The Junior Tennis Camp is running during the first two weeks of the School Summer Holidays from Monday 26^th Jul to Friday 6^th Aug; details and application forms are available on the website  www.avenuetennis.com; parents are advised to book early to avoid any disappointment.

Entry forms are available from the club or the website for the two August Open Tennis Tournaments for adults (11^th Aug – 15^th Aug) and juniors (16^th – 21^st Aug).  The bar will be open during the tournaments serving hot and cold food so why not pop down and watch some good live tennis at the Avenue Tennis Club during your lunch breaks or during the day.

Details of the events and tennis coaching courses held at the Avenue Tennis Club can be obtained from the office (01278 782758) or from the club website (www.avenuetennis.com

At 12:30 all the coaching stopped so that the Somerset Closed Finalists could play their match to find out who would be Somerset’s Number 1.  Matt Barnard, Somerset Men’s Captain pictured on the right above took on the Avenue’s Coach, Craig Phillips from Brean in a really super hard hitting fast match.  Matt used all his experience to make the match difficult for Craig but in the end Craig’s hard and accurate ground strokes proved too much with Craig running out as winner in two sets (6 v 3, 6 v 4).   Matt and Craig were very considerate to the on lookers finishing their match just in time to watch Rafa Nadal take on Thomas Berdych on the Avenue’s large screen.  Vinny passed on thanks to Tony Pryce Sports who sponsored the prize monies for the tournament and to Prince Rackets demosntrator Peter Clarke for their attendance at the club’s Open day.

The club is running a Wimbledon new members deal during July where new members can join the club for the next 9 months for the price of 6.  Effectively this means the cost per day for a new adult member is 36 pence (£100 per 9 months) with an under 10 being only 5 pence per day (£15 for 9 months).

Details of the events and tennis coaching courses held at the Avenue Tennis Club can be obtained from the office (01278 782758) or from the club website (www.avenuetennis.com

Get 9 months membership for the price of 6 at the Avenue Tennis Club during the month of July 10.  This deal applies to all new members joing the club during the month of July.  New Adult members will also get 3 FREE adult group coaching lessons on either a Thursday (Intermediate) or Friday evening (just taking up the game again) – see table below for more details.

The next social event at the Tennis Club is an Italian Evening, which is for adults only, on Saturday 15^th May at 7:30 ish; all are welcome to attend.

The next school holiday junior tennis camp will run from the 1^st Jun to 4^th Jun and will start at 9:00 and finish at 3:00pm daily; details and an apllication form can be obained from the club’s website.

Details of these events and tennis coaching courses held at the Avenue Tennis Club can be obtained from the office (01278 782758) or from the club website (www.avenuetennis.com).

Tennis club members Geoff Thorne and Oxana Wallis made a really effort to get in the mood for the Rabbie Burns Night at the Avenue Tennis Club dressing up with some traditional Scottish costume.  Pictured above are Geoff and Oxanna flanking Heather Duddy who celebrated her 13^th Birthday. 

Head Coach Vinny Duddy said the night was a great success and was the first social event of the new year  masterminded by new Social Chairperson Julie Cameron.  As well as organising the evening Julie, along with other club members Lynn O Dell and Jane Sanders cooked and served up some excellent food with the main course being Haggis, Mash Potato and Swede.  Julie thanked the other ladies who helped her with the sweet of Typsy Laird.  Keep an eye out for the next social event at the tennis club which provides good family entertainment at excellent value for money.

The Avenue Tennis Club is offering new members the opportunity to join the tennis club and get 14 months membership for the price of 12.  The new membership deal is subject to the new member completing a direct debit mandate that would start from the 1 April 2010 and would be at 2009 membership prices as shown on their web site www.avenuetennis.com.   Details can also be obtained from new membership secretary Di Dimond (07979 227866).

Applications for position of Club Chairman and Vice Chairman are still requested, members wishing for more detail should contact current Chairman Gordon Hunter or the office for more details.  Angela Marshfield has vounteered to take on the post of Club Secretary and this should be ratified and organised at the next Committee meeting in February.

The next Junior Tennis Camp is due to take place between 9:00 – 3:00 pm daily from 15^th to 19^th Feb; costs for the whole week for one child equates to £12 per day, two or three from a family is £9 per day or £6.66 per child per day; forms can be obtained from the website or from the tennis office.

Details of these events and tennis coaching courses held at the Avenue Tennis Club can be obtained from the office (01278 782758) or from the club website (www.avenuetennis.com).

Avenue Tennis Club Head Coach 2010 Challenge

Head Coach  Vinny Duddy issued a challenge to the members of the Avenue Tennis Club in a recent e mail to the club’s membership – excert is as follows  “I’m sure like me, you have made a New Year’s Resolution to improve your fitness, reduce your weight, cut down on this and that, etc, etc, etc………. Why not get more involved with tennis either through coaching or through the social play we have here at the club.  I am sure that we all have a friend that has said they would like to take up tennis but are a little overawed at coming along and getting started – I would like to challenge all our adult members to try and persuade a new player down to the club.  All new players are allowed to come along with a current member up to 3 times before they are expected to join, normally there is a visitors fee of £5 to play but the Committee have agreed to waive this charge for January and February 2010 so please try and bring someone new along with you and let’s see if we can get them involved and playing tennis”.

Vinny also reminded the members that they had the best facilities in the county and that they should therefore encourage friends and family along to the club to take up tennis as it is a sport that anyone can play together no matter how old or what standard they are.

The club is really trying to encourage more families to get involved in tennis and with the full use of 8 courts, have set aside Friday evenings to cater for all the family.  There is adult coaching from 6:30 till 8:00 pm, junior match play from 8:00 till 9:45, social adult mixed doubles from 6:30 till 9:45 and organised fun junior sessions for up to year group 3 from 6:30 till 7:30 and year 4 plus from 7:30 till 8:30 (Vinny’s Minis) – come on down and try us out.

The club is also keen to encourage social membership where non players can take advantage of its well stocked bar and organised functions/parties.  The first social event of the New Year 2010 will be a Rabbie Burns night which will be held at the Tennis Club on Saturday 30^th January.  For those that do not like Haggis there will be a lovely Scottish Stew.  The three course Scottish meal will cost adults £7.50 and children £3.50; bookings can be made on the listing in the clubhouse foyer notice board.  Members who want to receive this information by e mail should let Vinny or Craig have their current e mail addresses.

Details of these events and tennis coaching courses held at the Avenue Tennis Club can be obtained from the office (01278 782758) or from the club website (www.avenuetennis.com

I hope you all had a great Xmas break and I wish you and yours a Happy New Year.

I’m sure like me, you have made a New Year’s Resolution to improve your fitness, reduce your weight, cut down on this and that, etc, etc, etc………. Why not get more involved with tennis either through coaching or through the social play we have here at the club.  I am sure that we all have a friend that has said they would like to take up tennis but are a little overawed at coming along and getting started – I would like to challenge all our adult members to try and persuade a new player down to the club.  All new players are allowed to come along with a current member up to 3 times during January and February before they will be expected to join the club, normally there is a visitors fee of £5 to play but the Committee have agreed to waive this charge for January and February 2010 in the hope that we will encourage some new members to join.

Social Play – Organised social play happens on the following days:

Wednesday and Friday evening from 18:30 till 21:45 hrs

Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 09:00 till 12:30 hrs

Sunday mornings from 09:00 till 12:00 hrs

Senior Coaching squads and sessions for the 2010

Under 18 Performance Squad recommences on Wednesday 13^th Jan 2010 at 19:30 till 21:00 hrs.  This session is aimed at those youngsters that want to improve their technique and tactics through some focused physical and technical coaching – all ages are welcome to attend provided their playing standard is appropriate to the rest of the group.

Cardio training recommences on Thursday 14^th Jan 2010 at 18:00 till 19:00 hrs.  Come down and get fit whilst hitting lots of tennis balls.

Intermediate Adult Coaching recommences on Thursday 14^th Jan 2010 from 19:15 till 21:15 hrs.  This session is aimed at those adults who have played some tennis and want to improve their technique and tactics through practice, coaching and games.

Beginner/Improver Adult Coaching recommences on Friday 15^th Jan 2010 at 18:30 till 20:00 hrs.  This session is aimed at those adults who want to get back into tennis or want to take it up for the first time.

Men’s League Practice Nights are every Monday night from 18:00 till 21:45 hrs. All ages and standards are really welcome to attend these sessions as we have league teams playing at a variety of standard who are always in need of players.

Ladies League Practice Nights are every Tuesday night from 18:00 till 21:45 hrs.  All ages and standards are really welcome to attend these sessions as we have league teams playing at a variety of standard who are always in need of players.

I would be grateful if you could pass this e mail on to any friends and relatives who may be interested.  Tennis is a sport that can be played for life and is a great sport for families of all ages and abilities.

Cheers and best regards

Vinny Duddy

Head Coach

www.avenuetennis.com – telephone 01278 782758

Hi All

I hope you all had a great Xmas break and I wish you and yours a Happy New Year.

Following several queries about when courses will start up again here is a reminder about the various courses being run; the course forms can be obtained from the office or our website.

SQUAD coaching courses will recommence on Monday 11^th Jan 2010 and will finish for the school holidays on 12^th Feb 2010.  Timings are as follows:

Junior Academy Yellow Ball Squad – starts Monday 11^th Jan  – promising junior players invited to attend intensive physical and technical coaching sessions on Mon, Tues, Wed and Friday nights- see office for details.

Mini Tennis Red Squads – for under 8’s, players will learn basic technique and movement whilst having fun and meeting new friends:

Monday 11^th Jan         4:00 – 5:00      – Players can rally

Thursday 14^th Jan        4:30 – 5:30      – Players new to tennis

Friday 15^th Jan                        4:00 – 5:00      – Players encouraged to rally

Mini Tennis Orange Squads – for ages between 8 – 10 years old and have played a little bit, players will learn technique and match play on a shortened tennis court.

            Monday 11^th Jan         5:00 – 6:00

            Tuesday 12^th Jan         5:30 – 6:30

            Thursday 14^th Jan        5:30 – 6:30

Junior Yellow Ball Squads – for juniors over 10 years old who have played before, players will learn technique, tactics and patterns of play on a full size court with a yellow ball.  This session replaces the Green Ball session previously run:

            Thursday 14^th Jan        4:30 – 6:00

Saturday Pay and Play sessions will recommence on Saturday 9^th Jan 2010

Mini Red                     9:00 – 10:00 (Under 8’s)

Mini Orange                10:00 – 11:00 (8+ to 10)

Mini Green                  11:00 – 12:00 (10 to 11)

Sharipova Smashers    12:00 – 1:00 (GIRLS ONLY)

Big Hitters                  1:30 – 2:30 (Juniors aged 11+)

Vinny’s Minis sessions will recommence on Friday 15^th Jan 2010.

Friday Night Junior Match Play – sessions will recommence on Friday 15^th Jan 2010

The next Junior Tennis Camp will run from Mon 15^th – 19^th Feb 2010; please contact the office for details and to book onto the Camp early to avoid any disappointment.

I would be grateful if you could pass this e mail on to any friends and relatives who may be interested in having their children coached.  Tennis is a sport that can be played for life and is a great sport for families of all ages and abilities.

Cheers and best regards

Vinny Duddy

Head Coach

www.avenuetennis.com – telephone 01278 782758

The Xmas period was finished off at the Avenue Tennis Club on Boxing Day when 16 brave members made it to the courts to run off their Xmas Dinners.  The tournament was run with the lady/junior partners swapping after each player had served once, meaning that each player played 4 games with one partner and then another 4 with another, making it very sociable but also keeping quite a competitive spirit to the event.

The ladies winner was Sue Parson and mens winner was Head Coach Vinny Duddy.  After the tournament the players retired to the bar where Vice President Peter Alexander had volunteered to open up. The tournament and the afternoon was a complete success and Head Coach, Vinny Duddy said that he intended to organise the event next year and hoped to get even more players involved in the tournament as it was obvious that it was something that everyone who played had enjoyed.

Coaching at the Avenue will recommence in the New Year with Saturday Pay and Play from 9:00 in the morning, through the various ages groups until 2:30 in the afternoon.  Junior Academy and Squad Group Coaching will start on Monday 11^th January.  Adults intermediate and beginner classes will restart on Thursday 14^th Jan and Friday 15^th respectively. New Year is normally a time for sporting resolutions; so why not come the Tennis Club and give tennis a go; for those of you like a good work out but don’t particularly want to play a lot of tennis why not come down on a Thursday evening to the Cardio Sessions which will have you doing lots of Cardio training intermingled with hitting lots of tennis balls from 6:00 till 7:00pm.

The first social event of the New Year 2010 will be a Rabbie Burns night which will be held at the Tennis Club on Saturday 30^th January.  For those that do not like Haggis there will be a lovely Scottish Stew.  The three course Scottish meal will cost adults £7.50 and children £3.50; bookings can be made on the listing in the clubhouse foyer notice board.

Details of these events and tennis coaching courses held at the Avenue Tennis Club can be obtained from the office (01278 782758) or from the club website (www.avenuetennis.com).

The Avenue Tennis Club had a very busy Xmas weekend with the Xmas Junior Disco on Friday evening and Chairmans Mince Pies on Sunday.  The club also had two private events on Saturday and Sunday with the National Autistic Society holding it’s Xmas Party and Mr and Mrs Pete Nicholson celebrating their daughter, Emma Nicholson’s 13^th birthday party – if you wish to hire the club for such events then please contact Julie Cameron (07846 023015). 

The Junior Xmas disco was attended by over 50 children of various ages from 3 to 14 and head coach, Vinny Duddy wanted to thank Annette Duddy and Julie Cameron for their help in the kitchen preparing food for the kids.  He also wanted to thank coaches Craig Phillips, Nick Arnold and Barry Ramsden for giving their time up to help with the disco.

Chairman’s Xmas Mince Pie Day was very well attended with a lot of members bringing their families and friends with them.  Chairman, Gordon Hunter wanted to thank his wife, Pat for the mince pies and all her hard work in the kitchen together with Julie Cameron and Christine Renniso, Peter Alexander for organising the sausage rolls and Len Cameron for running the bar.

On Boxing Day the club will be holding a social tennis tournament which everyone is invited to attend, running from around 11:00 in the morning – come on down and run off the Xmas Turkey; the bar should be open from around 12:00.

The first social event of the New Year 2010 will be a Rabbie Burns night which will be held at the Tennis Club on Saturday 30^th January.  For those that do not like Haggis there will be a lovely Scottish Stew.  The three course Scottish meal will cost adults £7.50 and children £3.50; bookings can be made on the listing in the clubhouse foyer notice board.

Details of these events and tennis coaching courses held at the Avenue Tennis Club can be obtained from the office (01278 782758) or from the club website (www.avenuetennis.com).