The Wantage Tennis Club Committee for 2008-9, as elected at the AGM is:
Dave Saunders (Chairman)
Richard Saunders (Vice Chairman)
Peter Hart (Treasurer)
Chris Gray (Hon Sec)
Sue Cronin
Jacky Dunn
Anne Jones
Gill Richards
Paul Richards
Timmy Ramirez
Judi Wilde
If you have any questions arising from the AGM, or have any ideas that you would like the new committee to consider, then please talk to a committee member.
A reminder that the AGM will take place at the King Alfred’s School Centre Site Training and Conference centre this Wednesday, start time 7:30pm. How to get there: if you are approaching from the Newbury Street/Royal Oak end of Portway, there is a turning into the KA car park on the right, just before the Pelican Crossing traffic lights at the school. It is not too obvious if you do not know that it is there. Drive into the main parking area and you will be directed to the meeting room.
It is important that as many members attend as possible because there are some rule changes proposed (as I hope that you know). We shall also be holding an election for the 2008-2009 committee, for the first time in my memory at least. The plan is to serve the refreshments whist the votes are being counted.
Wantage Tennis club entered 4 teams into this summer’s NJCL, the results are as follows.
Girls U14: Played 3 Won 1 Lost 2 with 2 walkovers. They finished 3rd in the League. 4 girls played in total.
Boys U14: Played 4 Won 1 lost 3, Finished 2nd. 5 boys played.
Boys U16: Played 4 Won 1 Lost 3 with 1 walkover. Finished 5th. 3 boys played.
Boys U18: Played 2 Won 1 Lost 1, Finished 2nd. 2 boys played.
Overall this year’s competition was well run as I had the very welcome support of various parents who ran the teams and organised the fixtures. The results were not as I had hoped but it seemed that the opposition had played some higher rated children than we were able to.
The children enjoyed the experience of competition and are looking forward to 2009, where, I hope to enter more teams especially in the girl’s leagues.
We are affiliated to the Oxfordshire LTA and have each week 2 club nights in summer and 2 club mornings throughout the year. We play in various leagues in Oxfordshire and have 4 mens, 3 ladies and 3 mixed teams plus the Newbury League and Friendlies in summer and 4 mens and 3 ladies plus 4 Floodlit leagues (on other courts) and the Oxon Ladies Mid-Week League in winter. We also arrange a limited club night at the Abingdon Indoor Tennis Centre twice a month throughout the winter. We are keen to have new members so if you want to meet people and play some tennis come along to a club session to find out more.