SUCCESS FOR TENNIS TEAMS – UPDATED

Thursday October 15th 2009 | Tennis

The tennis section has seen league success this season in the Manchester League at both adult and junior level. The Ladies B team won the Manchester 2nd division dropping only 1 match and the under 14s team were joint winners of the junior division with Tame Valley without losing a match.

Pictured in the ladies team (above) are (left to right): Georgina Haigh (capt), Christine Fitzmaurice, Gill Boyle, Sheila Tasker, Nicky Marcroft. Not pictured members of the team are Sally Bell, Jane Ashworth and Lynda Connolly.

Pictured in the 14 and under team (right) are (left to right): Matthew O’Keefe, Oliver Hayes, Libby Kemp, Bradley Clough, Daniel Jacobson and Matty Toseland.

Also in the Manchester and District Tennis League, Prestwich Ladies A Team came joint top of Division 1 but lost out on sets count back to Lancashire H & R.

The Men’s A team, after leading Division 1 for the first half of the season, had to settle for third place while the C team won Division 3 and will join the B team in Division 2 next season. The mixed Doubles A Team won Division One (getting to be something a a tradition).

The under 15 juniors were joint top of their Division although the under 18s struggled in a very competitive league.

In the Oldham Mixed League the A team were relegated to Division 2 but the B team topped Division 3 and will join the A team in Division 2 next season.