Author Archive for: Miki Lentin
Entries by Miki Lentin
Sound Ball Tennis – Sunday 14th September
The second Sound Ball tennis session will take place on Sunday 14th 2-4 pm on Brookside. 4 partially sighted players booked already so it would be great if Highgate members could come down and play socially with them. Also we have some wheelchair players coming to do an exhibition on court 1 on Sunday. For […]
Ladder – Sept – Dec 2014
Only 61% of all possible matches were played in the last session. This is the lowest since the same period in 2011. There were obviously too many people enjoying the summer sunshine rather than sweating it out on court. Now is your chance to put that right in the final ladder session of the year. […]
New performance coach
Highgate is please to announce that we have now completed the interviews for a new performance coach. Director of Tennis Steve Shea and Toby have selected Toma Dragomir for this position and he has verbally excepted to join the coaching team. He is Romanian, currently lives in Surrey but would love to live in London. […]
Mixed doubles ladder
The mixed ladder will finish for this season at the end of September so you have 4 weeks to get your matches arranged and played. The ladder has proved popular and we hope to start it again from next Spring. In order that pairs can continue to play together over the winter we will arrange […]
Summer Camps – A great success at Highgate
Rob Heeney reports that Highgate’s summer camps have been a real success and very well received. 238 kids attended camps this summer. Parents especially liked our new approach emphasising structure which involved developing technique in the mornings and then applying these strokes using fun games during the afternoon (Monday – forehand, Tuesday – backhand, Wednesday […]
Sound Ball Tennis at Highgate – Sunday 31st August & Sunday 14th September
Sound Ball Tennis at Brookside Sunday 31st August and Sunday 14th September 2-4pm We are offering some Sound Ball Tennis sessions on Brookside courts (weather permitting!) on Sunday 31st August and Sunday 14th September 2-4pm for Highgate members to experience the game and play socially with partially sighted players. All welcome – come and try. […]
Bill Standing Tournament – Sunday 21 September 2014
Play for the trophy in memory of Bill Standing! This will be a mixed doubles revolving tournament open to all members of all levels. Maximum 44 entrants. Tournament will commence at 1.30pm prompt and all participants must sign in by 1pm. Main play finishes approx 4pm followed by play offs and final. Courts available for […]
Team Dinner – Saturday 20th September
ALL members are invited to join us for a buffet meal to review the performance of our teams over the last year, celebrate with those promoted (and commiserate with those relegated!) Book your place by 14th September by e-mailing either your team captain or Nicky Wellfair – nwellfair@hotmail.com Please note that all meals ordered must […]
Current ladder
There are just two weeks to go in the current ladder session. Only 49% of matches have been played so looks like it will be a busy final couple of weekends! If anyone would like to be added to the new ladder session (September to end of December), or if you are currently in but […]