British Tennis membership

Joining British Tennis means becoming part of the British Tennis Family of 1 million-plus members. It means building a strong foundation for a winning British game and being recognised for your contribution to tennis. It means supporting tennis from the grass roots to Centre Court.

You've received details of British Tennis membership and what it means for you and the club. What do you think? Do you approve or disapprove? Post a comment or question on the blog and I'll try to answer.

RATC Oriental night

We are meeting at the Eastern & Oriental Restaurant in Chobham. Eat all you can for £15.95 includes 3 courses from 88 dishes with starter, crispy duck & main course (dessert & tea/coffee not included). Please contact Jill McGeoch as soon as possible if you can come, by email or by phone to 01344 623624 or 07730 927483.

RATC curry night returns by popular request

It's back to the Princess Cottage, since everyone liked it so much. The day is Wednesday 10th October and the time 7 pm. Please email Jill to book a place or call her on 01344 623624 or 07730 927483. The plan is to have the Wednesday night special, £10.95 for starter, main course, side dish, naan or rice and coffee. See the guest list on facebook group Royal Ascot Tennis Club and don't forget to upload photos!

Winners of the Autumn tournament

Congratulations to Susie Stoddart and Nigel Turnor who won the mixed handicapped tournament.



Here's a picture of all the competitors.

Autumn mixed handicapped tournament

This will be held on Sunday 16th September at 10 a.m. Sign up on the sheet in the club house. Cups, prizes to be won, followed by some refreshments. Annie has offered to bring some Pimms too.

Coaching for adults starts again in September

Steve Birch is recommencing his adult refreshers course each Saturday morning at 9:30 am, starting from September 8th. The cost is £5 for members and £7 for non-members, just turn up.

Team coaching for men and ladies starts on 8th September with the men and then alternates between ladies and men. The course is at 12:30 pm and costs £5 for members. No need to book.

Greg Balfour Evans is running his coaching for ladies each Friday morning from September 7th at 10:30 am. The cost is £6.50 for members and £8 for non members, just turn up for the course.

Mini tennis course restarts on Saturday 1st September

Greg Balfour Evans will be resuming his mini tennis course on Saturday 1st September at 9:30. If your child is enrolled as a novice and we have an email address then you will be sent a registration form for you to register if you haven't done so yet. Alternatively email minitennis@royalascottennis.com to be sent one.

Junior coaching course - 13th - 15th August

Steve Birch will be running his junior coaching course for full details please see the website or the notice outside the club house.

RATC Curry Night on Wednesday 8th August

This time we are visiting Princess Cottage in High St. Bagshot. They have a special offer on Wednesdays of any choice of starter, main course, side dish, rice or naan and coffee for £10.95 (king prawn extra).

If you would like to go please contact Jill McGeoch on 01344 623624 or 07730 927483 or at jillmcgeoch@hotmail.com

Please contact Jill by 3rd August if you are coming.

Prize draw winners

Congratulations to new members Jacques van Eeden and Jack Ling who were the winners of the free prize draw open to all those who joined the club on our play tennis day. They have won free coaching with Steve Birch. The cost of the coaching was generously provided by Berkshire LTA.

Play tennis day attracts new members

Our play tennis day on Sunday 15th July has attracted 4 new adult members, 7 new juniors and 1 new novice signed up for our mini tennis sessions. Thanks to everyone who came along and helped.

Please welcome these new club members when you meet them at club sessions.

Finals Day action

Here's some action from the men's doubles final.



and the ladies singles final



and finally the men's singles final

Berkshire League results online

The Summer Leagues results are now published online at the Tennis Jeannie website. League tables are now automatically updated as soon as the results are posted.

Go to www.tennisjeannie.com and select Berkshire Adult Tennis. Then click on Results. You can view the current league tables for the Men’s; Ladies and Mixed Team events. Jeannie also displays the match results for each team and dates for upcoming fixtures.

Play Tennis day on Sunday 15th July

We are holding another Play Tennis day on Sunday 15th July. Please encourage your friends and neighbours to come along. As a special offer we are waiving the joining fee for all those who join on the day. We start at 11 a.m. and finish at 4 p.m. If you can display a poster at your place of work, dentists surgery or wherever please do so!

Finals Day results

Our finals day completed successfully as the weather was kind. We had some exciting tennis and lots of fun. Here's a picture of the mens doubles winners, Geoff Carson and Andy Gow.

You can find all the details on our website and photos of all the winners.

You'll also find a video of some footage I shot during the mens doubles final. I'm ducking as Andy Gow slams a ball straight at me. I'll be entering it for You've been framed!

Next restaurant to visit

We visited the Princess Cottage in Bagshot recently. On Wednesdays they offer a starter, main course, side course, rice or naan, coffee and mint for £10.95. This means anything from the menu, except that King Prawn is extra. It's a small restaurant, but the decor is good and for those who like such things it has proper tablecloths and napkins. What do you think? Any alternative suggestions?

Ladies beginners/improvers coaching starts Friday 1st June

Greg Balfour Evans is starting a course of coaching for ladies on Friday's at 11 a.m. The session lasts for 90 minutes and costs £6.50 for members and £8 for non-members. Call Greg on 07900271671 for more details.

Wimbledon ticket draw made

Lucky winners of the chance to buy tickets have been selected. Names of the winners are on the notice board. Winners should send the cheque for the cost of their tickets to the Treasurer.

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