Sunday’s Well hosted a very exciting and enjoyable finale for Phase II of the Winter League on Sunday, May 15th. We can be particularly proud to have three of our own teams participate in the finals. Unfortunately, Marc’s Grade 5 team lost out in a very close super double but the good news is both Emily’s Grade 3 team won their super doubles and Tara’s Grade 2 team came from 2-0 down to also win in super doubles. Well done to all the teams and Ger for the tremendous effort…
Last weekend saw a great display of tennis in the club as 6 club teams did battle in the Winter League Semi-Finals. Unfortunately, due to the fact that Grade 3 and Grade 4 teams were playing each other, we were never going to have more than 4 teams in the finals. Three of these teams made it through and the tennis and atmosphere were fantastic. Unfortunately, the Grade 6 Ladies team lost in Super doubles to Crosshaven, the level of tennis was superb and Tara, Shauna, Anna and Marguerite all…
Here’s a brief update on what has been a few very busy weeks at our club…. Munster Vets A big thanks to Stephen McCarthy who delivered yet another successful Vets event. We had 198 participants in 44 events, and there were several Sundays Well winners. Well done to everyone involved! Civil Service Cup Well done to Tom Reidy, Ed Donovan, Emily O’Donoghue and Anna Clancy who represented Sundays Well in the Civil Service Cup in Douglas which was held on the 3rd April. They were narrowly defeated by Kinsale…
After a very busy weekend of matches, 6 club teams have made it through to the semi finals of the Winter League, as Grade 2s and Grade 3s will now play each other in the semis, which means that the club already has two guaranteed finalists. In further good news, the club has been chosen as the venue for the finals which will be held on Sunday 15th May. Also, a massive thank you to the supporters who came in their droves to cheer for Sunday’s Well this weekend. There…
Well done to our Grade 4 team of Sean O’Malley, Debbie Dunlea, Norma Kerrisk and Niall O’Keeffe who won their Winter League final in Nenagh last week. They were 2-1 down after the first round, so it was fantastic that they pulled it back. It was very well deserved. Thanks also must go to those who travelled to support, lovely to see such club spirit at play.
Well done to all who took part in the annual Neilly Sull open, as always the level of squash was fantastic. As we all know these things don’t run themselves so a big thank you to Eoin, our squash captain and to Ken O’Keeffe the tournament director for all their work and the final thank you goes to O’Sullivan Brothers DIY who very kindly sponsored the event. Well done everyone and see you all next year. Photos of the event are available on facebook at this link.
On Sunday 5th September the Summer Cup Finals were held in Rushbrooke. Sunday’s Well had 3 teams in the finals. In the first match of the day, our Grade 6 ladies battled each other in a nail biting final. It was Norma’s team that came through, hard luck to Adrienne’s team who put up a strong fight. The teams were Later on in the day, our Grade 1 Mixed team took on the home team Rushbrooke, they also had a superb win. Well done to all the players concerned.
We are delighted to say that the 2021 Summer Cup will be going ahead and Sunday’s Well will have 11 teams across the 6 grades. The full teams are listed below and members can follow the tournament at this link. We wish all our teams the very best of luck! Grade 1 Niamh Coveney Abbey Hayes David Hannam (Captain) Andrew O’Mahony Grade 2 Ladies Eileen Daly (Captain) Ann Naughton Michelle Hayes Karen Higgins Mixed Sandra Higgins Maura McCarthy Ron O’Mahoney (Captain) Jeroen Proos Grade 3 Gillian O’Grady…
An amazing weekend with over 40 players plus 4 professionals competing for honours in the Neilly Sull Open 2019. This has become one of the dates in the squash calendar that everyone looks forward to. Not only to watch the likes of Joel Makin, the world no.12 showcase his effortless skills but to remember our friend and former club member Neil O Sullivan. Thanks to everyone who supported, played, watched and to Sundays Well for everything they did to make the event run so smoothly. Looking forward to next year…
The finals of the American Tournament took place on Saturday 16th November. Congratulations to the overall winner Cathy Walsh and winners on the evening Catherine O’Riordan and Brian Twomey, a huge thank you must also go to Maria Crowley and her committee for organising the tournament during the year. Photos of the event are available on Facebook at this link.
The Induchem Club Championships took place between September 22nd – 27th and had a record entry of over 150 entries. This year the format changed significantly and the presentation was done in tandem with the dinner on the Friday night. A massive thank you to our sponsors Induchem and also to Emma Crowley & Claire Fennell, tournament directors and all the committees which helped with the organisation to the event. The lists of winners is available at this link and there are also a number of photos available from Facebook.
A massive well done must go to Ron O’Mahony, Shane McCarthy, Grace Reidy and Sandra Higgins who are competed in the Grade 2 Summer Cup finals in Rushbrooke. The team were facing off against Rushbrooke and after 4 matches it was 2-2 all. The Mens Doubles was the decider and Ron and Shane came back from 5-2 in the third to win the tournament. Well done to all !