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Singles matches played to date

General information and rules

Magic Challenges

23/24 and 24/25 singles events

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Doubles ladder

 

Current singles positions:

12/04/2026
			P	W	L	%w	last match
1		rob miles	14	14	0	100	12/04/2026
2		chris hindle	15	11	4	73	10/04/2026
3		luke butler	26	12	14	46	10/04/2026	c
4		nicola d'orazio	16	9	7	56	12/04/2026
5		simon dover	21	11	10	52	06/04/2026	c
6		adrian bonnett	18	10	8	56	01/04/2026
7		silvio sinibaldi	6	4	2	67	28/03/2026
8		mark stewart	17	8	9	47	28/03/2026
9		aaron kaye	2	1	1	50	09/11/2025
10		duncan huleatt-james	3	2	1	67	30/10/2025
11		peter spencer	23	14	9	61	05/04/2026
12		bruce mcarthur	11	5	6	45	05/04/2026
13		john bright	11	5	6	45	08/04/2026
14		gerry lynch	1	1	0	100	05/11/2025
15		jacob haddad	3	2	1	67	23/10/2025
16		tom gunning	5	4	1	80	11/03/2026
17		oscar underwood	7	4	3	57	08/04/2026
18		kelly mitchell	6	1	5	17	01/04/2026
19		james sapwell	15	6	9	40	06/11/2025
20		teresa ravenscroft	12	6	6	50	06/04/2026
21		ben mcarthur	9	3	6	33	03/04/2026
22		cameron mcarthur	6	1	5	17	06/04/2026
23		matthew stewart	2	1	1	50	21/03/2026
24		krassimira jeliazkova-jones	10	0	10	0	02/03/2026
25		dan terrett	0	0	0
26		dimitri deschaume	0	0	0
27		alan watt (provisional)	0	0	0
		"c" indicates live challenge in progress

 

 

Special rules for the 25/26 event:

For those that wanted to challenge for the 2025/26 April End of Season Ladder Finals, special rules came into force for the last two weeks of the current competition.  From close of play on 15th March, the four players on the top 4 rungs of the singles ladder were not able to challenge each other, but were obliged to accept one last challenge from eligible players (those within 4 places) outside of the top four. Challenging up to four places above rule still applied.  If the challenger won, they took the place in the top 4 - however the loser could then challenge them back within 7 days to try and regain their place.

On 6th April 2026, the top 4 players were decided.  Then, Number 1 (Rob) beat Number 4 (Nicola), and Number 2 (Chris) beat Number 3 (Luke) in the semi-finals in April.  The grand final is scheduled for 1pm on 26th April, after the first American tournament. (On this occasion, it was determined that the SFs and Final will be best of 3 sets). 

Results will be reflected via the ladder positions in the usual way.  The winner of the final will be the ladder champion for 2025/26.

The ladder will continue to roll on throughout the year, with the aim being for a champion to be crowned on the 1st May every subsequent year.

 

 

Singles matches played

in matches underlined, the winner moved up the ladder.

			"magic rise"
12/04/2026	SF	Rob beat Nicola
10/04/2026	SF	Chris beat Luke
08/04/2026		John beat Oscar
06/04/2026		Teresa beat Cameron
06/04/2026		Nicola beat Simon
05/04/2026		Peter beat Bruce
03/04/2026		Oscar beat Ben
01/04/2026		Oscar beat Kelly
01/04/2026		Rob beat Adrian
28/03/2026		Luke beat Silvio
28/03/2026		Chris beat Mark
28/03/2026		Ben beat Cameron
22/03/2026		Luke beat Nicola
22/03/2026		Silvio w/o Mark
21/03/2026		Cameron beat Matthew
15/03/2026		Nicola beat Simon
11/03/2026		Tom beat Oscar
10/03/2026		Chris beat Adrian
09/03/2026		Simon beat Luke
04/03/2026		Oscar beat Ben
02/03/2026		Oscar beat Krassimira
21/02/2026		Bruce beat Oscar
12/02/2026		Luke beat Simon
29/01/2026		Rob beat Luke
25/01/2026		Nicola beat Bruce
25/01/2026		Luke beat Mark
25/01/2026		Chris beat Simon
19/01/2026		Jessica beat Ben
07/01/2026		Adrian beat Simon
30/11/2025		Simon beat Mark
09/11/2025		Aaron beat Adrian	+21
08/11/2025		Teresa beat Ben
07/11/2025		Bruce w/o Peter
06/11/2025		James beat Teresa
05/11/2025		Gerry beat Jessica	+15
03/11/2025		Tom beat Cameron
02/11/2025		Mark S beat Kelly
01/11/2025		Ben w/o Helen
30/10/2025		Rob beat Duncan
23/10/2025		Jacob beat Tom
22/10/2025		Jessica beat Ben
15/10/2025		Tom beat Bruce
15/10/2025		Ben beat Lisa
14/10/2025		Luke beat Mark S
09/10/2025		Matthew beat Lisa
06/10/2025		Luke beat Peter
05/10/2025		Bruce beat Kelly
04/10/2025		Mark F beat Ben
29/09/2025		Mark S w/o Nicola
29/09/2025		Simon beat Peter S
24/09/2025		Teresa beat Bruce
24/09/2025		Simon beat Silvio
30/08/2025		Duncan beat Peter S
16/08/2025		Peter S beat Kelly
13/08/2025		Chris beat Nicola
08/08/2025		Peter S beat Luke
07/08/2025		Rob beat Mark
06/08/2025		Jacob beat Aaron
13/07/2025		Nicola beat Mark
13/07/2025		Peter S beat Kelly
11/07/2025		Rob beat Luke
09/07/2025		Duncan beat Simon
08/07/2025		James beat Mark F
01/07/2025		Rob beat Jacob
25/06/2025		Mark S beat Luke
21/06/2025		Peter beat James
20/06/2025		Silvio beat Simon
19/06/2025		John beat Bruce
17/06/2025		Kelly beat James
13/06/2025		Mark F beat Cameron
11/06/2025		Adrian beat Simon
02/05/2025	F	Rob beat Chris
22/04/2025	SF	Rob beat Simon
13/04/2025	SF	Chris beat Luke
07/04/2025		Luke beat John
07/04/2025		Mark w/o Nicola
23/03/2025		Tom beat Krassimira
22/03/2025		Rob beat Adrian
16/03/2025		Simon beat Mark
01/03/2025		Adrian beat Jess
01/03/2025		Rob beat Simon
24/02/2025		Mark beat Peter S
17/02/2025		Silvio beat Andrew
17/02/2025		Bob beat Peter F
15/02/2025		Simon beat Nicola
09/02/2025		Bruce beat Cameron
08/02/2025		Silvio bt Krassimira
25/01/2025		Simon beat Peter S
19/01/2025		Chris beat Simon
14/01/2025		Bob beat Andrew
21/12/2024		Simon beat Peter S
15/12/2024		Simon beat Helen
09/12/2024		Simon w/o Bobby
26/11/2024		James beat PeterF
24/11/2024		Simon beat Krassimira
18/11/2024		Luke beat Adrian
17/11/2024		Nicola beat Mark
11/11/2024		Andrew w/o Krassimira
28/10/2024		Mark w/o Helen
12/10/2024		James beat Bruce
29/09/2024		Bruce beat Cecily
21/08/2024		Mark beat Bobby
23/07/2024		Mark beat Andrew
21/07/2024		Nicola beat Peter S
12/06/2024		Adrian beat Luke
05/06/2004		Neil beat Bobby
26/04/2024	F	Rob beat Chris
02/04/2024	SF	Chris beat Adrian
01/04/2024	SF	Rob beat David
24/03/2024		Adrian beat Luke
22/03/2024		Chris beat Peter S
17/03/2024		Nicola beat John
13/03/2024		Peter F beat Andrew
08/03/2024		Teresa beat Peter F
06/03/2024		Peter S beat Luke
03/03/2024		Neil bt James
23/02/2024		Andrew beat Cecily
20/02/2024		Bobby beat Jess
17/02/2024		Nicola beat Neil
16/02/2024		Ceily beat Krassimira
13/02/2024		Peter S beat Luke
09/02/2024		Andrew beat Krassimira
07/02/2024		Peter S beat Bobby
02/02/2024		Peter F w/o Ben
26/01/2024		David beat Adrian
26/01/2024		Neil beat James
09/01/2024		Neil beat Teresa
24/12/2023		Andy beat Krassimira
15/12/2023		Teresa beat Andrew
08/12/2023		Andrew beat Krassimira
27/11/2023		Chris beat Nicola
23/11/2023		Adrian beat Luke
14/11/2023		Peter S beat John
11/11/2023		James beat Taylor
10/11/2023		Peter S beat Bobby
09/11/2023		Adrian beat David
01/11/2023		Luke beat Adrian
31/10/2023		Rob beat John
30/10/2023		Steve beat James
28/10/2023		Steve beat Teresa
27/10/2023		David beat John	Luke beat Bobby
25/10/2023		Adrian beat Chris
23/10/2023		Neil beat Krassimira
22/10/2023		Nicola beat James	David beat Luke
16/10/2023		Jess beat Taylor
08/10/2023		Chris beat James
07/10/2023		Peter S beat Helen
06/10/2023		John beat Bobby
04/10/2023		John beat Luke
02/10/2023		Peter S beat Teresa
29/09/2023		Rob beat Chris
28/09/2023		Adrian beat David
27/09/2023		Luke beat Teresa
24/09/2023		Chris beat Luke	Adrian beat John
23/09/2023		Luke beat Taylor	James beat Teresa
22/09/2023		Teresa beat Helen
21/09/2023		David beat James
19/09/2023		Peter S beat Jess	Bobby beat Helen
17/09/2023		David beat Bobby	John beat James

 

 

 

We revived the club's singles ladder in autumn 2023.

The initial group of members were placed on the "Ladder", in a random order drawn by Fatima Whitbread and David on Sunday 17th. September.

General rules for challenges & playing matches

Any current ladder player may challenge any other player who is up to 4 places above them, as at date of challenge. 

The challenge must be accepted and the match played within 2 weeks, or the challenger will be deemed the winner and the challenge expunged.  Should a player withdraw from an agreed challenge, the challenger shall be given a walkover, along with any associated changes to the ladder positions.

The winner of each match will take the place of the loser, if the loser was higher on the ladder, with the loser moving down one rung.  If not, the players remain in their same positions.   (Rule updated October 2025).

At any time, players can have only one live challenge match in progress.

No-one can challenge the same player more than twice within any 4 week period. 

Matches will be one long set only, first to 8 games by 2 clear games, with a tie-break at 8-8 if required.  (So someone could win 9-7 without going to a tie-break).

New entrants that want to join for the first time will be given one initial "magic challenge" to enable them to challenge in at a suitable level (advice on this can be given).  If they win they take the place of the loser (as above); if they lose, they join the ladder at the bottom.  A new joiner won't appear on the ladder until they play their first match.  (Rule updated October 2025).

All members must be prepared to play regularly and ideally at least once every 2 weeks, or lose their position.

The ladder board is displayed in the hut, and it is the responsibility of the challenge winner to update any positional changes as soon as the match is completed. It would help if the winner could also take a photo of the board after the update and share via the WhatsApp group (or email). In that way we should have good "point in time backups" should we need them. 

At this point in time, there is no requirement to record the match scores, although it would be good to share details of proposed challenges and results with other members (via email or ladder WhatsApp groups). 

Except where stated above, usual rules of tennis apply.

Any queries or disputes over the rules should be directed to the ladder organiser (David B) or his assistant (John Bright), whose decisions will be final.

 

Magic Challenges

From time to time we have a Magic Challenge Month, most recently October 2025 and previously June 2025.

At these times, every player in the ladder has UNLIMITED magic challenges for the month, where they can challenge anyone on the ladder, with no restriction on the number of places above.

However, only one active challenge is allowed at a time, and you can only challenge the same person once under a magic challenge.
Should the challenge be successful, then the winner takes the loser’s position in the ladder with the loser dropping directly below them - not swapping places. (Please ensure you update the ladder in the clubhouse when doing this). 7 days must pass before challenging back after a loss, in order to allow another challenger to try their luck.
All magic challenges MUST be recorded before played and the result recorded on the ladder WhatsApp group to be considered valid.
Please try and play challenges as quickly as possible - aim to complete within 10 days max.  If you can’t complete and have to concede, it’s only 1 place after all.

 

Summary of 23/24 and 24/25 events:

On April 7th. 2024, the top 4 players were decided.  Number 1 (David)  played Number 4 (Rob), and Number 2 (Chris) played Number 3 (Adrian) in the two-semi-finals in early April.  The two semi-final winners (Rob & Chris) met in a grand final on 26th April.  Rob was the ladder champion for 2024.

Special rules came into force for the conclusion of the 24/25 competition.

From close of play on 16th March 2025, the four players on the top 4 places of the ladder were not able to challenge each other, but were obliged to accept one last challenge from eligible players (those within 4 places) who are outside of the top four. The challenging "up to four places above" rule still applied.  If the challenger won, they would take the place in the top 4 - however in this situation the loser could challenge them back within 7 days to try and regain their place. 

On 7th April, the top 4 players were decided. 

Number 2 (Chris) prevailed 9-7 against Number 3 (Luke) in a very close match in the first semi-final.  On 22nd April Number 1 (Rob) beat Number 4 (Simon).  The two semi-final winners played in a grand final on 2nd May.  A very high-quality match, watched by a big crowd - Chris went a break up to get a 5-3 lead, but Rob recovered to win the last 5 games and prevail 8-5.  Photos below.  A new ladder year now commences, to find the champion for 2025-26.  Rob is the ladder champion for 2024/25.  

As before, the ladder competition will continue to roll on throughout the year in parallel with the club's summer tournaments, with the aim being for a champion to be crowned on the 1st May every subsequent year.  Should there be deemed to be any conflicts with the summer tournament games then ladder matches should be deferred as necessary. 

Good luck!

  

 

Doubles Ladder - commenced January 2026

 

The new doubles ladder started on 1st January 2026.  A random draw determined the starting positions.

 

08/04/2026
			P	W	L
1	ADRIAN & JESSICA BONNETT		4	4
2	NICOLA D'ORAZIO & SILVIO SINIBALDI		3	3
3	TOM NORTH & JAMES HOLDSWORTH		4	3	1
4	MATTHEW & MARK STEWART		4	1	3		c
5	TERESA RAVENSCROFT & DAVID BUTT		3	3
6	MEAGHAN HAYDEN & ANISHA GANGAR		4	2	2		c
7	ERIKO URWIN & PETER SPENCER		2	2			c
8	SARAH THORPE & GURMAIL GANGAR		3		3		c
9	CLIFFORD GBECKOR-KOVE & BIANCA KNIGHTS		1		1		c
10	KELLY MITCHELL & DUNCAN HULEATT-JAMES		2	1	1
11	CAMERON & BEN McARTHUR*						c
12	NICKY HARPER & NICOLE DESBETES		2		2		c
13	PETER FISHWICK & BOB CHAPMAN		2	1	1
14	SUZANNE & RICHARD EMOND
15	CHRIS & ISLA HINDLE
16	SARAH & BRUCE McARTHUR*
17	KATHRYN FIELD & PHIL LLOYD		4	1	3
18	ANDY LUXFORD & GRAINNE STEPHENSON		1		1
19	JULIE McGUINNESS & MANDY BUTT
20	LUKE BUTLER & ROB MILES
21	AARON KAYE & SIMON DOVER
22	KRASSIMIRA JELIAZKOVA-JONES & SHERI WATT		1		1
23	CLARE & KEVIN WHEELER
24	CHARLOTTE & ANDREW JEFFERIES
25	NEIL BROMILEY & JOHN BRIGHT (pending)						c
	previous partnerships
	SARAH & CAMERON McARTHUR		3	1	2
	BRUCE & BEN McARTHUR		5	2	3
			c indicates live challenge
	*denotes new partnerships 7-4-26
matches played
02/01/2026	AB JB beat BMcA BMcA	+2
07/01/2026	KF PL beat GS AL	+2
10/01/2026	TR DB beat PF BC	+5
11/01/2026	MS MS beat ST GG	+3
08/02/2026	ND SS beat MH AG	+4
27/02/2026	TR DB beat KF PL	-
01/03/2026	ND SS beat BMcA BMcA	+7
walkover	KM DHJ beat NH ND	+19
walkover	BMcA BMcA beat NH ND	+8
08/03/2026	TN JH beat MH AG	-
08/03/2026	AB JB beat MS MS	+13
walkover	EU PS beat KJJ SW	+1
13/03/2026	AB JB beat TN JH	-
14/03/2026	SMc CMc beat ST GG	+2
18/03/2026	TR DB beat SMc CMc	+6
walkover	EU PS beat ST GG	+14
22/03/2026	MH AG beat CGK BK	+15
28/03/2026	PF BC beat KF PL
29/03/2026	TN JH beat BMcA BMcA	+12
29/03/2026	ND SS beat MS MS	+16
04/04/2026	TN JH beat MS MS	+8
06/04/2026	AB JB beat KM DHJ
06/04/2026	BMcA BMcA beat KF PL
walkover	MH AG beat SMc CMc	+3

 

 

Most of the rules will be very similar to the singles rules, but there are some necessary modifications for the doubles format.

1. Partners are self-chosen and can be single sex or mixed (all play in same ladder)
2. If you do not have a partner and wish to participate, please message the club and you will be put in a hat and paired.
3. All entrants to be submitted to club email by 15th December 2025.
4. Ladder position will be deemed by hat draw and communicated prior to Christmas (A Magic Challenge will be held early in 2026)
5. Challenges can be arranged to be played from 1st January 2026
6. Matches are the best of 3 sets (Championship tie break to 10 if a third set is played)
7. Any current ladder pair may challenge another pair up to 4 places above them, as at date of challenge.
8. The challenge must be accepted, and the match played within 2 weeks, or the challenger will be deemed the winner and the challenge expunged. Should a pair withdraw from an agreed challenge, the challengers shall be given a walkover, along with associated changes to the ladder positions.
9. The winners of each match will take the place of the loser, if the loser was higher on the ladder, with the loser moving down one rung. If not, then the pairs remain in the same position.
10. At any time, players can only have one live doubles challenge match in progress.
11. No-one can challenge the same player more than twice within a 4-week period.
12. A partner change at any point gets a 4-place ladder relegation.
13. New entrants who join for the first-time part way through the year will be given one initial ‘magic challenge’ to enable them to challenge at a suitable level. If they win, they take the place of the loser (as above); if they lose, they join the ladder at the bottom. A new pair will only appear on the ladder once they have played their first match.
14. All members must be prepared to play regularly.
15. All challenges and results must be communicated to the organiser (Bruce) via WhatsApp or email.
16. Semi Finals and the Final will be played during November and December so a winning pair can be crowned Doubles Ladder Champions annually.
17. Doubles ladder will be displayed in the clubhouse, on the website and via a new Doubles Ladder WhatsApp group.

 

Magic Challenges

These will be at the organiser’s discretion during the calendar year.

At these times, every pair has UNLIMITED magic challenges for the month, where they can challenge any other pairs on the ladder with no restriction on the number of places above. Please refer to the Magic Challenge rules for the Singles Ladder on the website.