News – Avon Tennis https://old.avontennis.org.uk Thu, 06 Oct 2022 10:38:31 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 …and they’re off to represent England. https://old.avontennis.org.uk/news/and-theyre-off-to-represent-england/ Thu, 22 Sep 2022 12:55:42 +0000 https://avontennis.org.uk/?post_type=news&p=4508 Hear what Coach Martyn Bray has to say about the fabulous team and the event ahead, when he spoke on BBC Radio Bristol Super Store: The Sports Store – 21/09/2022 – BBC Sounds scroll to 47 minutes and 13 seconds to listen. So how did the 14U Team represent England? Representatives from Avon Tennis’ 14 and under Girls and Boys teams are off to represent England at the LTA Junior Home…

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]]> #PlayYourWay at Henleaze Back To Tennis https://old.avontennis.org.uk/news/playyourway-at-henleaze-back-to-tennis/ Thu, 01 Oct 2020 15:02:20 +0000 https://avontennis.org.uk/?post_type=news&p=2985 ‘It’s time to play your way’ said the LTA campaign when it leapt out of lockdown. Playing tennis on my terms wasn’t something the world was ready to witness, but fed up of escalating Corona Curves, and desperate to get moving, I signed up to my local tennis club, Henleaze, for their ‘Back to Tennis’ Beginners sessions. I’d started to enjoy tennis in my teens, just knocking up at school…

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]]> 10U County Cup – Girls team through to the south area finals https://old.avontennis.org.uk/news/10u-county-cup-girls-team-through-to-the-south-area-finals/ Tue, 24 May 2022 11:52:23 +0000 https://avontennis.org.uk/?post_type=news&p=4348 Coaches Report: Girls U10 County Cup @ Taunton We arrived at Taunton on Saturday to find 6 excited girls ready to compete at County Cup! We had a great warm up session, with the girls leading their physical warm up and then got going with Lauren leading the racket warm up and focusing their minds on the weekend of tennis! Elly attended the Captains meeting, and after a short team chat…

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]]> 10U County Cup 2021 https://old.avontennis.org.uk/news/10u-county-cup-2021/ Tue, 25 May 2021 15:10:04 +0000 https://avontennis.org.uk/?post_type=news&p=3608 A weekend of contrasting weather on the outside courts in Bideford as both teams travelled to Devon for their Regional Group matches. The girls arrived on a Sunny Saturday very confident and full of vigour for the challenges ahead. After an extended (2 hour!) warmup we finally got down to business as we took on Cornwall. Some positive Tennis and smiles all round as we won comprehensively.

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]]> 11U County Cup – Exciting times https://old.avontennis.org.uk/news/11u-county-cup-exciting-times/ Tue, 22 Jun 2021 11:41:43 +0000 https://avontennis.org.uk/?post_type=news&p=3704 11U County Cup took place last weekend and what an exciting time they had. Girls were in Salisbury and boys were in East Dorset, and you can read more about it here: https://avontennis.org.uk/county-cup-race/

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]]> 11U County Cup. Girls off to the Finals https://old.avontennis.org.uk/news/11u-county-cup-girls-off-to-the-finals/ Tue, 21 Jun 2022 13:29:09 +0000 https://avontennis.org.uk/?post_type=news&p=4378 11U Girls County Cup Captains report – 18/19 June 2022 Incredible effort from the 11U girls this weekend, at the Regional Qualifier, hosted at Kings LTC in Bristol. Day 1 saw the girls take on both Devon and Cornwall in a day that was a bit stop start with the rain but that’s what we expect from a British summer! Our team consisted of Olivia, Febe, Lara, Natalia and Rebecca.

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]]> 12 & Under Boys Are 5th in GB https://old.avontennis.org.uk/news/12-under-boys-are-5th-in-gb/ Thu, 19 Jul 2018 11:31:16 +0000 http://avontennis.org.uk/?post_type=news&p=1585 Congratulations to the Avon County 12 & Under Boys team who finished a very credible 5th in GB after qualifying for the National Finals held in Bolton during the weekend of 13 to 15 July. The boys, Evan, Finn, Joshua and Luke, led by team captains Ollie and Matt performed brilliantly producing high quality tennis throughout. Despite losses against Sussex and Northamptonshire the boys bounced…

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]]> 12U County Cup tennis is back! https://old.avontennis.org.uk/news/12u-county-cup-tennis-is-back/ Tue, 27 Apr 2021 14:34:46 +0000 https://avontennis.org.uk/?post_type=news&p=3457 12U County Cup was back on track last weekend. So good to see everyone back on court and having fun and freedom playing County tennis. Avon’s 12U girls played their regional group matches in Royal Wootton Bassett Poole and started day 1 losing to a strong S Wales team. However they then bounced back with a great win over Gloucestershire and then a nail biting win over Wiltshire to finish as…

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]]> 12U Girls and Boys at County Cup Finals (you’ve got to read the reports!) https://old.avontennis.org.uk/news/12u-girls-and-boys-at-county-cup-finals-youve-go-to-read-the-reports/ Thu, 06 Oct 2022 10:38:01 +0000 https://avontennis.org.uk/?post_type=news&p=4537 Girls Captains Report – Coach Lizzie Flint It was an extremely tough few days for our U12 girls’ team at the National Finals up in Nottingham last weekend. Olivia, Febe, Kadie, Connie, Ava and Daisy were all up against it, facing some of the very best players in the country. Friday and Saturday we competed in our box against Surrey, Yorkshire and Suffolk, and whilst there were certainly games…

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]]> 12U Girls in County Cup Final, 12-14 July in Bolton https://old.avontennis.org.uk/news/12u-girls-in-county-cup-final-12-14-july-in-bolton/ Tue, 30 Jul 2019 14:48:15 +0000 https://avontennis.org.uk/?post_type=news&p=2326 Captains Report: Captained by Paul Maggs and Lizzie Flint – Izzie, Alex, Sophia and Ellie competed in the Under 12 County Cup National Finals in Bolton. After a long journey up north, we arrived on Thursday evening with our ears ringing after some interesting singing from the back seats. Thankfully the team’s first training session showed slightly more quality then the Adele wannabe…

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]]> 12U’s through to National Finals https://old.avontennis.org.uk/news/12us-through-to-national-finals/ Thu, 22 Sep 2022 09:23:00 +0000 https://avontennis.org.uk/?post_type=news&p=4498 Avon’s 12U Girls and Boys teams have won their qualifying round and are off to the County Cup Finals. Congratulations teams and coaches. See below for Captains Report. Captains Report, Boys Team: Myself & fellow team Captain Matt set off with our boys team; Ollie, Tobi, Dan, Will P and Will B, early Friday afternoon for the 1st ever September County Cup. Thankfully…

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]]> 14U ‘England’ team on BBC Radio Bristol https://old.avontennis.org.uk/news/14u-england-team-on-bbc-radio-bristol/ Thu, 29 Sep 2022 09:32:04 +0000 https://avontennis.org.uk/?post_type=news&p=4525 Listen in to the 14U Avon tennis team who represented and won for England at the Junior Home Nations. Martyn Bray speaks for coaches Lizzie Flint and Rob Hawkins and we can’t forget to include Mathi who had to pull out of the team for a sudden family commitment.

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]]> 14U Avon Girls – National County Cup WINNERS! https://old.avontennis.org.uk/news/14u-girls-are-national-county-cup-winners/ Thu, 19 May 2022 00:49:00 +0000 https://avontennis.org.uk/?post_type=news&p=4322 Huge congratulations! Torquay, a couple of weeks go, saw Izzy, Daisy, Jess, Sophia, Alice and Savannah qualify for the County Cup Finals. The girls travelled up to the finals in Nottingham with Coach Lizzie and Martyn, but without Sophia, who was competing in a Tennis Europe event. Two words struck the coaches: BELIEF and TEAMWORK. The girls kept their faith and even though Sophia was…

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]]> 14U County Cup Results https://old.avontennis.org.uk/news/14u-county-cup-results/ Tue, 07 May 2019 08:16:05 +0000 https://avontennis.org.uk/?post_type=news&p=2196 Avon 14U Girls were in Taunton playing in their regional group with great 6 – 0 wins over both Gloucestershire and Somerset before finally overcoming Devon 4 – 2 to decide who qualified for the National Finals in Nottingham. A tremendous result and congratulations to Aryana, Dhruthi, Edie, Izzie, Lolita and Sofia, and our best wishes for the finals in two weeks time. You are ambassadors for Avon…

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]]> 14U County Cup win in Newquay https://old.avontennis.org.uk/news/14u-county-cup-win-in-newquay/ Tue, 04 May 2021 14:16:40 +0000 https://avontennis.org.uk/?post_type=news&p=3495 Both the boys and girls teams had a long trip to Newquay to face their regional group competitors. Saturday of the May Bank holiday weekend and what a day it was for our U14 girls Alex, Sophia, Ellie, Alice and Jess. The long 3 hour drive to Newquay certainly didn’t faze them as they swept away the competition overcoming Cornwall 6-0 followed by Devon 5-1, with some truly fantastic…

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]]> 14U Jumping for joy and off to the County Cup Finals! https://old.avontennis.org.uk/news/14u-off-to-the-county-cup-finals/ Tue, 03 May 2022 14:31:59 +0000 https://avontennis.org.uk/?post_type=news&p=4256 Wow! What a strong weekend of play for the 14U. Both girls and boys teams were splendid, literally aceing their way through the weekend and in to the Finals in Nottingham in a fortnight. U14 Girls County Cup Report Regional Champions! Our U14 girls did brilliantly this weekend down in Torquay winning their County Cup qualifying event to reach the National Finals in Nottingham.

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]]> 18U County Cup March 2022 https://old.avontennis.org.uk/news/18u-county-cup-march-2022/ Thu, 10 Mar 2022 11:05:00 +0000 https://avontennis.org.uk/?post_type=news&p=4066 Boys 18U Match Report, Captains: James Pugh and Tom Spinks Friday 4th March vs Northumberland Rankings-wise this was Avon’s hardest fixture of the weekend. The singles got off to a great start going 5-1 up. Avon went on to win all 3 doubles to finish the match 8-1 Saturday 5th March vs Cornwall Avon boys were an impressive an imposing force against a comparatively younger…

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]]> 19 Avon Juniors Remain in GB’s Top 100 https://old.avontennis.org.uk/news/22-avon-juniors-in-gb-rankings/ Wed, 12 Feb 2020 09:00:00 +0000 http://avontennis.org.uk/?post_type=news&p=1493 Heading into a stormy February it is great that our young players are keeping a steady footing because, as at 7 February, 19 Avon Tennis Juniors remain in the Great Britain “Top 100 Combined Rankings”. This in line with the past 18 months where the figure has ranged from a low of 19 to a high of 24. As we enter the next decade our expectations remain high with hopefully more juniors…

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]]> 2018 County Cup Underway https://old.avontennis.org.uk/news/2018-county-cup-underway/ Mon, 26 Feb 2018 13:00:39 +0000 http://avontennis.org.uk/?post_type=news&p=1185 The 18 and under Avon County teams were in action over the weekend (23-25 February) with mixed fortunes. The girls were in Sheffield playing Cheshire, Staffordshire and Yorkshire needing to win their last match ………….. yes, they did it and retained their place in group 2b. The boys travelled to Hull to compete against Durham & Cleveland, Oxfordshire and Shropshire in group 5b and despite tying…

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]]> 2018 Road to Wimbledon – County Winners https://old.avontennis.org.uk/news/2018-road-to-wimbledon-county-winners/ Thu, 19 Jul 2018 10:32:48 +0000 http://avontennis.org.uk/?post_type=news&p=1582 Tremendous tennis and some very close fought matches were present throughout the Avon County “Road to Wimbledon” finals held at Kings Tennis Club in Bristol during the past weekend. This annual tournament is open to those juniors aged 14 & under and who qualified from individual club competitions. The winners were: For more details please go to: http://avontennis.org.uk/road-to-wimbledon/

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]]> 2019 Wimbledon Championships – Public Ballot Opens https://old.avontennis.org.uk/news/2019-wimbledon-championships-public-ballot-opens/ Sat, 01 Sep 2018 09:00:18 +0000 http://avontennis.org.uk/?post_type=news&p=1675 The 2019 Wimbledon Championships “Public Ballot” opens today for applications. Introduced in 1924, the public ballot has always been substantially oversubscribed and an entry does not automatically entitle applicants to tickets for Wimbledon, but purely a place in the draw for tickets. Please note that: …

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]]> 2020 Avon County Championships – what a week! https://old.avontennis.org.uk/news/2020-avon-county-championships-what-a-week/ Thu, 03 Sep 2020 11:36:06 +0000 https://avontennis.org.uk/?post_type=news&p=2964 What a #tbt ‘Throwback Thursday’! This time last week was incredibly challenging. Make sure you catch up on how it went. https://avontennis.org.uk/news/county-championships-2020/

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]]> 5 Tips to Market Your Tennis Club https://old.avontennis.org.uk/news/3-tips-to-market-your-tennis-club/ Thu, 02 Sep 2021 13:27:11 +0000 https://avontennis.org.uk/?post_type=news&p=3805 As we adapt to a mid-pandemic life, you might want to consider marketing options for your club. Obviously providing safe standards of working goes without saying, but connecting with your locality is paramount in keeping your club active. Hope these brief to tips help you. Maybe you have a success story you’d like to share with others in Avon county. Let use know: tennis@avontennis.

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]]> 9U County Cup, 2021 https://old.avontennis.org.uk/news/9u-county-cup-2021/ Thu, 27 May 2021 08:24:33 +0000 https://avontennis.org.uk/?post_type=news&p=3638 The boys and girls orange ball teams competed indoors at Bath University and after spending 30 mins taping the lines on 6 indoor courts we got started. With the new format of first to 4 games, on orange, just for the county cup, we were always going to be pushed for time as the girls event followed the boys. So with 5 players per team we got going with the format of 4 singles and 2 doubles…

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]]> 9U County Cup, August 2019 https://old.avontennis.org.uk/news/9u-county-cup-august-2019/ Thu, 22 Aug 2019 15:13:29 +0000 https://avontennis.org.uk/?post_type=news&p=2371 A really good days tennis was had by all at the 9U County Cup event, held inside at Bath University. The team competed well, just missing out on winning the whole event after losing to South Wales and Wiltshire very narrowly 5-4, but having strong wins over Hampshire 6-3 and Gloucester 8-1. The simple things to take away from the weekend are everyone represented the county proudly and were…

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]]> 9U Girls County Cup South Region Final https://old.avontennis.org.uk/news/9u-girls-county-cup-south-region-final/ Thu, 10 Jun 2021 15:12:25 +0000 https://avontennis.org.uk/?post_type=news&p=3674 9U Girls met at Team Bath Tennis to play Surrey, Herts, Middlesex and Warwickshire. A big competition day. After a round of singles we were 3-1 down against Middlesex and Hertfordshire, 4-0 against Surrey and drawing 2-2 with Warwickshire so we had a bit of digging to do. By that stage Surrey had already won, not dropping a set! With 3 matches still live, we managed to win both doubles…

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]]> 9U Invitational Funday – Sunday 13th December https://old.avontennis.org.uk/news/9u-invitational-funday/ Thu, 12 Nov 2020 13:59:00 +0000 https://avontennis.org.uk/?post_type=news&p=3031 Sunday 13th December is the new date for the 9U Funday. An invitational day of tennis, at David Lloyd, Long Ashton. All the coaches are looking forward to welcoming you. Ollie, County Performance Co-ordinator, would like you to feel welcome and learn more about this day with this quick video: https://youtu.be/Aj15r4a7ThQ Our Coaches have kindly sent us selfies of them…

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]]> 9U LTA County Cup steaming ahead https://old.avontennis.org.uk/news/9u-county-cup-steaming-ahead/ Tue, 22 Mar 2022 13:49:28 +0000 https://avontennis.org.uk/?post_type=news&p=4117 The 9U LTA County Cup Team aced it and won at the qualifiers last weekend and are through to the south region finals. Look forward to seeing them in action again, later in April. What a great bunch! Thank you to coaches Martyn and Lauren, and of course to all of the parents involved.

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]]> Additional Safeguarding Courses NOW Available https://old.avontennis.org.uk/news/additional-safeguarding-courses-now-available/ Fri, 09 Mar 2018 10:29:46 +0000 http://avontennis.org.uk/?post_type=news&p=1262 Due to the demand for club Welfare Officers and coaches to attend Safeguarding training additional courses are now available in and around Avon. These are: Also, a Level 2 Course, Time to Listen, is available: …

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]]> Additional Safeguarding Requirement Announced https://old.avontennis.org.uk/news/additional-safeguarding-requirement-announced/ Tue, 28 May 2019 14:31:31 +0000 https://avontennis.org.uk/?post_type=news&p=2261 Building on last years implementation of robust safeguarding standards in all LTA registered venues the LTA has announced in next phase. From 1 October 2019 all venues will need to ensure all level 3-5 coaches operating at their venue are LTA Accredited. In holding LTA Coach Accreditation status it means that coaches will have completed the appropriate safeguarding training…

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