26 May 2010
Bank Holiday Doubles Tournament
On Monday 31 May there will be a mixed double tournament starting at 12.30.
26 April 2010
Club Championships
Its that time of year again to think about the club championships and wonder if there will be any upsets this year.
All entries must be in by Sunday 16 May and the draw will be published by Saturday 22 May
24 April 2010
Bank Holiday Weekend
There will be a Bank Holiday Mixed Doubles Tournament on Monday 3 May - starting at 1.00pm
25 March 2010
A big boost for the Juniors.
It looks as if Raphael Park has secured the services of well known local coach Gavin Bradford to head up the Junior Section. If all goes to plan he will begin with some squads over the Easter period and hopes to build the Junior section over the next 12 months into one of the most successful in the area.
For those of you who do not know Gavin, he has been one of the most successful coaches in Essex over the last 10 years, developing numerous winners of local and national tournaments, including our own Stuart Williams, Lee Duncan and Jordan Jones. As a junior himself he made Nationals through him teenage years, and was known to demolish Tim Henman when in the mood.
He is currently coaching 4 of Essex's brighest hopes for the future, and hopefully we will be graced with their skills from time to time, and if we are lucky he may even take part in some club matches.
So very exciting times ahead
21 March 2010
Wimbledon Tickets
We have now received our allocation of Wimbledion Tickets and the draw will take place on Monday 5 April during the Doubles Tournament. All application for tickets must be received by Sunday 4 April.
The presentation of trophies for 2009 will also take place on Monday 5 April, better later than never
17 March 2010
The clubs has been awarded Beacon Site Status by the Tennis Foundation, as part of their inititive to open tennis to a wider audience. This means that funding could become available for a replacement clubhouse and the possibility of floodlights to some of the courts, enabling tennis to be played throughout the winter.
The Beacon Site plaque was presented to David by Sue Mappin, Cheif Executive of the Tennis Foundation, on Tuesday 14 March, and it is planned that a more official presentation will take place later in the year, when it will be warmer and members will be able to be present.
The Tennis Foundation has been set up to try to develop players for the future, and under the guidance of Sue Mappin, who has played in grand slams, is taking tennis back to the grass routes, with funding from the LTA and Sport England. With its 12 courts Raphael park is one of the largest sites that offer tennis to the community.
1 March 2010
Lets hope the weather starts to improve and we can get rid of the hats, scarfs and gloves. There could be quite a few changes in the pipeline particularly for the Juniors. It is planned to considerable expand the Junior section with the appointment of additional coaches and promotions of the club in a number of the local schools
December 2009
The winter league matches are now underway, and for the first time we now have a mens team in the Essex League, and they even managed a win against Harlow in their first match
November 2009
Following the initial strategy meeting it is now apparent that after many years of waiting, Havering Council want to grant a long lease to Raphael Park Tennis Club, so securing the long term future and opening up the opportunity for investment into the facilities
October 2009
Havering council has prepared a Tennis Strategy to help encourage tennis to be an activity available to everyone in the borough, and an affordable costs. All operators of the public sites, such as Raphael Park, and the local clubs have been invited to the council meetings to assist in implementing the plan.
The club has started the process of obtaining "Clubmark" , the LTA award to clubs who offer a safe, equal opportunity environment for juniors to be coached. it is hoped the club will attain this award within the next 9 months
Setpember 2009
The Club Championship Finals was held in beautiful calm conditons on Sunday 20 September and the first time ever all events were completed on the same day
Club Championship Results
17 August 2009
The Club Championship Finals Day day is on Sunday 20 September and all finals will be played on that day - the only exception being the waether. So it is up to you to ensure all rounds have been completed by that date.
14 August 2009
New balls for club sessions
Lets open up a debate about the use of new balls for club sessions. >
It has been suggested that the costs of all social sessions is increased by 50pence, and this extra money generated to be spent on buying new balls. If this is implemented it should mean there would be new balls available each week.
There have been 2 differing views expressed so far - a number of members are all for it, as they prefer the feel and movement of new balls, and other who are no bothered, and do not think the extra cost is worth it.
Anyone who wants to pass comment etc can email me on
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and I will start a blog on this subject. Names will be removed from comments so all content will be anonymous.
1 July 2009
All first and second round matches for the Club Championship should now be completed 21 July 2009 Romford & District Leagues - it looks as if the mens 1st Team have won their league and will progress through to the Champions League whilst the ladies came a commendable 2nd
30 June 2009
The league matches are now well under way with various levels of success. The Ladies and Mens 1st team are both near the top of their Romford and District Leagues
5 June 2009
The draw for the Club Championship has been done and details are available in the clubhouse
5 May 2009
All entries for the 2009 Club championships to be must be made by 31 May
30 April 2009
Draw for Wimbledon tickets to be made today
14 March 2009
The newsletter and diary for March are now available
35 November 2008
At long last we have a new website.
I hope you like this new site and the different features including a forum where you can post you own comments.
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Mens Singles:
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Lee Duncan bt Stuart Williams 6-2 , 6-1
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Ladies Singles:
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Erica Izatt bt Julie Duncan 7-6, 6-1
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Mens Doubles:
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Lee Duncan & Stuart Williams bt Pat Thoeung & Rob Kent 7-5, 7-5
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Ladies Doubles:
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Pam Abbott & Lin Jones bt Chris & Julie Duncan 6-0, 6-3
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Mixed Doubles:
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Lee & Julie Duncan bt Rob Kent & Pam Abbott 6-1, 6-1
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Mens Over 45 Singles:
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Tony Evers bt Colin Duncan 6-2, 6-2
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Mens Over 45 Doubles:
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Peter Griffiths & Tony Evers bt Derek Brown & Gary Vincent 6-2, 2-6, 6-4
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15 & Under Singles:
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Luke Izatt bt George Bull 6-4, 6-7, 6-1
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12 & Under Singles:
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Erica Izatt bt Lewis Harvey 6-1, 6-3
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10 & Under Singles :
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Mark Stratton bt James Sammons 2-4, 4-1 (10-9)
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