Head Coach Vinny Duddy was very pleased to see Matthias Benishcke from the Avenue’s Junior Tennis Academy win the last BW Controls Ltd Mini Red Tournament of 2011. 

Matthias won all 6 of his matches against 4 players from within the club and 2 from other clubs.   Charlie Jackson, Presha Kumar, James Coogan all tied for 2^nd place with 4 wins each, with other players Tom Spinks, Josh Chenylle-Proctor and Dylan Webb completing the other entrants.  Duddy said the standard was very good and thought that all the kids did very well in fairly windy conditions; Dylan Webb won the prize for best Sportsman on the day.  Later that afternoon Mason Parker beat Ellie May Vohra in the Green Ball event (6v3, 6v0) in a very well contested event which saw Mason taking control of the match with some powerful forehands and accurate serving; although Ellie May played some very good tactical points moving Mason out of position several times before finishing the points off.  Junior Tournaments will return to the club on 13^th Feb 2012.

Head Coach Vinny Duddy said the new adult membership deal has been very successful encouraging quite a few new players down to the club.  The club have decided to continue with the promotion until the end of this year; included in the membership offer are 10 FREE tennis lessons on a Saturday afternoon from 2:00 till 3:30 for a cost of £50. Membership of the club allows players free use of the courts, access to an excellent club house with superb facilities (including wi-fi and a large screen), a competitively priced and extensively stocked bar, access to reduced coaching rates, reduced room hire rates and to be part of Community based club that organises several social events throughout the year, as well as internal club tournaments and social play mornings and evenings. 

The club will be holding a Junior Tennis Camp during the first week of the school holidays (19^th – 23^rd Dec) from 9:00 till 4:00 pm; please see club website for booking forms (www.aveneutennis.com)

The club’s Annual Family Xmas Lunch will be held on Sunday 4^th Dec (12:30 for 1:00pm); everyone is reminded to book up early for this very popular event which is excellent value for money at £10 per adult and £5 for under 12’s; please put your name up on the list on the club’s notice board.  Chairman’s Mince Pies Sunday will be held on 18^th December from 12:30 onwards; all are invited to attend. 

The club will also be the venue for the a New Years Eve Glamour and Glitz Ball which is being run by the Grovers – (residents of the Grove where the Tennis Club is situated) – the evening will include dancing to a DJ, Canapes and a Cocktail Bar all for £10 per person (under 14s are free); more details available on the club website – www.avenuetennis.com.