AUGUST 2015 NEWSLETTER
Barnet L.T.C. August Newsletter
Finals Success
Our Club Finals took place on 18th July. It was wonderful to see so many there supporting the players and the bar! Thank you to everyone who brought along food to share. It made it a really good day.
Congratulations to all our finalists and winners, but a special mention must go to Sam Littleford who achieved the treble by clinching the Men’s Singles, Men’s Doubles (with Greg Kraushar) and Mixed Doubles (with Sue Littleford) titles.
All results are available on our website page and also our Facebook page.
‘Lofty Lofts’ Open Tennis Tournament
Congratulations also go to Aran Mustafa, who took the Men’s Singles Title in the recent open tournament held at the club. It was great to have a home grown winner. Two of our junior members also performed well. Well done to Kevin Benedict who reached the final in his first tournament and to Thomas Butler who won the consolation event in his age group.
Summer Camps and Adult Clinics
If your children need entertaining whilst honing their tennis skills, don’t forget to check out the weekly summer camps, run throughout the holidays by the coaching team.
There are also a number of one day clinics for adults taking place. For more information go to the coaching page on our website;
http://www.bltctenniscoaching.com/#welcome
August Bank Holiday Tournament
Our final Bank Holiday event of the year will take place on August 31st. As usual, this is open to all adult members (and juniors with adult status). It will start at 2pm. There will a £4 entry fee which will include afternoon tea. If you haven’t attended before, please come along to unravel the mysteries of an American Tournament!
Autumn Club Finals – Saturday October 10th
No sooner have our Club Championships come to a close than our thoughts turn to The Autumn Tournament. Entries can already be made on-line. The closing date is fast approaching…..Thursday August 20th!
As usual there will be a number of events running; Men’s singles, Ladies Singles, Men’s Doubles, Ladies Doubles and the Handicap Events – Men’s Handicap Doubles, Ladies Handicap Doubles and Mixed Handicap Doubles.
Please note; for the Men’s and Ladies doubles, you are assigned a partner.
All events, but the handicap in particular, are ideal for all levels, so please join in. The bigger the entry, the better the tournament. Sign-up sheets will appear in the clubhouse next week or you can apply on-line:
http://www.bltctenniscoaching.com/autumn-club-championships-2015
Mixed doubles will once again take place as a separate one day event on Saturday 17th October.
If you can’t wait until then, we have been contacted by David Mansell of David Lloyd Enfield, regarding their annual Mixed Open Tournament taking place on Saturday August 15th. The intermediate/advanced players competition is a round robin format. Entry is £15 including buffet lunch. If you are interested, contact David on 07773 333 613.
Junior Finals
The weather wasn’t kind to our juniors and their Finals Competition had to be cancelled. It will now take place Tuesday 1st September – Saturday 5th September. The weekday rounds will take place after school.
For more information, check out the link below;
http://www.bltctenniscoaching.com/tournaments/#junior-club-championships-2015
Welfare Officer
As with all tennis clubs, Barnet LTC take the safety and well-being of children, young people and adults at risk very seriously. Our Welfare Officer is Sue Littleford. If you have any concerns, she can be contacted via welfare@barnetltc.org
Website Wizard
You may notice that nearly every item includes a link or a reference to our website. This is maintained by Geoff Arnett, who spends a lot of time uploading and updating information for members. Another of the club’s unsung heroes. Thank you!
Enjoy your summer of tennis at BLTC!
Thank you for reading.
With kind regards,
Barnet L.T.C.