Sutton LTC Senior Club Championships 2024

Draws are now live! See you got in Round 1!

Round deadlines: Last 32: 15th September   Last 16: 18th September Quarter-finals to be completed by 23 September. 

Arrange own matches until the week of September 23rd. The tournament committee will then schedule all matches that week

Draws can be found via the link below for the Champs

https://ti.tournamentsoftware.com/tournament/1F519414-ADF2-4C08-A8FF-0D61703BFFB3

To wrap up on finals day on September 28th we have our traditional “At Home”. Dinner, Drinks and DJ to end a great summer of tennis. 

Tickets are available for sale now for members on Smart Club Cloud on First come first served!  Limited tickets available.

Link to buy tickets for the At Home 

https://www.smartclubcloud.com/

September Junior Coaching

Thanks to everyone who has signed up for Junior Coaching. We have a huge demand this year and have done our best to include everyone at the day and time they are looking for.

All invoices are set up for juniors involved on their smartclubcloud account.

We only now have spaces in some of our 2pm classes for age 5 and 6. All other classes Monday to Friday have a waiting list.

Spaces are also open in all our Saturday match play sessions. 

If you wish to be added to the waiting list please text Rob Turpin on 087 9535 193

Adult Tennis Coaching

All our Adult classes start the week of September 9th. To book in text our coach Victoria Gaidau on 085 163 0269

Classes

Tuesday 6pm - Beginner/Intermediate level

Thursday 10am - Beginner/Intermediate level

Thursday 6pm - Advanced - Class 5,6, 7 League level

Junior Irish Rankings

A special mention for some of our junior members who have had great success on the doubles court this year.

Ciaran McKenna, Jacques McHugh, Emma Hickey and Max Miller have all been ranked in the top 5 in the country in their respective age group. 

Well done guys!

Ladies Wednesday Morning Time Tennis Resumes 

Ladies Time Tennis resumed  on Wednesday 4 September after the summer break.

Tennis starts at 10am and finishes at 12 noon followed by coffee/tea in the Lounge

Sign in with Carmel at 9.45am in the Lounge.  Cost €2

All ladies welcome and we hope to see lots of new faces, especially new members in September

Mens & Ladies DLTC Senior Leagues

We have a busy autumn calendar for our Masters players with DLTC Senior League started last weekend and the, Ladies O.60yrs & Mens 65yrs Leagues started on Wednesday & Thursday this week.

Best of luck to all the teams competing and thank you to the team captains who stepped forward to manage the teams.

DLTC Floodlight League

Floodlight League will start on Monday 23 September for our Mens teams and on Tuesday 24 September for our Ladies teams.

This is a competitive interclub league run by the Dublin Lawn Tennis Council.  Teams consist of 4 players and a draw is made on the evening of each fixture to decide who plays singles and doubles.  The format is 2 singles and 1 doubles.

We have entered 3 Mens teams and 3 Ladies teams and these teams will be selected next week.

If you are interested in playing Floodlight league please email tennis@suttonltc.com by Monday 9th September.   Teams will be picked in order of merit and players not nominated on a team will be included on the subs lists.

Sutton LTC members in the following categories of membership are eligible to play: Senior Sports, Intermediate, Senior Intermediate, junior players of league standard and who have reached the age of 14yrs by 31st December, 2023 

Summer Handicaps Update

There are a lot of matches unplayed in first rounds of the handicap draws and in fairness to players who are waiting for opponents, outstanding first round matches need to be played by Sunday 8th September

Quarter-finals to be played by 18th September and Semi-finals to be played by 25th September.

Finals will take place on Saturday 28th September and, if required for scheduling purposes, also on Friday 27th September.

Finalists need to be available on both dates.

For players new to competition in Sutton LTC, the Summer Handicaps finish on finals day 28th September and finals cannot be played past this date.

Please keep in mind that the Senior Club Championships will be starting next week and courts will be in high demand.

If you have played a match and not written the score on the noticeboard in the Lounge please text Orna 0868636824 with the result

Thank you in advance for your cooperation and best of luck in your matches

Match Format:  Best of 3 sets, first to reach 6 games in a set wins that set

Please enter match results WITH SCORES on the event draw sheet.   Alternatively, text Orna on 0868636824 so the results can be updated online without delay

Tennis court booking

Reminder to players players who book courts and cannot avail of their booking to cancel on the system.  This allows other members to book the courts as they become available..  Thank you for your cooperation

Round Robins

New Round Robins are now live for Ladies singles, doubles and Men's singles. Deadline extended to September 8th. New groups posted week of September 9th.

Senior Tennis Calendar 2024

Handicaps July  22nd July - 28th September

Senior Club Champs September 9th - September 28th

Update your Tournament Software Account

As our busy tennis calendar gets underway we are asking players and parents/guardians of our junior players  to log into their ti.tournament software accounts and check that all details ie Club, email address and mobile numbers are up-to-date.

In particular, please ensure that your mobile number is in the mobile number field in your account.  This will ensure that you will receive text updates during tournaments when necessary.

To change Club on your account please email info@tennisireland.ie to request a change to Sutton LTC from your previous club

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  - 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.

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

Pilot Dublin Padel

The Pilot Dublin Padel Leagues is due to start on Saturday 14th September.

 We are currently waiting for confirmation of the league details and the fixture schedule from the league coordinator. 

Details of our Padel teams, team captains and player panels will be communicated shortly.   

Team captains will manage the team, rotate the platers and submit results.

SENIOR SQUASH

CURRAGH PSA OPEN 2024 – THIS WEEKEND

Sam Buckley, Conor Moran, Gavin L’Estrange, Michael Creaven, Oisin Logan, Conal Jackson, Christian Dromgoole & Luke Logan are playing in the PSA Mens Event

Breanne Flynn, Zoe Yeomans, Rebecca Jackson, Zoe Sheridan & Isabel Fallon are in the PSA Womens Draw.

Tyler Dromgoole, Advik Ajay, Samuel Hann, Danny Jones & Pieter Bekker are in the Mens B Draw

CHECK OUT THE DRAWS HERE

THE IRISH MASTERS OPEN

Entry closes shortly with a limit on numbers to be guaranteed entry you should enter before this weekend

IRISH OPEN ENTRY 2024

17^th – 20^th October

Fitzwilliam LTC

This was the biggest event on European Masters circuit last season and we hope it will be again this season. Its hoped everyone will get 3-4 matches over the weekend and all standards are welcome so don’t worry if it is your first event.

Enter now and don’t get left out.

IRISH SQUASH U23 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2024

This a fairly new event for Irish Squash. Only the second year on the tour.

September 28^th – 29^{th   …} Deadline: 21^st September

Fitzwilliam LTC

ENTER HERE

MUNSTER SENIOR OPEN – TOUR 1

Celtic Squash Club Waterford

5^th -6^th October

ENTER HERE

EUROPEAN TEAM CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS UPDATE

The Mens Team finished in 7th Place in a match that brought the result down to points. They ended 2/2 in matches and even in games so it then goes down to how many points they got in each game and the Boys clinched it!!!

The Women beat S C Sandweiler Club from Luxembourg in their final match winning 3/0 and finishing in 6th place. Breanne Flynn had a incredible week losing only one match and winning some very valuable matches.

Breanne and Sam are currently on the PSA Tour and should be very proud of their results. Lots of positives and belief for their journeys as they continue to move up the rankings.

Well done to all: Breanne Flynn, Alessia Osborne, Stephanie Ryan, Aoileann Ní Chomhraí, Sam Buckley, Oisin Logan, Gavin L'Estrange, Dean Dromgoole and Luke Logan who stepped in as sub in Conor's absence. Thanks to all who helped make it happen. It is an honour to play for your club and they wore the crest proudly.

Great way to end a wonderful week of Squash.

SENIOR SOCIAL SQUASH NIGHT

Friday 6^th September

7 p.m. – 9 p.m.

SIGN UP FOR FREE ON THE “SMART CLUB APP”

All members welcome

SENIOR RANKING LADDERS

The Squash Womens and Mens Ladders are now open again for the season. You can challenge within the rules. If you are not on the ladder let us know and we will include you. If you are on the ladder and would prefer not to be included please contact us at squash@suttonltc.com

You can find both laddies in the Club Manager App.

CONNECT MEDICAL Sutton PSA Challenge Open 2024

Sutton will be holding a PSA Womens and Mens Challenge Event.

18^th – 20^th October

Deadline: Thursday 10^th October 11.45 pm

All players must be available from 2pm Friday.

ENTER HERE

SENIOR SQUASH CALENDAR SUTTON

The Senior Squash Calendar will be available on the notice boards this week. It will include Round Robin dates, Squash Social Dates and other dates for your diary.

LEINSTER SQUASH LEAGUE – PLEASE LET US KNOW

Each year we enter Senior Squash League Teams in the Leinster Squash Leagues Competition. Sutton pride themselves in the fact that we have committed and strong League Teams and featured for many years in the winning circle. We had a very successful season 2023/24 and hope to enter more teams this year.

Mens Teams are made up of 5 players and Ladies 4 players. It is a great opportunity to compete as a team in such an individual sport. Matches are Home and Away throughout Leinster and run from October until approximately March/April and it is followed by Cup Competition, which is a knockout system.

It is important to get commitments from players who will make themselves available for the matches each week both home and away. There are many divisions of different standards from Premier to Division 6.

If you have any question drop in and chat to me.

SATURDAY SOCIAL SQUASH – ALL MEMBERS WELCOME

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.

JUNIOR SQUASH

MT PLEASANT MIXED OPEN 2024 – THIS WEEKEND

This is a great starter Event for juniors and is held in Mt Pleasant Squash Club. It is a mixed event with Boys and Girls in the same draws and it is standard based not age based.

Eoin O’Brien, Ridit Thapar & John Quigley are in the “A” Draw

Saibh Darcy, Mai Yu & Chloe Jordan are in the “B” Draw

Sophie Grace Walsh & Orla O’Brien are in the “C” Draw

Full Draws will be available here

NEXT - U/15 JUNIOR SQUASH “ONE DAY” TOURNAMENT

Start Time: 2.30 p.m Cost: €5

Juniors must be no more than 14 years of age
Sutton Parents of entrants will be required to volunteer to run these events.PLEASE PAY BY DEBIT CARD, IF POSSIBLE, TO AVOID FEES

ENTER HERE

WELSH JUNIOR OPEN

4 Sutton Juniors took part in the Welsh Junior Open last weekend. Congratulations to Lucy Walsh who finished in 3^rd place in the girls U/15 Event. Ella Walsh was 6^th in the Girls U/19. Samuel Hann came 11^th in the boys U/15, Nathan was forced to retire.

FULL DRAWS & RESULTS HERE

JUNIOR SQUASH COACHING – STARTED

The Junior Squash Coaching has started and there are only a few places left.

Classes run on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 3.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m.

Course runs on a six week rollover basis at a cost of €65 for the six weeks.

CONTACT EOIN DIRECTLY TO SEE IF THERE IS A SPACE FOR YOUR JUNIOR – 086 8182466

Text, Email squash@sutton or drop into the club

CONNACHT JUNIOR OPEN 2024

Galway LTC

21^st – 22^nd September

Entry Deadline: Sunday 15^th September 11.45 p.m.

ENTER HERE

JUNIOR SQUASH CALENDAR SUTTON

The Junior Squash Calendar will be available on the notice boards this week. It will include “ONE DAY” Tournament Dates, Non-Tournament Boys and Girls Dates, National and International Events for all and other dates for your diary.

IRISH SQUASH CALENDER 2024/25

The New Season Calendar is now available. Pick your events and save them in your calendar. Lots for everyone.

https://www.irishsquash.com/new-calendar-2024-25/

Strength & Conditioning

We are delighted to announce that Conor will be running a new Senior Strength and Conditioning programme in the club. Conor recently completed a Masters in Strength and Conditioning in which he conducted his thesis around Senior Strength and Conditioning and the benefits in which it provides. With a background in Sports Therapy, Conor aims to use this programme to Improve muscle and core strength, improve balance and therefore reduce risk of injury and maintain functional movement. Please see further details below.

Start Date:

Tuesday the 17th of September

Duration:

6 weeks

Days:

Tuesday and Thursday

Times (2 separate groups):

11:00am-11:45am

12:00pm-12:45pm

Group Capacity:

8 people per group

Cost:

€250 pp

If you are interested in this programme and/or require more information. Please email Conor directly at conorfalloncoaching@gmail.com or through the gym email at gym@suttonltc.com

Rover 60 Challenge 

The Rover 60, as it is known, is a singles snooker daytime competition for those retired(ish) and aged 60 and over. The round robin format (5 divisions) uses a reduced number of reds on the table and limits each 2-frame Match to one hour.  The season takes place over four rounds across the winter months, two rounds before Christmas and two after, with division promotion/demotion updates at the end of each round and a grand finale at season end. This is the 19^th year of operation. 
The next season kicks off on September 30th 2024 with entries closing on September 20th 2024 
If you might be interested, please ask at the Club Reception who will assist you with any questions and, should you wish, Rover 60 Snooker Committee contact options.