Oakham Red Success

Posted on April 19 2012 by Carole

On Thursday 12th April Oakham Tennis Club hosted a Mini Red tournament. Players attending including players from Leicester, Thrapston and some local stars. The eventual winner was Josh Sennett (centre) from Oakham TC who won 7 out of 8 matches. Despite beating the eventual winner, Eoin Muris (left) finished 3rd with 5 wins and Jenna Davies finished as top girl with 3 wins. All 3 are coached at Oakham Tennis Club and attend Performance Coaching with Dan Potter on a Monday after school. All have been playing for 2 years plus and started at Oakham on a Thursday after school where places are available to anyone who is interested. Please ring Dan Potter on 07866 433605 if you would like more information or would like to book a place. Details of all courses being run at the R2R clubs can be found on the Courses tab on this website.

Richard Wilson, Tournament Organiser said ‘The standard was very high and the Oakham players adapted their games well’.

Stamford’s William Barker exceeds expectations at Northampton 9U Event

Posted on April 19 2012 by Carole

William went into his 2nd Orange tournament at Dallington LTC in Northampton with low expectations following a very tough (Grade 4) first Orange tournament at Peterborough a few weeks earlier. He set himself the goal of winning 2 matches, because he knew some of the stronger competitors from his performance squad sessions.
However he played five box matches (round robin) and won them all to achieve his place in the final. The toughest match of the five was against Henry Grayson, his friend & squad partner. William lost the first set 7-1 with number of unforced errors but he recovered and put Henry under pressure by moving him around the court with some well placed shots, forcing errors from his opponent. At 1-1, William took charge of the match and won the final set.

In the final William came up against a very experienced player from Cambridge. William had a set point in the first set but lost after 2 clear points. The match was concluded in 2 sets after a close fought battle, with William pleased with his performance against a tough opponent.

Results:
1. Archie Reid – won 7-3, 7-4. 2. Joshua Bright – won 7-5, 7-0. 3. William Richards won 7-3, 7-1, 4. George Criteson won 7-3, 7-5 and 5. Henry Grayson – won 1-7, 7-5, 7-4.
The final v Alex Boyd-Bench lost 6-8, 4-7.

Stamford Mini Reds Triumph at Oundle Tournament

Posted on April 19 2012 by Carole

On Sunday 25th March 2012 the R2R Mini Red Circuit moved on to Oundle Tennis Club.

In the second event in as many months, we had more new players from different clubs playing in their first tournament as well as some that played in the previous event.

The Teams were:

Thrapston – Zoe Chisnall, Josie Phillips, Hugh Roberts and Thomas Cowell.

Stamford – Lucy James, Harry Atkin, William Stanier, and Jacob Sinfield. (Harry absent from picture)

Oakham – Joshua Sennet, Jenna Davies, Isaac Langlois and Sullivan Cook.

Oundle – Cameron Hodnett, Samuel Webster, Adam Taylor, Charlie Gardner.

Kettering – Farzad Rayan, Tom Cawthorn, Sebastian Beckwith, Isaac Redding.

Challengers – William Pratt, Harvey Borrett, Jakob Bonnett, Dylan Hooper.

In the closest event yet, most of the groups and matches were very close with many of the results going past first to 10 and had to be won by 2 clear points. All the teams won some matches but special mentions go to Kettering, who were competing in their first event and won 8 matches and to the Challenger team which comprised two players from Oundle and two players from Thrapston Tennis club to make a extra team.

Stamford took the glory on the day with a impressive 14 wins but they were pushed all the way by the Challenger Team who won 13 Matches. Thrapston came in third with 12 wins, which shows how tight the result was.

The event was judged a great success by organisers, parents and players alike. The next event in the circuit is to be in June at Bourne Tennis Club.

Final Positions:

1st: Stamford – 14 wins

2nd: Challengers – 13 wins

3rd: Thrapston – 12 wins

4th: Oakham – 8 Wins

5th: Kettering – 8 wins

6th: Oundle – 5 wins

Oakham’s Ana Webber has a Happy Easter

Posted on April 19 2012 by Carole

Oakham’s Ana Webber won the 14U girls’ singles title in the Grade 3 Easter Anglia Junior Open over Easter. Having a bye in the first round, she progressed through 3 further rounds before eventually winning the match against the number one seed in the final. Ana then went on to compete in the grade 3 Cambridge LTC Easter tournament where once again she progressed to the final. This time she lost to the number 1 seed in a hard fought match, so came away with the runners up trophy.

Both events attracted players from various counties throughout the UK.

In addition, 14 year old Ana competed in her first Tennis Europe event at Nottingham Tennis Centre. She gained acceptance into the qualifying draw and progressed through to the final round before unfortunately losing out to the number 1 seed.

Oakham’s Ana Webber(14) joins Leicestershire Under 18 squad

Posted on March 7 2012 by Carole

Ana joined the 18U Leicestershire Winter County Cup Squad for their recent competition.

Leicestershire performed very well, beating Oxford (8-1) and then Cornwall (6-3). The last day’s match was against Devon where they lost to to a very strong team (5-2). Leicestershire finished in 2nd place.

Paula, Leicestershire’s Captain, allowed their young reserves to play one singles each and Ana played against Devon. Ana played at number 6 against a  higher rated player and lost the match 6-1, 6-4. Devon overall had the highest rated players, giving Ana a very tough initiation into the older age groups. Ana really enjoyed her experience though!

With the 14U County Cup coming up in May, Ana is ‘all set’!

 

Oakham’s Mini Red Tournament a Great Success

Posted on March 4 2012 by Carole

Sunday the 26th February saw Oakham Tennis club host a Mini Red Team Event. Six teams were involved ,Oakham, Stamford, Bourne, Oundle, Thrapston A and Thrapston B. Each team had 4 players in a team and players were seeded 1 to 4 with all the 1st seeds playing each other and so on. The team with the most wins at the end of the day would determine the winner of the Event.

Most of the teams had some combination of experienced and new new match players. It was a great way to get the young players used to playing competitively but in a friendly atmosphere.

The Teams were:

Thrapston A – Zoe Chisnall, Josie Phillips, Hugh Roberts and Joseph White.

Stamford – Lucy James, Harry Atkin, William Stanier, and Will Barker

Oakham – Joshua Sennet, Max Dean, Jenna Davies and Daniel Bradford

Bourne – Daniel Nieuwenhuizen, Sullivan Cooke and Harry Leverton

Oundle - Cameron Hodnett, Samuel Webster, Jakob Bonnett and Dylan Hooper

Thrapston B – Kieran Queenan, William Pratt, Harvey Borrett and Thomas Cowell.

The closest group were the 3rd seeds with Thrapston A, Stamford and Oundle all winning 4 matches to tie the group.

All the players seemed to have a great time, the end result was very close, coming down to just one match. Bourne managed two wins which was a good effort when taking into consideration that they had only novice players and were also a team of only 3 due to injury.  Joint 4th  position went to Oundle Tennis Club and the hosts, Oakham, with eight wins each. Third place was claimed by Thrapston +District B team with nine wins. September’s winners Stamford achieved an excellent tally of 13 wins but could only finish in Runners Up position, pipped at the post by winners,  Thrapston + District A team, with an impressive 14 wins.

Tournament organiser Pete Harding said the whole event was played in a friendly manner which all the children enjoyed. Every player gave 100 percent effort and nothing more could have been asked from them.

Final Positions:

1st: Thrapston &District A – 14 Wins, 2nd: Stamford – 13 Wins, 3rd: Thrapston &District B – 9 Wins,

4th=: Oakham and Oundle – both with 8 Wins, 6th: Bourne – 2 Wins

Stamford’s successful boys with Performance Coach Ralph Clarke

Posted on November 26 2011 by Carole

Stamford’s boys have enjoyed a great run of form over the past few months. They are shown with the club’s Performance Coach Ralph Clarke at the club in early November. The older boys enjoy the excellent Performance group held at Wednesdays every Wednesday evening under the watchful eye of Ralph and coach Gennaro Viglione.

From left to right: Charlie James, Felix Beech, Will Bourne and Ralph Clarke. In front: Mini Red William Barker

Stamford’s Will Bourne & Felix Beech successful on Lincs County Tour Leaderboard

Posted on November 26 2011 by Carole

Stamford boys Will Bourne (on the left) and Felix Beech are shown with their Babolat towels and medals presented to them following their success in the Lincolnshire County Tour Summer Leaderboard.

Will finished runner-up in the 16 and Under event while Felix followed up his success in the Winter Tour Leaderboard 14 and Under by winning the title again over the summer.

The tour leaderboard is run throughout the season and records all the results of qualifying tournaments that the boys have played in.

Coached by R2R coach Ralph Clarke at Stamford Tennis Club, the boys have put in the hard work over the year and are now reaping the rewards.