YORKSHIRE TENNIS NEWSLETTER MAY 2020

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sure that clubs and coaches know From Chairman of the help on offer. With the LTA furloughing a number of employees Yorkshire Tennis both centrally and in the regions, Dear Tennis Friend, volunteers at clubs and county have We live in very strange and an ever more supportive role. Thank demanding times which from every you to all of you who are continuing point of view has not happened to help run your club in these in our lives. A summer with no difficult times professional tournaments, no At least we are now able to Wimbledon and no start of the get on an outside court and play season, no coaching and no socials. singles with a friend or doubles Firstly, I must thank all our with household members which is readers who work in the NHS, great! We are still hoping that our emergency services and other annual Yorkshire Championships essential roles for their service to this also acted immediately offering clubs a will be played in August. We will keep you country and fellow citizens and hope that ‘holiday’ on any loan repayments falling informed through our website and social tennis will play some part in their lives due within 6 months. Some clubs have media channels. Before the lockdown later this summer. taken us up on this whilst others have individuals in Yorkshire had much to In response to this crisis the LTA have continued as normal. The Management celebrate as they enjoyed success both come up with a very comprehensive Committee of Yorkshire Tennis meet on and off the court which you can read selection of financial aid to clubs/venues/ weekly on a Monday via Zoom to update about in the following pages. coaches and players. Yorkshire Tennis everyone on what is going on and to make Keep safe, John Crowther Play and success for Yorkshire juniors and seniors in early 2020

Yorkshire’s 18U County Cup Boys and Girls teams were both playing Group 1 in March in Bath for the second year running. As the defending National Champions expec- tations for the boys were high. n Yorkshire 18U Boys n Yorkshire 18U Girls They did not disappoint, winning all three matches player was victorious in the with a 7-2 win against Essex, 80+ Singles event including a 7-2 win against close rivals beating the No1 seed in the Lancashire and a 6-3 win final. John teamed up with against Sussex so the trophy Chapel Allerton player Peter was back in Yorkshire for Bretherton to win the 75+ another year! A fantastic Doubles title which included achievement. The team was a victory over Roger Taylor represented by Johannus n John Andrews n Wilf Jessop and partner who were the top Monday, Alexander Tikhonov, and Peter Bretherton and John Andrews seeds. JB Pickard, Thomas Smart, Ilkley’s Andrew Hutchinson Adam Hillerby, Jack Batchelor, by one rubber! Can Yorkshire Championships in Tipton in reached the semis of the 55+ Thomas Linley and Joseph go one better in 2021? The January. Wilf Jessop, who Singles and Doubles events. Fletcher. players were Gabriella Lindley, plays at Hallam Grange and He was then selected to The girls were Runners Orla Cooper, Phoebe Suthers, Hallamshire, won the 70+ represent GB in the 55+ team Up in 2019 to Middlesex and Jessica Dawson, Jayanne Singles title beating last year’s at the 2020 ITF Seniors’ World history was repeated in 2020 Palmer and Savannah Dada- champion and top seed Alex Championships in Boca Raton, but by the smallest of margins. Mascoll. Templar in the final. Wilf also Florida in May. This is an event Both counties achieved Yorkshire Seniors enjoyed won the 70+ Doubles title. that has been cancelled but it’s two wins and one loss but much success at the British John Andrews was another still an honour to have been Middlesex pipped Yorkshire Open Seniors Indoor Tennis winner. The Hallamshire selected! congratulations to...

Back in December 2019 ten Yorkshire Tennis LTA awards were presented to 2019 YORKSHIRE TENNIS the following outstanding individuals as part of the LTA AWARD WINNERS Yorkshire Tennis Awards Evening. County award Inspirational Yorkshire and winners progress to the regional stage and North Region Coach of the Year then potentially national Ackworth Tennis Club was on • 5 Introduced tennis to recognition. In 2017 and the verge of extinction and over 2000 school children 2018 Yorkshire achieved through the commitment and at 17 primary schools whilst two National winners and hard work of Chairman Don upskilling teachers with their five Runners Up awards. In Saul (Yorkshire Volunteer of tennis delivery April this year two Yorkshire the Year), coach Alice Robson • 5 Supported the County winners were notified and his team of members the development of two female Alice Robson they had earned LTA North club increased membership coaches and planned and from 17 to 130 in a year. developed female only taster Alice’s nomination Region awards and they They achieved this through a events states that she has been are Eleanore Lake and Alice host of actions including the • 5 Developed with the team the “inspiration behind a Robson. More about Eleanore following by Alice: a GP referral scheme with remarkable turnaround can be found in our LIFE IN • 5 Developed a coaching the club opening up tennis to in the levels of tennis LOCKDOWN feature on Page programme from nothing new audiences participation at the club.” 6 but here we salute Alice to 70 players using the full Robson. suite of LTA products Yorkshire Tennis 2019 Roll of Honour l Lifetime Achievement Award: Derek Malthouse, Whitkirk LTC l Volunteer of the Year: Don Saul, Ackworth LTC l Young Person of the Year: Eleanore Lake, Sheffield College l Coach of the Year: Alice Robson, Ackworth LTC l Club of the Year, Pocklington LTC l Community Venue of the Year: Thornhill LTC, Dewsbury l Official of the Year:Dave Kitchen l Education Award: John Fisher Schools Sports Partnership working with Batley Girls High School l Disability Award: Doncaster LTC Pocklington LTC l Competition of the Year: Yorkshire County Championships

New Year’s Honour for services to the preservation of traditional skills and to sport in Mexborough, South Yorkshire Back in 2017 Bob Lamb received highly specialised craft Bob the LTA’s highest honour, its has been involved in training Meritorious Service Award, and apprentices and helped in this year he has been awarded the development of a degree the British Empire Medal. course at Sheffield Hallam for Bob’s craft as a silversmith budding young silversmiths. Bob Lamb of 60+ years resulted in On the sporting front Bob commissions for some iconic played tennis at Mexborough For over 20 years he has and Treasurer of the Tennis pieces, such as, replacement and has been instrumental been a trustee and chairman Club. From a Yorkshire Tennis Calcutta Cups, English Rose for in the Mexborough Miners’ of Mexborough Miners perspective he joined the the Queen’s 80th Birthday and Welfare Institute and Welfare Charity, Director of Council in 2003, organised the replicas of the World Snooker Recreation Ground a rare Mexborough Miners Trading Yorkshire Doubles League for trophy. sports facility in the middle of Company, Committee member 12 years and was President In an effort to preserve this a very deprived area. of Mexborough Youth Club from 2014 to 2016.

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Paul Jubb GB tennis star of 2019 and new member of LTA’s Pro Scholarship Programme 20-year-old Paul Jubb, from Hull, Paul completed his education in April became a household name last summer at University of South Carolina and when he achieved so much: has now joined the list of 12 Britons • Won NCAA Singles National receiving funding on the LTA Pro Championship becoming the first Britain Scholarship Programme which is the Karen Mitchell at a US University to win the title highest level of support offered to developing players. Eligibility is for Karen will be presented with her prestigious • Played at Ilkley Challenger reaching those aged 16-24 with potential to LTA Meritorious Service Award at Yorkshire round of 16 reach top 100 ATP/WTA within 5 years. Tennis Awards ceremony in December this • Qualified for the main draw at ATP The Programme provides access to a year. She has been described as “a selfless 250 in Eastbourne range of coaching, science and medical and modest person who achieves success by • Earned a wildcard into Wimbledon support from the LTA Performance her determination, knowledge, resilience and • At the end of the year he won his Team as well as up to £80k in financial good nature. She leads by example getting first ITF Singles trophy in Cancun. support. players and coaches to perform at their highest potential.” Her achievements include: As a player A multiple medals winner in 2019 • Winning multiple County Championship singles and doubles titles at both junior (Karen Mcloughlin) and senior levels Phoebe Suthers, 17, from Elland, was part Phoebe Suthers • Winning National Collegiate Athletic of the Yorkshire 18U County Cup Girls’ team Association all American award for both that were National Runners Up in March. It singles and doubles whilst studying at Indian was a truly amazing experience for her and River Community College, Florida one she loved every minute of. • Being part of a winning County What makes Phoebe exceptional is Championship team and captain that she was born deaf and competes and enjoys phenomenal success in both hearing As a coach and deaf tournaments. She started playing • Coaching individuals and those going on to tennis at the age of 8 with PE in school and become coaches including Richard Crabtree, everything took off from there. Nicola Mooney and Angela Crossley Phoebe was already part of junior As a county and club volunteer squads at her tennis club when in 2013 • Being a Dunnington Club committee she attended a Tennis Foundation Deaf member and contributing to improving Tennis Camp and later joined the Tennis facilities Foundation’s Deaf Tennis Performance • Being a Yorkshire Tennis Council member Programme. since 2012 and Chairman of Performance Aged 12, Phoebe represented GB for Committee since 2016. In this role she the first time at the 2015 World Deaf Tennis has overseen significant senior and junior Championships and won a Bronze medal team and individual performances and been in the 18U Girls’ Singles. Phoebe has won instrumental in the development of the numerous titles in LTA Grade 3 junior and Leeds RPDC. ladies’ events and is winning matches in LTA • 5 Taking the role of County Welfare Grade 2 events but it’s her performances Officer with responsibility for safeguarding on the National [CONTINUES ON NEXT PAGE] standards

FOLLOW US on Twitter @YorkshireTennis on Instagram yorkshire.tennis and on Facebook Yorkshire Tennis · Silver medal in Mixed Doubles Grade 2 tournament in hearing tennis Phoebe Suthers · Gold medal in Junior Mixed Doubles and become a Deaflympian and World [...CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE] Phoebe should have been competing in Champion at Deaf Tennis. May 2020 at the biennial Slovenian Deaf and International stage that are making all Tennis Open, to defend the titles she won the headlines. in 2018 but the Coronavirus pandemic has Phoebe won medals at 2016 European thwarted her ambitions. During lockdown Deaf Championships in Slovenia, won she’s been keeping fit by running, doing Women’s Singles and Doubles titles at weights and exercises but also continuing 2018 Slovenian Deaf Tennis Open and her A level studies. National titles in 2018 and 2019. It was After A levels in 2021 Phoebe is in October 2019 at the World Deaf Tennis hoping to attend Bath University to study Championships in Turkey where she Psychology and continue playing tennis achieved great success: there and wants to represent Yorkshire · 4th place in Women’s Doubles and GB in Deaf Tennis. She also has other · Bronze medal in Girls’ Singles goals in her tennis life – to win an LTA

COUNTY SPOTLIGHT Leeds Regional Player Development Centre at JCCS six months on In last October’s edition of Tramlines we outlined the plans and first few weeks progress at the new Leeds RPDC where the best young players in the North East Region are now training. Cultiv8 Tennis and Cultiv8 Academy, the coaching and consultancy business run by Richard and Laura Crabtree, are providing high performance tennis coaching programmes combined with Sport Science Support. The following summarises the main achievements since September 2019 of the 30+ players on the programme: • U18 County Cup achievements outlined on the front page – three of the boys and three of the girls train at n Jade Cole, winner of Winter Indoor the RPDC Series Girls U14 National Championships • Six players competed at the prestigious Teen Tennis • A scholarship programme, can access ensuring players The programme is proving Category 1 U14 Tennis Europe in partnership with Woodhouse are engaged and in touch with to be very successful with both event held at Bolton Arena Grove School, begins in the Team. players and parents • Jade Cole (pictured), one of September 2020. There are These include a range of Of course, there is no the players who attends Leeds five potential scholars for the tasks, activities and challenges substitute for being on court full time, won the Winter U14 programme. for players to complete at and engaging with other National Championships While the country is in home, send back and receive players and coaches but this • Sarah Copley won two lockdown, so no one can feedback. They also have innovative programme is National grade 2 titles at attend the tennis centre, the phone calls and video calls helping the players develop Bolton and Nottingham Cultiv8 Team and coaches have with the team. There’s also their physical and mental skills • Three players have been developed an Online Support a daily quiz to keep up the during these uncertain and called up to represent GB Programme which all players competitive spirit. difficult times.

FOLLOW US on Twitter @YorkshireTennis on Instagram yorkshire.tennis and on Facebook Yorkshire Tennis Essential re-surfacing at St Peters, Saltaire

In 2019, two courts at this three court 60-year-old club were in urgent need of re-surfacing. YT was approached for a loan and after a number of issues were resolved a loan was offered in May 2019, contractors were arranged, resurfacing was completed in the autumn and re-painting has recently been undertaken in time for the club re-opening post lockdown. The process was viewed as relatively painless and this small club still has funds in its bank account for future use. CLUB SPOTLIGHT Yorkshire Tennis supporting flood recovery Clubs at the heart of their at York Tennis Club With Coronavirus dominating communities supported the headlines, readers can be forgiven for forgetting the devastation that Storms Ciara by Advantage Yorkshire and Dennis caused to homes and businesses and also to Advantage Yorkshire’s interest free loan and grant scheme numerous sporting facilities has been instrumental in supporting clubs’ developments just a few months ago. York over the last three years. Over £600,000 has been TC suffered damage to its invested to support projects like court resurfacing, courts but with the help of floodlight installations, a £2k grant from YT the carpet on one court is being replaced improvements to club and other courts cleaned and re-dressed. This means the houses, fencing, courts can be back in use once lockdown is lifted and members infrastructure and flood will once again be able to enjoy the restored facilities. damage. The scheme has now closed and in the next few months YT will announce a new support package for clubs. This feature illustrates how clubs have benefitted from loans and grants in 2019. St Andrew’s TC, West Sheffield A small two court club, over 100 years old and focussed on social tennis and social events with some coaching. n St Andrew’s tennis club in West Sheffield The club is open from April to transformed its courts into real clay! November and members can play indoors at Graves during the winter. the courts into real clay! Over courts require much watering Thanks to the new power St Andrew’s was a shale a period of four years the and in the hot summer of supply both pavilion and toilets court club and about six years members invested their own 2018 were watered with just a now have electricity. ago the courts and other parts time and money into removing garden hose and mains water Membership has increased of the site were in very poor the top layer of shale and pressure. significantly due to the new condition. With just a small replacing it with eight tonnes of With the help of a loan facilities combined with membership, no access to Italian imported clay together and grant from YT the club the sociable and friendly funding and a limited bank with no-nail lines and new nets. introduced both power and a atmosphere at this small club. balance the future looked Stage two of the trans- watering system in mid-2019. The members are looking bleak. They tried to make formation involved water! The 5000-litre water tank’s forward to enjoying their improvements but to no avail. Sprinklers for the club had delivery, pictured above left, unique courts and ambience The club then had its Eureka! been talked about since 1962 was not without its problems in post lockdown summer of moment which was to turn but never materialised. Clay but they were all overcome. 2020.

FOLLOW US on Twitter @YorkshireTennis on Instagram yorkshire.tennis and on Facebook Yorkshire Tennis In such unprecedented times, everyone is finding ways to keep fit and healthy, keep minds active and keep in touch with friends and family through social media and videos. Find out how Yorkshire players are managing their days in isolation.

View from Luke Johnson – Professional Tennis Player In early March, Luke Johnson was playing the first tournament of a three-week tour in Greece and was planning for his Quarter Final match when the tournament was cancelled and the tour suspended. There was a mad rush to book flights home before the travel bans came in. Since then he’s settled into a new life living with his parents in Roundhay who he’s hardly n Luke in action at ITF World Tour seen since graduating in 2016. in Shrewsbury, September 2019 Luke’s days are disciplined as he LIFE IN LOCKDOWN follows a heavy training regime. at Wimbledon. He may not be playing any With the help of friends and tennis but Luke will be in great condition family he acquired a range when the tour resumes. of gym equipment and does weights circuits in the garage and cardio workouts in Eleanore Lake – Roundhay Park. These sessions view from a young are supplemented with daily skipping, yoga and plyometric player and coach workouts. 17-year-old Eleanore Lake was presented Luke was aiming to break into with Young Person of the Year at the the top 500 in singles and 250 in Yorkshire Tennis Awards in December and doubles this year having made a in April learned that she had gone one step great start to 2020. further to become LTA North Region Young His singles ranking improved by Person of the Year. 100 places to 681 before the Eleanore has been studying at Sheffield break and he was hoping to play College and whilst there has taken up the in the doubles for a second year role of Tennis Activator where she has

FOLLOW US on Twitter @YorkshireTennis on Instagram yorkshire.tennis and on Facebook Yorkshire Tennis View from the top of Yorkshire n John Crowther Tennis – John Crowther, Chairman Following a successful career in industry ending as Chief Executive of Vickers Defence Systems, John Crowther has spent the last 20+ years working in a wide range of sports as both a volunteer and executive. His most prominent role in tennis was the LTA Chief Executive where he spent nine years from 1997. Prior to lockdown John was playing tennis at his club, both singles and doubles, playing bridge, gardening, holidaying and spending time with the family. Lockdown has meant John and his wife, Lorraine, have been enjoying exercise, walking, gardening, playing online bridge, communicating via Zoom with friends and families and of course making the weekly foray to the supermarket. As John has mentioned in his introduction, he is also spending much time on YT’s response to the Coronavirus crisis.

View from Andrew Hutchinson – Local Dentist and International 55+ Player Andrew Hutchinson, an Ilkley Tennis Club member and regular player in Seniors tournaments in Britain and on the international stage, represented GB as part of the 4-man 55+ Team in 2019 at the ITF World Championships in Lisbon. They finished 11th out of 25 countries. As we know Andrew should have been in Florida this spring and ‘is gutted not to be there’. Instead he combines his day job as a dentist in Bradford, which in these difficult times involves triage phone calls two days per week, with cycling around 100 miles per week and hitting tennis balls against his garage wall!

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been involved in coaching primary school children and children with Jess Redfearn – view from a Downs Syndrome. Until the lockdown tennis coach, volunteer and Yorkshire she was also busy undertaking her Level 3 Coaching qualification, playing Tennis administrator tennis at Hallam Grange Tennis Club, In normal times Jess Redfearn has an extensive helping out with the junior programme tennis role in Yorkshire. She would be coaching at of Hallamshire LTC and competing at her tennis club, Fulwood, and at surrounding tournaments. schools in Sheffield; volunteering as a member of The lockdown has put everything the Management Committee of the Sheffield on hold. Eleanore is hoping to start and District Tennis Association; working as a YT a degree at Leeds Beckett Uni in Administrator responsible for the YT website, September but must first complete social media and project work on Advantage her College course at home. She’s Yorkshire; and of course playing a great deal of keeping up her fitness in the garden tennis. It was her support for her local Tennis where she hits volleys with her Association that earned her Yorkshire’s Volunteer dad over a badminton net and also of the Year award in 2018. skips, walks, runs and cycles. Not In these exceptional times Jess is spending surprisingly she can’t wait to get back most of her time helping her grandma who on court to play, train and coach and lives on her own, as well as working on complete her Level 3 qualification. elements of admin for YT and developing Frustrating times for Eleanore but we future plans for her coaching business. wish her lots of luck in her various She is obviously very keen to get back future endeavours. on court to play and coach tennis.

FOLLOW US on Twitter @YorkshireTennis on Instagram yorkshire.tennis and on Facebook Yorkshire Tennis Introducing two members of YT Management Committee Geoff Newton’s tennis career started in Cookridge, at the local one court club, he then moved on to Adel War Memorial Hall and Chapel Allerton. His development and success from those early days was influenced by his father and two coaches Mike Evans and John Watson.

n 1969 Junior Wimbledon Geoff enjoyed much success as a junior Mixed Doubles for his school, Leeds Grammar School, Champions where he was Head Boy, and at county and with Wendy national levels including: Carter; above, • Youll Cup winner (public schools’ left, Geoff annual competition) meets Ken • Yorkshire 16U and 18U Singles and Rosewall; Doubles Champion above right • National 14U and 16U Singles and at the 1971 Doubles Champion Galea Cup • Junior Wimbledon Singles finalist, Doubles Champion and Mixed Doubles Champion with a fellow Yorkshire player, Wendy Carter (nee Slaughter) in 1969 Meet new President • Represented GB in Galea Cup in 1971 (junior Davis Cup) Geoff studied at Keble College, Oxford, Geoff Newton from 1970 and as Oxford captain he won Varsity matches twice, after Oxford had Yorkshire Championships’ titles in Men’s witnessed GB players win a third of all suffered many years of losses, and then Singles in 1970 and 1971 and Doubles available medals including Gordon Reid captained a joint Oxbridge team to win the in 1970 and representing the county at win Men’s Singles Gold. Geoff’s legacy at Prentice Cup in the USA in 1972 beating a County Week and Inter-County hard court the Tennis Foundation has brought tennis joint Harvard/Yale team. singles for 25 years followed by a number into many disabled and disadvantaged Geoff was fortunate to have Robin of years in the Over 35’s. communities with the development of the Drysdale in his team who went on to play He has some wonderful memories of ‘Serves’ programme and over 50,000 professional tennis and achieved a world playing with John Clifton and Roger Taylor disabled people now play annually. ranking of 60 in 1978 following his run to amongst others. He played in Group 1 Geoff remains involved in tennis the Quarter Finals at the Australian Open. every year at Eastbourne apart from one administration and is a Vice President of Geoff and Robin then played doubles year when the county played at Ilkley and AELTC, having served on the Board for together at the Wimbledon Championships after a nail-biting week gained promotion many years. He is also Vice Chair of British in 1973 and came up against two Swedes back to Group 1 by a percentage of a set! Paralympic Association and is currently Bjorn Borg and Tenny Svensson, the During his 30+ year business career working with a charity, Rackets Cubed, former enjoying his first Championships at Marks & Spencer, P&O and London which aims to help young children from outing. The British pair lost on the first 2012 Olympics and Paralympics Geoff challenging backgrounds combine playing Thursday but played a good match. enjoyed much success. In this latter role a racket sport with additional tuition in After graduation Geoff worked in he was Director of Olympic Opportunity maths and a nutritional meal. London and played at a number of clubs responsible for the social and economic Geoff might live in London but including Ealing LTC which was a premier legacy from the Games, primarily for Yorkshire is his ‘home’ county and part of national club, winning regional and national London, but also more generally working his DNA. His father was involved all his competitions on several occasions. As with central Government. life in Yorkshire Tennis and was President a national Slazenger Cup winner Ealing However, Geoff cites the achievements in 1983. He’s very proud to be following qualified for the European Inter Clubs of 2016 as his proudest moment. As CEO in his footsteps and for the next three event. Geoff recalls on one occasion, of Tennis Foundation, the leading British years is looking forward to working with playing in Paris, he came up against Italian charity involved in tennis, where he was a great team and using his wide ranging No. 1 Adriano Panatta who went on to at the helm for seven years, he was knowledge, skills and experience to help achieve a career high of 4 in the world responsible for promoting and developing build on the successes that have been rankings after winning the French Open. wheelchair tennis internationally. achieved at YT and spread the passion for Geoff’s senior playing record includes At the 2016 Rio Paralympics he tennis as widely as possible.

FOLLOW US on Twitter @YorkshireTennis on Instagram yorkshire.tennis and on Facebook Yorkshire Tennis Chris Day President of Yorkshire Tennis 2017-19 and 2020 Chairman Initiative Committee

A life-long Barnsley how the Advantage Yorkshire competitively at Barnsley Club of the Year at the LTA Tennis Club member, investment has helped clubs Tennis Club where he has British Tennis Awards following Chairman for 20 years, a improve their facilities and been a member for over 50 an amazing transformation. grow their membership. years. He plays regularly in After securing £500,000 successful player at Club As the new Chairman of Men’s and Mixed first teams investment the club built three and County levels and YT Initiative Committee Chris in the Sheffield & District additional courts and upgraded now a Yorkshire Tennis will be very ‘hands on’ as this League first divisions and still the four existing courts to Vice-President, Chris committee is involved in raising participates in the annual Club artificial grass. Membership Day ended his three-year money through subscriptions, Championships where he has has increased by 40% in the term as President with donations and sponsorships won many singles and doubles last three years from 200 to some notable highlights. from Corporate Members and titles. Chris won the Yorkshire 280 which includes 135 juniors individual and life patrons to O55’s singles title in 2012 most of whom participate in As President Chris has subsidise the many activities (pictured above) and plays for the coaching programme. represented and supported organised by the county, the County in the O60’s team Yorkshire Tennis is so Yorkshire Tennis at many for the benefit of Yorkshire who were 2019 Division One lucky to have such a dedicated events although his players and clubs. This runners-up. individual whose enthusiasm, membership of a number committee is also responsible Barnsley TC has drive and motivation supports of committees means he is for the planning, development progressed significantly under continuous improvement at involved in a range of issues on and distribution of Wimbledon Chris’s Chairmanship and was every level of the game. a day to day basis across the tickets to sponsors, patrons named 2018 Yorkshire Tennis Thank You Chris. County which will continue. and councillors. Over the last three years he’s Chris is also a member of been privileged to: the Management Committee, • Support the Ladies’ County Audit and Finance Committee, Cup Team and consolidate Rules Committee, County, their position in Group 1 at Club, Community and Schools Eastbourne in 2019 Committee and Awards • Present the prizes at the Evening Committee as well Yorkshire Championships, as being a Yorkshire Tennis which in 2019 won the Councillor. accolade for the country’s Readers will wonder how largest number of entries Chris has any time to play • Present the trophies tennis and have any family on Finals Day at the Ilkley life given how busy he is on Challenger including to one of Yorkshire Tennis and Barnsley his all-time favourite players Tennis Club duties? His the great Indian doubles wife Maria and 19-year-old specialist, Leander Paes son Alexander provide • Present the awards at much support to the County Awards Evening ensure he can in December including the devote as Yorkshire winners of the British much time Tennis Awards, a number of to the sport whom have progressed to that is so become Regional and National important Award winners to him. • Spend many hours visiting Chris clubs and seen at first-hand still plays

FOLLOW US on Twitter @YorkshireTennis on Instagram yorkshire.tennis and on Facebook Yorkshire Tennis What’s coming this Summer – we hope! 125th LTA County Week 20th to 24th July and Over 35’s County Cup 31st July – 2nd August (L) and 21st to 23rd August (M) All LTA staged and approved competitions up to Sunday 28th June have been Club in Manchester joining Middlesex, Wight and Leicestershire. cancelled. A decision on County Week and South Wales, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire Over 35’s is played at Eastbourne over the County Cup will be made by the LTA by and Buckinghamshire. two weekends. Yorkshire Men are in the end of May. Yorkshire Ladies, in Group 1 at Eastbourne Group 1 playing 2019 Champions Kent, Assuming County Week goes ahead, on the South Coast, will be competing West of Scotland and Surrey. Yorkshire Yorkshire Men will be heading across the against reigning Champions Hertfordshire, Ladies are in Group 2B with South Wales, M62 to play in Group 2 at the Northern Surrey, Middlesex, Hampshire and Isle of Warwickshire and Lancashire.

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Yorkshire Championships 19th – 30th August 2020, John Charles Centre for Sport

Plans are still in place to stage Yorkshire’s show piece event. In 2019, 41 different competitions were held across all age groups from aged 8+ including the first Wheelchair event. 543 unique players took part and this was the first County event to exceed 500 players! In 2020 Dave Kitchen,

referee, plans to organise Seniors’ events from Wednesday 19th, Wheelchair events from Thursday 20th, a new

THE 2 Visually Impaired event on 020 YO RKSHIR Friday 21st and all other TENN E Adult and Junior events will C IS HAMP commence from Friday 21st TO BE HELD AT JOHN CHARLESIO NTENNISS CENTRE, LEEDS HIPS August. The main Finals are 1 TH 9 AU G– 3 TH . The above event can be entered via the LTA online0 process, A theU tournament code for this event is: due to be played on Sunday G 20 20 30th August. The proposed schedule of play isYOR as follows:20S Wednesday 19 0167 Thursday 20 th August Closing date for entries is th - Friday 21 August Seniors (f st August rom Saturday 22 Wheelchair, 12pm) nd Seniors (from 9th August at 10am. Sunday 2 August Wheelchair, 3rd August VI, 12pm) Monday U9s, U14s, Seniors 24th August U11s, Men’s , Men’s singles Tuesday U14s, Men Singles (from 5.30pm Tournament code is YOR20S0167. 25th August ’s/Ladies Doubles, Ladies starts Singles starts, Seniors Wednesday U11s, U ) 2 th 14s, U Thurs 6 August U11s 18s, Open , Seniors day th , U14s, U Mixed Fri 27 August U10s, 18s, Double day th U16s, U11/ s starts 28 August U14/U18 MixeU14/U18 , Seniors Saturday U10s, U Doubles 29th August 12s, U16s, U d Doubles, O40,s O35s Sunday U10s, 16 30th Aug U12s, U Doubles, ust U8s, 16s, U1 Men’ U12s, U10 doubles,2 D oubles, s/Ladies Singles Singles F Men’s Singles Players will be limited to two ju inals (U Any remaining (In the event of extremeMixed circumstances Double this schedule10- isOpe subjectn) ,to Men change)’ matches 14s and 16s NOT 12s and 16 s, Wheelchair s Doubles, nior singles events. Singles It will be attempted to c s). Player These events must be consecutive age groups (for example 12s and 14s, s may enter omplete doubles events in 1 da adult events regardless of which junior events are entered.

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