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Fixture in Chattanooga, USA
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28 November 2024
Our first venture to Tennessee, USA. We had some last-minute administrative and player issues to overcome but everyone pulled together to make the trip a great success - we even sneaked a 12-10 victory! Thank you to all players and match organisers and especially our USA hosts at two spectacular venues.
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New Members - November 2024
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21 November 2024
The Seniors' Lawn Tennis Club of Great Britain is delighted to announce the following new members - Neil Abercrombie (Dorset), Michelle Dutton (Hampshire), Clive Harrison (East Sussex), Judy King (Shropshire), Dr Susan Mitchell, MBE (S Wales) and Natasha Sherrard (Surrey). Welcome everyone and we hope you enjoy our historic Club.
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Ladies draw tight encounter at Winchester LTC
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17 November 2024
A new fixture for our ladies team ended in a very competitive 2-2 draw. Played indoors, we hope this will become a regular event in our match calendar.
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Win for our men vs UKAF Masters
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12 November 2024
Always a very competitive fixture and this year our men came away with a fine 5-4 victory, reversing last year's 3-6 loss. The UKAF 1st pair was too strong on the day winning all three rubbers but perhaps our strength in depth proved to be decisive. This is always an enjoyable autumn fixture with great tennis and matching hospitality.
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Creditable draw against 'youthful' West Hants
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31 October 2024
Our annual mixed match against West Hants had to be rearranged (usually played in September). Always a tough test as the oppositional is generally a little younger! However, a creditable draw was achieved 4 1/2 - 4 1/2 (6-6 in sets). As always, our hosts were very accommodating and it's always good to play on the excellent clay courts in Bournemouth.
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Tennis in Bermuda anyone?
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27 October 2024
We have been politely asked by an associated IC Member to promote the December 2024 USTA MT700 Bermuda Breeze Championships. So, why not consider some winter sun and competitive fun. Closing date for tournament registration is the 29th of November - more information can be found via the link on our Home Page or on the ITF Website Masters Schedule.
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Condolences - Charles Trippe, MBE
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22 October 2024
It is with great sadness that we learnt of the death of Charles Trippe, MBE, who passed away on 22 October at the age of 81. He had been a member of our Club since 1988.
Charles held several senior roles at the LTA, joining the Main Board in 1995 and serving as Chairman of the National Tennis Development Board from 1995-1997, Treasurer of the LTA from 1998-2000, Deputy President from 2000-2003 and President from 2003-2005. He represented the LTA on the Committee of Management for The Championships between 1998 and 2012. Charles was awarded an MBE in 2013 for services to tennis and was very well respected across the tennis fraternity. There are detailed obituaries posted on both the LTA and ITF websites.
Our condolences go out to his wife Helen, family and friends.
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Condolences - John Curry, CBE
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19 October 2024
It is with great sadness that we learnt of the death of John Curry, CBE, who passed away on 19 October at the age of 86. He had been an Honorary Member of our Club since 1990.
John served as Chairman of the All England Club between 1989 and 1999, leading it through a significant period of progress and success. He was made a CBE in the 1997 Queen's Birthday Honours List. There is a detailed obituary posted on the Wimbledon website.
Our condolences go out to his wife Anne, family and friends.
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Win for Winchester in mixed encounter
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6 October 2024
Winchester emerged from a hard-fought encounter to win this annual fixture 4 - 2, a reversal of last year's score. Always keenly fought, the final result is invariably in the balance until the last round of mixed matches are played.
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Dutch Fixture scheduled for Aldershot TC 7-8 November
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29 September 2024
We are playing our Dutch friends this year at the Aldershot Tennis Centre - there will be two days of tennis over the 7th & 8th Nov and a guided tour of the All England Club on Saturday 9th Nov, which is a free day for them. We also plan to hold a Gala Dinner on Friday 8th Nov in Guildford, location tbc pending confirmation of numbers attending. Ages of the Dutch team are between 50-60 yrs and there is still opportunity for our women players to make themselves available to play - contact our Match Manager Paul Scullard if you are interested. Also, if any committee members would like to attend the Dinner then please get in touch with Carolyn Neale who is kindly organising that event.
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New Honorary Member - Ian Hewitt, MBE
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26 September 2024
We are pleased to announce that Ian Hewitt MBE has become an Honorary Member of our Club.
Ian is a past Chairman of The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club and oversaw many successful tennis-related and charitable initiatives during his tenure. He was also our guest speaker at this year's Chair & Members' Annual Dinner.
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Desborough Cup Golf Day
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20 September 2024
The event took place this year at Studley Wood GC in Oxfordshire. Many of our members participated in what turned out to be a great occasion. We would encourage all of our members who play golf to diarise the event for next year, it's usually held around the end of September. More information can be found in our document repository or by accessing the Desborough Cup website and/or Instagram Account.
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