Newark Tennis Club

Newark Men’s Put out a strong team and achieved an excellent result at home against Caunton this weekend. Newark took 11 of the 12 sets. James Lalyk/Sam Butler & Tony Gammage/John Jessop taking 4 a piece and newcomers Todor Malinov/Edgars Barvinskis taking 3. Newark Mixed 2nd were also away at The Park in their short format division and lost 1-11.

Mixed 1st began the summer season with an away win against Retford A. The team were keen to continue their success from winter and after a slow start on Retfords fast courts all 3 pairs won the majority of their sets to take the match 13-5. Sam Smith/Sara Jackson 5-1, James Lalyk/Tamara Bainbridge 4-2, Tony Gammage/Steph Smith 4-2 🎾🙌🏼

Mixed 1st ended their winter season in Div 7 with a convincing win over Magdala C. Newark started at 36-0 as Magdala failed to field a full team of 6. Although the Newark side had to take it in turns waiting this didn’t hamper their results as 1st pair Sam Smith/Sara Jackson continued to be ruthless and took their matches 11-1, 12-0 (35-1). Adrian/Steph Smith were back on court after missing the previous match and conceded only 5 games at 9-3, 10-2 (31-5). Sam Butler playing ...again this time with Tamara Bainbridge took 8-4, 7-5 (27-9). The team now celebrate another team promotion as they finish top of the league, 4 points ahead.
In the meantime the Ladies 2nd started their summer campaign in Div D of the short format league. Sara Jackson/Annie Davies playing together for the first time took their single set matches against 2nd & 3rd pairs 6-0, 6-0 and their double set match against 1st pair 6-1,6-1. Similarly Katrina Dines/Jill Pinder 6-0, 7-5 then 6-0,6-1 and Cptn Lynne Hare/Annie Walton 6-3, 6-0 then 6-0,6-1 in an overall team result 73-12.
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Newark Mixed 1st team continue their winning streak with an away win against Sutton Bonnington. 1st pair Sam Smith/Sara Jackson started off slow against the 3rd pair but still took the match 8-4 but then found form and didn’t lose another game, taking 2 12-0 matches (32-4). 2nd pair James Lalyk/Tamara Bainbridge won 2 of their matches 9-3, 10-3 but lost against a stronger 3rd Sutton Bonnington pair 3-9, similarly reserve players Sue Bilton/Sam Butler won 7-5, 11-1 but also failed against the 3rd pair 4-8. Overall match result 76-32 putting Newark comfortably top of Div 7 with their final game next weekend at home vs Magdala.

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Newark Ladies 1st and Men’s 2nd have now ended their Winter 2018-19 seasons. The ladies 1st travelled to David Lloyd Notts looking for a win in their final match and succeeded with a 67-39 and success from all pairs, Sue Bilton/Jane Hendley 24-12, Steph Smith/Tamara Bainbridge 20-16, Sara Jackson/Katy Dine 23-13. Unfortunately although on the same points as 5th position, Newark were just 10 games short of staying in Div 2. The Men’s 2nd travelled to Bingham but struggled against a strong 1st pair. Andy Cole/Mal Langley 20-16, John Jessop/Murray Bacon 17-19, Vince Bashforth & newcomer Nick Crouch 31-5. The team will remain in Div 10. The Mixed 1st now have 2 matches before finishing off their season which they hope to do in style 🎾

**Successful Tournament & Fundraising Event** Lots of club members turned out in storm like conditions to ensure the spring doubles tournament and fundraising event for the club was a success. 11 couples took to the courts at the club and Sherwood Avenue to play in a 3 round event which saw them qualify, play in a round robin and then 4 pairs proceed to their respective finals. Ashley Hallam/Marcus Hallam played in the cup final against Sam Smith/Sara Jackson. After losing to... them in the round robin, they needed to raise their game and after an initial loss of serve Smith/Jackson took the lead. The match became intense at 4-4 with everyone needing to hold serve but some excellent passing shots saw the Hallam brothers take the match 6-4. Meanwhile Lynne Hare/John Jessop took on Annie Davis/Becky in the plate final. The match was almost finished as Hare/Jessop sat at 5-2 however Davis/Becky made an excellent come back with a variety of winning shots and took the match 7-5. The day ended with all players celebrating together and supporting the clubs fundraising efforts towards the rejuvenation of some of the grass courts which have been unplayable for some years but are needed to ensure the future of the club by providing enough facilities for the increasing membership.
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Tennis in the news and great news for 2 teams finishing their winter season. The Ladies 1st, Mixed 1st and Men’s 2nd are still to finish in the next few weeks 🎾🙌🏼

Newark Ladies 2nd ended their winter season on a high as they visited Mapperley Park and came away with a 63-45 win with contributions from three strong pairs, Katy Dine/Jill Pinder 23-13, Lynne Hare (cptn)/Annie Walton 26-10, newcomer Gemma Stevens/Jean Bacon 22-14. The result will see them stay in Div 6 as they finish mid table.
Newark Mens 1st also secured another 2 points even though they didn’t get to play as the opposition (Ilkeston Rutland) conceded. The team are Div 9 champions with maximum points.

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Newark Ladies 1st travelled away to West Bridgford but were only able to field a team of 4. Jane Hendley/Sue Bilton won their second round 7-5 but lost 9-3, 5-7 (15-21). Steph Smith/Sara Jackson partnered for the first time and lost 4-8 to a strong first pair but then secured 6-6 draws in their other matches (16-20). Newark go into their final winter match against bottom of the table David Lloyd Notts hoping for a win in an attempt to stay in Div 2 for next season.
Newark Men’s 2nd also welcomed West Bridgford for a home game. 1st pair Adrian Smith/James Lalyk winning overall 21-15 (7-5,9-3,5-7), 2nd pair taking a draw 18-18 (3-9,6-6,9-3), 3rd pair being unlucky 4-32 leaving West Bridgford with enough for the win 65-43.

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A sunny weekend saw Newark Mixed 2nd and Ladies 1st play this weekend. The mixed team were up first with some new pairings, all of which won the majority of their games and took any overall 72-36 win over Caunton C. The ladies weren’t as successful as they suffered a 40-68 defeat to Woodthorpe.

Newark Ladies 2nd welcomed Magdala to the home courts this weekend. Tamara Bainbridge/Annie Walton Won 7-5, 7-5 but lost 5-7 to their first pair, Katy Dine/Jill Pinder Won 9-3 but their lost against the first & second pairs 4-8, 5-7 to take 18 games. Third pair, Lynne Hare/Jean Bacon lost just 1 game against their 3rd pair taking an 11-1 however conceded by the same scoring against the first pair and took just 2 games from the second pair giving them an overall score line 51-57 putting them mid table with 2 wins and 2 losses in Div 6.

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Tonight, at the Notts LTA awards evening, the mixed 1st team were presented with the Division 6 winners trophy and Sue Bilton was presented with a prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award. Well done to the Mixed first team for their continued success and Sue for her continued involvement in the club 🎾

Although the men’s match was called off due to poor weather conditions, the ladies 2nd team match went ahead at West Bridgford. Katrina Dines/Jill Pindar acting as 1st pair secured 19 games to 17 as did 2nd pair Lynne Hare/Annmarie Walton. Newcomers, mother/daughter pair, Harini and Hrudya Kolli won 4 games giving WB the overall win 66-42 and the ladies their first loss of the season.