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Our archived news
The Dunmow Tennis Club began our tournament season with the Paul Norris Tournament. This charity tournament is organized by Julia Metson (below centre) and is always a great start to the the tennis year. The tournament has a unique format where each set consists of three games with your partner and then three games against your partner. Individual scores are tallied and the man and lady with the highest scores at the end are crowned winners.
This year the winners were:
Man - Tim Dickinson
Lady - Emma D'Costa
Well done to the Champions, we look forward to seeing your name on the Champions Board in the clubhouse!
The finals of the Dunmow Summer Mixed League were played on the 09th of December. The final pairs were:
Juliet Garmoyle/Jeff Booth
Louise Easton/James Keeble
Emma Hynds/Henry Dickinson
Sandra Bell/Richard Boeve
There was a semi final match, on the night, with the following results:
Juliet Garmoyle/Jeff Booth d. Emma Hynds/Henry Dickinson 6-4, 6-7 (7-9), (10-8 Championship Tie Break)
Louise Easton/James Keeble d. Sandra Bell/Richard Boeve 1-6, 1-3 (Sandra Bell/Richard Boeve retired due to injury) Get well soon Sandra!
The final was then won by Louise Easton and James Keeble defeating Juliet Garmoyle and Jeff Booth (6-3, 6-4).
Well done to 2020 Dunmow Summer Mixed League Champions!
Louise Easton and James Keeble
Dunmow Tennis Club will reopen, with guidance and advice from the Government, Council and LTA, from Friday 15th May 2020. The courts will only be open to members during club times. Courts must be booked in advance – to book a court please email the Club (dunmowtennis@gmail.com) or message any committee member, who will add the booking to the club calendar. All players names must be added. Courts will be booked for one hour, with 50 minutes of play and 10 minutes to allow for social distancing between bookings. Payment of Club subscriptions is currently on hold, however only existing members are permitted to play during club allocated times. Please see the Court Times table below.
Please find all the measures in place below:
As per the Government’s announcement, only singles play (including individual 1-to-1 coaching) will be allowed for people who are not part of the same household. Doubles play can occur but only if all 4 players are from the same household.
You must be a current member
Under 18’s must be accompanied by a parent/guardian
You must not have been out of the country in the last 14 days, or self-isolating
You must not have been around someone displaying COVID-19 symptoms or you yourself showing symptoms
Everyone must keep a minimum distance of 2 metres at all times. This includes during change of ends, deciding who serves, taking breaks from play, etc.
The net height has been set and is not to be adjusted.
Players are to bring their own, marked balls - use own balls for serving
Equipment is not to be shared
Balls from the adjacent court are not to be handled they should be kicked or flicked back.
Players should observe social distancing at all times, and resist the temptation to mingle after finishing play
All items brought on court should be taken home afterwards, including all drinks, wipes and other packaging
Players should change ends at opposite sides of the net
Players are to provide their own hand sanitiser/wipes etc. which should be used use before and after play.
Only book courts for your own use and not for others
As a Club we advise that if you use the courts at this time, you do so at your own risk, and the Club will not be responsible should you fall ill at any time
Please note the Clubhouse is closed, except for emergency access to the First Aid Kit or defibrillator.
Entry and exit to the courts is through the pond-side gate only. The coach will use the council side gate for access – he will retain the key. Note that Willet's will be permitting the public back onto the Courts shortly.
Please ensure you use hand sanitiser after going through the gate.
At all times, please observe the guidelines on the LTA posters displayed on court and at the Clubhouse.
A copy of the Risk Assessment, Resumption of Play Letter, Club Info Sheet can be found in the About Us section of the Website from the top menu above. Links to LTA guidelines for players and venues can be found on the Risk Assessment and we would encourage you to read those. If we find members are not following these guidelines, or if we are notified by the Government/ Council/ LTA of changes, we may be forced to close the Club once more at short notice.
It is important to note that we will be updating the above measures as often as necessary to ensure that we are complying with all government, council and LTA guidelines and regulations. If/ when measures are updated, we will let you know. It is only by everyone following these measures that we will be able to keep everyone safe, so we appreciate your co-operation!
Essex Small Clubs One Day Tournament 2019
In addition to the successful club tournaments that have run throughout the summer (see below for tournament winners), the club also sent two teams (pic below) to the annual Essex Small Clubs tournament held at Bishops Stortford tennis club. Both teams were very competitive with Team 2 actually bringing home the team trophy. Well done Dunmow Tennis Club! That is 3 out of the last 4 years in which our club has taken the trophy home.
Club Championships - Finals Day 2019
Club Finals day 2019 was a beautiful, sunny day with what had to be our largest attendance ever, coming out to support the finalists., The day started with our Junior Finals and concluded in the afternoon with our Adult Finals. The matches were very competitive and entertaining to watch. As a club, we are extremely proud of all participants for the good sportsmanship on display this year as well as the high standard of tennis played by all age groups.
We also want to thank our Club President Tom Cowell! We were extremely pleased to have Tom back to present the trophies.
Please see our new page dedicated to Club Championships 2019 for both Adult and Junior Champions with pics.
The club hosts several tournaments throughout the tennis season, from Apr-Sep. Here are the results of the tournaments so far.
Cowell Cup Winners - Julia Metson and Ollie Bond (pic below).
Lillian Mitchell Generations Tournament Winners - Mark Mitchell and Thomas Chapman (pic below).
The Paul Norris Tournament Winners - Ollie Bond and Jane Dobson
The Nicholson Tournament Winners - Ollie Bond and Pauline Coleman
The Hopkins Tournament Winners - Ollie Bond and Emma Hynds
Essex Small Clubs One Day Tournament
In addition to the successful club tournaments that have run throughout the summer (see below for tournament winners), the club also sent two teams (pic below) to the annual Essex Small Clubs tournament held at Bishops Stortford tennis club. Both teams were very competitive with Team 2 actually bringing home the team trophy. Well done Dunmow Tennis Club! That is 3 out of the last 4 years in which our club has taken the trophy home.
2018 was one of our best years yet for turn out in our club tournaments. We are very lucky to have well balanced mens, ladies, mixed and junior participation in our teams. Congratulations to the Winners below! We look forward to seeing you next year where you will be able to defend your titles!
Paul Norris Tournament - Julia Metson/ Ollie Bond (Row 1, Pic 1)
Nicholson Tournament - Sandra Bell/ Ollie Bond (Row 2, Pic 1)
Hopkins Tournament - Emma Hynds/ David Guy (Row 3, Pic 1)
Cowell Cup Christine Soutar/ Tim Dickinson (Row 1, Pic 2)
Lillian Mitchell Generation - Cup Paige Bott/ Ollie Clark (Row 2, Pic 2)
Mens Singles - David Guy (Row 4, Pic 1)
Ladies Singles - Charlotte Wigmore (Row 4, Pic 2)
Mens Doubles - Ollie Bond/ Vishal Bansal (Row 5, Pic 2)
Ladies Doubles - Paige Bott/ Valissa Tatum (Row 5, Pic 1)
Mixed Doubles - Sandra Bell/ Ollie Bond (Row 3, Pic 2)
Mini Red - Mia Beer (Row 2, Pic 3)
Mini Orange - Ryan Bott (Row 7, Pic 2)
Mini Green - Ryan Bott (Row 7, Pic 3)
U14 - Louis Cave (Row 8 Pic 2)
U18 Girls - Paige Bott (Row 9, Pic 1)
U18 Boys - William Coupe (Row 6, Pic 2)
U18 Doubles - Paige Bott/ Cameron Gibson (Row 8, Pic 1)
In addition to the successful club tournaments that have run throughout the summer (see below for tournament winners), the club also sent two teams (pic below) to the annual Essex Small Clubs tournament held at Bishops Stortford tennis club. Both teams were very competitive with Team 2 actually bringing home the team trophy. Well done Dunmow Tennis Club! That is 3 out of the last 4 years in which our club has taken the trophy home.
Tournament Fever and Club Championships Begin
It has been a great Summer for tennis this year and it looks like we may have more to come! Turn out has been great at the club tournaments this year and we have a very competetive Club Championships under way. The Essex Small Club League and the Halstead league are both under way as well. Just a reminder, club nights are Mondays and Fridays at 7pm if you would like to come down for a bit of tennis. Non members can attend 3 club nights before we ask you to join the club.
Paige Bott has truly brought some serious pride to Dunmow Tennis Club in 2018. After winning the Essex County Championships for her age group, she qualified to play in the Road to Wimbledon. She was accompanied by her coach from Dunmow Tennis Club, Ollie Clark. The Road to Wimbledon began with group stages in which Paige was the only person to win all three matches! This included the 11th and the 16th seeds! These wins took Paige through to the knockout stages where she was unfortunately beaten. We can only say how proud we are of Paige as a club and we cant wait to see what the future holds for this exciting player. Well done to Paige, the Bott family and to our very own head coach Ollie Clark!
After a very hard fought season, the Halstead Mixed and Men's teams have done Dunmow Tennis Club very proud. The Halstead league is a very competative league. The Mixed team came third on points difference, while the Mens team stayed up for the second year running which is a first! See the final standings below. Well done Captain Emma Hinds for the Mixed and Captain Ollie Bond for the Men's!
After a very successful (but wet!) Winter Tournament, the Club would like to congratulate Julia Metson and Mark Jones on winning the Mixed Doubles final on the 20th of April. The winners' presentation was held afterwards in the new redesigned and remodelled clubhouse. Many thanks go to all those that gave up their time to help complete the renovations!
If anybody is interested in playing this great sport, why not come along to Dunmow Tennis Club on Sunday 13th May! We have a variety of sessions available for all ages and abilities. The day starts at 10am and finishes at 4pm. If you know of anybody that might be interested, please share and spread the word! To book and find out more please go to www.lta.org.uk/gbtw .
All of us at the Dunmow Tennis Club are extremely proud and delighted for our Under 18 Boys A Team winning the Halstead and District 1st Division on March 24th. They have now won it an incredible 5 years in a row! Well done boys and well done head coach Ollie Clark! The boys that have made this such a successful year include:
. Will Coupe
. Charlie Parkin
. Krishan Bansal
. Vishal Bansal
. Ollie Cave
. Sam Oliver
. Alex Kings
. Ollie Flynn