Newsflash & LINK re Senior Championships 2022

Congratulations to all the Finalists in the Handicaps Tournament.  What a great 2 weeks of tennis, a super Finals Day, and a fabulous BBQ organised by our ‘Dream Team’, Isabella Davison and Sarah Robson.  And with the dust hardly settled, we move on to our second big event of the summer:

 

Entry is now open for the Senior Championships using this link:  Monkstown LTC Senior Championships 2022 | Tennis Ireland (tournamentsoftware.com)

 

Please take note of the unavailability allowances below.  If we have the same bumper entry as last year, we will have circa 300 matches to schedule over the two weeks.  Quite a challenge with only 6 courts, and we will need to play the first 80 matches to allow us to make the draws for the plates and bowls.  Your assistance is much appreciated.

 

Tournament Dates

  • The tournament starts on Friday 12th August

Finals Day will be on Saturday 27th of July, followed by our ‘At Home’ Dinner in the Royal Irish Yacht Club

  • Entry to the tournament closes on Friday 5th August

 

Events

  • Ladies Singles, Men’s Singles, Ladies Doubles, Men’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles, Girls Singles U21s, Boys Singles U21s, Ladies Singles 0ver 40s, Men’s Singles Over 40s

  • Plate Events

    • If you lose your first match, in the Ladies, Men’s, and Mixed Doubles main draw, you will be entered in the Plate competition

    • There will be combined plate competitions for Ladies Singles/Over 40s, and for Men’s Singles/Over 40s.

  • Bowl Events

    • If you lose your second match in the Ladies, Men’s, or Mixed Doubles main draw, you will be entered in a Bowl competition

  • Please note: If we run into scheduling delays, due to unavailability / withdrawals etc, it may not be possible to run all Plate / Bowl events, or, we may need to enter first match losers directly into the Bowl event.

 

Non-Availability Allowances

  • All non-availability must be declared on the online entry form

  • Matches will be played weekday evenings from 6pm and during the day over the weekends 13th/14th and 20th/21st

  • Each player, or doubles pairing, may put in for only 2 days unavailability from Saturday 13th of August to Sunday 21st August

    • Please check your combined availability with your playing partner

    • Friday 12th August will be used as a contingency day. Please enter your availability, but it will not be included in your 2 days max unavailability.

  • All players must be fully available from Monday 22nd to Saturday 27th

  • We do understand that there may be exceptional circumstances. Please contact Clodagh or Craig directly with any queries or additional requests.

 

How to Enter

Click on the link Monkstown LTC Senior Championships 2022 | Tennis Ireland (tournamentsoftware.com)

  • It takes you directly to the Senior Championship Tournament

  • Press the purple ‘Enter’ button which will take you to the Login Page

  • If you have already registered with Tennis Ireland, you Login here (there are instructions for forgotten login / password)

  • As soon as you have logged in, you will be able to select the events you are entering and confirm any non-availability

    • Please enter your partner’s name if you are entering a doubles or mixed event

 

Payment

  • Payment is directly on the Tournament Website, and the cost is €10 per event.

    • Select 'PAY'. You will be directed to Pay Pal

    • You can pay with either your Pay Pal account or using a Debit or Credit Card

 

Tournament Café – We Need Your Help

  • Following the very successful introduction of the Tournament Café during the Handicaps, we will be running this again on week nights during the championships

  • We need men and ladies to help out each evening, and we are very welcoming younger members (16+) who would also like to volunteer.

  • We will need 3 volunteers each evening

  • If you have availability to help with this, please put your name up on the notice board

 

Trophies – Championship Winners 2021

  • It’s time to polish up the trophies and bring them back to the club for the 2022 Champions

  • Please ensure that you have engraved your trophy and drop back into the office anytime during the first week of the championships

  • And best of luck to everyone defending their titles

 

Any tournament queries, please contact Clodagh on 087 6818194

  Clodagh & Craig

Captains

Anne Crossan