NETCALL THE NEWSLETTER OF APPLETON WITH EATON TENNIS CLUB April 2010

Club sessions continue: Ladies from 9.15 on Fridays and Mixed adults 10.00 to 12.00 noon on Saturdays and NOW, with the summer approaching, Wednesday evenings from 6.30. Note from w/c June 7th club nights will be on Mondays to allow for the coaching on Wednesdays.

Summer Ball last few tickets remaining...act now

Important – this communication goes out electronically and is on the village web site, the shop notice board and the tennis club notice board. If you are a member and have not received this please contact Alice Parker on parkers.appleton@btinternet.com  

Tournament draw and draw for Wimbledon tickets on Thursday 23 April at 9.00pm at the Plough...all welcome to come and find out who your partner will be this year.....and whether you will be off to SW19. (Note: Only those who have renewed membership are eligible).

Court Maintenance: Sun 16 May and Sun 19 September: Please do come along and help keep the courts in good condition.

Club sessions: Important

1 As a club we are very keen to encourage our teenage members to continue playing, despite the alternative attractions of schoolwork and exams ( and not just because we want them on the teams!).

For a few years we have blocked out Friday evenings after the junior coaching as a junior club night. But use of this slot has been variable to minimal and it’s frustrating to members of all ages not to be able to book courts at such a prime time.

It’s been suggested that some of our stronger teenage players would welcome being able to play adult members ( parents or other members) so we are going to experiment with keeping the Fridays nights as junior night but to include adults by invitation.

We hope this move will be welcomed and enable more of our talented juniors to enjoy tennis of an appropriate standard. We will run this for a trial period but If there is no appetite for the junior club night we will make the courts available for booking in the normal way.

2 The recent questionnaire circulated asked whether members would be interested in another club session on a weekday. If you are interested in a club session on a Thursday from 1.00 to 3.00 please contact Alice on parkers.appleton@btinternet .com and she will put members in contact with each other.

Not renewed yet? Please do so, to enjoy all the club has to offer, to be able to enter the tournaments, be eligible for the Wimbledon draw, enjoy coaching at members’ rates and be involved in the exciting future of the Club. Contact Libby Willett on 864691 to renew your membership.

The winter leagues have now finished: Mens A came 5 out 12 in Division 2, Mens B 6th out of 13 in Divsion 5 and Ladies (clearly benefitting from their coaching by Andy Aitken who is doing the adult coaching this year) triumphed, won all their games, finishing top of Division 6 and being promoted for the next season. Many thanks to the Captains, Duncan Todd, David Helson and Vicki Jack.

Coaching – the coaching for juniors on Fridays is now full but there are still some places for adults/older juniors on the Wednesday evenings from 9 June. Please contact Jane Bowen Morris on 862685

NB for the six weeks of the Wednesday night coaching, club night will be on Mondays – have Wednesdays always been impossible for you and Mondays better? Come along and join us.