DORSET TENNIS - 2019 RESULTS ROUND-UP
We hope everyone is keeping well at this difficult time. We're all super keen to get back on court and enjoy the summer months in the great outdoors playing tennis.
We've put together a round-up of results of 2019 Dorset events and county teams that travel the country competing. Please feel free to share, a copy can also be found on our website.
Venues, coaches and officials will have received e-mails from the LTA regarding all the support which is available. Their website is being regularly updated with guidance and advice so do visit regularly. Hopefully many club representatives will have attended one of the Virtual Club Forums which we hope you found useful. We welcome feedback from the tennis community on challenges you may be facing, ideas you have for when we're all able to get back on court, etc, please get in touch - e-mail [email protected].
At the time of writing, all LTA staged and LTA approved competitions (grade 1 to 6) are cancelled up to the 28th June which includes 9U, 10U, 11U County Cup, Road to Wimbledon, LTA National League, all Senior County Cup events and the Seniors Tennis GB Inter Club Competition. The LTA will make a decision on Over 35s County Cup and Summer County Cup by the end of May. More information can be found on the LTA website.
Keep well and stay safe.
Dorset LTA
COUNTY CUP 2019/20
County Cup events give players the opportunity to represent their county in team competition in national/regional stages. Events are held at different times of the year and players are selected by their county.
There are separate County Cup competitions for six age groups, 18U, 14U, 12U, 10U and 9U with an 11U age group introduced for 2020 which will not now take place.
With the cancellation of junior County Cup tournaments for the rest of this year, 18U is the only junior event for 2020 which took place 28th February to 1st March. Congratulations to the boys team who won their Group (3A) and will be promoted next year. The girls came 4th in their Group (2A).
The Teams
Boys : Sam Bossem, Tim Jarvis, Alex Knox-Jones, Pascal Maclean-Wood, Luca McManus, Toby Samuel, George Shields, Connor Turner, Charlie Wallace.
Girls : Evie Ashton, Mollie Edge, Sophia Hurrion, Maria Ivanova, Sienna May, Aysha Roocroft, Annalise Smith, Abbie Tyler.
2019 Results
18U County Cup - 1st to 3rd March 2019 Boys | Group 3B | Norwich 2nd Team | Tolga Basniev, Rhys Halcrow, Alex Knox-Jones, Luca McManus, Thomas Powell, Toby Samuel, Connor Turner, Charlie Wallace
Girls | Group 2A | Southampton 3rd Team | Evie Ashton, Mollie Edge, Jess Holloway, Sophia Hurrion, Erin Richardson, Aysha Roocroft, Abbie Tyler and Grace Williams.
1 April 2020
14U County Cup - 4th to 6th May 2019 Boys | Group F | Oxford 2nd Team | Louis Cunningham, Ilyan Gurgov-Stoyanov, Callum Matthew, Taymur Muhammad, William Pickard and James Sclater
Girls | Group A | Taunton 2nd Team | Freya Blundell, Shakira Bettencourt, Milly Davis, Katy Jarvis, Annalise Smith, Grace Williams
12U County Cup - 29th & 30th June 2019 Boys | Group F | London 3rd Team | Ryan Bellazrack, Thomas Hargreave, Olivier Paris, Rafe Samuel
Girls | Group E | Torquay 3rd Team | Sofia Aquilina, Shakira Bettencourt, Freya Blundell, Phoebe Moloney
10U Boys County Cup - 25th & 26th May 2019 Boys | Group E | Burnham-on-Sea 1st Team | Seth Bamlet, Will Green, Aidan Hewitt, Tom Lloyd
Girls | Group E | Poole 1st Team | Agata Bienas, Iraja Nigam, Sophia Spires, Verity Webber
Congratulations to both teams who went through to the Finals in Sunderland, With some very tough opposition, the boys' team came 8th and the girls 6th.
9U County Cup - 18th August 2019 Boys & Girls | Group J | Taunton 2nd Team | Zayn Bellazrak, Zach House, Lucas Lane, Oliver Lyas, Daniella Britton, Evie Mailer, Lily Rourke, Helena Scollard
Summer County Cup - 22nd to 26th July 2019 Men's | Group 4 | Cromer 6th Team | Oliver Brown, Adam Glynn, Richard Irwin (Capt), Mark Laishley, Thomas Powell, Toby Samuel, Adam Watson, James Whike
Ladies | Group 7 | Oxford 1st Team | Anna Battersby, Emma Bennett (Capt), Natalie Carter, Marsha Hobbs, Jess Holloway, Sophia Hurrion, Caitlin Inglis, Annabelle Lammas, Anna Sharp, Abbie Tyler
Congratulations to the ladies team who will be promoted in 2020.
Over 35's County Cup The men's and ladies events are held at Devonshire Park in Eastbourne.
Ladies Over 35's County Cup - 2nd to 4th August 2019 The team who were in Group 3A came 4th. Team | Jane Bingham, Arabella Carbutt, Wendy Hewitt, Cleo Skilton
Men's Over 35's County Cup - 23rd to 25th August 2019 The team who were in Group 2B came 2nd. Team | Rob Booth, Rhys Hanger, Darren Loose, Phil Loose, Andy Phillips
ROAD TO WIMBLEDON 2019
Road to Wimbledon is the biggest junior tournament in British tennis and gives all 14U players the opportunity to progress through to compete on the world famous grass courts at Wimbledon.
13 clubs/schools entered last year and the County Finals took place at East Dorset LTCC on 13th and 14th July. Congratulations to the girls' winner, Phoebe Moloney and to the boys' winner Benji Beale who both went on to play in the National Finals which took place at Wimbledon in August.
2 April 2020
TEAM TENNIS 2019
Dorset ran Team Tennis for 8U, 9U, 10U, 12U, 14U, 16U, 18U and Men's Open.
The 8U event had 17 teams entered which were split into 4 groups with Festival Days held on 19th May at various locations throughout the county, Southbourne Tennis Club, Victoria Avenue Tennis Club, East Dorset LTCC and Sherborne Tennis Club with the winners of each group going through to the Final which was held at West Hants on 23rd June. The four teams that went through were Dorset Tennis Academy, Dorchester Tennis & Squash Club, West Hants and Wimborne Tennis Club. Congratulations to the winners, Wimborne Tennis Club 1 with West Hants runners-up.
The 9U events were also played as Festival Days. Division 1 was played at East Dorset LTCC on 12th May. Winners on the day were West Hants A, runners-up Wimborne Tennis Club 1. Division 2 was played at Victoria Avenue LTC on 9th June. Winners were Christchurch Tennis Club with Blandford Tennis Academy runners-up.
Other results
Event Winner Runner-Up 10U Mixed Division 1 West Hants B Wimborne Tennis Club 1 10U Mixed Division 2 Wimborne Tennis Club 2 Dorchester Tennis & Squash Club 12U Boys Division 1 West Hants Victoria Avenue Tennis Club 12U Boys Division 2 East Dorset LTCC Sherborne Tennis Club 14U Boys Division 1 Wimborne Tennis Club Victoria Avenue 14U Boys Division 2 East Dorset LTCC St Leonards 14U Girls Division 2 East Dorset LTCC Wey Valley 16U Boys Division 1 Sherborne Tennis Club Wimborne Tennis Club 16U Boys Division 2 Shaftesbury Tennis Club Ferndown Tennis Club Open Men's Division 1 Dorchester Tennis & Squash Club East Dorset LTCC Open Men's Division 2 Victoria Avenue LTC Christchurch Tennis Club
TEAM TENNIS SCHOOLS 2019
The Team Tennis Schools Year 7&8 and Year 9&10 runs from April to June. 37 teams from 16 schools entered.
Results
Event Winner Runner-Up Year 7&8 Boys Division 1 Bournemouth School Bournemouth Collegiate School Year 7&8 Boys Division 2 St Osmund's Middle School A Allenbourn Middle School Year 7&8 Girls Division 1 Talbot Heath School - Year 7&8 Girls Division 2 Bournemouth School for Girls Talbot Heath Year 9&10 Boys Division 1 Bournemouth School Bournemouth Collegiate School Year 9&10 Boys Division 2 Thomas Hardye School Corfe Hills School Year 9&10 Girls Division 1 Talbot Heath School Sherborne Girls School Year 9&10 Girls Division 2 Bournemouth School for Girls A The Sir John Colfox Academy
3 April 2020
DORSET COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019
The Dorset County Championships, sponsored by Liverpool Victoria, were held at The West Hants Club, 25th to 30th August.
Event Winner Runner-Up 8U Boys Singles Conor Betteridge-Hanson Jacob Haley 8U Girls Singles Grace Watson Poppy-Kate Ellis 9U Boys Singles Zayn Bellazrak Noah Rogers 9U Girls Singles Iraja Nigam Daniella Britton 10U Boys Singles Aidan Hewitt Will Green 10U Girls Singles Sophia Spires Jessica Black 12U Boys Singles Rafe Samuel Olivier Paris 12U Girls Singles Sofia Aquilina Shakira Bettencourt 14U Boys Singles Louis Cunningham William Pickard 14U Girls Singles Katy Jarvis Shakira Bettencourt 16U Boys Singles Louis Cunningham Taymur Muhammad 16U Girls Singles No event 18U Boys Singles George Shields Tim Jarvis 18U Girls Singles No event Men's Singles George Shields Niko Gleed Women's Singles No event 45+ Men's Singles Giles Cooper Arthur Turner 40+ Women's Singles No event Most Improved Player Shayan Bidad 10U Boys Doubles Aidan Hewitt/Lewis Daniels Will Green/Thomas Lloyd 12U Boys Doubles Olivier Paris/Bertie Van Der Schouw Shayan Bidad/Oliver Rycroft 12U Girls Doubles Sofia Aquilina/Shakira Bettencourt Phoebe Moloney/Nancy Taylor 14U Boys Singles Louis Cunningham/William Pickard Hugo Jackson/Rafe Samuel 14U Girls Doubles Shakira Bettencourt/Nancy Taylor Sophia Aquilina/Nancy Taylor 16U Boys Doubles Tim Jarvis/Taymur Muhammad Louis Cunningham/William Pickard 16U Girls Doubles No event 18U Boys Doubles Taymur Muhammad/George Shields Oscar Bailey/Owen Blakeley 18U Girls Doubles No event Men's Doubles Niko Gleed/Connor Turner Pascal Maclean-Wood/George Shields Men's 45+ Doubles Gavin Moore/Arthur Turner Paul Andrews/Brian Cooley Women's Doubles No event Women's 40+ Doubles No event
NATIONAL INTER-COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019
Dorset had 10 teams in the National Inter-County Championships in 2019, a divisional competition which starts in April and culminates with winners of the top 2 divisions contesting the finals in November. Phil Tovey is the County Captain for the men's teams and Jenny Watts for the ladies. All Seniors County Cup events have been cancelled for 2020.
The National Inter-County Championships are now part of the LTA County Cup events, LTA Seniors County Cup. In October 2019, Seniors Tennis announced that as one of the measures the LTA was undertaking to provide greater support to seniors' tennis, it was decided the Inter-County events, from 2020, would be run by the LTA Competitions Team.
Congratulations to the Men's Over 65's Team who came top of Division 1A and went through to the play-off v Kent, winners of Division 1B at Dudley in November. The team were at 2-2 going into the last rubber but sadly having been so close to a win, lost 3-2 on the final doubles Championship Tie-break. The Team : Phil Tovey (Capt), Boyd Brackstone, Frank Cousins and Gerard Wherity.
4 April 2020
If anyone is interested in playing in a team, please contact the County Office either by e-mail, [email protected] or phone 07392 551493.
2019 Results
Men's 45's. Division 3. Captain : Simon Adams Congratulations to the team who came 2nd in their Division and have been promoted to Division 2A
Men's 60's. Division 2A. Captain : Steve Davies Congratulations to the team who came 2nd in their Division and have been promoted to Division 1A.
Men's 65's. Division 1A. Captain : Phil Tovey Congratulations to the team who were top of the top Division..
Men's 70's. Division 2A. Captain : David Lloyd Congratulations to the team who were 2nd in their Division and have been promoted to Division 1A.
Men's 75's. Division 2B. Captain : Robert Coen Well done to the team who came 3rd in their Division.
Ladies 40's. Division 2A. Captain : Cleo Reid Congratulations to the team who came 2nd in their Division and have been promoted to Division 1A.
Ladies 50's. Division 3A. Captain : Annie Mitchener The team came 5th in their Division.
Ladies 60's. Division 1A. Captain : Nina Crane The team came 6th in their Division.
Ladies 65's. Division 2B. Jenny Watts The team came 3rd in their Division.
Ladies 70's. Division 1A. Captain : Margaret Willitts The team came 6th in their Division.
DORSET DOUBLES LEAGUE
Winter 2018/2019
In total, some 407 ties (363 in 2017/2018) were played involving 755 (736 in 2017/2018) players. 17 walkovers were given and 9 other matches weren't played (19 and 13 in 2017/2018). No teams withdrew during the season.
Final standings
Event Winner Runner-Up Men's Division 1 Wimborne Minster Tennis Club East Dorset LTCC 1 Men's Division 2 St Leonards & St Ives LTC 1 Victoria Avenue LTC 1 Men's Division 3 Dorchester Tennis & Squash Club Swanage Tennis Club 1 Men's Division 4 East Dorset LTCC 3 Sway Tennis Club Men's Division 5 Lymington Tennis Club Winton Tennis Club Men's Seniors Division 1 East Dorset LTCC 1 Southbourne Tennis Club Men's Seniors Division 2 Victoria Avenue LTC Sherborne Tennis Club Ladies Division 1 David Lloyd Ringwood Southbourne Tennis Club 1 Ladies Division 2 St Leonards & St Ives LTC 1 Southbourne Tennis Club 2 Ladies Division 3 East Dorset LTCC 2 Shillingstone Tennis Club Ladies Division 4 Milford Tennis & Squash Club 3 Hale Gardens Tennis Club 2 Ladies Seniors Southbourne Tennis Club The West Hants Club Mixed Division 1 East Dorset LTCC 1 The West Hants Club Mixed Division 2 Dorchester Tennis & Squash Club Milford Tennis & Squash Club 2 Mixed Division 3 Swanage Tennis Club 1 Southbourne Tennis Club 2 Mixed Division 4 Lymington Tennis Club Swanage Tennis Club 2 Mixed Division 5 Christchurch Tennis Club St Leonards & St Ives LTC 4 Mixed Seniors The West Hants Club 1 The West Hants Club 2
5 April 2020
Summer 2019
In total, some 460 ties (440 in 2018) were played involving 867 players (849 in 2018). 21 walkovers were given and 2 other matches weren't played (25 and 6 in 2018). Two teams withdrew during the season (2 in 2018).
Final standings
Event Winner Runner-Up Men's Division 1 East Dorset LTCC 1 The West Hants Club Men's Division 2 Wimborne Minster Tennis Club 1 Victoria Avenue LTC 1 Men's Division 3 East Dorset LTCC 3 Victoria Avenue LTC 2 Men's Division 4 Dorchester Tennis & Squash Club 2 Southbourne Tennis Club 2 Men's Division 5 Hale Gardens LTC 2 David Lloyd Ringwood 2 Men's Division 6 Lymington Tennis Club Wimborne Minster Tennis Club 2 Men's Seniors Division 1 East Dorset LTCC 1 The West Hants Club Men's Seniors Division 2 Milford Tennis & Squash Club 1 Dorchester Tennis & Squash Club Men's Over 60's East Dorset LTCC Dorchester Tennis & Squash Club Ladies Division 1 East Dorset LTCC 1 Milford Tennis & Squash Club 1 Ladies Division 2 Southbourne Tennis Club 2 Victoria Avenue LTC Ladies Division 3 The West Hants Club 2 David Lloyd Ringwood 2 Ladies Division 4 Mudeford Wood Tennis Club Swanage Tennis Club 1 Ladies Division 5 Ferndown Tennis Club Winton Tennis Club Ladies Seniors Southbourne Tennis Club The West Hants Club Ladies Over 60's East Dorset LTCC Sway Tennis Club Mixed Division 1 East Dorset LTCC 1 St Leonards & St Ives LTC 1 Mixed Division 2 Milford Tennis & Squash Club 1 St Leonards & St Ives LTC 2 Mixed Division 3 Southbourne Tennis Club 2 Corfe Mullen Tennis Club 1 Mixed Division 4 Sandleheath Tennis Club Milford 3 Mixed Division 5 Christchurch Tennis Club Sherborne Tennis Club Mixed Division 6 Wimborne Minster Tennis Club 2 Victoria Avenue LTC 2
Links to results
18U Boys County Cup 2020 : Click here 18U Girls County Cup 2020 - Click here 18U Boys County Cup 2019 - Click here 18U Girls County Cup 2019 - Click here 14U Boys County Cup 2019 - Click here 14U Girls County Cup 2019 - Click here 12U Boys County Cup 2019 - Click here 12U Girls County Cup 2019 - Click here 10U Boys County Cup 2019 - Click here 10U Girls County Cup 2019 - Click here 9U County Cup - Click here Summer County Cup 2019, Men's - Click here Summer County Cup 2019, Ladies - Click here Over 35's County Cup 2019, Men's - Click here Over 35's County Cup 2019, Ladies - Click here Road to Wimbledon 2019 - Click here Team Tennis Dorset 2019 - Click here Team Tennis Schools Year 7&8 and Year 9&10 Dorset 2019 - Click here Dorset County Championships 2019 - Click here Seniors Inter-County Championships - Click here Dorset Doubles League Winter 2018/2019 - Click here Dorset Doubles League Summer 2019 - Click here
6 April 2020
QUIZ TIME
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1. Which two players met in three consecutive Wimbledon finals from 1988 through 1990?
2. In which round was Rafael Nadal eliminated from Wimbledon 2012?
3. When did the "open era" of tennis begin?
4. Which country has won the most Davis cup titles?
5. In which city was British professional tennis player Johanna Konta born in May 1991?
6. Who won the mixed doubles title at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships with Jelena Jankovic?
7. How many Grand Slam titles has Andy Murray won?
8. Who won the ladies 2000 Wimbledon crown?
9. What is the world's oldest tennis tournament?
10. Which gas is filled in the hollow cores of a pressurized tennis ball?
11. Which Grand Slam Tournament did Bjorn Borg win six times?
12. What year was tennis originally introduced as an Olympic sport?
13. Ladies singles events were first introduced at Wimbledon in what year?
14. Who was ranked number 1 in the world in both singles and doubles tennis in the early 1980's?
15. Which male American tennis player was the first one to win 3 straight titles at Wimbledon?
16. The Wimbledon Championships began in which year?
17. Which tennis player won the Men's Singles at 2017 Wimbledon?
18. Which tennis player won the Women's Singles at 2017 Wimbledon?
19. In 1995, who became the first person ever to be disqualified from Wimbledon?
20. The epic 2010 match between John Isner and Nicholas Manhut lasted 11 hours and 5 minutes spanning over 3 days, what was the score in the final set?
21. What is the seat capacity on court 1 at Wimbledon during the Championships?
22. Andre Agassi won his first Grand Slam in what year and which Grand Slam did he win?
23. Simona Halep defeated Serena Williams in the final to win the Ladies Singles' tennis title at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships. Which nation does she hail from?
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7 April 2020
KIDDIES CORNER
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8 April 2020