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Somerset Over 45’s lose to Bedfordshire

Vinny — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:21:47 +0000

Bedfordshire over 45’s turned up at the Avenue Tennis Club nearly 2 hours late after getting caught up in the first day of the summer holiday traffic to the south west. The gruelling journey did not affect the very experienced Beds Team who went on to win the match by 4 rubbers to 1 with Somerset winning one of the doubles matches. The Somerset team comprised Glen Pigden and Richard Belfield both from the Avenue together with James Buckle (Nether Stowey) and Neil Driver (Millfield). Due to the delayed start Avenue’s Head Coach Vinny Duddy, captain of the Somerset Over 45’s had to step in to the final doubles match as one of the home team had a prior arrangement that they could not get out of. Vinny said that after a full day coaching at Wellington it was not what he had thought he would be doing however he was pleased that he held serve in both sets that he and James Buckle lost. The Somerset Over 45’s will be in action again this weekend at the Avenue where they will be hosting Devon on Sunday 1Aug with the match starting around 1:00pm; the bar will be open so please come down and support your county side.

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

Sam takes the Match Play trophy again

Vinny — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:33:25 +0000

Pictured above is Somerset’s Number 1, Avenue Tennis Coach, Craig Phillips with Friday Night Junior Match Play winner Sam Stead. Sam, a member of the Avenue’s Junior Academy has won the trophy several times and in recognition of this Craig also gave him a life size poster of their tennis hero Rafael Nadal. Friday night match play has been going nearly two years now and will now be run by the juniors themselves (Jess Griffiths and Sam Stead) now that Craig has completed his two year apprenticeship. The Junior Match Play evening is for juniors who are 11+ and are members of the tennis club. During the month of July the club has a special new membership offer on (9 months for the price of 6) and for new juniors joining this month the price is £22.50 for the rest of the year to March 2011.

The club will be running it’s Junior Tennis Camp 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.

The club will be hosting the Somerset Over 45’s match against Bedfordshire on Saturday 24^th July from 2:00pm and all are welcome to attend and support the county side. 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

SUMMER HOLIDAY EVENING SQUADS??????

Vinny — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:10:49 +0000

We will be running evening Red, Orange and Yellow Ball squad training for those children who want to continue with their tennis training during the summer holidays

Red (5–6:30pm) – 26/7, 28/7, 2/8, 4/8, 9/8, 23/8 & 25/8

Orange (5–6:30 pm) – 27/7, 30/7, 3/8, 6/8, 10/8, 24/8, 27/8

Yellow – (6:30-8:30pm) – 26/7, 28/7, 2/8, 4/8, 9/8, 23/8, 25/8

	*Red / Orange*	*Red/Orange*	*Yellow*	*Yellow*
	*Members*	*Non Members*	*Members*	*Non Members*
*All 7 Sessions*	*£35.00*	*£42.00*	*£49.00*	*£56.00*

Please ring the club early to book your place and avoid disappointment 01278 782758 or e-mail Vinny (avenuetennisheadcoach@live.co.uk) – courses will only be run subject to minimum number of 6 players

www.avenuetennis.com

“So much more than a Tennis Club”

Summer Holiday Tennis Squads 2010 from for summer holiday eveing tennis squads

Work Experienced at the Avenue ?????????

Vinny — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:55:49 +0000

Pictured above is Somerset’s Number 1, Avenue Tennis Coach, Craig Phillips with Stuart Kilmartin and Jamie Hand from King Alfred’s School. Jamie and Stuart spent the first week of July helping out at the Tennis Club experiencing how the club works and manages courts and coaching. The previous week John Dibble and Brad House spent the week at the club too; working very hard tidying up at the tennis club for the club’s successful Open Day. All of the youngsters were taken out to assist with coaching at local schools and at the club and thoroughly enjoyed their time doing the coaching although some of the other jobs were not what they expected.

Head Coach, Vinny Duddy, said the lads on both weeks worked very hard and were a credit to their schools. Vinny said this is just another one of the initiatives at the club aimed at ensuring the club provides support within the community proving that it is “so much more than a tennis club”.

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) – new adults will receive 3 FREE group coaching session as part of the deal.

Avenue Open Day July 2010

Vinny — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 08:20:05 +0000

Head Coach Vinny Duddy said that the Avenue Tennis Club’s annual Open Day on Sunday 4^th July was a fantastic success with lots of new potential members, adults and juniors, coming to the club and having some coaching and fun with the Avenue’s coaching team. Starting at 10:30 Barry Ramsden and Craig Phillips took nearly 30 youngsters on court with the mini red balls (Under 8’s) and went through a series of racket and coordination skills finishing off with some fun games. Jamie Allen took the older kids on 2 courts with Vinny taking 12 adults onto the other 2 astro courts. Vinny wanted to thank the ladies from the club Poo Jenkins, Pat Hunter, Elaine Amos and Sue Parsons who worked extremely hard to provide all the attendees with hot food and drinks and some excellent strawberry cream teas. Club Chairman, Gordon Hunter looked after the bar and made his infoamous Pimms drink which went down a treat.

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.

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

CONGRATULATIONS TO DARREN AND LOUISE

Vinny — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 08:27:31 +0000

Congrats to Darren and Louise……………….

Will you marry me ???????? (I’m sure that Darren said please – glad to see that he could get down on his knee).

Will you marry me pretty please ?????

Oh – My Gawd !!!!!!!

Of course I will

Thank god for that

I need a beer or in Darren’s case a Diet Tango.

According to Darren their was a cheer from the crowd behind him – little did he realise that ………… please let me have your comments and we will add them to website.

Junior tennis leaders Competition Jun 2010

Vinny — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:35:56 +0000

Avenue Junior Tennis Leaders Alex Stead, Jessica Griffiths, Heather Duddy, Robert Horler and Sam Stead ran a Junior Tennis Competition at the Avenue Tennis Club to complete their LTA Tennis Leaders Award. Pictured in their LTA Tennis Leader Tee shirts with competition winner Harry Gough and Runner Up Josh Christison.

Head coach Vinny Duddy said the competition was a complete success and that he was very proud of all the tennis leaders who worked very well together as a team to run the competition, promote it within the school and then ensure that everything ran smoothly on the day. He was really pleased to see lots of new faces at the tennis club together with friends and family who came down to watch and support the kids competing. Vinny wanted to thank Alison and Cleo Stead who came and made some excellent hot pork rolls for the kids on the day.

The next major event at the Tennis Club will be the Open Day with FREE coaching and fun games organised by the club’s coaching team. The Somerset Men’s Closed final will be played at the club live from 12:30 and should be finished in time to watch the Wimbledon’s Men’s Final which will be shown on the large screen. The bar will be open serving Strawberries and Cream; club chairman Gordon Hunter will be providing his infamous Pimms cocktail to all who wish to partake.

The club will be 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 with an under 10 being only 5 pence per 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).

England Win the World Cup at the Avenue

Vinny — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 08:17:55 +0000

Avenue Tennis Coach Craig Phillips and Avenue Junior Academy player Sam Stead pictured with club chairman Gordon Hunter won the Avenue’s World Cup Social Tennis Tournament on the day that England drew with the USA in their first group world cup match. Head coach Vinny Duddy organised the event and was really pleased that 26 players turned out for the event which was run as a mixed doubles with some of the junior Academy players mixing in.

The tournament started at 4 in the afternoon and was finished just before kick off so that the players, other members and friends of the club could sit down to watch the match on the club’s large screen. Avenue ladies Julie Cameron and Lynn O’Dell made some hot pork rolls and Poo Jenkins made the stuffing so that all watching the football were satisfied with the food if not with the English result.

All football fans are invited to come to the tennis club on Friday 18^th Jun to see if England can better the draw with the USA; hot pork rolls and food will be available; the club’s bar will be open.

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).

Junior Tennis Camp 26th Jul to 6th Aug

Vinny — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 08:06:50 +0000

Last terms tennis camp in Jun, saw some of the best weather so far this year making the Camp a great success with all the kids having a fun time whilst learning to play tennis. On the last two days of the camp Vinny and kids had to resort to the “Shaggy Dog” cold water treatment to keep their heads cool on court which added to the fun – let’s hope the first two weeks of the summer holidays has the same weather.

The Summer Holiday Camp will run from Monday 26th July to Friday 5th Aug with qualified LTA coaches taking the youngsters through a variety of tennis strokes whilst normally finishing off the sessions with some fun games and/or match play.

Timings are from 09:00 am till 03:00 pm daily (excluding weekend).

You should make sure that your child has plenty to drink and has lots of snacks included with their daly packed lunch. The club’s bar will be opened after the children have finished their lunches. Please ensure they also have wet weather clothing as the coaches will try and ensure that the kids are on court for as long as possible.

Cost of the camp is as follows

No of Children	1 Week	2 Weeks	Per day
1	£60	£100	£20
2	£90	£145	£30
3	£100	£175	£40

Please ring the club early to book your place and avoid disappointment (01278 782758) or e mail the attached form to Vinny at the tennis club (avenuetennisheadcoach@live.co.uk).

Summer Camp 2010 Application Form - holiday junior tennis camp summer 2010

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).

Junior Tennis Camp – 26th July to 6th Aug 10

Vinny — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 08:02:18 +0000

The Avenue Tennis Club Summer Holiday Junior Tennis Camp will be held from Monday 26th Jul to Friday 6th Aug – please complete the attached form and return to the club office

holiday junior tennis camp summer 2010