You don't have to be Roger Federer at Studham. There is something for everyone!
Club Championships Draw 2024 (Finals day Sunday 8th September 2024)
First rounds, dates for play and rules of play
Matches are best of three sets, 7 point tie break to be played in each set at six games all.
All matches to be played at Studham Tennis Club, Finals Day is Saturday 8th September
Arrange your own matches, book your own courts and supply your own balls
Rounds to be played by the dates given – please note these vary according to the number of rounds to be played
Results to be sent to lucy.calver@hotmail.com providing information on the match played and the score.
Update as of 16 August
| Ladies Singles | Mens Singles | Ladies Chosen Doubles | Mens Chosen Doubles |
| To be played by 28th August | To be played by 28th Aug | To be played by 28th Aug | Complete |
| 1.Lucy Hamilton beat Louisa Whalley | 1.Ric Whalley beat Paul Bingley-Hall | 1.Linda Arbury and Sue Groom beat Sally Thorne and Sarah Thorne | 1.Jonathan Clinch and Dickie Webb WITHDRAWN Vs Sam Ayling and Gerald Elliott WITHDRAWN |
| 2.Lucy Calver vs Corinne Schurink | 2.Henry Callender beat Paul Hyman | 2.Corinne Schurink and Paula Clinch beat Audrey Morgan and Madeleine Hull | 2,John Callender and Henry Callender beat Paul Hocking and Richard Hull
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| Final – Lucy Hamilton vs winner of 2 | 3.Gerald Elliott vs Syed Rahman Gerald withdrawn
| 3.Jane Calder and Sarah Cornell beat Jenny Moore and Ginny Ellis
| Final – Walkover for John Callender and Henry Callender |
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| 4.John Callender beat Paul McDonald
| 4.Lucy Hamilton and Lucy Calver vs Bye |
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| Semi Finals Henry Callender beat Ric Whalley Winner of 3 plays winner of 4
| Semi Finals Linda Arbury and Sue Groom beat Corinne Schurink and Paula Clinch Winner of 3 plays pair no 4 |
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| Ladies Drawn Doubles | Mens Drawn Doubles | Mixed Chosen Doubles | Mixed Drawn Doubles |
| To be played by 28th Aug | To be played by 28th Aug | To be played by 28th Aug | To be played by 28th Aug |
| 1.Lucy Hamilton and Sally Thorne beat Sarah Thorne and Corinne Schurink
| 1.Paul Hocking and Syed Rahman Vs Paul McDonald and Paul Hyman WITHDRAWN | 1 Lucy Calver and Gerald Elliott Vs Bye WITHDRAWN | 1.Sue Groom and Syed Rahman beat Linda Arbury and Paul Bingley-Hall
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| 2.Lucy Calver and Linda Arbury beat Sue Groom and Sarah Cornell
| 2.John Callender and Paul Bingley-Hall Vs Bye | 2 Paul Hocking and Sue Groom Vs Bye
| 2,Sarah Thorne and Richard Hull beat Sally Thorne and Paul Hocking |
| Final Lucy Hamilton and Sally Thorne vs Lucy Calver and Linda Arbury | Final Paul Hocking and Syed Rahman vs John Callender and Paul Bingley-Hall | 3 Paul Hyman and Giovanna Mills Vs Bye WITHDRAWN | 3.Lucy Calver and John Callender beat Sarah Cornell and Ric Whalley |
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| 4 Jonathan Clinch and Audrey Morgan beat Debbie Karydis and Chris Stringer | 4.Jonathan Clinch and Madeleine Hull Vs Bye |
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| 5 Sarah Thorne and Chris Chown WITHDRAWN beat Sarah Cornell and Tony Noone | Semi Finals Winner of 1 plays winner of 2 Winner of 3 plays pair no 4
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| 6 Linda Arbury and John Callender Vs Bye |
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| 7 Paul McDonald and Lucy Hamilton Beat Louisa Whalley and Ric Whalley |
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| 8 Louisa Whalley and Ric Whalley Vs Sally Thorne and Joe Thorne WITHDRAWN |
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| Semi Finals Pair no 2 vs Pair no 4 Pair no 6 Pair no vs Pair 7 |
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Tony Webb Trophy. (Sunday 21st July 2024)
The Tony Webb Trophy is an annual American Doubles Tournament & BBQ held in July every year in memory of founding member & long serving committee member Tony Webb who sadly passed away in 2008.
The Ray Frith Winter League (9.30am-1pm Bi-weekly from October '24 to April '25)
This is our most popular regular competition and runs bi-weekly on a Sunday morning from October – March. The league was set up in memory of founding member, former Chairman and First President of the club, Ray Frith.
Players can join in at any time.
The President's Cup (Postponed until 2025!)
Presented by our President and launched in 2015, this trophy is played for annually in May of every year. There will be a BBQ post the competition.
South Bedfordshire League.
Studham Tennis Club currently enter teams in the Topspin Raquets South Bedfordshire Tennis League. The Summer season runs from April – September & the Winter Season runs from October – March. The club currently has both a Men’s and Mixed teams.
The Club Captains currently are:
- Men’s – John Callender
- Mixed - Lucy Calver
If you are interested in competing please contact John Callender on 07971 072461.
Please find below the links to the official South Bedfordshire Tennis League websites with results and live league tables.
- South Bedfordshire Tennis https://competitions.lta.org.uk/sport/tournament.aspx?id=86F03FBC-8CBC-4EC3-9D69-8C9028DF18E0
- Summer http://lta.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=82A3F827-415B-4CED-BED3-EFC66FBB2459
- Winter http://lta.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=D9E1015B-CF14-4E4D-8B3F-564988A0A16D
We finished 4th out of 8 in the recent Winter division 3 Mens league and 4th of 4 in the recent Winter Mixed League 23-24.