St Mary's LTC

The inaugural Mary Dunne Memorial Cup competition was held in blazing sunshine last weekend. In the spirit of Mary Dunne, this was a very social 3 days of tennis starting with 48 participants and ending with 4 finalists. Thanks to the Club Captains and Coach Lisa Matthews for putting together such an enjoyable tennis competition, and the Social and Bar Committees for making sure everyone was well refreshed. The Mary Dunne Memorial Cup was presented by Club President, David Leonard and Mary Dunne's son, Kerry, to the winners, Patrick Coakley and Wendy Horan. Congratulations to the winners, Patrick and Wendy, finalists Jill Lacey and Ben Mason, and all the participants and organisers for making the event so enjoyable.

Please join us for our Open Night tonight from 6pm. Play tennis, meet our members and coaches, try out our new ball machine, and enjoy a BBQ in the clubhouse afterwards. For more info, please call or text 0878527723,

Interesting interview with Rafa following his 12th Roland Garros title -

Rafael Nadal's Road To 12th Roland Garros Title: Inspirational YouTube Videos, Time With Family | ATP Tour | Tennis Rafael Nadal debated taking time off before winning his 12th Roland Garros title. Instead, the Spaniard got back to it, talked with family and watched YouTube videos for inspiration

Please join us for our Open Night on Thurs 20 June from 6pm. Meet our members and coaches, and enjoy an evening of tennis followed by a BBQ and get together in the bar. Rusty rackets and beginners are welcome!

Some great tips on how to handle nerves during a match...

Get nervous during a ‘serious’ match? It’s only natural.

Five coping strategies:
1. Take time between rallies, breathe deeply, relax your muscles.
2. Learn from previous points, but avoid dwelling on ‘what might have been`.
3. Concentrate only on the point you are playing now, or about to play. Thinking about the future (“if I win the next two games it will be one set all”) by definition means that you are not 100% focused on what you are doing now…
4. Strike the ball the same way whether you are 5-0 up or 0-5 down. Play the shot not the score.
5. Keep at the back of your mind that the world (and your world!) will keep turning whether you win or lose this match…

Enjoy your match!

Well known coach Peter Farrell has set up a page to focus on “all things tennis”, with a special emphasis on improving your game.

You can visit Peter Farrell Tennis at https://www.facebook.com/pg/PFten/posts/, and ‘Like’ the Page to keep up with his latest tips.

Peter Farrell Tennis All things tennis...

Winter Team Tennis kicks off tonight for 5 weeks. Which team will come out top? The Wrens look pretty tasty... Tonight's order of play:

7pm Reindeers vs Wrens
8pm Snowmen vs Robins
9pm Hollies vs Berries

Billie Jean King was Kirsty Young's guest recently on Desert Island Discs. Great interview, you can listen back here -

Billie Jean King, Desert Island Discs - BBC Radio 4 Billie Jean King is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.