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 …
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 …
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 …
Girls on Form
The Thongsbridge girls Orla Cooper, Georgia Draper and Lucy Margetson have been in action this weekend. All three girls have recently moved up to the 12U age group and have been working hard to improve their rating. This will allow them to enter higher grade tournaments in the next season. They all had a successful weekend playing in Matchplays in …
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 …
County Honours For Thongsbridge Stars
As the summer season gets underway for the Thongsbridge Juniors, they can reflect on an outstanding winter season, with many of the club’s most talented players having been selected to represent their county in the winter inter-county team events. Honours went to players of all ages, from under 10s, to seniors, all doing themselves and their county proud. Lucy Margetson, …