Competition
Competition is a key part of our club programme. You can play as part of a team or compete as an individual - here at the club or by travelling further afield.
Competition is important because it:
- Helps develop self-reliance and social life skills
- Improves individual tennis skills and performance
- Promotes sensitivity to the needs of others and the value of mutual support and communication skills
- Tests your ability against that of other players
- Strengthens friendship and social bonding
- Helps deal positively with winning and losing
- Leads to a healthy spirit of working together within the club and interaction between people with different needs and backgrounds
- Helps promote a sense of teamwork and pride in your club and local community
- Develops a healthy lifestyle with an emphasis on good mental and physical health for life
At Grantham Tennis Club there are many opportunities for members of all ages and abilities to take part in competitive tennis. Recent successes include:
- Sam Bass – selected for Lincolnshire U18 County Team Boys
- Kathie Dawson - selected for Lincolnshire U18 County Team Girls
- Andrew Isaac - selected for Lincolnshire U14 County Team Boys
- Joe Patton – selected for Lincolnshire U10 County Team Boys
- Kathie Dawson, Andrew Isaac – finalists in the Lincolnshire County Championship 2009
- Richard Cragg & Kathie Dawson – U18 Lincolnshire Mixed Doubles County Champions 2009
- Marco Pierbattisti – Mini Orange County Champion 2009
- Mini Orange Team (Cerys Jones, Molly Marris, Aran Jones, Leon Woods, Henry Wood) – 3rd place in the Nottinghamshire Winter Mini League
- Mini Green Team – (Adam Tapson, Toby Tapson, Lydia Marshall, Matt Horner) 4th place in Nottinghamshire Winter Mini League
- Mini red/orange/green team (Lewis Picker, Joe Patton, Tom Horton, Marco Pierbattisti, Aran & Cerys Jones, Tom Horton, Willoughby Jago, Owen Shaw and Nitesh Shyam, Madison Cook – 2nd place in the Lincolnshire Winter Mini League
- Dennis Hernamen – Selected for the rest of the world over 90’s team to play USA in California
- Lianne Tapson – Captain of Lincolnshire Veterans team (+ 40’s), invited to be part of Selection Committee for the Lincolnshire Ladies Senior Team
- Sarah Patton – Derbyshire Ladies Veterans
Grantham Team successes for the 2009/2010 Season:
- Grantham Winter Mixed 2nd Team (Captain Lorraine Walton) – Winners Notts Winter Div 8A
- Grantham Winter Indoor Mixed 2nd Team (Captain Jackie Wilson) – Winners Notts Winter Indoor Div 3
And also
- Andrew Isaac – selected to be ball boy at the ATP world Finals. Will be ball boy for Federer, Murray etc
Following the success of last year’s events we are planning the third Grantham Junior Open Tournament which will be held from 9-14 August. Watch out for more details
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