Winter Tournament

A great day at the Winter Tournament in the club yesterday. Thanks to everyone who took part & a special thanks to Paul for organising things! Congratulations to the winners, Rhys, Clara, Thomas & Gwyneth and to the runners up, Andy, Rhidian, Jules, Jim & Jane. Well done everyone! 25th February 2024

David 'Doc' Foster

We received the sad news that David, known throughout the South Wales tennis family as Doc, had sadly passed away over the Christmas period. David was tennis mad and a member of a number of local clubs including Cowbridge, Bridgend and particularly his home venue, Penarth Lawn Tennis Club. Our thoughts & commiserations go to David's family at this sad time. The funeral will take place at Bridgend Crematorium at 10am on January 18th 2024. 23rd December 2023

Xmas (Davis Cup) Tournament

A group of 28 players took the festive fun to another level in the Xmas (Davis Cup) tournament organised by Adriano & Sara. A huge thank you to them for this! The Xmas costumes were of a superb standard, the weather was kind and everyone enjoyed themselves. The winners were Sian & Iain Roberts & the runners up were Andrew Lord & Catherine Bray! Congratulations to them & to everyone who participated. 17th December 2023

Prime Tennis Group Xmas Party 

The Prime Tennis group has gone from strength to strength this year as was shown from the fantastic turnout for its Xmas tennis & social event. The Prime Tennis group meets on a Tuesday & Friday from 10.00am - 12.00pm and is organised by Paul Williams (07929 580820). Paul has done a fantastic job welcoming allcomers, young & old to this group. Please get in touch with Paul if you're interested! Everyone welcome!

The festive fun began with friendly tennis in the morning, continued with a buffet and drinks into the afternoon and evening! A huge thank you to Paul, Jules & Clara for putting on the event! Roll on next year! 15th December 2023

​​​​Gardening Group

Thanks to the following people who helped with filling the new flowerbed with soil - little Micah, Claire, Christina, big Micah, Sara, Adriano, Stuart, Val, & Rosemary. Much appreciated! 25th November 2023

Ending a Court Booking Early.

You may find that you want to end your court booking earlier than expected to switch the floodlights off or to free up court time for others to use. Please follow this guide to show you how to do this by clicking here. 16th November 2023

Halloween Party

Thank you to everyone who attended our Halloween parties and to the organisers and helpers who put on such a spooktacular event. 28th October 2023

Club Championship - Women's Final

Congratulations to Sian Roberts & Sara Powell for winning the 2023 Women's Doubles final & Dianna Matthews & Val Owen who were runners up. The final was an evenly fought three setter with Sian & Sara fighting back from being a set down. Well done to everyone who took part & thanks to Micah Flores for organising. 8th Octobrt 2023

Friendly Match v Porthcawl Round 2

Another enjoyable event between women from Porthcawl & Cowbridge, this time on the red clay! Thanks to Christine for taking charge while Jane is in Australia. Well done everyone! 8th October 2023

Coaching

Group & individual coaching (eg Red, Orange & Green junior coaching on a Monday, Women’s & Men’s matchplay, Sunday coaching etc.) are designed to enable people to enter the Cowbridge Player Pathway, designed by Ian Duggan together with the other coaches, at an appropriate place.

Player Pathway:

Activity                                    When

Junior Club                                       Saturday 5.00 - 6.00

11+ & Adult                                       Saturday 5.00 - 6.00

Social Tennis (for beginners)           Saturday 1.00 - 2.00 (Please contact Kate Reid)

Social Tennis                                   Saturday 2.00 - 4.00

Prime Tennis (Vets mostly)              Tuesday & Friday 10.00 - 12.00 (Please contact Paul Williams)

Friendly Team Matches                     TBA

Women’s Team Practice                  Tuesday from 5.30

Men’s Team Practice                        Thursday from 5.30

Cowbridge Team Tennis                    Summer & Winter Leagues 

County Matches

National Team Representation

19th September 2023

Club Championships

The Club Doubles Championship is currently underway & thanks go to Micah Flores for organising this mens’ & womens’ event at short notice. Finals day is scheduled for October 7th & we hope to get many more people to take part next year. 19th September 2023

US Open Sweepstake

Congratulations to the winners of the US Open Sweepstake! Winners were : 

Alex Willison (£20) - Coco Gauff ; Louise Hopkins Jones (£10) - Aryna Sabalenka;

Christine Lamb (£5) - K Muchova; Simon Lloyd (£5) - Maddison Keys; Jenny Lord (£20) - Novak Djokovic; Gabe Phillips (£10) - D Medvedev'; Ann Ager (£5) - Ben Shelton; Val Owen (£5) - Carlos Alcaraz 10th September 2022

Summer Tournament

On Saturday, September 2nd our Summer tournament took place & many thanks to Paul Williams & the club captains for organising this. The winners in the first session were Steve Alger, Rhidian Phillips & Julia Geysen Holley while in the second session they were Elliott Duggan, Paul Williams, Ann Ager, Kate Reid & Christine Lamb. Congratulations to everyone who took part.

Paul introduced a handicap system for this event & following the tournament sent out a questionnaire to those who took part. The results from the survey & recommendations can be found here. 2nd September 2023

Artificial Clay Courts Now Open!

Good News! The maintenance equipment, (drag mats, line brushes & shoe cleaners), have arrived & the clay courts will be available from 7.00pm on Wednesday, August 16th.

Please read the maintenance guidelines & watch the video on brushing the courts after playing before using the courts, by following this link.

In the clubhouse, there is a list to be signed & dated to show that you've read & agreed to brushing the courts after use as a minimum requirement.

Access to court 4 will continue to be via the side gate facing the A48, rather than crossing the artificial clay courts, for the time being. 16th August 2023

 

Doubles Clinic with Steve Alger & BBQ

There was an excellent turnout on Sunday for our first Doubles Clinic. Thanks go to Steve, together with the other coaches & volunteers. Steve, an ex O60's World Doubles champion provided 24 participants with his knowledge on tennis technique & tactics with an action packed two hours. This was followed by a BBQ which was attended by family & friends. An enjoyable afternoon & evening. July 23rd

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Public Access Defibrillator - We have received our defibrillator, placed it in the cabinet and registered it on the British Heart Foundation's web site, 'The Circuit', which manages public access defibrillators in Wales. The access code for the cabinet is C1932. We are now looking for defibrillator guardians who will be responsible for the maintenance of the machine and cabinet. If anyone is interested in this role please contact Richard Owen/07974770689 or Liz Lewis/07905168102. 

If someone is unresponsive, the most important thing is to perform CPR . You can find British Heart Foundation CPR training videos here.

If you're on your own, don't interrupt the CPR to go and get the defibrillator. If it's possible, send someone else to get it. The code for the cabinet is C1932.

You do not need training to use a defibrillator. Although they can vary, they all function in broadly the same way.

The device gives clear, spoken instructions and will not deliver a shock unless it is needed.

If you would like to have a look at how to use a device, there is a video available on the BHF website. April 20th

Ball Machines:  There are two ball machines in the clubhouse for adult members to use. One is the red lobster machine and the newer one is the blue Slinger Bag.  First thing to do is request an induction session from Allan  or Richard by emailing cowbridgetennis@gmail.com
Then, to sign up to use the ball machine, all you need to do is:

• pay the £5 fee for using the machine for 1 hour by credit card. This payment is to supply balls for the machines. 
• to book, you need to book your court session first as usual, then book one of the 'Ball Machines' for up to one hour at the same time as your court booking.  All this information and more can be found on the Ball Machine page here >>.   Jan 31st