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Club News
Changing Rooms Upgrade - Works commencing Monday 21 November
Dear members,
We would like to advise you the changing rooms upgrade will begin this Monday 21st November.Airhall booking policy and bye law changes
Dear Members,
Airhall
Just a reminder of the rules which came into force for Airhall bookings from Monday 31 October onwards.
The Airhall is a wonderful resource for the Club, and is in high demand. In order to promote opportunities for wider and fairer usage of the Airhall when Bradshaw 1 and 2 are covered during the winter months, the Management Committee have approved the following:
• Members are permitted a maximum of 3 hours of play per week
• A week is defined as Monday to Sunday inclusive
• Court usage counts for all members are reset each Monday
• A member cannot play in two consecutive time slots even if the time slots are booked by an opponent in singles or separate players from a doubles partnership
• Members must name all players on their court bookings and the member making the booking must be on court
• Coaches to appear in the booking system as “Coach Jane Smith” to provide transparency to members
Players are requested to respect their fellow members and adhere to this policy for the winter months. The policy has been incorporated into the Tennis Court Booking Bye-Laws section of the Club constitution.
Bookings will be reviewed for infringements on a regular basis based on booking data extracts. The following sanctions will apply for infringements of the rules:
• Infringement 1: Warning by email, followed up by telephone.
• Infringement 2: Member loses all booking and playing privileges for 1 week (no access to tennis, squash or gym).
• Infringement 3: Member loses all booking and playing privileges for 1 month (no access to tennis, squash or gym).
• Infringement 4: Member will be a subject of a formal complaint for breach of club rules which will be referred to the Club Hearings Committee who may consider additional sanctions.
Members please note - limitations of the MyCourts booking system do not allow:
• automated checking of booking counts at time of booking
• restriction of booking privileges to tennis courts only
To report an issue regarding the Airhall, members should email the Club at Airhall@suttonltc.com. If a last-minute substitute is required for a doubles game in the Airhall, this should be reported by the booking member in an email to the above address.
Please take note of the revised Peak and Off-Peak hours as set out below.
Peak Hours for the Airhall:
- Monday - Thursday: 9.00am to 10.00pm
- Friday: 9.00am to 8.00pm
- Weekends and Bank Holidays: 9.00am to 6.00pm
Off-Peak Hours for the Airhall:
- Monday - Sunday: 7.00am to 9.00am
- Monday - Thursday: 10.00pm to 11.00pm
- Friday: 8.00pm to 11.00pm
- Weekends and Bank Holidays: 6.00pm to 11.00pm
These rules came into force for Airhall bookings from Monday 31 October onwards.Yours in tennis,
Tennis Committee
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Tennis
Masters 2022 & Autumn Events
Players who are behind in their matches are requested to play them urgently this week. Winners of matches that are holding up draws should contact their waiting opponents immediately to organise next round. The Tennis Committee want to avoid awarding walkovers.
Due to the tight time-scale of this event please give Masters matches preference over regular/social weekly games.
If you have played a match and have not recorded the score on the noticeboard please do so. Or text Orna 086 8636824 with match result and full score.
Round deadlines: 1st round to be played by 6th Nov
Quarter-finals to be played by 14th Nov
Semi-finals to be played by 23 Nov
FInals Saturday 26th November - some finals will be played on Friday 25th November if required by the Tennis Committee for scheduling purposes
Reminder that matches may not be played in the Airhall
Match format:
Handicap Events:
Best of full 3 sets. No tie-breaks and win a set by 2 games
If you need help working out your handicap contact Orna 0868636824
All other events:
Best of 3 sets..
Play a 10 point Championship tie-break instead of a 3rd set (win by 2 points)
If 6 games all in 1st or 2nd set play a 7 point tie-break (win by 2 points)
Dublin Lawn Tennis Council (DLTC) Mens & Ladies Winter League 2023
Sign up by Friday 18 Nov by emailing tennis@suttonltc.com - information below
This is a senior inter-club doubles league for players aged 14yrs & older on 1 January 2023 (League Standard)
Dates for the 5 Round Robin matches
Sundays 22 Jan, 29 Jan, 5 Feb, 12 Feb, 19 Feb
Mens Teams play on Sunday Mornings at 11 am & 9.30am
Ladies teams play on Sunday afternoons at 2pm & 3.30pm
Matches are played in Sutton LTC and away in participating clubs throughout Dublin Wicklow and Meath. Players signing up for this league should be prepared to play both home and away matches.
We ask that players are available for 4 out of the 5 round robin matches. Fielding the selected partnerships on a team is important for team morale and team performance.
If you cannot play all the round robin matches please include the dates you can play which will help with team selection and selection of subs.
The number of teams entered will depend on the response from players
Senior Team Tennis
Senior Team Tennis makes it's return since pre covid times. The event in played over the next month with our finals day on December 10th. This is a singles event where players play other players of similar level but as part of a team. Every game won is a point for your team.
Matches are just best of 11 games and you will play 5 or 6 matches in total.
To sign up
Go to "tournaments" on sltc.mycourts.co.uk
All levels from class 1 to beginner can take part!
Senior Round Robins
New phase going up this week. Anyone who would like to join or come out of this phase text Rob 087 9535 193.
Anyone who did not play a game in last phase has been removed but if you want to stay in let Rob know.
Winners of September/ October
Ladies Singles - India Dawson - 48 points
Ladies Doubles - Liz O'Connor & Lesley Hogg - 47 points
Mens Singles - Arnaud Myard - 58 points
**Mens doubles is still open to play as very few matches played**
More Exciting Tennis Events for the Autumn — Save the Dates
Saturday 19 November — Afternoon inter-club tennis event,.
Saturday 10 December — Finals of Team Tennis event which will run over November and December.
Wednesday 28th December - Annual Christmas Breakfast. Tennis followed by a big fry-up
Time Tennis
Ladies Tennis takes place every Wednesday morning at 10am.
New members and beginners are especially welcome. A perfect opportunity to come to the club and play some social tennis and get to know other members.
Check in up in the Lounge at 9.50am where Carmel Gillespie, our fantastic volunteer who runs the Time Tennis, will be delighted to welcome you and organise the games of tennis.
Tennis takes place from 10am-12 noon followed by a cup of tea/coffee. Cost is €2
Junior Coaching - New Term begins after mid-term break
Thank you to everyone who has signed up. Nearly all of our classes are now full. If you hav not yet paid please do so this week.
Senior Coaching
New Classes to sign up for
Mondays 9am - Beginners/Intermediates
Mondays 10am - Cardio Tennis
Tuesday 10am - Intermediates
Tuesday 11am - DLTC Doubles Training
Tuesday 12pm - Singles drills and hitting
Friday 9am - Beginners (open to gym members looking to try tennis)
Friday 10am - Intermediates
Share your Tennis achievements
If you are competing in ranking National events and tournaments or are selected for interprovincial or national representation please let us know and we will share your achievements with your fellow members. Email tennis@suttonltc.com
Coaches Corner
Rally Tempo
How many balls can you and your partner hit in 60 seconds. Rally down the middle, only count shots that are in. Only use 1 ball if you want to put more pressure on it!
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Squash
SENIOR SQUASH
CONNACHT SENIOR OPEN - THE RESULTS
Conor Moran thrilled the spectators in the final of the Mens A as follows losing 11/9 in the fifth game against Sean Conroy.
Some great matches played in Galway and thanks to David Noone and crew who ran a great event.
Finishing positions
- Sean Conroy
- Conor Moran
- Oisin Logan
- David Ryan
- Conor O'Hare
- Peter McNiece
- Gavin L'Estrange
- Alex Smith
ULSTER SENIOR OPEN – IRISH SQUASH TOUR 4
26th -27th November
Belfast Boat Club
ENTER HEREClosing Date: Tuesday 22nd November
LEINSTER SQUASH MASTERS OPEN
Fitzwilliam LTC
9th – 10th December
CLOSING DATE: 4th December
ENTER HERESENIOR SQUASH ROUND ROBINS
The Round Robins have started and will end on 30th November. If you missed out they will be reset in December and we will email out.
Junior 16 years and Older can play
Please only enter if you can commit to playing all matches.
IRISH SQUASH CALENDAR
The Squash Calendar for the coming season is now available.
Book your dates HERE
SQUASH WEBSITES FOR YOUR INTEREST
PSA HUB Competitions, Live Scoring, World Rankings, Psa Rankings: https://linktr.ee/irishsquashpsa
Squash Site: http://thesquashsite.com
World Squash Federation: https://www.worldsquash.org
European Squash Federation: https://www.europeansquash.com
PSA Professional Squash Association: https://psaworldtour.com
Irish Squash: https://www.irishsquash.com
SQUASH BALL MACHINE
Have you tried it out yet? If not talk to Eoin and don’t forget to complete the form at reception.
JUNIOR SQUASH
IRISH SQUASH JUNIOR OPEN 2022
139 Juniors will gather in Sutton LTC to take part in this European Squash Championships. We are delighted to host Juniors from 18 Countries and we hope to thrill you with amazing Squash. Countries represented are, Ireland, Wales, Scotland, France, Italy, Luxemburg, Sweden, Australia, USA, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Croatia, England, Germany, Nederlands, Poland, Belgium. We welcome everyone to pop in over the weekend starting on Friday at 1.00 p.m and finishing with Finals at approx. 3pm on Sunday.
Good Luck to all 32 Sutton players taking Part, some for the first time:
Boys U/19: Dylan Moran, David Dunne, Matthew Lorusso & Tristan Snodgrass
Girls U/17: Anna Meaney, Isabelle Kelly & Ella Walsh
Boys U/15: Conal Jackson, Bear Dummer, Tyler Dromgoole, Advik Ajay, Christian Dromgoole & Sam Holman Keogh
Girls U/15: Isabelle Pollard, Lucy Walsh, Isabel Fallon, Zoë Sheridan, Zoe Yeomans, Clara Eason & Rebecca Jackson
Boys U/13: Toby Holman Keogh, Michael McCanna, Harry Yeomans, Archit Ajay, Samuel Hann, Danny O’Brien, Ethan Ryan, Sean Ward, Alec Gissing, Patrick Burke, Danny Jones & Dara Reynolds Fox
FULL DRAWS HERE2 TITLES FROM MUNSTER JUNIOR OPEN
It's all over in Waterford for the 2022 Munster Squash Junior Open, thank you to Celtic Squash Club for hosting the tournament.
Congratulations
to Christian Dromgoole who won the Boys U/15 & Zoe Yeomans who took the Girls U/15 title.
Dylan Moran was runner-up in the Boys U/19 and Olivia Ryan came 2nd in the Girls U/11.
ALL RESULTS HEREJUNIOR SQUASH “ONE DAY” TOURNAMENTS – U/13
The list of “ONE DAY” Tournaments to be held in Sutton are posted in the club. The first Event is an U/13 One Day and will be held on Sunday 27th November.
This is suitable as a beginner event for Juniors starting their competition play.
ENTER HEREFULL LIST HEREJUNIOR SQUASH COACHING – IN FULL SWING
Most classes are full now but if you are interested contact me asap for the remaining spots
Classes are graded and they are on
Monday … 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
5 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Tuesday … 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
5 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Wednesday … 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
5 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Thursday … 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
5 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Friday … 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
5 p.m. – 6 p.m.
IRISH SQUASH JUNIOR SQUASH CALENDAR
The Junior Squash Calendar for the coming season is now available.
Book your dates HERE
THE SPORTS SHOP @ SUTTON LTC
SPECIALIZING IN ALL THINGS TENNIS AND SQUASH
PLEASE SHOP LOCALLY
Opening Hours
Monday – Thursday 2.00 p.m. – 7.00 p.m.
Friday 11.00a.m. – 1.00 p.m. & 2.00 p.m. – 6.00 p.m.
Saturday 11.00 a.m. – 3.00 p.m.
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Gym
Additional Gym Classes
We have added extra gym classes on Tuesday & Thursdays @11am - This is a 30 min HIIT class. To book in use the booking system online.
Body Transformation
A reminder to our members the body transformation will be in the big room in the gym on Monday Wednesday & Friday @7am & @6:30pm. This room will be out of use while body transformation is in use.
