Sutton LTC Senior Club Championships 2024

Please keep getting the matches played!

Arrange own matches until the week of September 23rd.

All outstanding 1st, 2nd round and quarterfinals to be played by Sunday 22 September

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, tournament players & finalists  on Smart Club Cloud on First come first served!  Limited tickets available.

Link to buy tickets for the At Home 

https://www.smartclubcloud.com/

Court requirements for the Senior Champs Week beginning 23 September

To ensure that draws are completed in time for the finals on Saturday 28th September and on Friday 27th September it will be necessary to allocate a high number of courts to the Championships when scheduled matches begin on Monday 23 September.

Courts that are surplus to schedule requirements will be released as early as possible on a daily basis.

Interprovincials

Well done to Barbara Reamsbottom and Brendan Mulligan who both represented Leinster at the Young Senior Interpros at the weekend. The event was held in Castlebar and Westport Tennis club. Barbara was part of the Ladies 40s team that won their section. Brendan Mulligan was part of the Mens 30s team. Leinster finished 2nd overall with Munster taking the win this year.

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 Opens

Well done to Emma Hickey who won the girls U14 Tour 500 singles at the Bishopstown Junior Open. Ciaran McKenna made the finals of the boys U18 singles coming so close to the title losing 10/8 in the championship tie break.

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

Our ladies O.35 1st team in Class 1 are topping their group with strong performances also from the 2nds in Class 3, 5ths in Class 5 and 6ths in Class 6 who are all in 2nd position in their groups. Our Ladies O.60 team recorded another win against St. Annes this week.

Our mens teams are performing well in competitive groups entering into week 4 of the Round Robin stage of the O.35, O.55 and O.65 leagues

Best of luck to all the teams in their matches this week..

DLTC Floodlight League

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

Good luck to our 3 mens and 3 ladies teams

Court Requirements for Floodlit League this week

Monday 23 September:  6 courts at 7.30pm

Tuesday 24 September: 3 courts at 7.30pm

Summer Handicaps Update

We ask all players taking part in the remaining matches of the Summer Handicaps to play their matches to the round deadlines.  Quarter-finals to be played by 18th September and Semi-finals to be played by 25th September.

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

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.

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 League

The Pilot Dublin Padel League gets underway this Saturday 21st September with 4 Sutton LTC teams taking part: 2 Ladies teams and 2 mens teams.  Best of luck to all the players who will rotate on these teams over the next 5 weeks.

SENIOR SQUASH

SAM & BREANNE - PSA WINNERS

Congratulations to Breanne Flynn & Sam Buckley who won the Women's and Men's PSA Sections in the Curragh.

Congratulations also to Tyler Dromgoole who won the Men's B Section.

A very successful tournament.

FULL RESULTS & 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

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

CONNACHT JUNIOR OPEN – TOUR 1

26 Sutton Juniors will travel to Galway this weekend to take part in The Connacht Junior Open – Irish Squash Tour 1. Officially the beginning of the Irish Squash Season and lots of valuable squash Ranking points to be gained.

Girls U/11: Orla O’Brien, Faye Ring, Emma Ryan

Boys U/13: Ridit Thapar, Archit Ajay, Alec Gissing, Eoin O’Brien

Girls U/13: Saibh Darcy, Chloe Jordan, Esme Ring, Mai Yu

Boys U/15: John Quigley, Danny Jones, Harry Yeomans,

Boys U/17: Advik Ajay, Tyler Dromgoole, Samuel Hann

Girls U/17: Zoë Sheridan, Lucy Walsh, Rebecca Jackson, Isabel Fallon

Boys U/19: Christian Dromgoole, Nathan Hann, Conal Jackson

Girls U/19: Zoe Yeomans, Ella Walsh

Draws and Live Scoring here

BEST OF LUCK TO ALL

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

Sunday 29^th September

Start Time: 2.30 p.mCost: €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

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

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/

 

Body Transformation

Our next Body Transformation kicks off on the 7th October. It will run for 6 weeks and will be on Monday, Wednesday & Friday @7am.

For anyone interested, email gym@suttonltc.com to sign up or for more information.

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.