Last weekend saw two of Thongsbridge’s Juniors competing in different events. Lucy Margetson was competing in a Grade 4 event in Nottingham. Lucy began the weekend with a tough draw, playing the number 2 seed, Freya Hampson Evans. Lucy lost 4-0 4-0 but did well to stay in the points and defend a lot of Freya’s attacking shots. Lucy’s 2nd …
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 …
Spring Bank Round-Up
The Summer tennis season is in a full swing and the Thongsbridge juniors have been busy collecting valuable wins and trophies in the half term holiday. The Thongsbridge Tennis Club juniors have been at Go Outdoors Junior Open in Doncaster in force. Seven boys and a girl competed in the main draw in 9U event. The boys event was won …
Team Tennis Begins
The end of April traditionally means the start of the team tennis competitions. Thongsbridge young guns have been in action in all age groups. The 12U boys team of Oliver Vesely, Oscar Jessup, Robert Sandiford and Jacob Chadwick started strongly in their first match of the Aegon Team Tennis Premier Division, beating Virgin Active, Middleton 8:4. Robert Sandiford and Jacob …
Juniors Shine!
Orla Cooper and Oliver Vesely continued in their good form in the Yorkshire Winter County Tour event at John Charles Centre for Sport in Leeds this weekend. Oliver came through a tough first match 4:2,1:4, and finally 10:7 in a tie break against his highly rated adversary Alexander Moore from Bolton Arena. Oliver took the winners medal in 12U age …
Thongsbridge Juniors keep up the pace!
The last weekend in September saw the mini tennis closed club championship at the Thongsbridge Tennis Club. This year was no different to the previous years. Great entry of 47 boys and girls, all taking part in the various training programmes, competed in the 8U, 9U and 10U age groups. The youngest winner in the 8U category was Tommy Vale, …
Yorkshire Championships 2013
The John Charles Centre for Sport in Leeds hosted the Yorkshire Closed Tennis Championship in the last week of August. Thongsbridge Tennis Club youngsters, competing in all age groups, traditionally perform well at the competition and this year was no different. The 8U age group was dominated by Thongsbridge players. Gabriella Lindley lifted the girls trophy, confidently winning all 7 …
Netting Success On All Points Of The Compass
With the new season now underway, Thongsbridge juniors are travelling far and wide in search of high quality competition, and have made a promising start to the summer events. Chapel Allerton’s Easter tournament in Leeds produced 2 Thongsbridge champions, with Barney Fitzpatrick winning the under 12s, and Steph Carter the under 14s. Dominic Vesely came 7th in the under 9s. …
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 …