Annual Sponge Ball Tournament

We had 60 entries for the annual Sponge Ball Challenge, where adults and children of all ages and abilities compete on a Mini Red court in a fun packed afternoon. Our oldest entry was our Club President Graham Cooksey and our youngest player was Tom Frankland – an age difference of 75 years! There were 8 groups and the top …

It’s an Esa Christmas Tree!

Congratulations to Esa on winning the best dressed this week! Esa’s amazing tree had some scary coaches’ faces on it as well as being decorated with tinsel! Well done to all the other children that dressed up this week, you all looked great! Enjoy the festive period and don’t eat too much chocolate! Have a very Merry Christmas and a …

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 …

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 …