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22nd October: Hockley at the Leigh & Westcliff Presentation Dinner Dance HLTC had a very healthy turnout (36 of us) at this year's Leigh and Westcliff League annual presentation dinner dance at Saxon Hall. We did really well this year, picking up six League Winners Cups:
Well done Hockley, and many thanks to the Leigh and Westcliff organising committee.
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9th October: Handicap Tournament Finals Ladies Doubles A 2 hour 10 minute battle with the Ladies chasing everything. Sarah served for the match at 6-5 in the final set but she was broken and then broken again at 7-8. A lot of attacking play and hard chasing by all four players. I bet Pauline paid for it the next day! A very watchable match. Jane and Sally looked very relieved to come through as victors. Mixed Doubles Rob covered a lot of court to gain this victory. Keely and Lee could not keep the ball away from him. Coupled with some great serving and returning Rob was able to give Linda a big cushion when she was pressurised too much. Keely and Lee seemed to lack fresh ideas to negate Rob’s speed and power and could only hold on for a while. Lee was the first to crack in the 2nd set, losing his serve at 5-6 to lose the match. Linda only lost her serve once in the match; that was in the first set. Rob was electric at the net throughout and was able to volley away a lot of returns to help her. Mens Doubles Again Rob’s speed around the court was decisive in this match. Eric seemed to try a more aggressive approach in the second set, which began to work but Rob and Lee continued to power their way and made some great passing shots and retrieves. It was very hard for Alan and Eric to kill the ball. Several times Alan had to smash a couple of times to kill the point! Despite Rob and Lee having played in the previous match, Eric looked to be tiring at the end and, with two whirling dervishes at the other end, could not pull the match back. Another very enjoyable match. Tournament Organiser: Ken Thompson |
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19th June: Fathers Day Lunch and Social Play Thank you to Keely for organising the day and the lunch. Here are just a few pics to give a flavour of the day. Notice the unusual grip used by Daniel Vowles; is this a new technique from Royston's box of tricks? |
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| May 2011: Neil Thompson Trophy May Day Monday morning saw another enjoyable Neil Thompson Trophy take place. This annual junior/adult event must be one of the best events in our tennis/social calendar. The invited players (a different set each year) were organised by our coach Royston and this year the Trophy was won by Julia Edwards (just pipping her brother Michael). Well done Julia. As is also traditional, it was followed by a social American Tournament in the afternoon. 20 players participated in the tournament, run by Alan Young, and the winning man and lady were Ken Thompson and Keely Herring. |
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April 2011: Successful L&W Winter Season
Congratulations to the Ladies 1st & 2nd teams and the Mixed 1st team, captained by Val Birrell, Pat Bladon and Peter McQuibban respectively. I guess there’ll be a healthy Hockley representation at the L&W Dinner Dance this year, with at least 3 trophies to collect! |
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Winter Finals Sunday’s order of play began with the U21 Mens Singles in which Adam Paterson (in his 1st of 3 finals) beat Kyle MacDonald 6-2 6-3 in a high-class encounter. In fact, all 4 finals were good battles, even though all were won in straight sets. Kevin Eley & Michelle Caldon bt Adam Paterson & Julie Birrell 6-4 6-4 in the Mixed Doubles; Michelle Caldon & Sophie Scanlon bt Sara & Becci Frost 7-5 6-2 in the Ladies Doubles; Adam & Martin Paterson bt Scott Bowman & Dave Mason 6-1 7-5 in the Mens Doubles.
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Feb 2011: AGM The actual AGM was preceded by a presentation, by committee member Mel Bennett, of a Business Plan being developed by the committee. This plan was triggered by concerns over decreasing membership and increasing running costs, and sets the scene for future potential action in various areas. It was emphasised that the members need to ‘own’ this plan and be involved in its further development. (A summary of the plan will be available on this website shortly).
Other items discussed included:
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Family Fun Day Great Success
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Our Club’s AGM was held on 17th February in the clubhouse, with a healthy turnout of mainly full playing members.
The AGM:
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