Entries to the Cheam LTC Club Championships are now being accepted.

The annual Club Championships will begin the week commencing 13^th May, with the first proper round starting 1^st June. Entry sheets are now up in the hut with the deadline for paying and signing up being Sunday 6^th May.

2019 Events: Gentlemen’s Singles, Ladies’ Singles, Gentlemen’s Doubles, Ladies’ Doubles, Mixed Doubles, Vet’s Singles, Vet’s Doubles, Plate Singles & Plate Doubles.

If you are struggling to find a partner, then email Simon and we will find you one.  

To be eligible for Vets Singles and Doubles you must be 45 or over as of 1^st April 2019. Those who are defeated in the 1^st round will enter the Plate event.

Events are £4 per person per event or 3 events for £10. Should you sign up, but not pay before the deadline your entry will not be accepted. Payments should be through BACS to the Cheam LTC bank account, if you require the details please email, secretary@cheamtennisclub.co.uk

When entering, consider your availability both for Finals Day and the week before. If you are away for finals day or the week before, please do not enter as it is likely you would need to withdraw, and it is not fair to other players.

Finals Day is on Saturday 20th July. Everybody is welcome to come and watch the finals of the different categories. We will send an email the day before of the order of play for the day. It is a good chance for all the members to socialise and support the club.

We hope to see as many of you playing or supporting on the day as possible! 

Join the Facebook event –
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Some great tennis on show at this year’s season opener event – The Handicap & Higgins Finals.

Handicap Singles Final

Congratulations to Dan Jelicic for winning the Handicap Singles Final. Both players played off scratch, but Dan had the better of Plamen and secured the two sets 6-1 6-1.

Result: Dan Jelevic beat Plamen Zaychev 6-1, 6-1

Higgins Doubles Final

Congratulations to Peter Jones and Joshua Marshall for winning the Higgins Doubles Final. Lucy & Jeremy got off to a good start and narrowly won the first set in a tie-break. However, Peter & Josh fought back to take the second set 6-1 to take the match to a Championship tie-break decider. In an epic contest, Peter & Josh secured the victory, after Lucy & Jeremy saved a number of match points.

Result: Peter Jones & Joshua Marshall won 6-7, 6-1, 1-0 (13-11).

October Half Term Holiday Tennis camps start on Monday 22nd October at Cheam LTC, Peaches Close. These are being run by Ace Amit Coaching.

Camps are for 5-16 year olds of all levels, but children are split into different groups according to age & ability, each with their own coach

For full details of the programme, follow the link to Ace Amit Coaching.

Thursday 25th October

18:00 – 21:00

Play tennis for free under our floodlights on Thursday 25th October at our Open Evening. Whether you’ve never picked up a racket before or you’re a seasoned regular, there is fun to be had. Anyone is welcome for a game of tennis: kids, teens, adults, and families!

We have a great team of LTA qualified coaches on hand to run some dynamic sessions.  

Free sessions include:

• Kids Taster Session (6pm-7pm)
• Cardio Tennis (7pm to 7.30pm)
• Adult Coaching ( 7.30pm-9pm)

You can book a session via the LTA Club Spark website by clicking here: Open Day

Also, look out for our exclusive membership offer on the day.  We look forward to seeing you on the courts!

Play tennis free on our brand new artificial grass and clay courts at our Open Day on Saturday 2nd June from 1 pm to 5 pm.

Everyone welcome: kids, adults, families.

Free Activities include:

• Cardio Tennis (1pm to 1:45pm)
• Family Time (1pm to 1:45pm)
• Junior Coaching (from 2pm)
• Adult Coaching ( from 2pm)

You can book a session via the LTA Club Spark website by clicking here: Open Day

***PLEASE SEE EMAIL FROM SIMON BURGESS SENT 4 MAY RE DRAW DETAILS***

The club’s Wimbledon ticket draw will take place on Saturday 5th May 2018, at 4 pm.

To be included in the draw you must fulfil all the following criteria:

• Be a British Tennis Member and hold a BTM Number
• Have already opted in online, with Cheam as your place of play
• Pay your 2018/9 membership to the club by 27 April – after this date all info will be collated and no more names added

On the day it will help if all eligible members attend the draw. If your name is drawn, you will choose which tickets you want. If you can’t attend the draw, please nominate another member to decide which tickets you want if your name is drawn.

If your name is drawn and you are not present we will notify you the same day via email. It is your responsibility to ensure we hold the correct email address for you, and your responsibility to check your emails.

You will have until 10 pm on Sunday 6th May to accept or your tickets will be allocated to the next name on the reserve list. They will also then have until 10 pm the following day or the next reserve will be offered them and so on.

Once accepted the LTA will contact you with a deadline for payment. If you miss this you will lose the tickets and the LTA will reallocate them. We can do nothing about this.

Good luck!

Congratulations to David Bawden and Rainer Zimmann for winning the Higgins Doubles Final. This was a game of two halves – Bryan Nielsen and Peter Jones got off to a great start winning the first set, but David and Rainer fought back to take the second set and then clinch the Championship tie-break.

Result: David Bawden and Rainer Zimmann won 1-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-7).