Bandon Tennis Club Blog

Competition Season Begins

Administrator — Fri, 04 May 2012 19:31:58 +0000

Competition season is upon us again with several clubs hosting various open competitions. The Sundays Well Vets competition was run over a few days at the end of last week. Congratulations to Maggie and John, Diana Fawsitt and Brenda Crowley who all made it to semifinals.
Therese and Paraic represented Bandon in Kinsale’s annual Bulman Cup last Sunday. They were narrowly defeated in the semi finals. Conditions were poor for playing with gale force winds all day.
Bishopstown Open kicks off on Sunday with several Bandon entries. Best of luck to all!
The draw for our own May Doubles will be available soon. Players will have to arrange their own matches and demand for courts is always high near finals night so get playing ASAP!

A New Season Begins!

Administrator — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 13:01:54 +0000

The Club AGM was held last Tues night in the Clubhouse. Fifteen members attended. Maggie reported that it was a successful year tennis wise for the club. She thanked our sponsors for their support over the past year. She also thanked the members for efforts made especially during our open week. Major projects completed this year included installation of the shed, purchase of the lawnmower and clubhouse painting.
Niall reported that club finances are in a healthy state. Membership subs will remain the same for the coming year. Susan displayed the new club gear, now available for purchase.
A new committee was voted in. Maggie is now club president with Paraic taking over as chairperson. John continues as captain and Susan is the new vice captain. Therese, Jenny and Jo have joined the committee and Maggie thanked departing committee members Eileen, Tish and Lisa for their work on committee over the last few years.
Winter League Finals will be held in Sundays Well on Sunday 1st April. First rounds of the Spring League are underway. Bandon entered a team in Div A (G1, G2,G3) with Diana as team captain, and a team in Div B (G4,5,6) with Susan as team captain. Both teams were in action Friday night. Diana’s team were at home and despite very close matches were beaten 3/0. Susan’s team were away to Crosshaven and were unfortunate to be beaten 3/0. Hopefully both teams will have better luck next time out.

Knockout Disappointment

Administrator — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 08:58:03 +0000

It was a disappointing week end for teams from Bandon Tennis Club playing Winter League. Paraic‘s Grade 3 team reached the knockout stage of their competition. They faced a team from Carrigaline at home in Bandon on Saturday. Bandon was beaten despite the best efforts of team Brian, Paraic, Tish and Maggie. Hard luck!
The Grade 4 team consisting of Therese, Lisa, Andy and Will travelled to Monaleen in Limerick on Sunday to play their knockout match. Monaleen fielded a strong team and Bandon were beaten 3/1. Well done Therese and Will!
Stan’s Grade 2 team are Bandon’s only remaining representatives in the competition. Stan with his team consisting of Sean, Diana and Gina will face Sundays Well in a semifinal on March 11th. Best of luck!

A Good News Weekend!

Administrator — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:52:04 +0000

The Grade 3 Winter League team was in action in Lower Aghada last Sunday. Paraic, Tish, Brian and Tara finished their round of matches in style with a nice 3/2 victory.
The Grade 5 team was at home to Douglas and John, Ger, Susan and Julie scored a 3/1 win, so it was an excellent weekend for club teams.
The club received confirmation from Munster Branch during the week that both Stan’s Grade 2 team and Therese’s Grade 4 team qualified for the playoffs in their respective Winter League groups. Stan’s team face Sundays Well in Sundays Well for a semi final by March 11th. Therese’s team will travel to Monaleen in Limerick, match to be played by March 4th.
The Valentines Tournament was played on Thursday 9th and was won by Tina O’Leary and Diana Fawsitt. Well done!!

Final Round Up of Winter League Matches

Administrator — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:24:39 +0000

The club’s Grade 2, Grade 4, and Grade 6 teams played the last rounds of Winter League matches last weekend.
Stan’s Grade 2 team was at home to Rushbrooke on Sunday morning and despite good games lost the fixture 1/4.
Jenny’s Grade 4 team was at home to a very strong Douglas team on Thursday night and unfortunately was beaten 0/4.
Ivan’s Grade 6 team was away to Whitechurch and lost 1/3.
The Grade 5s and Grade 3s will play their last matches next weekend. The 5s play Douglas at home and the 3s will be away to Lower Aghada.
It’s now a case of counting points gathered all season to decide which teams go through to knockout. It was a very good season with excellent tennis played at all grades. The club fielded six teams in all, some achievement for such a small club.

Winter League Update

Administrator — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:55:53 +0000

The Grade 3 and Grade 5 teams played Winter League matches last weekend. Paraic’s Grade 3 team (Paraic, Brian, Tish, Tara) was at home to Sundays Well, and despite fighting a hard battle, had a 5/0 loss. The score didn’t reflect the tennis as several of the games were very close. Hard luck
John’s Grade 5 team (John, Ger, Susan, Julie) travelled to Canon Hayes Club in Co. Tipperary. They had a very good day out and came home with a 3/1 victory. They were unlucky not to bag the fourth point. Well done!
Courts are booked for Thursday 2nd Feb from 7.30 to 11.30pm for a Grade 4 Winter league match against Douglas. The courts are also booked from 11.00am to 3.00pm on Sunday 5th for a Grade 2 match against Rushbrooke. Best of luck to the home teams!
Bandon Tennis Clubs Valentines Tournament is scheduled for Thursday February 9th. The format is mixed doubles with a sliding handicap. There will be a draw for partners on the night. Open to members only.

A Good Weekend!

Administrator — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:10:47 +0000

It was another busy weekend for Winter League teams at the club.
Stan’s Grade 2 team (Stan, Sean, Diana and Gina) travelled to St. Anne’s Club in Waterford and had a very nice 3/2 win.
Therese’s Grade 4A team (Therese, Jo, Andy and Will) travelled to Rushbrooke and won their fixture 3/1. Well done!
Jenny’s Grade 4 team (Jenny, Catherine, Billy and Niall) were at home to Crosshaven. They were delighted to beat the visiting team 3/1.
Ivan McCutcheon’s Grade 6 team (Ivan, Timmy, Dolores and Anne) travelled to Nenagh on Saturday. They were unfortunate to lose 3/1 in extremely windy conditions.

More Winter League Action

Administrator — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:13:13 +0000

There was more Winter League action for club teams this weekend. Paraic, Brian, Tish and Tara were at home to the Ballinlough Grade 3 team. The home team claimed a fabulous 5/0 victory! Well done. That score should be a great help in qualification to the knockout stages.
John’s Grade 5 team travelled to Killaloe and were most unfortunate to be beaten 4/0. Grade 2s, Grade 4s and Grade 6s will be back in action next weekend. Court bookings will be flagged here.

Back To Business

Administrator — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:24:12 +0000

Post Christmas Winter League fixtures got underway last weekend. Three Bandon teams were in action with mixed fortunes tenniswise but good fortune weatherwise!
The Grade 6 team (Ivan, Ger, Anne and Dolores) had a good win (3/1)while away to Tralee.
The Grade 4A team (Therese, Jo, Andy and Will) played at home and had a 2 all draw with Sundays Well.
The Grade 4B team (Jenny, Catherine, Niall and Dave) lost 4/0 away to Causeway Tennis Club in Dungarvan.
John’s Grade 5 team and Paraics Grade 3 team will be in action this coming weekend. The 5s travel to Killaloe and the 3s will be at home-match scheduled for 2pm on Sunday. Best of luck!!

Turkey Tournament

Administrator — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:41:16 +0000

We got lucky with the weather and had a lovely night last Wed for this year’s Turkey Tournament. 15 people competed in an “American” format tournament with turkey vouchers going to the top three -Freda, Lisa and Maggie. The final voucher was won by Ger Mehigan in an open raffle. Much Thanks goes to Roger for the generous sponsorship again this year. We all enjoyed the tennis (and the mulled wine!).