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Chilli Quiz Night

The Quiz evening was a great success. Winning team were "Six Appeal" but winners over all were SCLTC with a profit of £250 PLUS good bar takings - hot stuff!

Raising Dough

Rod Phillippe will bake you a delicious loaf to order with a generous slice going to the court fund. You can reserve your loaf online and before you can say "grist to the mill" Rod will have it shrinkwrapped ready for delivery...

The Tour de Phillippe

Rod's cycle from le tennis club to Roland Garros has raised a staggering £700 towards the new court fund! Zut alors, formidable n'est pas?

Table Top Sale

Sally Fairman's table top sale fetched an impressive £270; there is now nothing left on the table...

Your cake - you eat it

The ladies have reached £500 profit on the sale of cakes over the last 6 months. Surely you have room for another slice...

If you have any ideas for fundraising for the new hard courts, or would like to donate, just contact Sally.

Latest News

Stop press... Final Senior World championships report from Helen

The quarterfinal of the consolation singles - after beating the American in a close 2hr battle 6-4 3-6 10-7 in the third set, I played very well and had enough determination to win the crucial tie break. I then had to play Eva Perczely from Germany in the semi-final; I had got the better of her in the doubles event but her extra power was too much for me to handle and I crashed out 6-0 6-1. Overall I played as well as I could, on a surface which I have never played matches on, with an end result of played 6 matches and won 3.

I watched many of the other age groups and know that our club members are not a million miles away from the top level of different age groups. Matches of note: In the womens 45's Christine French (49) from Great Britain got to the final (after a 4hr semi-final win over the number 1 seed) and after a 4hr marathon was unlucky to lose 7-5 in the third set, her American opponent making few unforced errors.

In the mens 85's the oldest players in the tournament took part and the final was contested by an 86 year old Austrailian and an 88 year old American; in 30 degree heat the Austrialian took it in three sets. The players took their time and produced quality tennis, and they could still move well around the court. What this experience has taught me is that you are never too old to play tennis and competition is for everyone.

The next world championships is held in Spain next April. For further information go to the ITF website for full stories and the winners. Also I would say the the organisation and facilities were fantastic, and I have made many new friends around the world.

• Annual General Meeting - Saturday 8th November at 5pm in the clubhouse. Important decisions are being made for the future of the club so please try to attend the meeting to ensure that decisions reached represent the wishes of the majority of members
• Floodlight booking is back - book your court here
• Wimbledon ticket allocation is dependent on the number of members who register FOR FREE with British Tennis below

  Free British Tennis Membership for all members until 2012

The new British Tennis Membership launched in March 2008 and replaces the existing Advantage Club Membership. Base package membership benefits include:

• Membership loyalty card
• Player rating
• Online tournament entry
• Entry into your club’s Wimbledon ballot*
• Monthly e-newsletter with exclusive member content
• Advice from top coaches and players
• Access to exclusive discounts
• Access to add-on benefits e.g. Ace Magazine and Grand Slam Event packages
• And much more...

*From 2009 onwards only members of British Tennis will be eligible for Wimbledon tickets through both club and public ballots. The club’s allocation of tickets will also be based on the number of BTM members we have signed up by 30th November 2008.

Signing up is a simple process - just go online to register now at www.lta.org.uk/BritishTennisMembership. Alternatively you can request a hard application form by calling 0845 873 7202. More information can also be found on the LTA website www.lta.org.uk

News in Pictures

Mamma Mijas

Finals Day

Davis Cup

Racket day

Handicap Finals

To the trees

Racket day

Open day

Racket day

Snow play

Ski trip 2008

There will be prizes

Tournament Day

Half Term Tourny

Tournament Day

Party or Working?

Tournament Day

SCLTC from the air

News from the Committee

The committee is in the process of obtaining competitive quotes from construction companies to prepare the subsurface on the hard courts as a way of ensuring a longer term solution to the subsidence on the top courts. The existing ash and clinker would be excavated, a geo-textile membrane laid and the recycled surface re-laid followed by crushed type 4 aggregate to give a total construction of 300m3.

The floodlight placements would be set at the same time and the courts would then be usable as tarmac courts until such time as the funding allowed for easy conversion to the new surface.

Thanks to everyone for responding to the ball survey – a very emotive subject; net result by a majority member voting is we’re going back to Slazenger Wimbledon Hydroguard.

Thursday mornings have now been added to the list of official club play sessions (being Monday, Wednesday & Friday mornings, Wednesday evenings and Saturday afternoons).

During all weekday club play sessions court 6 is allocated for free play and is subject to the 30-minute rule.

Please note that Helen is holding coaching sessions throughout August and depending on numbers may be using 2 or 3 courts during weekday mornings and afternoons. There are still a few places left, so being coached is always an option!

We have entered 4 men’s teams and 1 ladies team for the West Sussex Winter league 2008-9. The teams are open to everyone so if you’d like to play (only 5 or 6 matches over 5 months) please contact the team captains - details on the website www.scltc.co.uk

Team Results

Want to join in? Contact the team captains
Winter League fixtures

Junior Notices

• Juniors will need to bring 50p towards floodlight cost starting Thursday 13th November 2008
• Download the junior programme or collect one from the clubhouse.

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Championship and Tournament Results

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