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REGARDS THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Current temporary arrangements for Tennis at the Club
Following the latest guidance from the Government we have reviewed our arrangements at Rushmere and decided on the following:
We are now back playing doubles and the social tennis sessions are re-instated.
We are now back playing doubles and the social tennis sessions are re-instated.
- Up to 6 people from different households can now get together and the LTA have concluded that as a result we can start playing doubles again – provided every attempt is made to keep to the 2m social distancing guidelines.
- You can play one doubles match and then come off court to let the next group of 4 play and then you can reform into another group of 4 for your next match.
- Social tennis sessions have restarted (Mon 1pm, Tues 6pm, Wed 6pm, Thurs 1pm and Sat 10am).
- Please bring your own balls and be careful to keep the balls within the confines of the court – don’t swap balls between courts.
- Please do not change ends or shake hands etc.
- Maintain social distance (2m) where possible.
- Wear a glove on your non-racket hand.
- The practice wall area can be used by only one person at a time.
- The Clubhouse will remain closed. This means no toilet facilities will be available.
This link button ABOVE goes to the Leagues pages and starts on Mens 1.
To view other Divisions change Mens 1 top left to another Division and click the >> button.
To view other Divisions change Mens 1 top left to another Division and click the >> button.
MACMILLAN COFFEE MORNING
10am - 12pm Saturday 28th Sept 2019
The event raised £155.75 for Macmillan Cancer Support.
Visitors came along to meet club members and have a chat.
As well as coffee and cake, there was a raffle and "Bring & Buy"
sale. This all helped towards the fundraising.
Thank you for all the donations and support for the event.
Especially to Bob Griffith our Club Chairman.
THE PRESIDENT'S CUP
MIXED TOURNAMENT
Sunday 18th August 2019
This years winners were Sylvia Manson and Mikesh Mistry
To see a list of previous winners,
scroll down to the bottom of this page.
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SCULPTURE AT THE CLUB
Created by our club member Nick Freeman, the sculptures have been placed in the Club's grounds for members and visitors to enjoy. They add an artistic dimension to the natural landscape around the club. The youngsters in the Club have named the tennis playing figure (far left) ‘Prince’, after the Prince racquet held in the figure's right hand. ‘Prince’ is located by Court 4. The sculpture (near left) of the metal ball, supported by metal ribbons is located by the clubhouse and sits perfectly in the ivy and natural woodland of the grounds around the club. Thank you Nick ! |
THE PRESIDENT'S CUP MIXED TOURNAMENT
Sunday 30th Sept' 2018
There were 17 entries which made the scheduling a bit awkward
but it all worked out in the end. We finished off with a final in which
Sandra Fox and Mikesh Mistry triumphed against Sarah Burr and
Garry Price. Many of those who entered said what an enjoyable
afternoon it had been.
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Sandra Fox and Mikesh Mistry: Winners of the President's Cup 2018.
To see a list of previous winners, scroll down to the bottom of this page.
Sunday 30th Sept' 2018
There were 17 entries which made the scheduling a bit awkward
but it all worked out in the end. We finished off with a final in which
Sandra Fox and Mikesh Mistry triumphed against Sarah Burr and
Garry Price. Many of those who entered said what an enjoyable
afternoon it had been.
Right:
Sandra Fox and Mikesh Mistry: Winners of the President's Cup 2018.
To see a list of previous winners, scroll down to the bottom of this page.
Photo from the Rushmere Tennis Club Facebook page: Click on the photo to see us on Facebook
The Summer 2018 Season League Results
Ladies ‘A’ finished runners up in Division 2
Mixed ‘C’ finished runners up in Division 3
Mens ‘A’ narrowly missed out on a top two place finishing 4th
Congratulations to all the Teams and Players
Ladies ‘A’ finished runners up in Division 2
Mixed ‘C’ finished runners up in Division 3
Mens ‘A’ narrowly missed out on a top two place finishing 4th
Congratulations to all the Teams and Players
Photo from the Rushmere Tennis Club Facebook page: Click on the photo to see us on Facebook
OUR RESURFACED AND FRESHLY PAINTED
TENNIS COURTS ARE READY TO ENJOY !
It has been a long time in the planning and the work is one of the
largest costs a tennis club has to fund. After many years of use
the old courts have been rejuvenated and they now have a new
lease of life. A new surface and painted ready for tennis.
Come on over and give the courts a try !
TENNIS COURTS ARE READY TO ENJOY !
It has been a long time in the planning and the work is one of the
largest costs a tennis club has to fund. After many years of use
the old courts have been rejuvenated and they now have a new
lease of life. A new surface and painted ready for tennis.
Come on over and give the courts a try !
We raised £200 at the club's MACMILLAN
COFFEE MORNING: Saturday 29th Sept' 18
The Club was buzzing at this event with a mixture of tennis players,
members who had come specifically and even the odd visitor who had
seen the signs in Rushmere Road. There were lots of raffle prizes and
even some home produce to buy and delicious cakes too.
A really successful morning with the added bonus of raising nearly £200 for an excellent charity.
COFFEE MORNING: Saturday 29th Sept' 18
The Club was buzzing at this event with a mixture of tennis players,
members who had come specifically and even the odd visitor who had
seen the signs in Rushmere Road. There were lots of raffle prizes and
even some home produce to buy and delicious cakes too.
A really successful morning with the added bonus of raising nearly £200 for an excellent charity.
Matthew Moloney
14u County Champion 2018
We are all so proud for
our young member of
Rushmere Tennis Club
CONGRATULATIONS
Ladies Rose Bowl Trophy 2018
Trisha Harland (left) presents the to the 2018 winners. Jane Cooper (middle) and Alison Beeby (right) |
An event from our Twitter feed.
25 July: Members welcomed other local tennis club members for a morning of competitive tennis. Our small, friendly club welcomed new and non-members. Click on the Twitter photo above to read more. |
All smiles for Rushmere Tennis Club at the 2017 Northampton Lawn Tennis League Awards Evening
Congratulations to our Mens B and Ladies Vets B who won their respective divisions of the 2017-18 Winter League. Excellent Result !
Toby Price at the NLTL
Annual League Presentations,
collecting the “Barritt Salver”
Award as Northampton Lawn
Tennis League’s 2017 Young Male Player of the Year
A close up of the award
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Toby Price awarded Northampton Lawn Tennis League’s 2017 Young Male Player of the Year
Every year the NLTL give this award to the Male and to the Female Young Player of the Year. These are under 18s nominated by their club for their overall contribution and effort. This is in team contribution and also club contribution. Their personal development and their behaviour / representation of their club is also taken into consideration. Toby (14 in March this year.) has been a member of Rushmere tennis Club for 4 years. The past couple of years have seen Toby develop into a fine young player and ambassador for the club. A pupil at Northampton School for Boys, Toby has also been a keen Rugby player, training at Old Scouts. This year he has diverted some of this attention to improving his tennis...this has paid off! He continues to play football. He started playing men’s and mixed team in 2015 and has quickly upped his game to now be a starring part of Rushmere Men’s A team and a regular Mixed player. Partnering Joe Wallington in the Men’s A he has played all but one of this seasons men’s matches and his strong performance helped Rushmere A to be achieve second in the lead and hence promotion. From our perspective Toby has improved massively over the last year and continues to improve further. He is a great asset to the club, both in his playing and his general demeanour. Whether home or away matches, he is mature and well-mannered in both is play and sociability. His exemplary behaviour is frequently commented on as a pleasure by opponents. He is a considerate and motivated member of the club, who involves himself in wider aspects of club life and activities. It is not always easy to be a young person in a very small club such as Rushmere – there are fewer peers than in other clubs and a tolerance and patience to play with a range of club member’s is required. Old and younger. Experienced and new comers. Toby has regularly attended social events, in-house tournaments, and regular social tennis nights and acted as a committee member. He independently took part in external competitions and did well. Again enabling the club to be represented by a polite, well presented young man. He plays in the NSB School Tennis Team. Overall, Toby has stepped up this year and become a regular member of the Rushmere A team, representing himself outside the club and taking a full part in club life. He has impressed others and handled this well. He enjoys his tennis and is a pleasure to play with – it is great to see his improvement and Rushmere Tennis Club is so pleased to see he has been given this award. Congratulations Toby ! |
Left to right:
Ed Price and Lee Dixon
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Left to right:
Ed Price, Toby Price and Lee Dixon
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Ed Price and Lee Dixon collected the “Rushmere B Teams” NLTL Div 5 as 2017 Summer League Winners Cup
at the Northampton Tennis Annual League presentations. Toby joined in for a group photo.
The 2018 Div 4 Summer League awaits your arrival guys.
Congratulations chaps!
at the Northampton Tennis Annual League presentations. Toby joined in for a group photo.
The 2018 Div 4 Summer League awaits your arrival guys.
Congratulations chaps!
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PRESIDENT'S MIXED DOUBLES CUP WINNERS
1987: Shirley Martin & Jim Jordon
1988: Tricia Harland & Mark Sargeant 1989: Diane Jones & Bob Martin 1990: Mary Halsey & David Brown 1991: Tricia Harland & Richard Town 1992: Mary Clarke & Robert Davy 1993: Pauline Dibben & Roger Smith 1994: Marie Percival & Roger Smith 1995: Michelle Kearns & Graham Smith 1996: Elizabeth Davy & Mark Sargeant 1997: Kaye Lucas & Mark Sargeant 1998: Emily Clazier & Roger Smith 1999: Kaye Lucas & John Sanders 2000: Penny Watson & Adrian Harland 2001: Kaye Lucas & Martin Wilson 2002: Marie Percival & Adrian Bell 2003: Robert Davy & Jose Vass 2004: Michelle McGuire & Danny Kearns 2005: Marie Percival & Malcolm Ward 2006: Tricia Harland & Adrian Harland 2007: Helen Britten & Phil Johnson 2008: Steph Savage & Isaac Ferdinand-Pemberton 2009: Sally Ward & Paul Carpenter 2010: Steph Savage & Paul Carpenter 2011: 2012: Josie Vass & Bob Griffith 2013: Helen Britten & Will Britten 2014: Rosemary Pestell & Chris Gilbert 2015: Tricia Harland & Carwyn Thomas 2016: 2017: Glenys Kennedy & Matthew Moloney 2018: Sandra Fox & Mikesh Mistry 2019: Sylvia Manson & Mikesh Mistry |
LADIES DOUBLES ROSEBOWL
CUP WINNERS 1987:
1988: Mrs M Halsey & Mrs A Town 1989: Mrs S Martin & Mrs G Bullivant 1990: Miss S Clarke & Mrs H Bottrill 1991: Mrs M Percival & Mrs I Painter 1992: Mrs S Martin & Mrs M Clarke 1993: Mrs C Gyte & Mrs T Harland 1994: Mrs M Halsey & Mrs M Clarke 1995: Elizabeth Davy & Sally Ward 1996: Elizabeth Davy & Jenny Smith 1997: Jo Blincow & Helen Britten 1998: Joan Baughen & Tricia Harland 1999: Kay Cosford & Rosemary Pestell 2000: Chris Nightingale & Pauline Dibben 2001: Tricia Harland & Lorna Thompson 2002: Mary Clarke & Josie Vass 2003: Jo Blincow & Cheryl Garrett 2004: Elizabeth Davy & Kay Cosford 2005: Marie Percival & Donna O'Kane 2006: Elizabeth Beatty & Marie Percival 2007: Marie Percival & Sally Savage 2008: Helen Britten & Sally Savage 2009: Helen Britten & Tricia Harland 2010: Caroline Beaumont & Jo Blincow 2011: Tricia Harland & Gill Hood 2012: Pauline Dibben & Jenny Smith 2013: Caroline Bilbie & Gill Hood 2014: Caroline Beaumont & Caroline Butler 2015: Tricia Harland & Caroline Butler 2016: 2017: Sandra Fox and Karen Pugh 2018: Jane Cooper & Alison Beeby 2019: Jane Cooper & Kaye Lucas |
