Avenue Tennis Club Head Coach, Vinny Duddy, presents Kelly Anne Vennall and Pete Belfield with the Avenue Tennis Club Boxing Day Tournament Winners Trophies.  Vennall and Belfield won all 6 of their mixed doubles matches with Club Captain, Richard Belfield and Heather Duddy coming second.  Duddy said he wanted to thank all the players who turned up and made the tournament a really good event ; the next social tournament will take place on Sunday 29^th Jan from 11:00.

A new membership deal sponsored and supported by Somerset Activities and Sports Partnership (SASP) will be available to all youngsters between 14 and 25 which will include membership of the club until Mar 12, tennis lessons on a Tuesday evening from 7:30 till 9:00pm till Mar 12 and entry to an Olympic Ticket Draw – all for £15.  Head Coach Vinny Duddy said this is an excellent chance for those youngsters who want to take up tennis, get some tennis lessons and join a club that has lots of events going on.

Duddy also wanted to remind parents that Junior Tennis Squads restart on Monday 9^th Jan 2012 with lessons organised every night of the week for all age groups from age 5 onwards; details were available on the website – www.avenuetennis.com.  He also wanted to remind adults that there were courses available for them on a Thursday or Friday night and a Saturday afternoon.  With probably the best tennis facilities in Somerset and lots of social play and events organised by the club for all the family Duddy thought that 2012 was a great time to encourage some new people to get involved in a sport that is easy to play and a sport that can be played with all the family.  He also wanted to remind club members to let him know the results of their junior and adult Ladder Matches as these results could be passed to the British LTA for their ratings.