ClubLife Newsletter – 14th October 21

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Dear members, 

It’s been a busy few weeks with events and tournaments being held at the club. 

Through September and into October we’ve had a ‘new members welcome evening’, ‘team night’, ‘mini closed tournament’ and held a ‘Macmillan coffee morning and tournament’. Full info on all these events is included below, thank you to everyone who helped, attended and donated!

As the nights start drawing in it’s worth reminding that club sessions will move indoors from 1st November. They remain on the outdoor courts currently, all are ‘turn up and play’ except midweek sessions and team practice. If you’re keen to find out more info on any of our club sessions, please see the info below.  


There’s plenty of upcoming events too, with the first on the horizon being the ‘Halloween themed’ Quiz Night! This has proved hugely popular already and we’re now down to the last few remaining tickets. Christmas party tickets will go on sale soon, more info to come in due course so keep an eye out for that. There’s some exciting news to announce regarding the floodlights on court 10 & 11, update below. 

Take care,

Jack Allan
Club Manager


Upcoming Events & Tournaments

Please see a summary of upcoming events and tournaments at WLTC, keep your eye out for more info soon. 

Quiz Night 
Date: 29th October


Last tickets available!!

Time: 7pm arrival, 7:30 start.
Location: Clubhouse
Topic: General Knowledge

Fancy Dress (Optional) – Halloween themed
 

Waves for Wishes Tournament 
Date: 28th November


On Sunday 28th November, we will be hosting our 6th Waves for Wishes Charity afternoon in support of the Make a Wish Foundation. The day will consist of ‘Waves’ tennis, Cake sale and raffle!  

Waves is a doubles based game, which is coach fed, with no serving involved!  Players will be paired together so there is no need to enter with a partner.

TIMINGS AND ENTRY FEES:

2pm-4pm – Waves Tournament – (Adults only) – £15 for members, £17.50 for non-members (please sign up and pay at the bar).
2pm-4.30pm – Delicious cake sale
4.30pm – Raffle

We very much hope you can join us for a fun afternoon in support of a great Charity which is very close to our hearts. If you are able to donate a prize for the raffle, please drop it into the bar before the tournament.

Best Wishes and See You There!

PS – If you’d like to see the story behind Waves for Wishes, click here.
PPS – Here’s some photos from the last event in 2019!
 


Christmas Party
Date: 4th December


Tickets will go on sale soon, further info will be sent in due course. 


Recent Events & Tournaments

Mini Closed 2021 Tournament



Please see below the winners/runners up:
 
Red – Ajit Singhota/ Boris Stankov
 
Orange – Christopher Curran/ Arnav Shinh
 
Green – Kiara Byles/ Raiyen Man

Team Night

 


Macmillan Charity Tournament & Coffee Morning 

Huge thank you to everyone who got involved in the Macmillan coffee morning and tournament! It was an excellent event and we are very grateful for all the donations made. This year we raised a WLTC club record amount of £522.36 from the event. 
 


New Member Welcome Evening

We were delighted to welcome many of our new members to the club to show everything we offer at WLTC. 
Thanks to everyone who came along and made it an enjoyable evening. 


Tennis 

Floodlights – Court 10 & 11

We’re very pleased to confirm we will be upgrading our current floodlights on Court 10 & 11 to LED lights. After completion, the new LED lights on courts 10 & 11 will greatly improve the experience on these courts, and means we then have LED floodlights operating on all outdoor courts. Works will commence in the coming months, more info in due course.  

 

Club Sessions

*Sessions move indoors from November 1st
 
 
TEAM PRACTICE
 
MONDAY
 
Courts 1, 2, 8, 9
 
7.00pm-8.30pm (1,2) LADIES
7.00pm-8.30pm (8,9) MENS
 
 
CLUB NIGHT
 
TUESDAY
 
Courts 5-10
 
6.30pm-10.00pm
 
 
MIDWEEK MORNING
 
WEDNESDAY
 
Courts 8,9,10
 
10.00am-12pm
 
 
MIDWEEK MORNING
 
FRIDAY
 
Courts 7,10
 
10.30am-1.30pm
 
 
JUNIOR CLUB NIGHT (over 10s)
 
FRIDAY
 
Courts 4,5,6
 
6.30pm-8.00pm
 
CLUB MORNING
 
SUNDAY
 
Courts 4,5,6
 
10.30am-1.00pm
 
 
Please note that court allocation may change during school holidays/tournaments or due to matches/events. The clubhouse may be closed or have restricted hours on Sundays, Bank Holidays, however members can play on the outdoor courts on these days, at their own risk. 
 
All the above sessions are ‘turn up and play’ except for Team Practice (your captain will email you with a rota for this session if you play team tennis) and the Wednesday & Friday Midweek Session – please email tennismanager@wltc.co.uk if you would like to join the rota for this session.

*Midweek Members:
Restricted Playing Hours –Midweek members may only play at the club between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.  They may play at the club as a guest of another member outside these times but they must sign in at the bar and pay the appropriate guest fee before going on court. 

Club sessions which fall within the timeframe of weekdays between 9am and 5pm can be attended. Club sessions which fall outside the designated timeframe between 9am and 5pm ie Club Night, cannot be attended.
 

Scala App – Finding Playing Partners

For the winter period, we’re changing the format of the internal competitions at Windsor LTC. We’ll offer three ladder competitions this winter season (Oct 25 – Dec 31):
Windsor LTC – Mixed Singles
Windsor LTC – Mixed Doubles (all pairs)
Winders LTC – Juniors (mixed singles, 14-18 yrs)
How does the ladder work?:A new round starts every 2 weeks
Each round, you’ll be matched against a player of your level on the ladder
You move up the ladder if you win against a higher-ranked opponent
You can arrange match details (e.g. date/time) via the chat function in the app
How to sign up:Open the Scala Sports app
Go to ‘Competitions’
Search for ‘Windsor LTC’
Join the ladder of your choice

For any further information please email Club Coach Matt Welsh – competitions@active-tennis.co.uk
 
Congratulations Emma!



Congratulations to Emma Raducanu from us all at WLTC!
Emma’s success at the US Open was inspirational and her winners photo has now been added to our collection in the Mustill Lounge! 

 


No-Shows
As you will be aware the club has been closely monitoring no-shows in an attempt to increase court availability for all members.
Please remember to always cancel your court if you cant attend your reservation. Courts can be cancelled last minute, allowing another member to book the slot. 
 


Got Courts Assistance

If you experience any difficulties using Got Courts or have any general questions – you can email support@gotcourts.com for assistance.
 


Members Q&A 
We love to hear from you, our members!
Whether it’s your feedback, about your time at the club, or your stories and experiences with tennis in general!

So in this newsletter we asked one of our members, Peter Buck, a few questions… 
 


How long have you been a member of WLTC?
“I joined in May 2016”

Areas of the club you have been involved in now or in the past? 
“Teams”

First live tennis match attended, or first match you can recall watching tv?
“Ann Jones winning Wimbledon in 1969”

Favourite tennis player past or present?
“Bjorn Borg”

Favourite court surface to play on?
“Grass – When will Windsor be installing some grass courts!”

Favourite tennis shot?
“Inside Out Forehand”

Favourite major tournament?
“Miami – Key Biscayne. I went to this tournament 5 years in a row from 1998 – 2002”

Other than tennis, other sports you play?
“Sadly only tennis. If only I had time for golf!”

If you’d like to be involved in a future newsletter please contact tennismanager@wltc.co.uk 
 

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Recent Results

Mens:
Results (matches played on 3rd Oct):
 
1sts:  Win 3 – 1 over Maidenhead 2
 
2nds:  Losing Draw vs Maidenhead 3
 
3rds:  Loss 1 – 3 vs Crowthorne 
 
4ths:  Loss 0 – 4 vs Crowthorne 2
 
5ths:  Loss 0 – 4 vs Caversham Park 3
 
6ths:  Win 3 – 1 vs Home Park 2

 
Ladies:
Results (matches played October 9th)

1st team – win 4-0 v Wokingham 1

2nd team – winning draw 2-2 v Wokingham 2

3rd team – win 4-0 v Wokingham 4

4th team – loss 0-4 v Wellington 3

5th team – winning draw 2-2 v bracknell 3


Mixed:
No recent results

Ladies Overall Captain – Karen Morean
Mens Overall Captain – Ben Hawker  
Mixed Overall Captain – Pete Stephens

Good luck to all WLTC teams!





Tennis Camps
 
Mon 25th – Fri 29th October
 
Book on website – www.active-tennis.co.uk 



For any other enquiries please email andy.mustill@active-tennis.co.uk  or visit www.active-tennis.co.uk 
 


Grounds 
September works around the grounds included adding a new fence panel with access behind to retrieve balls if required. 

 
 


 

Latest Offers:

20% off stringing 
20% off balls

For all other enquiries please email Ross on info@allthingstennis.co.uk or visit www.allthingstennis.co.uk
 



You can recycle your old balls in the recycaball bins, available around the club. 

Don’t forget WLTC has an electric vehicle charging unit available for use at the entrance to the club. 
   
 

Club Contacts: 
If you need any assistance or have any questions to do with the club, tennis or bar, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. 

Club & Membership Enquiries:
Jack Allan, Club Manager – tennismanager@wltc.co.uk 

Bar Enquiries:
Laura Pritchard, Bar Manager – bar@wltc.co.uk 

Tennis & Coaching Enquiries:
Andy Mustill, Head Coach – andy.mustill@active-tennis.co.uk
 

For further WLTC news and updates:
WLTC Website
WLTC Facebook
All Things Tennis Website