MLTC Club Notices 26/10/2023
Newsletter 26th October 2023
Please Note : NO JUNIOR/SENIOR GROUP COACHING FROM MONDAY 30TH TO SUNDAY 5TH MIDTERM BREAK WEEK (& there IS coaching on as usual this weekend)
Men's "Super Singles" Tennis at MLTC
The men folk at MLTC are invited to sign up for an in-house singles tennis competition that will run on Friday evenings in November from 6pm to 8pm - commencing on Friday November 17. The basis for this competition is to promote the playing of singles tennis at our club across all skill levels, to encourage participation from the male members of the club, to provide a platform for people to play competitive singles tennis, and to help build friendships across the various age groups in the club. The format for the matches and other details are set out in the flyer - players will be paired off to match ability. Registration / sign up is free and will be handled via WhatsApp. Players can bring a beer and some nibbles along for a social during and /or after the matches. All club members are welcome to come along and enjoy the spectacle. If this trial run is a success, then the ambition is to continue with this program of singles play in the Spring of next year. Declan Cotter, David Keane, and Aaron Duffy are available should you have any questions - contact details are set out in the flyer. WhatsApp link; https://chat.whatsapp.com/IGiZ0VVjRJS0mOk5RcvBOj
EVENING CARDIO TENNIS🎾
Join a dynamic hour of cardio-tennis, led by Adrienne, on Thursdays from 8-9pm.
Booking is open now on Easy-payments (€40 for 4 November sessions). Numbers are limited, so book early.
SAVE THE DATE🦃
Our annual Turkey Tournament will take place on the afternoon of Sunday 3rd December, 2023
A mixed doubles tournament open to all levels of player - an event not to be missed!
LAUNCH OF LADIES SINGLES LADDER ON CLUB MANAGER* - REMINDER TO SIGN UP BY SUNDAY 29TH OCTOBER
A Ladies Singles Challenge Ladder has been set up on Club Manager. and will run for a trial period of 6
months until the end of April 2024.
The purpose of the challenge Ladder is to encourage more singles play in the club and to give ladies a mechanism for arranging challenge matches.
A full set of guidelines will be sent to everyone who decides to participate. Participation is entirely on an opt-in basis.
We hope to get an active ladder up and running soon and would love more ladies to sign up. If you are
interested in participating please sign up on Club Manager by Sunday 29th October. Sign up is very straightforward, you log on to Club Manager with your normal log on,
then select Ladies Ladder on the drop down menu, and Click the Join tab.
Many thanks to Deirdre Morrissey and Siobhan Coburn who have formed a set-up group with Aoife Stokes and who will be delighted to help with any queries.
SENIOR COACHING SCHEDULE – NEW TERM
Don’t forget to sign up on Easy Payments for the new terms senior Coaching!
FLOODLIGHT LEAGUE
Ladies - MLTC entered 4 Ladies teams in the Floodlight league which finished this week after a 5-week run. The teams had a good run with three of our four teams remaining in class. Many thanks to Nicky Kinsella, Pauline Phelan, Miriam Mc Manus and Jana Stevenson who did a great job captaining our teams.
Men – MLTC entered 2 Mens teams. Unfortunately their last match was to be played last Monday but had to be postponed due to extremely heavy rain. Both matches will be played in the coming days – best of luck to both teams, captained by Michael McMahon and David Keane.
LADIES SOCIAL TENNIS - Wednesday Mornings
Come along for some complimentary coaching with Stephen at the next ladies social morning which will take place on Wednesday 8th November.
Please note there will be no ladies morning next Wednesday as it’s mid-term break.
Halloween Tournament 🎃
We were delighted to see a great turnout yesterday for our Halloween Tournament. There was some great tennis played in glorious sunshine followed by chats, tea/coffee and delicious treats. It was a fun morning thoroughly enjoyed by all.
LADIES SOCIAL EVENING
A reminder that we will be holding a ladies tennis tournament is on Friday 10th November between 6-8pm followed by wine, nibbles and chats. All welcome!
Sign up sheet will be on the notice board from this weekend. Please sign up by Wednesday 8th November or message a member of the ladies committee who will add your name in.
Entry fee is €10 to be paid on the night, either by cash or Revolut.
Looking forward to seeing some of you then.
LADIES CHRISTMAS PARTY - 1st Dec.💃🎉💃🎉
A reminder that the annual Ladies Christmas Party is taking place on Friday 1st December from 7pm.
The night consists of a prosecco reception, a delicious 3 course meal and a live DJ until late.
We will notify you when the tickets are on sale through Easy payments.
MEN’S MORNING – Sunday Mornings
Men’s morning will be on at the usual time to 10am – 12 noon this Sunday.
Do come along for a hit and a social cuppa!
CLUB NIGHT TONIGHT
Club night will be on as usual tonight between 8pm and 10pm.
Pop down at any stage for a hit and a chat!
JUNIOR LEAGUE ACHIEVEMENTS🌟
Well done to all our junior league teams in the latest campaign…
Our U14 and U18 Boys’ teams both reached the play off’s . Hard luck boys on narrow defeats last weekend.
Best of luck to our U14 and one of our U18 Girls’ teams who have got through to the quarter final stage. By coincidence both teams will be playing Clontarf, U14 Girls away and U18 Girls at home - Sunday week 5th November.
Great team effort all round and thank you to all the subs who played their part in getting this far. 👏👏
HALLOWEEN CAMPS
A few places left for next weeks Halloween Camps -
HALLOWEEN CAMPS - TUES 31ST OCT - THURS 2ND NOV (INCL)
CAMP 1: TIME: 10 am - 11.30 am AGE GROUP: 6 - 8 year olds
CAMP 2: TIME: 11.30 am - 1 pm AGE GROUP: 10 - 12 year olds
COST: €54.00 per Camp. Camps open for booking on Easy Payments.
Sign up ...it should be fun! Cheers Stephen
HALLOWEEN TOURNAMENT – Fri 3rd Nov🎃🎃
There will be a fun Halloween tournament for Juniors on Friday 3rd November 2pm to 4pm, Great Fun and Games – A chance for you to offload your Halloween Goodie Stash - More details to follow!
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Congratulations to the MLTC U/12 Girls who won the Autumn 2023 Girls Stars and Stripes Cup. They represented MLTC so well winning 21 of the 24 double matches that they played.
SAD NEWS
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We were very sad to hear of the death of Dorothy Ryan – who was a long standing member of the club and who will be sadly missed by all the ladies she played her tennis with.
Dorothy was a great character with a fun sense of humour and she loved to pop into the club especially on a Sat morning to have a coffee with the ladies.
Condolences to her family and friends at this sad time