Enter the Ratings Tournament

25 May 2012

FROME SELWOOD TENNIS CLUB
LTA Ratings Tournament
Mens & Ladies Singles
July 7-15th 2012
Referee: Donna West - Tournament Organiser: Muir MacKean

Entries are now being acepted for our 24th annual LTA Ratings Tournament.
All players who are British Tennis Members and play yellowball tennis are eligible.

WAYS TO ENTER:

1. ONLINE - click here and enter the Tournament Code SOM202 in the 'Tournament Name or Code' field. Click 'Find a Competition', and on the next page click on 'Accepting Entries' at the bottom of the list. You can then enter and pay with PayPal.

2. BY POST - download the Entry Form from the Downloads page, fill it in and send (with a cheque for £8 made out to FSTC) to:
FSTC Ratings 2012, Glebe House, Gt Elm, Frome, Somerset, BA11 3NZ
more details on the Tournaments page...

The Queen will not be amused ........

23 May 2012

The Queen and Prince Phillip will not be amused if they learn that only one person has entered their Diamond Jubilee Tennis Tournament on Tuesday 5th June at 2pm. We have great plans to celebrate the Jubilee in style with a BBQ after the tournament, but the lack of interest has been deafening. Please let Judy Thomas know (judithomas@aol.com) if you would like to enter by Tuesday 29th May as we need to know whether it is a "go-er".

Our Skittles Team .....

20 May 2012

Adrian West with the spoils of victory!

The skittles season has just finished with our team The Only Way is Up finishing in the middle of the table, a much better finish than last year. The top lady and man scorers this year were Veronica Price and Adrian West. Adrian also played in the final competion of the season which was the players player of the year, this is where each team puts their top player. After a highly competitive evening Adrian won with an amazing score of 55 (this included several spares). James Chaventre and Adrian West also won the Pairs cup. Well done to all who particiapted in the team this year a great success and great fun. Also many thanks to Donna who organised things so well.

Annual Quiz Night 2012

07 May 2012

Many thanks to all who competed on the night and supported the event this year, and Joe and Alice Brenni who collected the score sheets and Donna, Poppy and Claire who were markers.

Well done to the Numbskulls who came through in the last round to take the victory!

The total raised for the evening was £137.46 after costs.

Kind regards

Adrian West

!! new BALL MACHINE hitting session !!

25 Apr 2012

Trial Ball Machine hitting sessions, Tues May 8th,15th & 22nd, conveniently timed from 5-6pm leading into Club Night, open to all Members, but with a limit of 8 people, first come first served - more details on the Adults Coaching page. Free, no coaching just hitting, Ball Machine Slave already hired to operate and load machine. TEXT MUIR FIRST on 07977 121144, then just turn up and hit...

Important News for Club Members!!!

23 Apr 2012

Tony Pryce Sports (in the form of James Chaventre) will be coming to the club evening on Tuesday 1st May at 6pm to let you try out a wide selection of rackets, get some advice and perhaps there may be some bargains available as well. So please come to support this .....

Also, to attract new members we now have available a ONE MONTH INITIAL TRIAL MEMBERSHIP for just £10. The £10 will be deducted if the full membership is taken. So let your friends know.

Mini Red Tournament - Sat 21st April

22 Apr 2012

Frome held its first Junior Tournament of the summer on saturday when 12 Mini Red players (under 9) competed in a Round Robin, six of them Frome Juniors, six visiting from other Clubs. The Tournament was won by Sam Raad from Evercreech, who beat Alex Blissett in the final.
Five year-old Alex, whose father David has been a Frome member for many years, was the surprise of the tournament, beating five older players on the way to the final, where he came up against hard-serving Sam Raad, who had also won five straight. Sam's powerful first serve and topspin groundstrokes took him to a 10-6 victory in a tight match.
Freddy Humphries from Writhlington came third with a 5-1 record, and best of the Frome Juniors was Tom Fletcher, 7, who finished fourth, winning 4 out of 6 and only losing narrowly to eventual winner Sam Raad. Many were taking part in their first ever tournament, and the standard of tennis and sportsmanship was very high. Thanks to all players and parents for entering and supporting the Tournament,
and to Donna West and Juniors Sam Docherty, Callum Hill and Joe Smart for umpiring.
Muir MacKean

Quiz Night

02 Apr 2012

Volunteers Urgently Required for Brain Training Exercise

The annual pre-season brain training exercise will take place on Saturday 21st April at 7.15pm (for 7.30 start) at Trinity Church Hall.
Max 4 persons per team.
£14 entry fee per team.
(If you commit to play you will be expected to pay) .

You can book by e -mail adrian@orionstar.co.uk or by telephoning 07872618465

Please bring your own supper and drinks with cutlery and crockery. It will also help us if you can take any rubbish home.

Don't forget to think of a name for your team!!

Places are limited and the event is very popular so to avoid disappointment please book early and if you do not have a team but would like to join someone else who is short please let us know and we will endeavour to find you a team.

James Completes His 24 Hour Tennis Marathon

27 Mar 2012

James Chaventré completed his 24 hour Tennis Marathon at Frome Selwood Tennis Club on Sunday 25th March. He won 259 games and never dropped a set - opponents won just 62 games. James organised the whole event himself making arrangements with the local council and neighbours of the club for the lights to be used throughout the night. Special thanks to parents Tony and Carol Chaventre in their support behind the scenes and those from within the club who turned out all times of the night and day to play him and support him at the end. James has raised about £1200. The Club chairman stated "we are proud of James and his achievements"

Adult Beginners/Intermediate Coaching restarts Tues 20th March

16 Mar 2012

go to Coaching/Adults for details...

24 Hour Tennis Marathon

14 Mar 2012

On Saturday March 24th at 1:30pm James Chaventre will start his epic 24 hour Tennis Marathon at the club in aid of Sports Relief. Nearly all the time slots to play against James have been taken, those in the middle of the night were the first to go (not sure what this says about our members nocturnal habits). So if you have been beaten by James in the past and want to get revenge I suggest contacting him to see if anything is available on Sunday morning! Please come down to the club and support James over the weekend, and even more importantly make a donation using the following web site: http://my.sportrelief.com/sponsor/jamesc Please be generous and support James with this fantastic challenge.

FROME TENNIS CLUB HOODIES

14 Jan 2012

We are now taking bookings for Club tennis hoodies in navy or green, with 'FROME TENNIS' on the back, our tennis logo on the front and recongnition Express on the sleeve. Orders to Donna on 07872618465