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Club News
Christmas Period Opening Times
Please click on the link, Christmas Period Opening Hour
Racket Drive
There is a drive this week for any unwanted or good quality used squash rackets or shoes for under-privileged players in conjunction with PSA Squash Players, please leave any items in The Sports Shop or in the Office/Reception area clearly marked and they will be sent next week. Thanks to Alessia Osborne for getting involved in this, especially at this time of year.
Car Park
Some upgrades have been completed to our club car park. Please ensure your parking in-between the white lines and not over the crossed out yellow boxes.
Thank - you for your cooperation
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Tennis
Christmas Junior Tennis Event
Tomorrow - Friday 15th December - Members only
Well over 100 kids signed up! Today Thursday December 14th is last day for sign up
Junior Infants to 6th Class from 5pm - 6.30pm and Teens from 6.30pm - 8.30pm
Tennis & Pizza & Treats for all players
Christmas Jumpers and hats to be worn - prize for best festive player
All junior members welcome
Sign up on Smartclub now via the following link https://www.smartclubcloud.com/
Davis Cup
Ireland take on Austria in a home Davis Cup tie for the first time on years and it all takes place the weekend of February 3rd and 4th. Tickets go on sale Thursday December 14th at 10am. Its been held in on the UL sports campus in Limerick. Its a rare chance we get to cheer on the team on home soil so grab your tickets and enjoy a super weekend of tennis!
Stars & Stripes Northside league
Congrats to both are boys and girls teams who both won the Shield Final at the weekend. Our boys beat Glasnevin and the Girls won against St. Anne's. The league once again provided to so many chances for kids from the northside clubs to get competition at their own level.
Check out the happy faces here
https://www.instagram.com/p/C0rYCBXMSqJ/?igshid=N2ViNmM2MDRjNw==
Christmas Dinner Dance Friday 8th December
What an amazing night was had last Friday! Over 80 people attended and were treated to excellent food and music before they hit the dance floor late into the evening. Thanks to Susan Hunter and all her helpers for pulling it all together the club lounge looked like something from a magazine cover...
Senior Round Robins
The senior Round Robins have finished. New ones will be posted shortly and will run into the new year.
Winners this phase
Men's singles - John McCarthy
Ladies singles - Lesley Finnegan
Ladies doubles - Linda Devanney & Naomi Cullen ; Raffaela Tranchino & Audrey Haas Harte
Prizes in reception!
Tournament Calendar
Tennis Ireland have brought out the 2024 calendar. This is great to have this in advance. You can now filter to the level of event you only wish to see and add it to your calendar on your mobile. Start planning for 2024
https://www.tennisireland.ie/competitions/tournaments
Junior Opens
https://www.leinstertennis.ie/calendar/198/Junior-Calendar-2023?year=2023
https://www.tennisireland.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-Junior-Calendar-updated-04082023.pdfJunior Tennis Coaching Programme
This week is the last week of Junior Tennis Coaching before we break for Christmas. We have no coaching the weeks of December 18th, 25th or January 1st. The classes resume the week of January 8th.
January 8th is the continuation of the current term. No need to sign up again. A new term will start the week of January 29th.
Private Coaching
If you are interested in booking a private session with any of our coaches you can text them directly to arrange.
If you don't know our coaches you can meet some of them here!
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cz1EQ2zMjm_/?igshid=N2ViNmM2MDRjNw==
Carlos Herrero - 087 317 9653
Victoria Gaidau - 085 163 2069
Tanya Murtagh - 087 126 7250
Brendan Mulligan - Level 2 - 087 655 8520
Ali O'Dea - 086 663 9600
Lara Collier - 086 199 8436
Courts & equipment on court
Please see the hooks now provided for our clay court drag mats. Please leave them on the hooks after use to protect the bristles.
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
The Most wonderful Time Tennis Ladies know how to celebrate their annual Christmas Lunch and of course each other, on and off the court. This is why we are the best club in Leinster.
Sincere thanks to the fabulous Carmel Gillespie for running this club activity each week, you bring so many people together and for this we are grateful.
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
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Squash
SENIOR SQUASH
MENS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS UPDATE
3 of the 4 man team are Sutton Squash Players, Sam Buckley, Oisin Logan and Michael Creaven are joined by Sean Conroy to take part in the Men's Senior World Championships.
After the long journey down under to NZ, #teamireland took on Malaysia in the opening round of matches in Group "A" .
Sam Buckley got Ireland off to a dream start, comprehensively beating World no.64 Adreen Idrakie 3-0.
Unfortunately, Sean Conroy and Oisin Logan both narrowly lost their respective ties after hard-fought battles, resulting in a 2-1 loss for Ireland on the opening day of fixtures.
The Irish Team played the No:1 seeds on Thursday morning and what a wonderful event. Sam Buckley put in great effort against Mostafa Asal world no: 4. Tight match ending in 3/0 11/7, 11/5, 11/7.
Oisin Logan and Sean Conroy put in huge effort also and have lots more to play for.
Ireland will play Tahiti in their next match in 17/24 playoffs. The match will take place at 12pm Thursday (23.00 pm tonight).
Let's show them our support. Watch Live here
https://wsfmensteams.com/2023-day-three-preview-how-to.../Use the link to follow live updates https://t.ly/Bvhoq
Check out the Draws, Teams and Matches here: https://t.ly/ovT76
We will keep you updated
Best of Luck Guys. Have a blast. Go Ireland
MUNSTER MASTERS OPEN 2023
12th – 13th January 2024
HIGHFIELD SQUASH CLUB
Closing Date: 5th January 11.45 pm
Munster Squash has secured a rate at The River Lee Hotel, €160 for a Twin/Double room B&B ,and €150 for a single room B&B . Promo code Munster Squash
ENTER HERELEINSTER SQUASH LEAGUE – HALFWAY
Ladies Premier – 1st Place – 17 points ahead
Men's Premier – 2nd Place – 1 point behind
Ladies Division 1 – 4th Place – 12 points behind
Men's Division 2 – 1st place – 25 points ahead
Men's Division 6 – 1st Place – 20 points ahead
Fantastic halfway results, keep up the good work.
LEAGUE FIXTURES HERESUTTON SENIOR RANKINGS – NEXT RANKING DATE
The Sutton Senior Squash Rankings are now available on the Squash Notice Boards and Challenge sheets are now open. Please familiarise yourselves with the rules and Challenge away.
They will be updated in accordance with the Leinster Squash Ranking Dates.
Ranking Dates
Ranking 2: Sat 6th Jan
Ranking 3: Sat 16th Mar
SENIOR SQUASH ROUND ROBINS – DECEMBER
The New Round Robins are available now. You have until 5th January to complete matches. Please arrange matches with your opponents.
SQUASH BALL MACHINE
Have you tried the Squash Ball Machine? It is a great way to practice your shots and improve your game. Talk to Eoin Ryan for details on how to register.
SATURDAY SOCIAL SQUASH
Open to all members, drop down from 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. to hit with others every Saturday. Meet new people to play Squash.
IRISH SQUASH SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS
Make sure to follow them across social media
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/irishsquash/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/irishsquashcom
Twitter - https://twitter.com/IrishSquash
TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@irishsquash
SQUASH WEBSITES FOR YOUR INTEREST
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
JUNIOR SQUASH
3 SUTTON JUNIORS HEAD TO US OPEN
Good Luck to Tristan Snodgrass Boys U/19, Tyler Dromgoole Boys U/17 and Christian Dromgoole Boys U/15 as they head to Philadelphia to the spectacular ARLENE SPECTER SQUASH CENTER in DREXEL UNIVERSITY to take part in the US Junior Squash Open.
With a total of 990 Entrants from all over the world, this promises to be a superb tournament.
ALL EVENT DETAILS HEREU/11 “ONE DAY” RESULTS
Congratulations to
Eoin O’Brien – Winner
Liam Mahony - 2nd Place
Faye Ring – 3rd Place
Thanks to parents for running the event
NEXT “ONE DAY” JUNIOR SQUASH TOURNAMENT – U/13
U/13 Boys and Girls
Sunday 28th January 2023 – 2.30 start
Sutton
ENTER HERESutton Parents will be asked to help out once each season. Please offer
JUNIOR SQUASH COACHING
There are a few spaces left. If you are interested drop in to see me or text 086 8182466 or squash@suttonltc.com ONLY
Yours in Sport
Eoin Ryan
Fees are payable when booking the classes. Please pay when booking.
Classes are graded and they are on
Monday - Friday … 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
5 p.m. - 6 p.m.
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Gym
New Year Body Transformation 8th January 2024
Dear Members,
From all here in the gym at SLTC, thank you for your support all year and have a Merry Christmas!
Our next body transformation block will be starting on 8th of January! With the 'New Years Resolutions' surely being a big reason for the gym to be extra busy in January, the Body Transformations won't be any different as we are expecting the slots to be taken quickly!!
The block will run for 6 weeks on Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays. Time of session in 7am. It will have a cost of €250. Included in the cost is the below:
- 3 gym sessions per week with a highly trained coach
- Nutrition support
- WhatsApp support 24/7 with daily interaction
- Measurements on Week 1,3 and 6
- Weekly personalized feedback
- A personalised programme at the end of 6 weeks to allow you to continue
with your progress
If you are interested please emailgym@suttonltc.com expressing your interest.
It is important to have your slot confirmed asap to avoid missing out.
Kind regards,
SLTC Gym Team