Geoff Thorne and Vinny Duddy receive prizes from Eric Davis of Highbridge Caravans

Avenue Tennis Club Centenary Tournament 20^th September 09

Eric Davis (Highbridge Caravans) presents prizes to the winning pair of the Avenue Tennis Club Centenary Tournament

On Sunday 20^th Sep the Avenue Tennis Club Centenary Tournament followed the successful Centenary Open Day.  As with the previous day, the weather was fantastic making for a good turnout of tennis players.  Juniors (Sam and Alex Stead, Jessica Griffiths and Heather Duddy) from the Avenue Academy joined in and played with and against the adults making up 5 courts of doubles.  The players played to 7 games four times and then added up their scores to set up final play offs to determine the winners.  The final played by Colin Stead and Lynn O’Dell (Ladies Captain) against Geoff Thorne and Head Coach, Vinny Duddy was won by Thorne and Duddy (pictured far right above).  Eric Davis from Highbridge Caravans presented Thorne and Duddy with some new balls for their efforts.  Duddy said afterwards that the best thing about the day, other than winning, was the participation by the Avenue Juniors who all played very well.

The finale of the Centenary Celebrations is the Centenary Ball, a black tie event, on Saturday 26^th September, which will have dancing to a DJ and local band Riverbrew in a Marquee set up at the tennis club.

The next major event at the tennis club will be the Junior Tennis Camp which will run throughout the next school holidays in the last week of October; if you wish to book a place then please contact the office or visit the website (www.avenuetennis.com) for details and to download the application form.

A great turn out for the Centenary Comp on 20th Sep