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Club News
Annual Subscriptions
All invoices have been issued to club members. Please arrange for payment to be made. If you are having any issues with invoicing please contact the club office for assistance.
Changing Rooms
Refurbishments are ongoing in both Ladies & Gents changing rooms.
Voluntary Bar Staff
If you are interested in volunteering to help out as bar staff please e-mail info@suttonltc.com
Brendan O'Hare
Deepest sympathy goes out to Colm O' Hare and family hearing about the passing of his father Brendan O'Hare. He will be sadly missed by friends & family.
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Tennis
Masters Inter-Provincials Sunday 14th - Monday 15th May
Pat Dywer, Sean O Dwyer and Terry Donaghue travelled to Belfast to represent Leinster at the Masters Inter-Provincials last weekend. Following tough matches across all age groups Ulster won the event.
Congratulations to Pat Dywer who captained the Leinster Ladies O.65yrs team who won their event. The Ladies O.75yrs team also were the winners in their event.
Wimbledon Doubles Tennis - Friday 30th June
Wimbledon Doubles Tennis
Friday 30th June from 7pm.
ON SALE NOW -
PIMM's & PROSECCO, STRAWBERRIES & CREAM & MUSIC…an all white tennis clothing on-court affair.
€20 sign up on Smartcloud
On-sale from May 15th via the following link
https://www.smartclubcloud.comIf you have not activated your smartclub account please contact Andrea Moore, Office Administrator at info@suttonltc.com or on 01 8323035 and she will be able to assist you.
DLTC Summer League
Sutton 5 were the big winners on the men's side with 5-0 win over Templeogue.
On the ladies side the 1sts, 2nds and 3rds all won with the Ladies 2nds and 3rds moving into top position in their groups
Check out the fixtures here
https://www.dltc.net/forms-documentation/
We invite members to come down to club and support our players in their matches over the next 5 weeks
The number of courts reserved on the booking system is weather dependent as the Clay courts may not be playable in rainy conditions. When 10 courts are required for home matches, the 11th surplus court will be returned to the booking system when the weather allows
Court requirements for Summer League
Friday 19th May 10 courts at 7.30pm
Saturday 20th May 10 courts at 2pm
Tuesday 23 May 10 courts at 7.30pm
Wednesday 24 May 10 courts at 7.30pm
Mundy plays Sutton LTC 15th July - SOLD OUT
Waiting list in operation
If you missed out on tickets add yourself to the waiting list on smartclub.com by going to the event. Returned tickets will be allocated to those on the waiting list
If you have purchased tickets and can no longer attend please contact orna at tennis@suttonltc.com.
Full details of the event are below
MUNDY PLAYS SLTC on SAT 15th JULY
Celebrating 21 years of JULY - multi-platinum award winning single
7pm - 8pm Tennis
9pm Mundy on stage
Tennis & Show and Show only options available
Tickets €20 tickets on-sale now
Sign up with your Smartclub account via the following link
https://www.smartclubcloud.com/If you have not activated your smartclub account please contact Andrea Moore, Office Administrator at info@suttonltc.com or on 01 8323035 and she will be able to assist you
Junior Team Tennis
Junior Team Tennis 2023 is open for entry.
All juniors of any level aged 7 and above can enter. You will be part of a team but compete against other boys and girls of your own level. Every game you win goes towards your overall team points score.
Matches are arranged in your own time and will be the best of 11 games.
Finals day will be end of June for all players who played with Pizza, treats and prizes!
To enter log into sltc.mycourts.co.uk using your son/daughters profile
Click on "tournaments" tab. Enter there.
When we start team tennis the groups will be posted under the "leagues" tab. You will be able to get all parents contact details along with entering in your scores.
Last year we had over 80 players take part of all ages and levels. If it's your first time to try one of our tournaments this is a great place to start.
Entry closes May 21st
Junior Opens
Emma Hickey won the U12 Tour 500 event in Mullingar last Sunday. Emma won a tight final and now sits at number 6 in the Irish rankings. Lauren Wade made the semis of the girls U18s in Mullingar. Jacques McHugh was a semi finalist at the Cork Junior Open.
Check out what’s open for entry on the Irish tennis scene here
https://ti.tournamentsoftware.com/find?StatusFilterID=2&DateFilterType=0&StartDate=2023-01-16&EndDate=2023-04-20&page=1Junior League
We have 7 junior teams with a chance of making the finals on the 28th!
5 teams have semi finals this Sunday
Girls U12 1sts - Home - 4pm
Boys U12 1sts - Clontarf - 4pm
Mixed U12s - Carraig - 4pm
Boys U18 1sts - Rathgar - 5:30pm
Boys U18 2nds - Home - 5:30pm
Final group game. If they win they make final
Girls U18 1sts - Home 5:30pm
Mixed U18 1sts - Skerries - 5:30pm
Good luck to all teams!
Summer Tennis Camps
SIGN UP NOW OPEN!!! All sign up is on smartclubcloud.com. Non members contact Andrea at reception. We will have a limited number of spaces for non members in each camp.
All our summer tennis camps will be open for sign up next week. First come first served for all places.
Dates
July 3rd - 7th - All ages and levels - 10am - 2pm
July 10th - 14th - Tournament players camp/East of Ireland Training camp - 2pm - 5pm
July 24th - 28th - Afternoon camp for ages 5 to 7 - 2pm - 4pm
July 24th - 28th - Teenagers - 4pm - 6pm
July 31st - August 4th - Ages 6 - 12 - 9am - 1pm
August 8th - 11th - All ages and levels - 10am - 2pm
August 14th - 18th - All levels and ages - 9am - 12pm
August 21st - 25th - All ages and levels - 10am - 2pm
Junior Dates for the Diary
East of Ireland
July 15th - 22nd
Summer Club Champs
August 14th - August 18th
Courts & equipment on court
If any member notices any issues with the courts ie broken net bands etc please report the fault to the office and it will be repaired.
Ladies Wednesday Morning Time Tennis
This social tennis takes place every Wednesday morning at 10am and caters for all level of player. All existing members and new members welcome.
Are you a new member, new to tennis, returning to tennis or want to enjoy organised games - this is the ideal place to take up your racquet and meet other members of SLTC
Our volunteer member, Carmel Gillespie, is on hand every Wednesday to organise the tennis from 10am-12pm. Tennis is followed by tea/coffee and all are welcome.
Sign up with Carmel in the Lounge at 9.50am every Wednesday.
Cost €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
Disguising your drop shot
The drop shot is such a clever shot to use. How much better would it be if your opponent didn’t know it was coming!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrszZHTfdr4
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Squash
SENIOR SQUASH
CONNECT ELECTRONICS SENIOR SQUASH CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023
The Senior Club Champs fully up and running and we have had some great squash each evening so far. The finals will take place on Saturday starting at approximately 3.30 with the Men's A Final at 6 p.m. Treat yourself to an afternoon of exciting matches by joining us at the squash courts and if you are free you can come along to the SQUASH BASH & AWARDS NIGHT in the Bar afterwards. Tickets must be purchased in advance at reception for €10 and food & Music will be provided. All welcome whether you are squash or not.
The more the merrier.
We would like to thank Sean Carty and Connect Electronics / PPE.ie for his very generous sponsorship of the Senior and Junior Club Championships.
JUNIOR SQUASH
CONNECT ELECTRONICS JUNIOR SQUASH CLUB CHAMPS 2023
CLOSING DATE: THIS FRIDAY 19th at 6 p.m.
23rd – 26th May
SUTTON
After school where applicable.
Ending with BBQ on Friday
Fun U/9 Event on Thursday.
Enter One or Two Events.
Let make it a good One!.
ENTER NOWSUMMER ACTIVITY CAMP
Week 1: 10th – 14th July (1/2 Full)
Week 2: 24th – 28th July ( almost full)
9.30 a.m. – 1.30 p.m. Monday – Friday
Very popular camp for juniors aged 7 – 14 years. Don’t miss out – Book Now
Forms in Club now or Email squash@suttonltc.com
SQUASH SUMMER TRAINING
Week 1: 1st – 4th August (Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri)
Week 2: 7th – 11th August (Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri)
Week 3: 14th – 18th August. (Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri)
4 Days
9.00 a.m. – 11.00 a.m. – Cost: €100
11.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m. & 2.00 P.m. – 4.00 P.m.
Email squash@suttonltc.com if you wish to book
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
Gym Class Timetable:
Our gym class timetable will see the introduction of the ever popular Bike, Row, Ski class in June. This class is in huge demand all across the US & Europe and we have no doubt it will be the same here in SLTC. The class timetable which is available on My Courts will remain the same until June. More details to follow next week on our summer timetable.
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Snooker
The Bunny Carr Snooker Singles Championship
Final will be played on Sunday 21st May at 8pm between
Harry O'Neill
V
Gavin Fitzgerald
The Luke Mahon Snooker Doubles Championship
Final will be played on Tuesday 23rd May at 8pm between
Brian Tobin & Gordon Ireland
V
James Bradley & Colm O'Hare
All members are welcome to attend