ACLTC Club Tournament 2019

This year’s event will run from Wednesday 4th until Sunday 15th September.

Players can state dates when they are unavailable but must be available to play
in the finals on Sunday 15th September. All finals will be played on the final Sunday.

This year, the senior events will take a different format from previous years.
The men’s and ladies’ singles, doubles and mixed doubles will have round robin
groups in the first half of the tournament for players of similar abilities. 1st and
2nd team players will not be included in these groups and will go straight
through to the second round. The winners of each round robin will then join
them. This will allow club members of all abilities to enter without worrying about the team players.

You can find more details on the schedule and entry forms here

Entries close on 19th August

Thursday Club Mornings

CLUB MORNING on Thursdays at 9:30 – A REMINDER

Now that summer holidays have arrived (for many, if not all!), remember that CLUB MORNING is held for all members and their guests lucky enough to be free to play on Thursday mornings.

Open to all senior members and juniors of appropriate standard (the majority, from what I have observed – if in doubt ask Alex or any senior member for an appraisal), Thursday morning is the only weekly daytime session at which you may “turn up and play” without any prior arrangement to play social doubles.

If you have not tried it yet, do give it a go – there is no commitment involved.

Recently joined members will be particularly welcome. This is a good opportunity to meet other members in an informal tennis setting.

ADVANCE NOTICE about the FUTURE USE of the CAR PARK

All those who use the Club’s CAR PARK, please note that the parking formation on the Car Park will be changed with effect from a date to be announced. Please read future Newsletters.

Details of the change of formation can be found here. The committee will be in touch once the date for the change is confirmed.

Working Party - Help Request

Help needed for working parties on Friday 2nd August and Saturday 3rd August 9am til 12 noon. If anyone can spare any time to help out with some DIY, painting , sorting , or cleaning tasks at the club please contact Claire on 07970221895 - all help will be much appreciated and rewarded by coffee and cakes!!!!

Lost Property

All lost property will be displayed at the club during the working parties on Fri 2nd and Sat 3rd August between 9 and 12 noon - so please reclaim any lost items during those 2 days. Any items not claimed will be given to local charity shops on Tuesday 6th August!

Open Day June 2019

We had wonderful weather and a fabulous turn out for our Open and Charity day. A temendous number of members helped through the day to make the event a memorable one. From plant stall through to Pimms and Strawberries, Henna decoration, raffles and of course a great BBQ and music throughout the day.

Not forgetting the chance for many to experience tennis for the first time via our great coaching team we also had a Wheelchair tennis demonstration and the inaugural Ikin trophy.

We also encouraged nearly 40 new members throughout the event and following week.

We raised over £1000 which will be split between LOROS and the Ashby Trust fund.

A huge thank you to all those members who volunteered their time and attended during the day.

Talia Neilson-Gatenby gains a place on the ITF circuit

Talia was awarded a wild card into the ITF tournament in Edinburgh last week and she then went on to win it! She played 5 matches all of them against tough opponents. Talia won the semi final 6-3 6-0 against a spanish opponent who plays for Spain in their under 16 team , and then went on to win the final 6-2 6-1 against a German opponent. To win an ITF at 13 years old is a real achievement and Talia will now have an ITF junior world ranking . We wish her all the best for the exciting future ahead of her!

Junior team results:

Leicestershire county divisions

8&U mixed team Division 1 winners

9&U mixed team Division 1 runners up

10&U mixed team Division 1 winners

12&U boys B Division 1 winners

14&U boys A Division 1 winners

14&U boys B Division 1 runners up

14&U boys C Division 2 winners

14&U girls A Division 2A winners

14&U girls B Division 2B winners

16&U boys Division 1 winners

18&U boys Division 1 winners

A fantastic achievement that has taken great commitment from players, parents and coaches, well done to all involved!

Well done also to the 12&U boys A team who competed in the regional premier division and won the Midlands division, meaning that they will compete at the National Tennis Centre in London over the weekend of 20/21 July. Good luck to the squad of Ben, Harry, Dylan, Will, Harry and Sam.

Holiday camps

The summer holiday camps are up and running again with there being four weeks this year. The camps run Monday to Thursday, 9.30-2.30pm. The dates are WB 22nd July, 29th July and 5th August. For more information or to sign up, please contact Alex on 07931412238 or alexguzder@hotmail.co.uk

Men's Captain report –June

Summer arrives, the sun is out and Ashby Mens tennis teams turn up the heat on all our opposition

Mens 1 - Fabulous win at Carisbrooke against an unruly crowd together with wins at Lutterworth and against Stoney Stanton give three wins from 4 matches with one still to be finished due to weather.

Mens 2 - Fabulous win against a strong Med borne team show the progression of the team through the season Two wins and two losses puts us in a strong mid table position and shows the depth required to keep us in this league Great performances gents A special mention for Tristan who is top of the statistics for the division with 14 out of 15 victories

Mens 3 – A great month with 4 wins from four including a fabulous win at Leicestershire puts the team second in the league and again a great improvement in the season on season results A good standard of tennis being played and glad we have had Nick and Clive at their normal solid performances and welcomed some new faces this season

Mens 4 - The team of the moment Undefeated all season and without giving them the hand of fate a promotion and champions position looking very likely Great play from all but Ian Randon and Alec Butler are leading the players stats for the league in first and third positions Excellent gents looking forward to a clean sheet season??

Vets 1 - Tough month with two defeats but the sun is out so only good things to come

Vets 2 - After two tough games a fabulous win against Hinckley Hopefully a sign of things to come

Burton Mens A - A strong league and a couple of wins keeps the tem in mid table

Mens B - Fabulous unbeaten run and top of the table position Will Steve Mike Grey Ian Alec and Alistair all performing to keep the team at the top of the table

Mixed 1 - 2 x wins 2 x loss put in mid table

Mixed 2 - One of each a win a draw and a loss again keeps us nicely placed mid table

Mixed 3 - One of everything a win a draw and a loss with one match to be completed

Ashby Castle Lawn Tennis Club report on Ladies match report. Gill Mathias Ladies Captain

Ladies' Captain Report

LTA Team Tennis (formally Aegon)

Ashby v Church Broughton WON 5-1

Finished 3rd in league and will remain in Regional division next year.

Leicestershire Ladies 1: Division 1

Ashby v Charnwood LOST 0-9

Melton Mowbray - Postponed

Ashby v Victoria 1  WON 5-4

Roundhill v Ashby LOST 8-1

Ashby v Carisbrooke WON 5-4

Leicestershire v Ashby LOST 7-2

Leicestershire  Ladies 2 Division 3

Leicestershire C v Ashby LOST 6-3

Ashby v Victoria 2 - Postponed

Market Harborough v Ashby LOST 9-0

Ashby v Oakham WON 6-3

Loughborough 2 v Ashby WON 7-2

Burton A Division 1:

Etwall A v Ashby WON 4-0

Ashby v Barton A DRAW

Burton B Division 2:

Ashby v Melbourne A away - LOST 0-4

Ashby v Denstone – to be completed 1-2

Lichfield A v Ashby WON 3-1  

Spital A v Ashby DRAW 2-2

Ashby v Melbourne A LOST 1-3

Burton C Division 4

David Lloyd v Ashby DRAW

Denstone B v Ashby LOST

Ashby v David Lloyd  LOST

Ladies Vets 1: Division 1

Ashby v Oadby DRAW

Charnwood 1 v Ashby WON

Ashby v LFE 1 WON

Ladies Vets 2 Division 5

Lutterworth v Ashby DRAW

Charnwood 3 v Ashby LOST

Ashby v Westfields  LOST

Enderby v Ashby LOST

Tennis Ball Information - Team Captains

Match tennis balls are to be collected from Alex Guzder by Team Captains at the beginning of the season (Summer or Winter) for all home matches. If Alex runs out of supply he will reorder so that they can be collected at the earliest opportunity.

Please could I ask that all used match balls are returned in their boxes (preferably dry) by team captains, to underneath the bench in the men’s changing room? If not dry, please place out of boxes in the basket outside the ladies changing room. You can leave empty boxes here underneath the basket, where myself and John Milner will either recycle or replace when dry in their tubes ready for reuse.

Balls are reused firstly for club night and then for coaching, after which they are recycled to a recycling company (who pay us per ball), schools, or dog charities, whichever suits the standard of ball. Preferably we wish to reuse the balls for our own enjoyment at club night, as this makes most economic and environmental sense.

Ladies, we have permission to knock on the men’s changing room door to make sure the coast is clear, to perform this task!!

If this is a problem to anyone please let me know - Janet Braithwaite

Tennis Ball Information - Club Night

Club Nighters can help themselves to balls that have been placed ready in the green box in the foyer. There are usually 7 tubes, 1 per court. Please can you replace dry balls back in tubes in the green box after use. If they are wet or damp, please place out of box in the basket, outside ladies changing area, to dry. Empty boxes may be left underneath.

If you feel that the balls in the green box are not of a good standard, please check the storage area under the basket outside ladies changing area and choose a suitable set. The set which are found to be unsuitable may be placed in the dry area of the basket (out of box). Please place empty box underneath.