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 …
Sibling Success
Sisters, Lucy and Charlotte Margetson were in action at the weekend, both competing in Huddersfield tennis club’s under 9s match play event. Both were in good form, with older sister Lucy taking 2 wins, and Charlotte, still young in the age group, impressively also taking a win. Charlotte had a busy weekend, also playing a mini red match play event …
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, …
County Honours for Jake
As the 12 Counties Event gets underway, Jake Young is the latest Thongsbridge protégé to achieve County honours. This talented youngster was one of only 4 players to be selected for the under 10s team from across Yorkshire, and headed off to the coldest tennis centre in the UK, Corby, to compete in the top division of this prestigious inter- …
Importance of Competition
There are many children that participate in tennis lessons/activities but are not really ‘tennis players’!!! Competition is a crucial part of a child’s weekly tennis programme. IT IS NOT JUST SOMETHING GOOD PLAYERS DO! It’s hopefully exciting and enjoyable. It is one of the most effective ways for a player to improve. Competition allows a player a get an accurate …
Clay Court Experience
In April a group of coaches took 12 of us lucky players to Goole Tennis Centre to practice on clay courts. By the end of the weekend everyone was extremely tired, experts on clay and very sunburnt. The first day of the weekend was 5 hours of training. It was mainly consisted of touch and slice drills in the boxes, …