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 …

Yorkshire LTA Awards

The Yorkshire LTA held its annual awards night on Monday 9th December at the Holiday Inn in Leeds. Thongsbridge Tennis Club was once again well represented. Six players and a coach proudly received awards and trophies presented by the 2012 Wimbledon Men’s Doubles Champion, Johnny Marray. Gabriella Lindley was awarded the 8U Girls Yorkshire Champion trophy and Dominic Vesely the …

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 …

National Accolade for Thongsbridge Coach

Thongsbridge coach, Georgina Jackson,whose main focus is developing the Mini Tennis programme at the club, has received national recognition for her tremendous energy, enthusiasm and talent, having been named LTA Coach of the Month. Georgina has helped Thongsbridge Tennis Club achieve 157 regularly competing juniors including 96 Mini Tennis players. Part of this success has been down to her efforts …