Last Sunday sixteen players entered the annual Jim Kitson Trophy competition. Winners of the trophy were Marta Hensall and David Murfitt who defeated Daphne Lunnon and Zoe Westwood 6-1. Rick Lim and Sue Simpson were winners of the consolation round, defeating Gail Hogg and Jon Budd in a close final 4-3. Despite cloudy weather, everyone […]
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Jamie Hogg presented joint winners Jess Willdigg and Grace Crossley with the Loveday Trophy for the most improved player(s) of the year in 2024. The Committee could not choose between the two players and, therefore, decided to make a joint award for the first time in its history.
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Stansted Tennis Club’s annual knockout tournament Finals Day was blessed with perfect weather on Saturday, September 7th, encouraging a strong turnout of spectators for the tennis and the barbecue. In the Ladies’ Singles Plate, Louise Chalk demonstrated her skill and determination as she beat Cathy Brenner 6-4, 6-2. Despite some long rallies, Louise’s assertive net […]
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The year’s final Ladies One Day Fun Tournament was held on 16 August 2024.It was a lovely day of tennis, socialising and refreshments for 13 ladies (plus one lucky man!). Lisa King and Sandra Ayres won a hard-fought final against Daphne Lunnon and Dina McDonald 6-4. The consolation winners were Caroline Crossley and Harriet (Harry) […]
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Eight men and eight ladies played today (Saturday, 20 July) to compete for the President’s Cup. It was a brilliant day with the weather behaving for a change, and everyone brought refreshments to share. There was some very good play, with the finals eventually being won by Number 1 seeds Martyn Taplin (appropriately our current […]
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“Would you please pass our thanks to Stansted Tennis Club members who came along to the 24-Hour Tennis Marathon and supported/played/contributed. The total so far has exceeded our expectations and will really help with funding much-needed research for The British Heart Foundation, and donations are still coming in. Here are a few of our pictures from […]
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On Saturday, June 8th, 16 ladies got together at the courts to play a friendly ladies-only round-robin tournament and have lunch. After nearly six hours of play, the winners were Daphne Lunnon and Louise Chalk, who defeated Cathy Brenner and Chris Bailey 6-1. The consolation winners were Val Ashwood and Dina McDonald, who won 4-2 […]
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Stansted Tennis Club hosted the Boyd Plate Mixed tournament on 19th May 2024. We had a beautiful day of sunshine and saw some lovely tennis games played. Diane Brown and Rick Lim won the final against reigning champions Cathy Brenner and David Fletcher. Dina McDonald and Gerred Gilronan won the consolation final.
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The results of the 2023/2024 Mix and Match season are now complete. Please see below for the final results. Many thanks to Rick for organising this once again for the whole season. Well done to all who took part. MIXED DOUBLES: Winners: Daphne Lunnon & James Thorpe beat Claire Murfitt & Ryan Ackerman 6-3, 6-4 […]
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Despite the incredibly windy conditions, 16 lady players had a great day of tennis (and lovely food). Catherine Gibby and Chris Bailey won a very close match against Cathy Brenner and Carol Cook 6-5. The consolation winners were Caroline Crossley and Anthea Thomas, who defeated Val Ashwood and Gail Hogg 4-1.
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