Raynes Park Residents Ltc

Coach-led social will be 8 days later than usual in March to coincide with the Club's Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Sunday 10th March.
José will kick off coach-led social at 1.30pm, and then the AGM will follow at 3pm. Refreshments of cheese and wine (and alternative drinks) will be available to make it an enjoyable social occasion.
The AGM generally lasts for about 45 minutes. It gives you the opportunity to hear what has been happening at the club in the last 12 months, a...nd how your subscription money has been spent!
You will also find out what is planned for the next year, you can ask questions of the Committee members, and get to know your fellow members over a glass of wine or beer.
We hope you can join us!
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An American tournament is a fun way to play doubles with a variety of different partners and opponents over the course of an afternoon. Each player keeps their track of the number of individual games he or she has won in each set and the nominal winner is the person who has won the most games at the end of the day. It is a great introduction to social tennis for newcomers to the club, or those improvers who want to try out their new skills at a club session. For regular club players it is a fun alternative to the usual tennis format.
While we will try to accommodate everyone on the day, spaces are limited so please do sign up in the club house to secure your place.
** 1pm start, arrive early to warm up **

Opt-in for the Wimbledon tickets ballot is also now open! To qualify for a chance to buy tickets for next year's Championships at the AELTC you need to login to the LTA members area and select the Wimbledon Ballot option. Even if you did this last year you must do it again this year to qualify. Juniors aged 11 years and over are also eligible but each one must be opted-in individually. https://www.lta.org.uk/Members-Area/home/
Not an LTA member? As a member of an affiliated ...venue you can join for free. The LTA make the paid-for option far more prominent than the free one so make sure you select "Lite Membership" [sic] and say "Yes" to being a member of an LTA Registered Venue.
We encourage everyone to opt-in because the Club's allocation of tickets to distribute via ballot is based on the number of opt-ins by affiliated members!
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** American Tournament at Wilton LTC – Saturday 1st Dec **
Following the success of the joint summer American tournament with Wilton LTC, they have invited us to participate in a Christmas-themed American at their Club (SW19 3QX) on Saturday 1st December, 2-6pm.
To give Terry an idea of numbers, please put your name down on the sheet in our clubhouse by 21st November.

Don't forget it's the 1st Saturday of the month this week so that means:
** Coach-led Social 1:30pm start **
Enjoy an hour of fun games and drills with José before your usual relaxed social sets. All adult members welcome; it's especially good for "rusty racquets"!

We are very pleased to be part of the World's Largest Coffee Morning in aid of the Macmillan Cancer Support charity. Members, parents, prospective members, friends and family, are all welcome to join in the fun, and there will be some relaxed social tennis available (weather permitting).
** Friday 28th September from 10am – 1pm. **
Donations of cakes to sell and eat greatly appreciated. For further details see https://coffee.macmillan.org.uk or contact Sarah Lawrence-Taylor on 07905 189 025 or shlawrencetaylor@hotmail.com.

Missed Finals Day? Catch up on what happened in the matches on our website: https://www.rprltc.co.uk/2018/09/club-cha mpions-2018/

Coach-led Social returns! Saturday 15th September @ 1:30pm
Then regularly the first Saturday of each month. Fun tennis-themed games with our head coach, José.
See you there!

Don't forget, this Saturday is FINALS DAYS! Come for some great tennis, barbecue and fun. (BYO drinks).
See you there!

Great to see so many people at the club today for the Bank Holiday "American" tournament and Charity Bake Sale. We hope everyone had a great time and thank you for all being so generous, raising lots of money for the VSO!

Wondering what to do on Bank Holiday Monday? Come and join in our fun social tournament! Open to all standards of player, this event will be held in conjunction with Wilton LTC so it's a great opportunity to meet and play with some new people.
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After some close fought matches throughout the summer, the Club Championships culminates with Finals Day. Come and watch some great tennis, support your friends and relax with some drinks (BYO) and barbecue. Social tennis sets will also be played on courts 4&5.
The first match, the Ladies Singles Final, will start at 10:30am, followed by Men's Singles, then the Mens Doubles, Ladies' Doubles, and concluding with the Mixed Doubles.
Afternoon barbecue is £5 or bring a food donation (sign up sheet in clubhouse). BYO drinks.

This coming August Bank Holiday Monday we will again be running a fun and social tournament for all standards, for players from both RPRLTC and Wilton LTC. To give us a chance to experience a different style of tournament the format will be the Wilton-take on an "American" tournament.
!! Also featuring a Charity Bake Sale and Raffle !! Lots of tasty cake to keep you energised on court.
An American tournament is a fun way to play doubles with a variety of different partners an...d opponents over the course of an afternoon. Each player keeps their track of the number of individual games he or she has won in each set and the nominal winner is the person who has won the most games at the end of the day. It is a great introduction to social tennis for newcomers to the club, or those improvers who want to try out their new skills at a club session. For regular club players it is a fun alternative to the usual tennis format.
While we will try to accommodate everyone on the day, spaces are limited so please do sign up in the club house to secure your place.
**Please arrive promptly at 1:30pm, it may not be possible to add late-comers to the the draw**
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We had a fab time at our Summer Social BBQ today. Great to see so much tennis being played (despite the wind making conditions tricky) and a fantastic spread of food thanks to our amazing volunteers.
Don't worry if you didn't make it today, there's social tennis every Saturday and Sunday afternoon!

Now the World Cup and Wimbledon have concluded, there's no longer any exciting sport to tempt to you stay at home with the telly instead of getting out and on court for social tennis! As an added bonus, Saturday 28th July will also be our Summer Social Barbecue for all members and their guests. Barbecue items will be provided, please bring along a side, salad or cake if you are able. As usual, it is BYO drinks. 🍻🍷 Social tennis will start at 2pm and the barbecue will run all ...afternoon.
From 28th July and all through August, we will be running longer weekend social sessions with players from nearby Wilton LTC joining in from 3pm while their courts are refurbished. Since the barbecue is the first joint session with Wilton it should be a lovely afternoon of tennis and the chance to meet some new players. Please do come along and join in regardless of your playing standard.
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We had a lovely time at our Open Day last weekend. Here's a few photos of people having fun doing cardio tennis! Don't worry if you missed out, bring your racquet along any dry Saturday or Sunday about 2pm and join us for some club social tennis!

We had a lovely time at our Open Day last weekend. Here's a short video of people having fun warming up for cardio tennis! Don't worry if you missed out, bring your racquet along any dry Saturday or Sunday about 2pm and join us for some club social tennis!

**Reminder** Open Afternoon with free coaching sessions and barbecue is tomorrow (Sunday 8th July) from 2pm. See our website for details!

Getting excited for Wimbledon? Want to improve your own game by playing more regularly, at social sessions, or by joining a ladder? Come down to your local friendly club and find out how easy and cheap it is to be a member!