Sundridge Park Mini Orange & Mini Red Matchplays - You Were All Superstars!!

In the glorious sunshine this afternoon at Sundridge Park we ran a Mini Orange and Mini Red Matchplay event. Many of the children had never played a match before, so it was a new experience on many fronts, scoring, line calling, positioning, tactics and match etiquette - I have to say every one of you did yourselves and I am sure your parents very proud! Well done to you all, from a very proud coach!

Seen here are Sundridge Park's new little tennis superstars!

Congratulations to the Winner of the Mini Orange Matchplay Max Cobourne. Pictured here is Paolo Taurae Winner of the Mini Red Matchplay.......bearing an uncanny likeness to a certain Spaniard who triumphed in the French Open final today in Paris!!

Fantastic Turn Out For LTA Junior Tennis Leaders Course!

We had a great turnout last Thursday and yesterday for the LTA Junior Tennis Leaders course. The course trains the children up to work as LTA Tennis Leaders (I am an LTA Qualified Tennis Leader Tutor) and then assist with some of the classes run at Sundridge Park. This will really enhance their interpersonal skills, gain a valuable qualification and enable them to earn some money! All of the children did really well and I can see some budding coaches on the horizon! A big thank you to all that attended and well done!

Thursdays aspiring Tennis Leaders!

Our Tennis Leaders in action!

Yesterdays aspiring Tennis Leaders!

Davis Cup Legends Afternoon

A big thank you to everyone who came along to the Davis Cup Legends Afternoon on Sunday. It was a fantastic day, where former Davis Cup players, Danny Sapsford and Luke Milligan put kids and adults through their paces.

A mini red/orange and green coaching session had children practising ball control, while the Junior yellow ball (pictured above) honed their stroke techniques. The afternoon concluded with an exhibition doubles match between Danny and Luke and our own Henry Whyte and James Everett from the Sundridge First Team. It was an inspiring display!

An enormous thank you to Danny and Luke for spending the afternoon with us and sharing their wealth of experience...

Sundridge Park Camps - What Fun We Had!

Sundridge Park's junior camps started yesterday and we had a great turn out. Pictured here were our top players taking a well earned rest for a quick photoshoot! The weather forecast is fab for the rest of the week, so lots of fun to be had!

Ladies Friday Adult Class Tournament Win For Carolyn De Pury!

We had a great turn out for the Friday adult class end of term tournament. It was played in beautiful sunshine and Some fine tennis was played with Carolyn De Pury just pipping Jane Everett into first place. Well done to all of you!

Great Turn Out For Tennis Xpress at Sundridge Park!

We had a fantastic first Tennis Xpress adult class in glorious sunshine last Friday. I think we may have some stars in the making! Well done to all and see you after half term.

Sundridge Park's Girls 12's Put Up a Fantasic fight!

The Girls 12's team comprising of Maria Manta, Annabel Nuijens, Aukse Paskauskaite & Iona Ibe-Spence took Sevenoaks's A (one of the favourite's for the Kent Inter Club title) to the wire in their match played on Sunday. Maria and Annabel notched up 2 brilliant wins in the their singles. Aukse lost a cliff-hanger singles and all other matches were extremely close. The Girls lost 4-2, but were so close to pulling off a great victory. Two happy girls after their singles matches!

Sundridge Park Junior Teams on a Roll!

Well done to the Boys 14's (Torin and Hadi), Boys 12's (Torin and Gajan) & Girls 14's (Maria and Rachel) teams for victories in the Kent Inter Club Junior leagues at the weekend. Great picture of Maria and Rachel celebrating their win!

Quorn Cup

The sun came out for the Quorn Cup Tournament. Twenty pairs of parents and children between 6-10 slugged it out with mini red balls, small rackets and small courts! There were smiles all round - it was a fantastic afternoon.

Well done to all the children and adults who took part, you were great sports! And we mustn't forget a congratulations to our winners Jon England and Alex and runners up Paulo and Paulo (Junior).

Watch this space for more fun and games!

Casino Night

The clubhouse transformed itself into Las Vegas at the weekend. Enjoying homemade pizza, prosecco and a spot of blackjack and roulette, members had a fantastic time. Definitely one to be repeated!.

Sundridge Park Girls Rock in Junior Kent Inter Club matches!!

The Sundridge Park Girls Under 16 (Emma Eismontaite and Rachel Harrison) and Girls under 14 (Maria Manta and Annabel Nuijens) teams both had convincing victories this weekend in the Kent Inter Club league. Emma and Rachel (pictured) beat Bromley Wendover 3-0 and Maria and Annabel beat Horsmonden 3-0 - well done girls, keep up the good work!!

Family Night & Davis Cup Rematch

Richard's prematch speech before the Davis Cup Rematch clearly mesmerised the Juniors! Check out the eyes!!

It was a great night with lots of Juniors enjoying their tennis from the youngsters in Family Night to the older juniors in the Davis Cup Rematch. The adults must have been practising hard for this date, as this time they drew! Roll on the next one....

Big thank you to all who were involved..

Sundridge Parks Boys 14's Team Beat Beckenham Tennis Club!

A big well done to Torin Pitfield and George Everitt (pictured below) for winning both their singles matches today to beat Beckenham LTC today by 2 matches to nil.

Sundridge Park Girls 16's Team Beat Shooters Hill!

Well done to the Girls 16's team of Emma Eismontaite (pictured below) and Rachel Harrison who beat Shooters Hill yesterday by 2 rubbers to 1. Both girls won their singles matches.

Sundridge Park's Boys 16's Team Beat David Lloyd Dartford!

Well done to the Boy's 16's team of Louis Grieves (pictured below) and Luke Godwin who beat David Lloyd Dartford yesterday by 2 rubbers to one. Louis won his singles and the boys paired up to win the deciding doubles 6-2 6-3

Animals & Cowboys and Indians!

We had great fun at the Easter Camps with our 4-7 year olds. Particularly the animal noises during a game of Cowboys & Indians! 

Thank you all for coming in, you all improved so much and I look forward to seeing you all again! Richard, Emily and Georgia!

Big Welcome to Anna

We are delighted to announce that WAM Tennis has a new coach - Anna Chwiejczak!

Anna will be joining us, as of the 21st April, and comes to us from Bromley Lawn Tennis Club. Anna was a nationally ranked player in her native Poland and is a Level 3 coach, working towards Level 4. Anna will be Head of Performance Coaching and we are so excited to have her join us.

Anna will be available for private coaching as well as leading many established junior and adults sessions. She will also be leading our popular Friday Family Night sessions which will recommence on Friday 28th April!

I'm sure you will join with us in giving Anna a very warm welcome!

Goodbye to Lilian! Everyone at Sundridge Park wishes you all the best!!

Lilian had only been coming in to Sundridge Park for a short time, but has had to move to Epsom. We will all miss you! Good luck with your tennis - you can be a great player, as long as you keep working ultra hard! :-)

Easter Camps Buzzing at Sundridge Park!

We were blessed with great weather for the Easter camps and we had a whole lot of fun! Many thanks for coming in and look forward to seeing you all on the half term camps starting Tuesday May 30th.

Red Nose Juniors v Adults Davis Cup Challenge at Sundridge Park!

We had an exceptional turnout for the juniors v adults Red Nose Davis Cup challenge, with the juniors taking victory, despite the adults winning the last relay event (with some clever manipulation of the rules!)

Special thanks to all that made cakes, Carolyn Everitt, Anna Wilson and everyone else that helped out. A huge thank you to Louise Anand (Loonar Designs) for doing the face painting (which was incredible!) at no charge to the Club.

The Club raised £400 for Red Nose and took £800 behind the bar. The clubhouse was rocking all evening and a fantastic time was had by all!