, with an impressive array of results, and four titles claimed across the age groups over the last couple of weekends. Holly Horsfall and Andrew Atkinson, in action in under 16s Regional Tour events in Loughborough and Bolton respectively, were both in fine form, winning some …
Christmas Crackers
Whilst the Christmas holidays gave the Thongsbridge youngsters a good helping of festive fun, the most dedicated amongst them had little time away from the court, with several training and competing up and down the country. Andrew Atkinson and Holly Horsfall were competing at the highest of levels, in the under 16s National Tour event in Welwyn Garden City and …
County Recognises Local Talent
As the year draws to an end, the Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Association held its annual awards night, recognising the achievements of both seniors and juniors across the County in the last 12 months. Trophies were awarded to the County Champions, following their success in the County closed event in September, and it was great to see Thongsbridge winners at both …
Chawner Champs
With the junior winter tennis season well underway, Thongsbridge sisters, Chloe and Ellie Chawner, both continue to impress with their winning streak. Playing in an under 14s winter county event in Wrexham, Chloe took the top spot with comfortable wins, and went on to repeat the achievement in Leicester, where she beat younger sister Ellie in the final. Ellie’s form …