TOURNAMENT DAY
31 August: There was plenty of good tennis to enjoy on our latest Tournament Day, with the six Finals of the 2025 Club Championships. Many of the finalists are pictured above, along with Club Chair Phil Reid and tournament organiser Freddie Page, not forgetting barbecue chef Luke Wildgoose. Notes of the winners, runners-up and more pictures are on https://wbtc.org.uk/news/tournament-day-2025/
Earlier in the day, the morning had seen a fully-subscribed and hugely enjoyable Handicap Tournament, the handicap ensuring that almost every five-game match ended 3-2! The Final was equally close, Ed Houghton and Sally Bryant pipping Freddie Page and Ulli Parkinson 11-9 in the championship tiebreak.
COURT LIGHTING
8 September: A little bit of club history was made with the first League match played under our court lighting,
as our Mixed C and Mixed D teams, playing in the same division, took the opportunity to play on a week-night, their earlier weekend match having been rained off.
OUR COURT LIGHTING IS NOW AVAILABLE AGAIN for evening play till the end of March. Existing lighting-fob holders have already been emailed about renewing. Most holders have done so but some have not responded – IF YOU HAVE A KEY-FOB AND HAVEN’T RESPONDED TO OUR EMAILS, PLEASE DO SO NOW. If you didn’t invest in a fob last year and would like to do so, it’s very easy: just click here for details: https://wbtc.org.uk/news/court-lighting-how-to-order-your-key/
And having our courts lit means, of course, that CLUB NIGHTS now continue all the year round. Come and join in! For the times of all our Club Sessions, check out the courts timetable on https://wbtc.org.uk/courts-timetable/
COACHING Court lighting means that coaching, too, can continue all year round. For all details of the group coaching on offer at the club, go to our website pages https://wbtc.org.uk/junior-coaching/ (for juniors) and https://wbtc.org.uk/adult-coaching/ (for adults).
*** This Autumn’s adult coaching includes… ***
Feeling rusty? Want to sharpen up your game?
RUSTY RACKETS sessions are running for 6 weeks on WEDNESDAYS 6.00–7.00 pm, starting 17th September.
To book your place, click on https://wbtc.org.uk/adult-coaching/
SOCIAL Our next social event at the club is a wine-tasting evening (“France vs The Rest of the World”) on Saturday 15 November. An invitation will be coming soon, but you can book your place already! All the details are on the website page: https://wbtc.org.uk/news/club-social-wine-tasting-evening/
HOME MATCHES COMING UP [each match 2 courts]:
SEPTEMBER
SATURDAY 20th, 1 pm: Mixed D v Benson
SUNDAY 21st, 10 am: Ladies D v Deddington
SATURDAY 27th, 1 pm: Mixed C v Kingston Bagpuize; Men’s E v Shrivenham
SUNDAY 28th, 10 am: Men’s A v OHRC
OCTOBER
SATURDAY 4th, 1 pm: Ladies A v Marlow; Men’s D v David Lloyd