2016 Finals Weekend #2
The second of the Club Tournament Finals Weekends took place on 20th/21st August. The players battled through some very windy conditions on the Saturday but all were hard fought matches. SATURDAY Juniors Singles: Ross Edgar beat Grace Rivers 7/5 4/6 10/7 Open Mixed...
Junior Singles Tournament Final
As a curtain raiser to the 2nd Club Finals weekend, the Junior Singles final took place on the morning of Saturday 20th August between Ross Edgar and Grace Rivers. It proved to be a very competitive match that kept the crowd entertained throughout. Both played some...
Davis Cup Tournament
On Sunday 14th August the Davis Cup event took place, returning it to the club's day-tournament schedule after an absence of several years. 24 players took part with 4 teams of 6 battling it out over 3 rounds with a mix of doubles and singles matches. As ever with the...
Junior Finals Day
Matt and Red level winner Thomas Ratoi Thomas Ratoi Matt, Thomas Ratoi and joint runners up Suhaan Ahmed and Noah Tan. Dean and the Orange level winner Leah Watson Leah Watson Matt and Green level winner Emily Spink Emily Spink Emily Spink and runner up Freddie...
2016 Finals Weekend #1
The first of the Club Tournament Finals Weekends took place on 16th/17th July. There was a good turnout of support on both days and some high quality tennis was played in all matches. SATURDAY Open Ladies' Singles: Rachel beat Frankie 7/5 6/3 Open Men's Singles: Kane...
World Cup Tournament
On Sunday 23rd May the ever popular World Cup event took place attracting a good range of Improvers and Full Members. The day was breezy but thankfully stayed dry until after play had ended. Four sets were played with pairs changing after each, so giving a good mix of...
Golf Society Day
The latest outing for the GOATs (Golfers of Ashford Tennis) took place on Thursday at Thorney Park Golf Club in Iver. Fifteen golfers, mainly tennis club members, feasted on a breakfast of bacon rolls before braving the sunshine and a challenging course!...
New Clay Courts Installed
Following a vote by members to convert 3 of our existing 6 hard courts to a new artificial clay surface rather than refurbish them, installation took place during March. The courts are still bedding themselves in but initial comments from members are still largely...
Ladies Win Division 1 Title
Ashford Ladies 'A' team were once again winners of the Woking & District Tennis League Division 1 for the Winter 2015-16 season. As champions they receive a certificate and a prize of £10 – we hope the money won't change them too much! The players who took part in...
Beginners/Improvers Fun Tournament
On Sunday March 13 the first Beginners and Improvers fun tournament of 2016 took place. The weather was perfect; it was a beautiful warm sunny afternoon and we couldn't believe our luck! The twenty players were paired up by an independent expert (Matt) and placed into...
Member of the Year Award 2015
At this year’s AGM, the award for Member of the Year was made, presented by last year’s winner Kevin Uwins. Now in its 8th year, the award recognises contributions to the club that members make in some way. This year 19 different people were nominated. In the area of...
Handicap Tournament Finals Weekend 2015
The last five finals of the Ashford Lawn Tennis Club tournaments of 2015 were completed over the weekend of the 17th & 18th October. See Photos SATURDAY The first final was the Handicap Mixed Doubles featuring Esther Waghorn & David Allen against David’s wife Penny...