Tennis – Sunday's Well Boating & Tennis Club

Captain's Update May 2022

Here is a brief update on what has been happening at our club…. Ladder Cup & Fionnuala Quigley Internal Winter League The Ladder Cup and Fionnuala Quigley Internal Winter League finals took place on Saturday, the 23rd April, followed by a presentation of prizes to the winners and runners up and a dinner catered by Brook Catering. Well done to all of the winners and runners up! Ladder Cup:- Ed Donovan – Mardyke Cup Deirdre Swinburne – Normandy Cup Richael O’ Driscoll – Lee Cup Fionnuala Quigley Internal Winter League:-…

3 Teams Reach Winter League Finals 2022

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…

Captain's Update April 2022

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…

Six Teams Reach Winter League Semis

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…

Captain's Update March 2022

We had a lot going on in the club in recent weeks and the following is a brief update on the happenings…. Munster Veterans Open: 25th – 27th March The Munster Veterans’ Open will be held in Sunday’s Well Boating & Tennis Club from Friday, 25th March until Sunday, 27th March. Entry is now open for all over the age of 30. You can sign up here. Winter League (External) – Phase II Phase II of the Winter League commenced on the 6th of February 2022. Sunday’s Well is off…

Munster Branch Reps Nominations Now Open

The Annual General Meeting of the Munster Branch of Tennis Ireland will take place via ZOOM on Wednesday 6th April both in The Firgrove in Mitchelstown and on Zoom. Any club members are welcome to attend but advance registration is required before 30th March 2022. To register please email admin@munstertennis.ie Should you wish to be nominated as Club Munster Branch representative for the year 2022/2023 please contact the club office before Monday 7th March 2022 More detailed information can be obtained at this link.

Winter League Winners

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.

Club Survey 2021

Looking ahead to 2022 it is very much our intention to continue to develop and improve our club, we are very much committed to ensuring that your club experience always meets your expectations. For this reason, the General Committee has created a short survey which you can find at this link. We are very keen to hear your feedback about the club and what you think should be the priorities for future developments. The survey is anonymous and should take no more than 10 minutes. Your responses will help steer and prioritise…

Summer Cup Finals 2021

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.

Summer Cup 2021

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…

3 teams make Summer Cup finals!

This year, we had four teams reach the semi-finals and these were played this weekend. Of the four, three have now reached the finals. Unfortunately, Marks G4 team were pipped in super doubles away to Bishopstown but Donal’s G3 team won at home to Tralee, Gillian’s G4 Ladies won away to Monaleen and Niall’s G6 team won away to Causeway in super doubles. Role on the finals! C’mon the Well!!!!!

Winter League Sign Up Opens

Munster Branch has issued details of this year’s Winter League. It will be run in two phases. The first phase will run from Mid October to January and the second phase will run from Mid January to April. These will be two distinct competitions and the format of each will be slightly different. At the moment we will concentrate on Phase 1. Phase one will be played in Grades 1 through 6. For those of you who have not played before, each grade is run as a separate competition and…