Senior Team Tennis Finals postponement

The Senior Team tennis finals due to take place on Friday 16 Dec have been postponed until January. It was not possible for players to get their matches played due to the bad weather of the past two weeks.  The finals have been rescheduled to take place on Friday 13th January. 

All to play for on the 13th January so organise your remaining matches and gather valuable points for your team.

Thanks to Gordon Ireland for his help running this years event

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

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 don’t 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

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.

Annual Christmas Breakfast.

Wednesday 28th DecemberTennis 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

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

Serve practice

Split each service box into 3 sections for the 3 main serve directions (wide, middle, T). You have 6 targets to hit in total. How many serves does it take you…they have to be 1st serves! 

Scores

6 - Go on the Tour

12 - Very Good

18 -  You have a solid serve

24 - not bad

30 plus - Keep practicing

SENIOR SQUASH

ALI MAGEE TAKES MASTERS TITLE

Ali Magee won the Women’s Over 35/40 Title of the Leinster Squash Masters in Fitzwilliam at the weekend. Ronan Peyton came second in the Mens Over 45.

Congratulations to both

FULL DRAWS HERE

LEINSTER SQUASH SENIOR OPEN

12 Sutton squash players will take part in the Leinster Senior Open.

Dean Dromgoole, Alex Smith, Gavin L’Estrange, Sam Buckley, Michael Creaven & Oisin Logan will play in the Mens A section.

Ella Walsh will play in the Womens A and  Bear Dummer, Tyler Dromgoole, Conal Jackson, Matthew Lorusso &  Christian Dromgoole will compete in the Mens B.

Good Luck to all.

Draws are available 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

JUNIOR SQUASH “ONE DAY” TOURNAMENTS – U/13

THIS SUNDAY 18^th December

Entry through SportyHQ. Only. You must be Under 13 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 class timetable over Christmas

Please see MyCourts for the timetable over Christmas, for the most part classes will remain the same as our normal schedule with classes taking place in the morning @9am & 10am. There will be no evening classes during the Christmas period.

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.