Bandon Tennis Club Blog

The Grade 3 Winter League team was in action in Lower Aghada last Sunday. Paraic, Tish, Brian and Tara finished their round of matches in style with a nice 3/2 victory.
The Grade 5 team was at home to Douglas and John, Ger, Susan and Julie scored a 3/1 win, so it was an excellent weekend for club teams.
The club received confirmation from Munster Branch during the week that both Stan’s Grade 2 team and Therese’s Grade 4 team qualified for the playoffs in their respective Winter League groups. Stan’s team face Sundays Well in Sundays Well for a semi final by March 11th. Therese’s team will travel to Monaleen in Limerick, match to be played by March 4th.
The Valentines Tournament was played on Thursday 9th and was won by Tina O’Leary and Diana Fawsitt. Well done!!

The club’s Grade 2, Grade 4, and Grade 6 teams played the last rounds of Winter League matches last weekend.
Stan’s Grade 2 team was at home to Rushbrooke on Sunday morning and despite good games lost the fixture 1/4.
Jenny’s Grade 4 team was at home to a very strong Douglas team on Thursday night and unfortunately was beaten 0/4.
Ivan’s Grade 6 team was away to Whitechurch and lost 1/3.
The Grade 5s and Grade 3s will play their last matches next weekend. The 5s play Douglas at home and the 3s will be away to Lower Aghada.
It’s now a case of counting points gathered all season to decide which teams go through to knockout. It was a very good season with excellent tennis played at all grades. The club fielded six teams in all, some achievement for such a small club.

The Grade 3 and Grade 5 teams played Winter League matches last weekend. Paraic’s Grade 3 team (Paraic, Brian, Tish, Tara) was at home to Sundays Well, and despite fighting a hard battle, had a 5/0 loss. The score didn’t reflect the tennis as several of the games were very close. Hard luck
John’s Grade 5 team (John, Ger, Susan, Julie) travelled to Canon Hayes Club in Co. Tipperary. They had a very good day out and came home with a 3/1 victory. They were unlucky not to bag the fourth point. Well done!
Courts are booked for Thursday 2nd Feb from 7.30 to 11.30pm for a Grade 4 Winter league match against Douglas. The courts are also booked from 11.00am to 3.00pm on Sunday 5th for a Grade 2 match against Rushbrooke. Best of luck to the home teams!
Bandon Tennis Clubs Valentines Tournament is scheduled for Thursday February 9th. The format is mixed doubles with a sliding handicap. There will be a draw for partners on the night. Open to members only.

It was another busy weekend for Winter League teams at the club.
Stan’s Grade 2 team (Stan, Sean, Diana and Gina) travelled to St. Anne’s Club in Waterford and had a very nice 3/2 win.
Therese’s Grade 4A team (Therese, Jo, Andy and Will) travelled to Rushbrooke and won their fixture 3/1. Well done!
Jenny’s Grade 4 team (Jenny, Catherine, Billy and Niall) were at home to Crosshaven. They were delighted to beat the visiting team 3/1.
Ivan McCutcheon’s Grade 6 team (Ivan, Timmy, Dolores and Anne) travelled to Nenagh on Saturday. They were unfortunate to lose 3/1 in extremely windy conditions.

There was more Winter League action for club teams this weekend. Paraic, Brian, Tish and Tara were at home to the Ballinlough Grade 3 team. The home team claimed a fabulous 5/0 victory! Well done. That score should be a great help in qualification to the knockout stages.
John’s Grade 5 team travelled to Killaloe and were most unfortunate to be beaten 4/0. Grade 2s, Grade 4s and Grade 6s will be back in action next weekend. Court bookings will be flagged here.

Post Christmas Winter League fixtures got underway last weekend. Three Bandon teams were in action with mixed fortunes tenniswise but good fortune weatherwise!
The Grade 6 team (Ivan, Ger, Anne and Dolores) had a good win (3/1)while away to Tralee.
The Grade 4A team (Therese, Jo, Andy and Will) played at home and had a 2 all draw with Sundays Well.
The Grade 4B team (Jenny, Catherine, Niall and Dave) lost 4/0 away to Causeway Tennis Club in Dungarvan.
John’s Grade 5 team and Paraics Grade 3 team will be in action this coming weekend. The 5s travel to Killaloe and the 3s will be at home-match scheduled for 2pm on Sunday. Best of luck!!

We got lucky with the weather and had a lovely night last Wed for this year’s Turkey Tournament.  15 people competed in an “American” format tournament with turkey vouchers going to the top three -Freda, Lisa and Maggie. The final voucher was won by Ger Mehigan in an open raffle. Much Thanks goes to Roger for the generous sponsorship again this year. We all enjoyed the tennis (and the mulled wine!).

Several Winter League matches are planned for Bandon teams again this weekend. The courts are booked from 11am on Sunday until 7.30 pm for a grade 4 home match against Lr. Aghada and a grade 6 home match against Whitechurch.
The Grade 2 team go to Rushbrooke while the other grade 4 team travel to Douglas. Best of luck to all teams.
The turkey tournament will take place on Wednesday 7th, starting at 7.30. Same format as last year. Many thanks to Roger for sponsoring the event again this year!

It was a very busy weekend for Bandon tennis players.
The finals of the Hurley Cup were held on Friday night.
Semifinal line up was:
Paraic and Liz v Niall and Brenda
Sean and Jeanine v Freda and Timmy
The finalists were Paraic and Liz and Sean and Jeanine. It was shaping up to be a tight match until Jeanine had to retire due to injury. Congratulations to Liz and Paraic. You’ll be the bee’s knees in your designer shades!
Many thanks to Barry Hurley for sponsoring the event so generously again this year.
A good crowd turned out to watch and Tish provided a very tasty Green Thai Curry. Desserts were by Maggie, Eileen and Catherine. All in all it was a very enjoyable evening. Hard luck Sean and Jeanine and may you make a speedy recovery Jeanine.
Winter League matches aplenty were played this weekend. Therese, Lisa, Andy and John (G4A) had a 2 all draw at home against Rushbrooke on Wednesday. Ivan, Timmy, Dolores and Liz (G6) were beaten 4/0 at home by Nenagh while John, Ger, Susan and Julie (G5) held Canon Hayes to a 2 all draw at home.
Paraic, Shaun, Tara and Tish (G3) were beaten 4/1 in Sundays Well, while Jenny, Catherine, Billy and Niall (G4B) were beaten 4/0 in Crosshaven.

The Grade 2 team (Stan, Sean, Diana and Gina) was beaten 3/2 in a very close match against St. Annes, Waterford, played in Bandon yesterday. The ladies doubles was the decider with the Bandon ladies eventually losing 7/5 in the third set.