MLTC Club Notices 4th August 2022

Message from MLTC President Denise Cooney

Kevin O’Toole RIP

It is with great sadness that we share with members that our lovely member Kevin O’Toole passed away on Tuesday evening following a short illness. He has been a regular in the club for so many years playing in particular on Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday mornings. He was always a handy player and I remember fondly the lovely glass dish that I won with Kevin in 1997 for the Sunday Brunch. Kevin loved his travels to Collioure in France, cycling and his boules, he was also an artist painting lovely pictures from his travels. He will be missed by all the members and we send our deepest condolences to his wife Gemma, and to his daughters Denise and Daisy and all his extended family at this very sad time. Qu'il repose en paix.

Denise

Senior Championships ENTER NOW!

·         Entry will close at mid-night tomorrow, Friday 5th August.

·         Note: If you have no partner for a doubles event and would still like to enter, please put ‘Partner Required’.   We cannot promise anything, but we will do our best to match you with someone of a similar standard. 

·         Any other difficulties or queries relating to unavailability, please contact Clodagh on 087 6818194 or Craig on 087 3258730

·         The registration link is:  Monkstown LTC Senior Championships 2022 | Tennis Ireland (tournamentsoftware.com)

The Championship Cafe

·         Following the very successful introduction of the Tournament Café during the Handicaps, we will be running this again on weeknights during the championships

·         Thanks to those who have volunteered to help out in the Café!

‘At Home’ Dinner – Saturday 27th August - The Royal Irish Yacht Club

·         The ‘At Home’ Dinner marks the end of the summer tournaments and gives us the opportunity to celebrate our 2022 Club Champions.

·         This year we will be in the Royal Irish Yacht Club, and we hope to see as many of you there as possible. 

·         More details on how to book tickets will follow the first week of the tournament.

Clodagh & Craig

Club Captains

 Charity Evening with author Patricia Gibney supporting Tennis 4 Cancer - Thursday 22nd September – Save the Date

·         Patricia Gibney is a bestselling Irish author and creator of the ‘Lottie Parker’ crime thriller series.

·         We are very lucky that Patricia has agreed to come to the club, and to share her own experiences with cancer, grief and how she found peace and sanity in writing.

·         Tennis 4 Cancer is a special charity for many of us here in the club, and this promises to be a special evening.

·         So please put this date in your diary and we will be in touch with more details in the coming weeks.

Senior League

Senior League starts Sunday 4th September

This league is doubles, Ladies O/35,  and Mens O/35, O/45 and O/55

Sign up sheet is on the noticeboard so don’t forget to sign up early so teams can be organised.

Men’s Morning

Mens morning continues through the summer so do come to play and socialise! Courts 4, 5 and 6 will be available for men’s morning tennis from 10 – 12pm

Club Nite

This evening from 8 – 10pm.  Do come to play and socialise!

Juniors

 Tennis Camps

Adrienne Cusack is running the next camp which is on 22nd – 24 August.

10-11.30am   5 to 7 years

11.30 – 1pm  8 to 10 years

2 – 4 pm      11 to 12 years

Please go to easypayments on our website to book a place!

Summer Supervision

Summer Supervision continues!  Karen MacKenna will  be supervising from this Monday 25h.  Hours are 11am – 1pm and 2 – 5pm. Don’t forget to text Karen   on Friday afternoon(s) to register your child for a place.  In the text please quote your child’s name, age and which days/times requested.  Karen will only reply to the request if the numbers limit has been reached.

Junior Championships Monday 15th-Sat 20th August

Please remember to enter the Junior Championships by Monday 8th.  We are accepting entries via Tennis Ireland Tournament Software.  If you need to apply for a Tennis Ireland Pin at https://ti.tournamentsoftware.com

If you are managing multiple user accounts, please make sure to log out of one before signing up for the next one.  This is done by clicking in the top right corner and selecting ‘Log out’.

If you have problems signing up, please contact Karen

Donate Sports Equipment

This is an appeal  for good quality sports equipment – particularly football boots in good condition for kids/young adults in Ballymun.  Please keep any unwanted or replaced equipment  and they can be dropped into MLTC where our member Catherine Keane will collect for this very worthy appeal.