A festive time was enjoyed by everyone that attended this year’s Adult and Children’s Christmas Parties.
A big thank you to everyone that helped organise the event and helped on the day/evening.
Andover awarded H&IOW Club of the Year
The Club has been awarded H&IOW Club of the Year 2018.
A great achievement by everyone at the club - from members, players, parents, coaches, volunteers and the Committee.
Chairman, Margaret says “ this recognises the incredible hardwork put in over many years during our move from Brackenbury to Balksbury. All our members should be very proud of this achievement. We now go through to the Regional Round in the New Year. Good luck”.
Well done everyone…
The County’s Performance Manager, Chris Wilkinson (former British No1 tennis player) presenting Margaret with the H&IOW ‘Club of the Year 2018’ Award
GREAT CHRISTMAS PRESSIE IDEAS...Club Beanie Hats, Hoodies and Jackets
CLUB BEANIE HATS
Great Christmas stocking fillers for all ages…
Available in 5 colours
Priced at £6 each.
Available from the clubhouse - NO NEED TO ORDER…
ORDER YOUR CLUB HOODIE TODAY…
Great idea for a child/teenager’s Christmas present…
Just £25 embroidered with the club logo and personalised with the player’s name on the front.
More information on the Clubhouse noticeboard or email Margaret on margaretwinnett585@msn.com.
ADULT JACKETS
When you are next at the Club, have a look at the brand new jackets with club logo.
Order NOW … they will make great Christmas presents too…
With many colours to choose from plus they can be personalised with the player’s name on the front.
Prices start from £25.
For more information please email Jennie Pope on jennie.pope@merityre.co.uk or Margaret on margaretwinnett585@msn.com .
Andover win 'two' top prizes...
Jennie Pope, captain of ALTC Sarum team, was delighted to collect the Winter League (2017-2018 season) Division 2 trophy and the summer league (2018) Division 1 trophy at the recent AGM for the Sarum League in Salisbury.
It is 9 years since Andover won the summer division 1, so many congratulations are due to Jennie and her team .
John Hanson School staff had a smashing time...
Staff from John Hanson School recently visited the club to try mini-tennis on the outdoor courts.
It was an excellent afternoon - glorious autumn sunshine, mini tennis followed by a BBQ…
Welcome to Ben - new Club Coach
Ben has recently joined the Coaching team assisting Josh (Head Coach) to run the coaching programme. He has a wealth of experience in providing professional and fun coaching sessions. Ben is currently taking the LTA Level 3 Tennis Coach qualification. He is fully LTA accredited, first aid trained and DBS checked plus a LTA Competition Organiser.
Ben looks forward to meeting you at the club soon.
Interested in playing against other clubs in local Leagues ...
ALTC have a variety of teams (13 in total) in the Sarum League, Basingstoke & District League and H&IOW leagues. These include mens, ladies and mixed teams. We also have junior teams that play in the Aegon Junior League and the Basingstoke & District League. Matches take place at the weekends and weekday evenings. The teams cater for all levels of players.
Please contact info@altc.net, Trevor Blake or Martyn Isherwood if you are interested in participating and representing the club.
Please note, according to the League rules, only club members are permitted to play for the teams.
2018 Club Championships Finals weekend
Andover Tennis Club held their 45th Annual Club Championships last weekend. Great matches were played in glorious weather and well supported by many spectators. Thank you to everyone for making the day so memorable.
Full reports are published below.
2018 Under 14 Girls Finalists
Busy morning at the Club...
76 players on our 5 courts, playing tennis, short tennis, tots tennis, badminton and table tennis. They ranged in age from 3 yrs to 90 years old! What a great use of our stunning facility by the people of Andover! Great work by all the volunteers...
U14 boys win Aegon Hampshire Division 2 League
Congratulations to the Boys 14 and Under Team who have won the Hampshire Division 2 league this summer, being undefeated all season.
The team of Kyrill Kennett, Mark Mackie, Myles Cole, Jacob Simmonds and Jack Murn have all played really well and are a credit to Andover Tennis Club. Well done boys!
Our '100' Club - sign up NOW
Each year, the Club organises a '100' club to raise funds for the new clubhouse. Please support your club - you could be a winner too.
For those of you unfamiliar with what a 100 Club is, it involves a payment of £12 per year which gives you a number for a year (you can have as many numbers as you like be it for yourself or family and friends) which will then be entered into a quarterly draw. There will be three cash prizes* drawn per quarter with 50% of ticket sales being paid out in prizes and 50% going to the club. The first quarterly draw will be on 1st July. Thereafter on 1st October, 1st January and 1st April.
* If 100 numbers are sold first prize would be £75, second £50 and third £25.
If you would like to support this fundraiser, please view and complete the form below or contact Jane Laborda - jane.laborda@hotmail.co.uk
Schools Roadshow - a massive success
The Club held a successful week of introducing tennis to many local children.
Tennis sessions were held in local schools followed by an Open Weekend at the Club.
During the Open Event, local primary school children (and parents) enjoyed a fun tennis session, with tennis games, inflatables and activities, in our indoor centre.
Many thanks to Phil, a British Tennis Coach, who visited local schools and organised the sessions at the club. Many of our tennis leaders helped on both days too and were all amaxing. Also, a big thank you goes to all the club volunteers who helped throughout the weekend.
Excellent result by the U14 boys team
The 14 and under team travelled to Swanmore on Sunday to play their second
Aegon League match this Summer.
With Mark Mackie injured, Jack Murn joined the team for his first league match and performed really well. Andover Boys beat Swanmore by 5 matches to 1. An excellent result. Well done boys.
Basingstoke Winter League success
Great success from our teams during the Winter Season in the Basingstoke League:
The Mens 'A' team won Division 1
The Mens 'B' team came second in Division 2 and promoted to Division 1 for the forthcoming Winter season.
Thank you to all the team players for representing the Club.
Plus a big thank you to the Captains for their hard work in organising the teams.
Tennis Juniors start with a win...
Congratulations to the Club’s U14 boys team who recently beat Lee-on-Solent in their first match in the Aegon Hampshire Team Tennis U14 League. Well done Kyrill, Mark, Myles, and Jacob on a great performance.
Please click to read a full report.
A snowy day at the Club...
touchtennis event a great success...
Andover Tennis Club held their first Touchtennis event at their indoor Centre last Saturday. Touchtennis is a fast-growing adaption of the game of tennis, played with sponge balls over a small court. Players are allowed only one serve, there are no lets and a sudden death deuce is played. This makes the games move swiftly onwards. The sponge balls make the game exciting for all ages and abilities and mean that adults can compete with young players on an equal footing. The event was organised by Josh Gook and Ed Percival, new coaches at the club, who are both excellent competitors in this game and great supporters of it. 24 club members, ranging in age from 7 years to over 70 years took part in a great morning of fun and enjoyment. The competitors played doubles and were divided into 3 sections for a round robin challenge, followed by semi-finals and a final.
Please click to view full report and pictures.
Floodlights now available on the outdoor courts...
The floodlights are now in place for use on the outdoor courts.
- The fee for the outdoor floodlight hire will be £4 per hour per court and can be booked in the normal way via the Clubspark on-line court booking system.
- When using floodlights for the outdoor courts, the booking must be a minimum of one hour. Please ensure you select this in the timing ‘pull-down’ option when booking your court on Clubspark.
- As with any booking, the access gate is programmed to open 15 minutes prior to your booking. When using the outdoor floodlights, they will also automatically turn on at this time.
- The lights will automatically turn off when the booking ends.
- A 'safety light' (the floodlight by the court 3 access gate) will be lit throughout the booking and will turn off 5 minutes after the booking ends to ensure players can leave the courts safely.
The Committee would like to thank all the members for their co-operation during the installation and hope you enjoy the added facility to the outdoor courts.
Introducing Josh, our new Head Coach
Andover Tennis Club is delighted to welcome Josh Gook as our new head Coach for ALTC from January 2018.
His company, JGTennis, will be the coaching provider and Josh and Ed will be working with Martyn, George and Bash to provide all the coaching at ALTC for our adults, juniors, minis and schools.
Josh is a Level 3 Coach and is taking his Level 4 award in 2018. He is an excellent player and is a young man with great enthusiasm, drive, ideas and experience.
Please click to view
- Josh's full intro
- how to book your place on a coaching programme
Waitrose Community Matters - Club awarded £300
Following the support from shoppers at Waitrose Andover during September, the Waitrose Community Matters initiative has awarded the Club £300...
The money awarded will go towards essential equipment to complement the amazing facility.
Thank you to Waitrose Community Matters and everyone who has supported this Scheme.
