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 …
Junior update.
Gabriella Lindley, one of the up and coming stars of the Thongsbridge Tennis Club, competed in the 9U girls Lancashire County Tour event at South Ribble Tennis Centre last Saturday. Gabby, the number 2 seed, was in great form on the day. She played 6 matches in a round robin competition without dropping a set, and collected the winner’s medal. …
Medals galore!
The latest round of the Winter Regional Tour tournaments for the 12U age group took place last weekend. Four boys from Thongsbridge Tennis Club qualified to play in the events. Barney Fitzpatrick and Oliver Vesely travelled to Hull for the weekend. They both showed great form and they only lost one set and one tiebreak in eight matches between them. …
End of year success!
Thongsbridge boys hit form just before the Christmas break in the latest round of Grade 3 Winter Regional Tours in the 12U age group. Barney Fitzpatrick dominated the tournament in Bolton, beating Ellison Sales, Danny Urey and Ali Hassan, dropping only 6 games on his way to the final where he faced old foe George Gallins from Ilkley Tennis Club. …
Half term troopers!
The half term school holiday is traditionally a busy tennis tournament period for all age groups. The young stars of Thongsbridge Tennis Club have again been in action all over the country. The holiday proved to be a fruitful time for Robert Sandiford. Robert moved up to the 10U age group in April and has been working hard on his …
The Magnificent Seventh Thongsbridge Open
As the 7th Thongsbridge Open got underway, there was an air of anticipation as the local youngsters, all hoping to peak for their favourite event, went on court to face some talented opponents from across the country. The event is now well established as one of the most prestigious of the junior winter season, and it attracted 345 entries from …
Holly Masters National Tour
Holly Masters National Tour Following a superb season, and some excellent wins in the winter national tour events, Thongsbridge star, Holly Horsfall, spent several days at the National Tennis Centre in Roehampton, competing in the under 14s “invitation only†prestigious Masters tournament. The draw was tough, essentially made up of the top 16 under 14s players in the country, and …
Matthis Magic
Thonsbridge youngster, Matthis Ross was in sparkling form at the weekend, when he produced a fine display of his very best tennis to dominate an under 10s event in Nottingham. This talented young man dropped only one game in his 3 matches, and, not surprisingly, took the winner’s medal. Rising star, Ben Horner, was in a higher grade, Regional Tour …
Goole Glory
Thongsbridge rising stars, Robert Sandiford and Charlotte Margetson took the Goole County under 8s event by storm at the weekend, with this promising pair pulling off a string of superb wins to both take the winners’ medals. They were in fine form, and kept cool heads, to be crowned champions. Robert also tried his hand in the under 9s event, …