Leinster Tennis Coach of the Year award for Rob Turpin

Tennis Director, Rob Turpin,  has been awarded Leinster Tennis Coach of the Year by the Tennis Coaches of Ireland Association

Rob was presented with this prestigious award at their AGM last Monday night.

The award is in recognition of his tremendous work and dedication to the development of tennis in the wider tennis community as well as internally in Sutton LTC.   Particular mention was made of his work in developing and supporting new coaches.

Congratulations Rob and we are delighted that you have received this award.

Tennis Champions Boards

We are delighted to announce that  singles champions boards have been hung on the wall on the stairway leading from the Lobby to the Lounge Landing.  

The boards catalogue our Ladies and Mens Singles Champions since the 1930s and are an important record of the achievements of our members past and present.

This has been an ongoing project and we are pleased  that these boards are now on view for members to see.

They will be updated each year after the Summer Championships.

Christmas Breakfast 2022 - Wednesday 28th December

Our Annual Christmas Breakfast is back where it belongs - in December!

For Senior, Intermediate, Pavilion Gym, Pavilion & Club House members

Tennis at 10am and 11am followed by a big Fry Up

Choose a time when signing up - Draw for partners

There is a breakfast only option also for those wishing to play snooker or work out in the gym 

 Breakfast goes ahead regardless of weather

SIgn up through your smartclub  account  by clicking on the link below

https://www.smartclubcloud.com/index.html?ReturnUrl=%2fAccessArea%2fAdmin_Only%2fhome.aspx

SIgn up by 23 December and dont forget your Santa Hats

COST: €10

All standards of player welcome

If you have not activated your smartclub account please contact the Office at Reception for assistance

Outdoor court conditions during cold weather

During the cold weather players are reminded to exercise caution on the outdoor courts

Our courts can be affected by frost, ice and snow during winter months.

Players must satisfy themselves that they are happy to play on affected courts before proceeding with their game

Tournament Results  

Great results for the Sutton girls over the weekend. Aisling O' Connor won the Shankhill Indoor open after battling through 4 tough matches. The event brought together some of the countries best players. Ali O' Dea had a great run, only missing out on the final after a champ tie break in the semis.

Emma Hickey travelled to Kilmarnock, Scotland to play her first LTA event on the British Junior Tour and came back as champion after winning the girls U12 event

Well done guys!

College Tennis

Good luck to Aisling O’ Connor who will represent Ireland at the world college tennis championships in Paris

Ireland are set to compete in the BNP Paribas Master'U from 2nd-4th December in France!

Best of luck to all the players over the coming days - Julie Byrne, Juliana Carton, Aisling O'Connor, Sean Collins, Ammar Elamin and Conor Gannon

The draw takes place later today so stay tuned for all the action

https://www.tennisireland.ie/2022/12/01/ireland-set-to-compete-in-bnp-paribas-master-u-this-weekend/?fbclid=IwAR1AD-vraXMaMAAlbLyrN5iX2-CgjOvK9dHrHl2RDN6HbrzxnVGd0xCNG0o

Senior Team Tennis

Senior Team tennis is now up and live. Finals day is Dec 16th! Thanks to Gordon Ireland for his help running this years event.

Annual Christmas Breakfast

Wednesday 28th December 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 Christmas Tennis

All juniors welcome down to our Christmas Tennis on Dec 9th. We are on from 5pm - 7pm. Sign up for just €5 on www.smartclubcloud.com

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

2nd Serve

Play points only using your second serve..i.e. You don’t have a 1st serve. This is a great exercise for dealing with the pressure we all feel when having to hit our second serve especially during a close match or when we are break point down. The game is also really good practice for the returner who should be looking to practice putting pressure on their opponent in this situation. 

SENIOR SQUASH

SQUASH SOCIAL THIS FRIDAY

DATE FOR YOUR DIARY 

SQUASH SOCIAL EVENING 

9th DECEMBER ... 7pm - 9pm followed by drinks in the Bar. 

5 Top Psa Squash Players will be taking you on court to hit. There will be a prize for the most points taken from these Top World Ranked Players.

Come along and have a try.  

Hope you can make it! All members welcome 

SUTTON TAKE TOP 5 PLACES

7 Sutton Squash players took part in the Ulster Senior Open last weekend and once again dominated the draws.

Our Top Players took the Top 5 places with Sam Buckley winning the Event.

[1] Sam Buckley

[2] Conor Moran

[3] Alex Smith

[4] Oisin Logan

[5] Gavin L’Estrange

Well Done to all

FULL DRAWS HERE

LEINSTER SQUASH MASTERS OPEN – THIS WEEKEND

3 Sutton Master Players will take part in the Leinster Masters this weekend in Fitzwilliam LTC.

Good Luck to: Ali Magee, Niamh Darcy,  Ronan Peyton,

FULL DRAWS HERE

LEINSTER SQUASH SNIOR OPEN – ENTER NOW

The Closing Date for the Leinster Senior Open is 11^th December.

Don’t miss out.

ENTER HERE

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

3 FINALISTS IN THE IRISH SQUASH JUNIOR OPEN 2022

If you didn’t make it to Sutton last weekend you missed an amazing weekend of Squash. For those of you who did drop in you would have been welcomed by a Club House and Squash Courts full of visitors from 18 countries all over the world.

The Event was run by Rhonda Moran and Kate Yeomans with many visiting Referees and Eugene Walker as Tournaments Director. The Tournament ran smoothly and we had nothing but compliments from all those who took part. Thanks to everyone responsible.

The standard of Squash was superb and we were delighted to have 3 players contest the finals.

Dylan Moran lost the Boys U/19 in a very tight and explosive squash match of brilliant rallies and technique. Dylan was pipped at the post.

Conal Jackson was beaten by the Scottish No:1 seed John Green and Toby Holman Keogh lost to the No:1 Boys U/13 seed Gustavo Cruz from Portugal.

FULL DRAWS HERE

JUNIOR SQUASH “ONE DAY” TOURNAMENTS – U/11

THIS SUNDAY 11^th December

Entry through SportyHQ. Only. You must be Under 11 on Sunday to take part.

This is suitable as a beginner event for Juniors starting their competition play.

We will need volunteers to run this event so please come back to me if you are available.

ENTER HEREFULL LIST HERE

JUNIOR 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.

January 2023 Body Transformation

Our body transformation will kickstart on Monday January 9th for 6 weeks.

The sessions will be at 7am & 6:30pm on Monday, Wednesday & Fridays for the 6 week block.

Looking to start 2023 off right? This 6 week block will give you the motivation, guidance and support to set you up for long term success with your training and fitness goals. 

The cost for the 6 weeks is €250.

To sign up email gym@suttonltc.com 

Gym rules

For our classes we ask members to arrive 5 minutes before classes start in order to be able to set up and be ready to begin on time. Late comers may not be able to attend the classes.

We ask gym members to be mindful and considerate of other gym users when using equipment and to try keep your time on a machine/piece of equipment to a reasonable amount to allow for other people looking to use it.

Gym tip of the week

If you’ve steered clear of the weight room in the past, now’s the time to get familiar with strength training. Having strong muscles can help prevent injury and help you move better in day-to-day life, whether you’re lifting a moving box or climbing stairs. Strength training also improves your bone density, which is important to prevent fractures and osteoporosis. It also prevents against age-related muscle loss. The natural decrease in muscle mass that happens as you age, which keeps your metabolism humming. Although you probably associate cardiovascular exercise with heart-health benefits, research shows that strength training also helps keep your heart healthy by lowering your blood pressure and improving cholesterol levels.