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Hi David
In the news this week,
busy, busy, busy at
Windsor
Club Tennis
Tournament
Entries for the Club Tournament are now
open - further information and Entry Forms can be found
on the website, entries close Wed 13th May. There are 5
different events, play is spread throughout the week and
finals are played on the Saturday. Players will be graded by
the Tennis committee to ensure fair competition and matching of
skill levels; if you have any questions please feel free to
contact the Tennis Committee, or
Gordon Addy and Cathy Fay.
The May Ball (black
tie) will take place on the evening of the Finals day,
and this year for the first time there will be a sponsored
charity for the evening. If you feel you would like to
contribute a prize for a raffle or offer help in any way
please contact anyone on the Tennis Committee (Gordon, Cathy,
Roy, Rosamund, Greg, Simon) or drop us an email.
Further details to follow.
Windsor members
Stuttgart bound again!
Following on from the last
visit to Germany two years ago, 22 members have decided
to travel to TCTachenberg during the Stuttgart Wine Festival
in late August. Hotels and flights booked, all domestics
courtesy of Gordon and Valerie, who will also be our
translators during the trip!
First Serve
Tennis Leagues - snippets
Mens A
Team narrowly lost out to Larne in Div 1, while Mens B sealed
No1 spot in Div 4 with hard fought win over Civil Service in
the Last match. Ladies B Singles team show great spirit and
come from behind to clinch Div 4. Ladies A were also runners
up in Div 3.
See Club notice board for all winning team
members. Well done to all and we look forward to more trophies
to be collected in October!
Four Teams of 8 have been
selected and are ready for the start of the Mixed League
campaigns.
A new D team comprising mainly of members new to
competitive tennis was admitted to the league at the last
minute in Div 11.
Ladies and Mens Evergreens Teams have
already been in action with mixed fortunes. Mens B had some
difficulty locating Coleraine. David Frazer Team Captain felt
it was near Skegoneill! 'Well it is the Belfast and District
League' he was heard to say. Note to Wendy: early Xmas present!
Second Serve
Windsor
Court Booker!
6-0, 6-0,
6-0.
Requests by members for various
enhancements to the WCB have been incorporated into the new
version and a test version can be seen by
clicking here
- it is intended that the migration
of current bookings & members details will take place over the weekend. Feedback has
been good from the Receptions staff, and they have suggested a couple of
amendments.
To log in to the test
site:
User
Name: Lucan Lairn
Password: Lucan
or
User
Name: Ben Clarke
Password: Ben
Make as many bookings
as you want!
-
cosmetic changes are
minor
-
booking times - will be on the hour and
half-hour
-
some courts will be able
to be booked for 90 mins, others for 60
mins
-
when making a booking you can select
your partners from a drop down
list.
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Playing partners you
have selected will receive email notification.
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If your opponent is
not from Windsor, you can insert their email address, and
they will be notified (handy! Even if you are playing other
clubs etc)
-
off-peak members will
now be allowed to use the WCB to make
bookings
-
peak times now
defined with colour bands
-
Report and Search facilities are more
intuitive
If you haven't yet registered for
the Windsor Court Booker, just email Reception
by clicking on the following link and request a WCB
Account.
Knockup
Tennis- don't forget Club
Afternoon on Saturday! Know someone who is thinking of joining? Bring them
along!
Four courts were used last weekend, and
Saturday's weather forecast is looking great! If you haven't
been down before, just ask for Big Brian, and he'll sort you
out.
Don't forget, starts at 2!
Finally, the next issue will include some more
from our squash buddies, and their successes. We'll also do a
quick refresher on how to use the Court Booker, and some other
bits and pieces.
And finally finally, if you have any
photos that you would like to share, send them in
and we'll get them up onto the website!
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Your
Turn!
Want to
contribute to the next edition of 'The Racket'?
Looking for serving lessons & on-court
tips?
What other questions have you got
for us?
Please send us
your thoughts and suggestions.
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