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Winter League Starts Again

The first of the Winter League matches started this weekend. Sunday’s Well has 11 teams in the competition in total as follows: 1 x Mixed Grade 1 (captained by Aylmer Barrett Jnr) 1 x Ladies Grade 2 (captained by Sinead McClew) 2 x Ladies Grade 3 (captained by Valerie Carroll, Eileen Daly) 2 x Mens Grade 3 (captained by Donal Johnson, Tom Reidy) 1 X Ladies Grade 4 (captained by Jenny Kenefick) 1 x Mixed Grade 4 (captained by Mark Nolan) 1 x Mixed Grade 5 (captained by Mags Kelleher) 1 x Ladies Grade 6 (captained…

Handicap Singles and Doubles Tournament Starting Soon

Time to get practising… 2018/2019 Handicap singles & doubles tournament sign up sheet is up in the snooker room. Add your name & number and select which event(s) you want to enter.

Rafa Nadal Academy Visit 2018

Yesterday, we had a visit from the Rafa Nadal Academy who came to the Club to give a few coaching sessions to members of all ages. We wish to thank the Academy for their visit, a massive thank you also to Ger, all the parents and players of all ages for their help and support of the event. Thanks must also go the members playing their regular games who were very patient when their courts were handed over a little later than normal. A few photos are now available on Facebook…

Junior Cup Winners!

Well done to our U14 team who won the Junior Cup Final yesterday in St Anne’s, beating Killaloe 5-0. The team was made up of – Louise O’Callaghan – Ellie Purrmann – James Wixted – Reem Gafurov A big thank you also to non-playing captain Paul O’Callaghan, all the parents and coaches for their support. 👏👏👏👏

National Veterans Close for 2018

From October 12th-14th Sunday’s Well was delighted to host the 34th William Bradley & Co National (Veterans) Close. The competition was run by Munster Branch was a success despite some pretty nasty weather on Saturday, thankfully the finals day on Sunday proved to be a much sunnier day. Sunday’s Well was very well represented on finals day and congratulations are due to the following players who won events outright Abby Hayes Mary Claire McCarthy Deirdre McSherry Deirdre Swinburne The full results are available at this link and there are also a number…

Our Munster Coach of the Year!

Huge congratulations to our Coaching Coordinator Ger Flynn who today was named Munster Coach of the Year. Ger is a level 3 coach and a Tennis Ireland Tutor with over 30 years coaching experience. As a player, she represented Munster at all levels and was also part of an Irish Veterans team. She has been coach and non-playing captain to numerous Munster and Irish Junior teams, travelling around Europe with the National Junior squads over a 10-year period. She currently manages the Junior Tennis Development Programme. To get this award is a…

Insight Senior Close Week

The Insight Senior Close Week took place between September 23rd – 29th and was again well attended with over 100 entries. The Close Week Barbecue was well supported with over 80 people in attendence. A massive thank you to our sponsors Insight Investment and also to Emma Crowley, our tournament director. The lists of winners is available at this link and there are also a number of photos available from Facebook.

Gin and Beer Tasting Evening

Well done to all on the Social Committee who recently organised a Gin and Craft Beer Tasting Evening. The evening was a big success with over 70 people attending. A huge thank you must also go to Ballyvolane House Spirits and Rising Sons Brewery for sponsoring the occasion. Money raised will be given to Alzheimer charities and we will confirm the exact amount raised and which charities it was given to in the upcoming days. Photos from the evening are available on our facebook page.

New Super Seniors American Tournament Gets Underway

The first round 1 of the new Super Seniors American Tournament took place on September 11th. The event is a new event which was organised by Vice Captain Donal Johnson and a subcommittee. The event is due to take place every second Tuesday of the month at 10:15-12:00. It consists of short competitive tennis games followed by morning coffee. The event is open to all over 55 and players should sign up for each round individually. The sign up for a round is usually made available on this website about…

Our Summer Cup Finalists

Well done to Donal Johnson, Stuart Ahern, Niall O’Sullivan and Chris McCusker who reached the Summer Cup Finals in Nenagh on September 8th. Unfortunately, they were beaten 3-1 by a very strong Larkspur team in the finals but there is no doubt they did amazingly well to get to the finals and have done the club very proud.

Members Represent Munster

A massive congratulations to all our members who have recently been selected to play for Munster in the Senior and Junior Interprovincial Championships. We are delighted to say that Sunday’s Well was represented at both Junior and Senior level as follows: David Hannam and Sean O’Callaghan recently played on the winning Munster Team in the Senior Interprovincial Championships in Windsor Tennis Club in Belfast. Fiona O’Callaghan is currently playing on the U18 team in the Junior Interprovincial Championships in Claremorris Jessie Fitzgerald, Susie Nolan, Louise O’Callaghan, Reem Gafurov and James…

Wimbledon Tea Party

In conjunction with Wimbledon’s mens’ finals day, the social committee organised a Wimbledon Tea Party. The tennis was old style with some superb traditional outfits and the tea and cakes were delicious! Well done to all who took part and congratulations to the Social Committee on yet another successful event. The photos are available at this link on facebook.