The Milkwood Cup Winter Series Tournament reaches it's conclusion this Sunday 8th March with  the final tournament in this season’s five-event series.

The competition which started last November has taken place across five sessions throughout the winter months. Using a doubles format but with players competing as individuals, the tournament is a great introduction to competitive tennis and allows for players to play with and against lots of different players of different standards. Consistency has been key, as scores from each session are accumulated with a players top three scores from the series used to determine the overall series.

In addition to the series prize, there is also a prize awarded at each session for the best male, femail and junior score of the day. Heading into the final event, Mark, Lynda and Rudy lead the way in the three categories - but there is still everything to play for with the last round usually deciding the overall winner. 

Good luck to all participants in the final round

About the Milkwood Cup

The club organises a number of summer and winter tournaments for adults of all standards and older and stronger juniors. These  include the Mike Hillman and Milkwood Cups.

These round-robin style tournaments are designed to give everyone a chance of winning.  The tournaments take place over 3-5  sessions, the Milkwood Cup in the winter and the Mike Hillman Cup in the spring/summer.  The format is for doubles pairs and scores are kept from each session with the top three scores for each participant deciding the overall winner at the end of the season. There is also a prize for the best score of the day. 

The format is great fun and rules are fully explained on each day of the competitions.  The overall winner is the player with the most points from 4 of the 5 dates. These are highly sociable  occasions (with tea and cake!) offering a great opportunity to meet other club members. 

There is no need to book for the Milkwood and Mike Hillman Cups (though it does reassure the organiser and help them plan) just turn up on the day .