Herefordshire & Worcestershire

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1 OFFICIAL HANDBOOK 2019 Herefordshire & Worcestershire

2 H&W COUNTY OFFICE Manor Park, Albert Road North, Malvern, Worcestershire WR14 2TL Tel: County Administrator Jo Marks Facebook: HWLTA Instagram: handwtennis County Secretary Ginny Lowe Web: HandWtennis.co.uk CONTENTS Contacting the County Office President s Foreword Officers and Committees Chairman s Report Annual Accounts Sponsorship Opportunities Patrons and Individual Members 2018 Quorn Famiily Cup 2018 Cane Furniture Studio County Closed Championships 2018 MHB H&W County Mixed Doubles Tournament 2018 H&W Senior County Closed Doubles & Singles County Captains Reports Seniors Results 2019 Ladies Open Adult Tournaments 2018 Presentation Evening 2018 County AEGON British Tennis Awards 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award 2018 Club of the Year - Pershore Tennis Centre 12 Counties Championships 2017/18 Registered Places to Play She Rallies Associated Organisations / Other Subscribers 2018 Summer League Rules 2017/8 Winter League Final Positions 2018 Summer League Final Positions 2018/19 Winter League Rules You cannot be serious! 2018 Knight Frank Malvern Open Herefordshire & Worcestershire LTA Rules 2018 County Schools Tennis Roundup Junior Winter Leagues 2017/18 Team Tennis Schools Junior County Cup Reports Road to Wimbledon LTA Rules for County Eligibility Team Tennis Other H&W Leagues Sponsors and Corporate Patrons 2019 Calendar H&W Licensed Coaches

3 President s Foreword - Ian King It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the 2019 Official Handbook of Herefordshire and Worcestershire LTA. This handbook which is published annually, both in hard copy and online, provides a wealth of current and historical information relating to tennis activities across Herefordshire and Worcestershire. It is available to members of all our affiliated clubs within the County and I commend it to you as an excellent reference publication. An abbreviated report on tennis activities within the County in 2018 appears elsewhere in the Chairman s Report. Once again, may I thank our Sponsors, Head, Dickson Minto, Courtstall, Karndean Design Flooring, Cane Furniture Studios and Lloyds Development Capital for their continued support which ensures that our programmes can be enhanced for the benefit of tennis in our County. I would, also, like to thank our Corporate Patrons for their valuable support. We are most grateful to them all. The objects of the Association are set out in detail in the Rules of H & W LTA and appear elsewhere in this handbook. Our role is to work closely with our governing body, the LTA, in our endeavours to achieve these objectives. I congratulate Ed Bradford on being awarded Referee of the Year at the AGM of the Association of British Tennis Officials. On the playing side the Chairman, in his report, has acknowledged many of the achievements of individuals and team members across all age levels. I would add to this list our Ladies Summer County Cup team who gained promotion to Group 5 by winning Group 6. I warmly congratulate those players who have achieved success for our County and, also, at national and international levels. We look forward to further successes in The LTA has prepared a league table covering the county competitions at all age levels. Our position at the end of 2018 was eighteenth out of forty-four counties. This was an excellent outcome for H & W as one of the smaller counties. My thanks go to our Chairman, Richard Herriman, to Jo Marks and Ginny Lowe in the County office, to our Treasurer, Nick Thomas, and to all other members of the Management and other Committees, for their hard work and support in the administration of our County LTA during 2018 it is much appreciated. I, also, thank all our volunteers within the clubs who work so tirelessly to support tennis in our County, in so many ways. Their contributions are invaluable. Finally, I wish all of you success, both on and off the court, during Ian King 3 4

4 Herefordshire & Worcestershire Lawn Tennis Association FOUNDED 1976 President: Ian King Management Team Chairman: Richard Herriman ( ) County Secretary: Ginny Lowe ( ) Treasurer / Chairman of Finance Team: Nick Thomas ( ) Chair of Senior Development Sub-Team: Ed Bradford ( ) Chairman of Junior Development Sub-Team: Steve Barnett ( ) Chairman of Sponsorship & Publicity Sub-Team: Jan Thomas ( ) County Representative on the LTA Council: Jo Marks ( ) Chair Club Development Sub-Team: Neil Bates ( President: Miss Lesley Charles Mrs. Pauline Fisher Alan Purnell Jane Poynder Nicola Hall Hon. Life Vice-Presidents: Past President of the L.T.A. Ian King Guy Litherland Miss Sue Sadler Philip Siviter Mrs. Carol Siviter MANAGEMENT TEAM MEMBERS Ex Officio Members: Ian King, 2 Beoley Hall, Beoley, Redditch. B98 9AL, FINANCE SUB-TEAM Chairman/Treasurer: Nick Thomas SENIOR DEVELOPMENT SUB-TEAM Chairman: Ed Bradford ( ) League co-ordinators: Elliott Nixon ( ), Mike Howard ( ), Bev Hawkins ( ), Jane Warner ( Jackie Styles ( ) and Jan Thomas ( ) Mens County Captain: Charlie Crisp ( ) Ladies County Captain: Jo Shepherd ( ) Mens Seniors Organiser: Doug Evans ( ) Ladies Seniors Organiser: Dee Smith ( ) Team Tennis Organiser: Jo Marks ( ) Senior County Closed co-ordinator: Dee Smith ( ) Presentation Evening Organiser: Charlotte Bradford ( ) She Rallies: Tina Manning ( ) Advisors: Stephen Jones ( ) Chairman: L.T.A. Councillor: County Administrator: County Secretary: Hon.Treasurer: Richard Herriman, 61 Bromwich Road, St Johns, Worcester, WR2 4AD, Jo Marks, c/o H&W LTA Office, Albert Road North, Malvern, WR14 2TL, , office@hwlta.org.uk Jo Marks, c/o H&W LTA Office, Albert Road North, Malvern, WR14 2TL, , office@hwlta.org.uk Ginny Lowe, c/o H&W LTA Office, Albert Road North, Malvern, WR14 2TL, , secretary@hwlta.org.uk Nick Thomas, Bellington, Worcester Road, Harvington, DY10 4NE, JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT SUB-TEAM Chairman: Steve Barnett County Administrator: Jo Marks County Closed Championships co-ordinator: Doreen Aubrey ( ) Committee Members: Tina Manning, Chris Friend, Steve Bauer and Simon Corbishley SPONSORSHIP & PUBLICITY SUB-TEAM Chairman: Jan Thomas Ade Bates, Jo Watson and Kirk Woodall Press Officer: Nat Sylvester (nat.sylvester@hotmail.co.uk) Handbook Editor: Ade Bates (news@handwtennis.co.uk) Wimbledon ticket ballot organiser: Di Inchley ( ) CLUB DEVELOPMENT SUB-TEAM Chairman: Neil Bates Jan Thomas, Kim Martin and Bryan White COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES ON MACIT COMMITTEE Richard Herriman 6

5 DISCIPLINARY SUB-TEAM Chairman: Ed Bradford Mens County Captain: Charlie Crisp, Ladies County Captain: Jo Shepherd Committee Member: Chris Friend Men s Selection Committee: Ladies Selection Committee: COUNTY WELFARE OFFICER Ali Tuck ( ) Senior County Teams Charlie Crisp and Mike Langston Jo Shepherd, Katie Miles and Charlotte Lines Over 35s Men s Captain/Organiser: Doug Evans, daevans@blueyonder.co.uk Ladies Captain/Organiser: Jo Shepherd, newmaldenmum@yahoo.co.uk MANOR PARK CLUB & COUNTY LTA CENTRE Albert Road North, Great Malvern. WR14 2TL Seniors Ladies Organiser: Dee Smith, deesmithtennis@yahoo.co.uk Men s Organiser: Doug Evans, daevans@blueyonder.co.uk Men s Over 45 Captain: Tom White, tomcnwhite@hotmail.com Men s Over 55 Captain: Martyn Langston, martynlangston123@gmail.com Men s Over 60 Captain: Doug Evans, daevans@blueyonder.co.uk Men s Over 65 Captain: Philip Siviter, Men s Over 70 Captain: Dr. Michael Emery, drmichael.emery@btinternet.com Ladies Over 40 Captain: Jo Skym, joskym@virginmedia.com Ladies Over 50 Captain: Sarah McCormick, sebab64@yahoo.com Ladies Over 55 Captain: Jan Thomas, janthomas@btinternet.com Ladies Over 60 Captain: Jenny Ellerton, jjellerton@gmail.com MEMBERSHIP & COACHING ENQUIRIES: manorparkclub@btconnect.com 3 indoor acrylic, 4 floodlit astroturf, 4 outdoor acrylic (2 floodlit), 2 artificial clay, 4 grass First class Coaching Team Non members welcome! 7 8

6 Chairmans Report - Richard Herriman It has been an extremely busy year. Satisfying all Safeguarding requirements has been a priority and we have been working with the Region and Clubs supporting LTA initiatives. We welcomed Neil Bates as Chair of Club Development and Steve Barnett as Chair of Junior Development, both have made invaluable contributions to the work of our committee. Neil has been involved in the TBTT programme and we are optimistic that this time next year, we will have something positive to report. Neil and others have been putting together a County Plan setting out our targets for the foreseeable future. The County signed up to a Performance agreement with the LTA aimed at increasing performance levels amongst juniors. The signing of the Agreement was preceded by much hard work and we are grateful to our County administrator Jo Marks. Our 12U girls qualified for the National finals where they came 6th. Felix Gill, ranked 3 in the 16U was a member of the GB junior Davis Cup team that came 8th in the World. Pauline Fisher was presented with the Senior Female Player of the Year Award at Wimbledon. She won the 65 s British Open Senior Indoor Championships, British Clay Courts and British Open Senior Grass Court Championships in both singles and doubles. She won 2 bronze medals at the ITF Super Seniors World Individual Championships in Croatia in the Mixed event with partner Jasper Cooper and Women s 65 doubles with Shirley Fox. Jo shepherd and Pauline Fisher captained the GB 45 s and 65 s teams at the World Team Championships. Dee Smith won the 60 s British Open Senior Grass Court championships. I was delighted to attend Droitwich Lido Park open Day in June which followed the Official Opening of the Courts. Elaine Newman, the initiator of this marvellous project supported by Neil Bates and Droitwich Club subsequently went on to be awarded Regional and National Volunteer of the Year at Wimbledon. Entries for the Junior County Closed were up this year and we are grateful to Ed Bradford for combining refereeing this event with his role as Chairman of the Senior Development Sub-Team. Before this year s event, Doreen Aubrey stood down from involvement in the Junior County Closed. Having been elected to the County Executive Committee in 1976, she became secretary of the Junior County Closed in 1985 and had been heavily involved until recently. We do very much appreciate her efforts over such a long period. These have been recognised recently in a small presentation. The efforts of Tina Manning with She Rallies have been quite remarkable. She has introduced 1020 girls to tennis reflecting nearly half of the total number of girls introduced by all the Midland Counties. We are fortunate in having her working with us in this County. Sadly, two stalwarts of County Tennis, both Honorary Life Vice-presidents passed away. Esther Barker had been involved at Boughton Park Worcester for many years being their Secretary and had been our County Treasurer for a lengthy period. Hilda Griffiths had been a key member at Madley and long-time Fixtures Secretary for the West and Herefordshire. A number of us attended their funerals on behalf of the County. Congratulations again to our British Tennis Award Winners who received their Awards at our very successful Awards Dinner so well organised again by Charlotte Bradford. The Introduction for the first time of the Lifetime Achievement Award gave us the opportunity to present this to our President Ian King in recognition of his commitment to Tennis. Treasurer, Nick Thomas continues to keep our accounts in good order. As a result of our attempts to invest in and support a full programme, our reserves continue to reduce but still not to a level where we may qualify for funding from the LTA. Ginny Lowe as County Secretary continues to work diligently in the County Office keeping County affairs in good order and providing additional support to Jo Marks.We owe all members of the Management Team and the sub-committees our considerable thanks. 9 10

7 Around the Two Counties in 2018 County Sports Hagley Cheaper Than The Internet Head Tennis balls Clothing and Footwear We have a large stock of rackets, We supply tennis nets and all court equipment Looking after all clubs and members to save you money! (Part of the Official Babolat Stringing team) 90a Worcester Road Hagley Stourbridge DY9 0NJ

8 Herefordshire and Worcestershire Lawn Tennis Association Balance Sheet as at 30th September Fixed Assets (Note 2) 14,134 14,201 Current Assets Sundry Debtors and Prepayments 4,455 5,061 Club Loans 15,000 2,435 Current Bank A/C 584 1,172 Deposit A/C 112, ,824 Dinner Dance A/C 5,216 6,401 Paypal A/C Cash in Hand , ,024 ====== ====== Less: Current Liabilities Sundry Creditors 15,468 12,451 VAT 0 1, ,468 13,527 ====== ====== Net Current Assets 124, , Net Assets 138, ,698 ====== ====== Income and Expenditure Fund Account Balance at 1st October , ,693 Prior year adjustment 0-2,904 Less: Excess of Expenditure over Income for the year -8,392-11, , ,698 ====== ====== NOTE TO BALANCE SHEET 2. Fixed Asset Office Equipment As at 30th September ,288 Addions in year:new computer ,438 Less: Depreciation for the Year ,221 1,288 Building Costs - Associated with County covered Court Centre at Manor Park representing prepayment for the court time Building Costs - Associated with County 253, ,750 Less: Grants 115, , , ,750 Less: Amortisation to 30th September , , County Office Building Costs 42,913 42,913 Less: LTA Grant 30,000 30, ,913 12, ,134 14,201 ====== ====== Herefordshire and Worcestershire Lawn Tennis Association Income and Expenditure Accounts for the year ending 30th September INCOME Affiliation Fees 20,046 20,276 Subscriptions 1,864 1,910 Sponsorship 22,080 21,130 LTA Grants Income from Coaching 16,224 12,091 Tournament Income 12,798 11,467 Other Income 33,061 31, ,182 98, EXPENDITURE LTA Contribution 0 0 County Centre 5,550 7,415 Club and Junior Development 7,629 6,423 Competitive Programme 34,989 32,003 Performance Programme 5,979 5,938 Administration 18,880 18,334 Other Expenditure 41,547 39, , , DEFICIT FOR THE YEAR -8,392-15, WE NEED YOUR HELP! Can you sponsor a team, tournament, event, annual awards, county handbook? Contact a member of the Sponsorship Team for details: news@handwtennis.co.uk 13 14

9 Patron Members Honorary Patron Annie Burford Angus, Mrs. H.R., 21 Palliser Court, Palliser Road, London W14 9ED Bennett, Mrs. L., The Beeches, Witton, Ross-on-Wye, HR9 6AE Cockin, Mrs. M., Berin, St Macoux, France Cox, Dr. J., 87 Aylestone Hill, Hereford Crofts, Mrs. J., Gorsey Lane Farm, Scarfield Hill, Alvechurch, Worcs. B48 7DB Davies, Mr. E., 20 Enville Road, Kinver, Stourbridge, DY7 6AA Freeman, Mrs. D., Stoneleigh, Coombe Lane, Naphill, High Wycombe, HP14 4QX Hodgetts, M., Old Church Barn, Bredicot Lane, Crowle WR7 4AY King, Mrs. R., Glebe Cottage, Church Lane, Himbleton, Droitwich, WR9 7LG Louis, P., 27 Elgar Avenue, Hereford Nelson, Mrs. G., 10 Oakwood Avenue, Purley, Surrey Oliver, Mrs. M H., Longhorpe, Sutton, Sandy, Beds. SG19 2NB Pegg, Bev, 12 Woodchester, Hagley DY9 0NF Plant, J., 2 Hagley Close, Hagley, West Midlands Reid, Mrs. H,. 166 Cheltenham Road, Evesham, WR11 2LW Selway Swift, Mr., The Old Rectory, Upper Pendock, Malvern WR13 6SP Slater, D., 69 Salford Close, Woodrow South, Redditch, Worcs Swift, Mrs. J., Old Barn House, Church Street, Wyre Piddle, Worcs. WR10 2JD Swingler, J., The Down, 9 Farlands Drive, Old Swinford, Stourbridge, DY8 2DY Individual Members Jacobs, M.J., Centre Court, 10 Cedar Avenue, Malvern Link, Worcs King, Mr. I.A., 2, Beoley Hall, Beoley, Redditch B98 9AL Moisey, Mrs. P., 22 High Street, Wollaston, Stourbridge Robinson, Mrs. J., Pit Farm, Hunscote Lane, Wellesbourne, nr. Warwick CV35 9EX 2018 Quorn Family Cup Whether you re an experienced player or complete beginner, we ve got everything you need to improve your game. Tennis is so much more than a game here - it s a whole community! We run social tennis sessions for the casual player, as well as tennis competitions for club members. FACILITIES 3 indoor tennis courts 5 outdoor tennis courts 2 tennis bubble courts (October - April) State of the art gym 25m indoor pool 20m outdoor pool Exclusive adult spa SERVICES LTA structured junior coaching programme Book online, or via the app Multi-Sports for Juniors expert coaching Club championships Social tennis Tennis events Full interactive Adult Tennis Programme Club Lounge for food, drinks and socialising Ready To Become A Member? salesmanager.worcester@davidlloyd.co.uk David Lloyd Worcester, Warriors Way, WR3 8ZE Fantastic news that our Joe Hart and James Griffiths are the 2018 Quorn Family Cup National Champions. The family duo competed against some great competition at the National Tennis Centre, and only went and won it! PLAY TENNIS HOWEVER YOU WANT, WHATEVER YOUR LEVEL, IN ANY WEATHER Great achievement guys! 15 16

10 Cane Furniture Studio 2018 H&W County Championships The event which started on Saturday 25 August had 173 players playing a total of 412 matches both singles and doubles. Some very competitive matches were played throughout the week with some competitors reaching 4 or 5 finals. We are very grateful to Di and Alan Cope from sponsors, Cane Furniture Studio, who attended finals day and presented the prizes. The Ladies Singles title was retained by Kate Horsburgh (Worcester) who took on Imogen Sinclair (Bromsgrove) whilst the Mens Singles title was retained by Jamie Marks (Manor Park) who defeated Ollie Nunn. Singles Boys Girls 8U Ned Thorp Kiah Probert 9U George Hadley Daisy Williams 10U Alfie Mills Maya Hart 12U Harley Jones Caoimhe Guppy 14U Joe Hart Latesha Grant 16U Max Hingley Latesha Grant 18U Billy Wright Imogen Sinclair Doubles Boys Girls 10U George Kirkham & Alfie Mills Evie Dorise & Isabelle Pioli 12U Harley Jones & James Stanford Caoimhe Guppy & Ruth Teale 14U Joe Hart & Scott Mortimer Isabelle O Connor & Bethany Pye 16U Antony Fordham & Matthew Sime Sally Lewin & Asena Pavlova 18U Luke Pycock & Billy Wright Kate Horsburgh & Imogen Sinclair Mixed 9U 14U 16U George Hadley & Theo Houston Stuart Shannon & Isabelle O Connor Joe Hart & Asena Pavlova Mens Singles Jamie Marks Ladies Singles Kate Horsburgh Mens Doubles Oliver Nunn & Mike Langston Ladies Doubles Kate Horsburgh & Imogen Sinclair Player of Year Joe Hart & Stuart Shannon Player of Year Latesha Grant Team of Year 12U Girls County Cup Team 17 18

11 Many people give their time to enable this event to run. Our thanks go to Manor Park Club and its staff for hosting the event and particularly Chris Barr Hamilton and his team for the catering and café facilities. This event was again organised and refereed by Ed Bradford who did an excellent job as always. We are extremely grateful to him for his time and efficient and cheerful running of the tournament. Thanks also to all his helpers and to all the coaches and parents for their support of the players

12 The 2018 MHB H&W County Mixed Doubles Tournament The 2018 H&W Senior County Closed Doubles On 16 June Manor Park Sports Club hosted the annual Herefordshire & Worcestershire County Mixed Doubles Tournament, kindly sponsored by Malvern Hills Brewery. Congratulations to the Over 50 s winner Sue Hills and James Kerton and the Open Aged winners Kate Horsburgh and Jack Smith. Many thanks to Manor Park for hosting, sponsors Malvern Hills Brewery, Chris Barr- Hamilton for organizing such a great event and to everyone who entered and came down to cheer the players on. Ladies Over 35s Ladies Over 50s Mens Over 35s Mens Over 45s Mens Over 55s Winners Winners Winners Winners Winners Jo Skym & Rachel Prudden Pauline Fisher & Dee Smith Paul Burgess & Ben Westwood Rory Guilding & Mike Marks Rory Guilding & Mike Marks Runner-up Runner-up Runner-up Runner-up Runner-up Hannah Griffiths & Jilly Whitcomb Sarah McCormick & Jan Mason Joe Maidment & Ian Bowman James Kerton & Martin Haslam Geoff Smith & Jon Edmondson The 2018 H&W Senior County Closed Singles 21 Ladies Over 35s Ladies Over 50s Mens Over 35s Mens Over 50s Winner Jilly Whitcomb Runner-up Rachel Prudden Winner Emma Brown Runner-up Luci Cain Winner Matthew baum Runner-up Chris B-Hamilton Winner Martyn Langston Runner-up Geoff Smith 22

13 2018 Men s Captain Report - Charlie Crisp Summer Cambridge With the strongest team we have been able to field in recent years we set off to Cambridge with no intention other than promotion as a realistic proposition. Knowing it was going to be a very tough group with both Warwickshire and Nottinghamshire to get through Dorset on the first day turned out to be an unexpected force to overcome, with the team losing 3-6. The standard of tennis rose again on the Tuesday as was a joy to watch by all from the side line as we played our hearts off to a Nottinghamshire team that once again proved to be just too strong. Making light work of Oxfordshire with an 8-1 win on the Wednesday and an unfortunate 5-4 loss against Warwickshire on Thursday set us up for a nail biting relegation battle against Staffordshire. A strong performance from Olly Nunn and Mike Langston beating there no. 1 pair sealed victory after just 2 rounds of matches giving us a 5-1 win Winter Men s Captain Report Winter Sunderland Day 1 saw the team facing an old nemesis, Cambridgeshire, but the tables were turned and it was a 5-4 win for H&W. Having only been back on British soil for 24 hours Ben Marks won both his singles and doubles, backed up by stunning wins from Mike Crooks and Alex Maggs. The standard of tennis was as high as we could ever hope for, and with such confidence the team made light work of a very competent Northumberland side on day 2, winning 8-1. It was a 3 horse race going into day 3, with three counties chasing the top promotion spot. Unable to capitalise on the first 2 days heroics, the first 5 singles went Shropshire s way. Not all was lost for and the team battled hard to secure a second place finish by winning the number 1 singles and 3 doubles. Congratulations to Alex Maggs for winning 5 out of 5 matches, Ben Marks for winning 5 out of 6 and to Mike Crooks for winning 4 out of 5. Fantastic wins, support and efforts also came from the rest of the team, Callum Treasurer, Oliver Nunn, Jamie Marks and Mike Langston

14 2018 Summer Ladies Captain Report - Jo Shepherd 2018 Winter Ladies Captain Report Summer Nottingham On Day 1 we played Northamptonshire and won 6-3 with all 3 of our pairs winning 2 of their 3 matches. Day 2 we beat Cornwall 6-3 with our first pair of Kate Horsburgh and Ellie Fleming winning all 3 of their matches. Wednesday we pulled out a 7-2 victory over Devon, winning some very close matches with the overall match score making it sound much easier than it was. Thursday was crunch day with whoever won out of us and North Wales heading for promotion. We were 2-1 down after the first round and 3-3 after the second round. So it was all to play for in the last round and we managed to win 5-4. On Friday we were playing undefeated Bedfordshire who s first pair ended up winning 15 out of 15. The grass was declared unplayable due to rain overnight and we lost 8-1 losing a couple of close 3 setters in the heat on the hard courts. Our final position was 2nd with promotion to group 5 for next year. I would like to thank every one of our 8 players - all 8 played matches, won and contributed to the very enjoyable week. Winter Shrewsbury The team comprised Kate Horsburgh, Joanna Kondratowicz, Katy Lewin, Charlotte Lines, Imogen Looker, Katie Miles, Imogen Sinclair and Jo Shepherd A strong start on Friday against Cumbria with some excellent straight sets singles wins and a great win for Imogen Looker in her debut for the team, which gave us a 5-1 win before starting the doubles. We then took a clean sweep of the doubles giving an 8-1 win for the day. On Saturday we played the Channel Islands. Again we were 5-1 up after the singles and had only conceded 10 games in total for those 5 matches. We then won 2 of the 3 doubles taking the final score to 7-2. And so on to Sunday to play Oxfordshire who had also won both of their matches on the first 2 days. Strong performances were provided again in the singles with wins in the first 5 singles matches and victory for the weekend. At the end of the doubles the score was 7-2 placing us top of the group and promotion to group 5 for Well done to everyone for the fantastic effort shown over the weekend

15 Herefordshire & Worcestershire Seniors Tennis Herefordshire & Worcestershire Seniors Tennis Men 35+ Division 3B Men 60+ Division 1A Ladies 40 Division 2 Ladies 50 Division 2 Team: Colin Bennett, Mike Crooks, Phil Newbury, Alan Benbow, Paul Siviter, Doug Evans Results: Glos won 3-0, Essex won 3-0, Lancs rained off Promotion to Division 2 Men 45+ Division 2 Team: Phil Siviter, John Clarke, John Rance, Dave McEwan, Dave Wicks, Mike Towler, John Wright, Mark Hammond Results: Warks lost 1-3, Staffs won 3-2, Sussex lost 2-3, Lancs lost 0-5, Essex lost 0-5 Relegated to Division 2 Men 65+ Division 3A Team: Jo Skym, Jilly Witcomb, Rachel Prudden, Tina Manning, Bev Morris, Sally Franks, Lisa Pettener-Jones, Caroline Badger, Emma Bowen, Jan Mason Results: Played 5, won 5 Promotion to Division 1 Team: Sarah McCormick, Jackie Burton, Emma Bowen, Janet Mason Results: Played 5, won 1, lost 4 Relegated to Division 2 Team: Results: Relegated to Division 3 Men 55+ Division 2 Tom White, Ed Edwards, Doug Evans, Mark Rowe, Mike Marks Northumberland lost 2-3, Hampshire lost 0-5, Norfolk lost 0-5, Lancs lost 1-4 Team: Peter Sturrock, James Noon, Dennis Wyatt, Roy Halfpenny, Alan Purnell, Peter Sturrock, John Rance Results: Shrops won 3-2, Bucks won 4-, Beds won 3-2, NWales won 3-2, IOM won 5-0 Promoted to Division 2 Men 70 Division 2A Ladies 55 Division 1B Team: Jan Thomas, Mary Carr, Joan McGregor, Ann Banner, Julie Brown, Bev Hawkins, Kerry Hill, Jane Stanley, Elaine Flemming Results: Played 5, lost 5 Relegated Ladies 60 Team: Division 1A Dee Smith, Jenny Ellerton, Jane Hampson, Pauline Fisher, Sarah Snell, Results: Played 5, won 5 Lost play off vs Surrey 4-6 Team: Doug Evans, Rory Guilding, Geoff Smith, Dave Norton, Martyn Langston Team: Mick Clinton, John Tate, Robin Jones, Mike Emery, Nigel Truswell, Alan Britnall Results: Herts won 3-2, Berks won 4-1, Bucks lost 1-4, Cambridge won 4-1, Hamps lost 2-3 Results: S Wales drew 2-2, Dorset lost 1-3, Hamps drew 2-2, IOM won 4-0, Herts lost 1-3 Stay in Division 2 Stay in Division 2 H&W Mens Over 35s on the up winning Division 2 Picture L to R: Allen Benbow, Paul Siviter, Colin Bennett and Mike Crooks Not pictured Phil Newbury and Doug Evans 27 Above: GB 60s and 55s team, Dee Smith 3rd from left 28

16 Around the Two Counties in Ladies Open Adult Tournaments Thursday 9 May Wednesday 15 May Wednesday 12 June Thursday 20 June Thursday 4 July Wednesday 20 Nov Cutnall Green Tennis Club Contact: Jan Thomas, janthomas@btinternet.com Bewdley Tennis Club Contact: Michele Lace, michelelace@btinternet.com Bromsgrove Tennis Club Contact: Sue Murray, sue.groforit@yahoo.com Manor Park Charity Tournament Contact: Jane Poynder, jane@poyndertennis.com Worcester Lawn Tennis Club Contact: Chris Reece, / carcmr1@gmail.com Pershore Indoor Tennis Centre in aid of Breast Cancer Contact: Jane Warner, janewarner1@hotmail.com 29 30

17 Around the Two Counties in 2018 Co-educational Boarding and Day (for pupils aged 13 18) Outstanding facilities for sport Elite Performance Programme Sports Scholarships

18 2018 Annual Presentation Evening The Annual Presentation Evening was once again held at the Graeme Hick Suite at Worcestershire County Cricket Club. The event was attended by 101 guests with 10 tables representing a large number of the clubs that play in the Herefordshire & Worcestershire leagues. i-party, a 4 piece band, again performed and were excellent as demonstrated by a full dance floor throughout. The County Awards were presented by Ian King, H&W LTA President and announced by Richard Herriman, H&W LTA Chairman County Aegon British Tennis Awards The recipients of the H&W 2018 County Awards were:- Club of the Year, Pershore Tennis Centre Lifetime Achievement, Ian King Volunteer of the Year, Neil Bates (Droitwich Tennis Club) Coach of the Year, Steve Bauer (Pershore Tennis Centre) Young Volunteer, Imogen Looker (Pershore Tennis Centre) Community Award, Droitwich Tennis in the Lido Park Disability Award, Droitwich Tennis in the Lido Park Highly Commended Young Person of the Year, Max Rhodes and Katy Lewin Highly Commended Disability Award, Pershore Tennis Centre Many thanks to those who helped on the day, it was much appreciated. The accounts for the evening show a profit of 350, with the inverse bingo making just under 300. Charlotte Bradford Club of the Year, Pershore Tennis Centre 33 Coach of the Year, Steve Bauer 34 Volunteer of the Year, Neil Bates

19 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award - Ian King Ian king has been actively involved in tennis in Herefordshire and Worcestershire for upwards of 50 years as both a player and administrator. Our records suggest that Ian was first elected a member of the then County Executive Committee in 1973 serving on the Liaison and Dinner/Dance Committee. In 1977, he was elected Chairman of the Liaison Committee (a position held until 2001) and in 1979 Chair of the Dinner /Dance Committee. He served on the Finance Committee from 1976 until He was an LTA Councillor between 1981 and 1987 and became Chairman of the County Association in 1983, a position he held until Ian had the Honour of becoming President of the LTA in 1990 and at the end of his term; he held various other positions at the LTA. He became President of the Herefordshire and Worcestershire LTA in 2002, a position he still holds. He was Chairman of the County Association when in 1994, the first County Indoor Centre was opened at Manor Park LTC Malvern and he was also instrumental in seeing the new County Administration, being the current Management and Finance Committee succeed the previous Executive Committee. Although in the honorary position of President, Ian has continued to play a very active part in County affairs. He has a virtual 100% attendance at our quarterly Management meetings and chaired the Sponsorship Committee from its beginning in 2002 until He has accepted invitations to attend various club events including opening of new facilities and representing the County where possible at other occasions. Throughout, he has been a regular supporter of County events including the County Junior and Senior Closed amongst others thereby greatly supporting the initiatives of County volunteers and players alike. To this day, he and his wife Jane can be seen at both Men s and Ladies Summer and Winter Inter County Cup events. Ian s has been a consistent and exceptional contribution to tennis at home and abroad and very much deserving of the highest accolade that British tennis can award and certainly the Lifetime Achievement Award. HIGHLY COMMENDED DISABILITY PROGRAMME OF THE YEAR 2018 CLUB OF THE YEAR 2018 COACH OF THE YEAR 2017 & indoor courts with LED lighting 5 outdoor courts (4 floodlit): 2 artificial clay and 3 hard Year-round coaching programmes available for all ages and abilities Coffee mornings, coach-led social evenings, cardio tennis, easy drills and team play Relaxing lounge / bar Block-booking available for team training Pay and Play tennis indoors and outdoors New members and visitors always welcome

20 Around the Two Counties in Counties Championships Corby Our 18U, 16U, 14U, 12U and 10U teams each took part in a 1 day event. Each team consisted of 8 players, 4 girls and 4 boys. All the teams scores are added together to get a final placing in their league which for this year was Division 2b. Each player plays 3 singles matches on their day and this year we saw some very close matches with some very good results. Leicestershire ran away with the league but we were close all the way through with Nottinghamshire and eventually we finished with 24 points, joint 2nd with them. Both teams were well ahead of Bedfordshire who finished 4th with 12 points. The 9U age group played an Orange Ball Festival and H&W finished 7th overall

21 Registered Places to Play TENNIS COURT SURFACE CODE: G: Grass, S: Shale, C: Clay, PC: Porous Concrete, M: Macadam, AC: Artificial Clay AG: Artificial Grass, A: Acrylic, PT: Plastic Tiles, P: Polymeric, T: Textile, TT: Tiger Turf, F: Floodlit, I: Indoor ALFRICK & LUSLEY TENNIS CLUB Village Hall, Clay Green, Alfrick, Worcester WR6 5HJ M.1 Club Main Contact: Dympna Jardine, , BARNT GREEN SPORTS CLUB Margesson Drive, Barnt Green B45 8LR. Tel: A.2, C.3, F.5. Club Contact: James Flynn, , Match Sec M: James Flynn Match Sec L: James Flynn Mixed Match Sec: James Flynn Coach: Paul Cowie, BOUGHTON PARK TENNIS CLUB Worcester Golf & Country Club, Bransford Road, Worcs, WR2 4EZ G.3, M.F.4 Club Contact: Steve Howarth, , Match Sec. M: Jim Blanden, , Match Sec. L: Emma Hillyard, , Mixed Match Sec: Steve Warburton, , Coach: Ben Buckley, , BROMSGROVE TENNIS CLUB St. Godwalds Park, St. Godwalds Road, Aston Fields, Bromsgrove. B60 3BW, AG.3, AC.2, M.3, F.8 Club Contact: Jane Corbett, Match Sec. M: Stephen Jones, , Match Sec. L: Sally Franks, , Mixed Match Sec: Stephen Jones, as above Coach: James Griffiths, , BELBROUGHTON TENNIS CLUB Recreation Centre, Hartle Lane, Belbroughton, DY9 9TJ. M.4, F.4. Club Contact: David Slann, , Match Sec. M: David Slann, as above Match Sec. L: David Slann, as above Mixed Match Sec: David Slann, as above Coach: Zoe Ashman, inspire2coach, BEWDLEY TENNIS CLUB 20 Stourport Road, Bewdley DY12 1BD, C.3. M.4. F.7. Club Contact: Elizabeth Page, , Match Sec. M: Jason Curtis Match Sec L: Michele Lace, , Mixed Match Sec: Michele Lace - as above. Coach: TBA BLAKEDOWN & HAGLEY TENNIS CLUB The Sports Centre, Birmingham Road, Blakedown, DY10 3JN M.3. F.2. Club Contact: Sally Willetts, Match Sec. L: Jo Hughes, , jo.hughes@talktalk.net Mixed Match Sec: BODENHAM TENNIS CLUB By Village Hall, Bodenham, Hereford. M.2., F.1. Club Contact: Mark Edwards, , markandlav@aol.com Match Sec. M (A): Phil Broomhead, Match Sec. M (B): David Webster, , Davidwebster@msn.com Match Sec. L (A): Sarah Webb, Match Sec. L (B): Helen Spencer, Junior Organiser: Phil Broomhead, We offer a great range of Trophies & Awards for all sports and events! Large Showroom Products featured Online Fantastic Customer Service Competitive Prices Bulk Discounts Available Visit: Call: sales@brtgroup.co.uk Coach: Tennis Hereford, trophies2u is the online site for BRT Ltd. 485 Evesham Road, Redditch, Worcs, B97 5JJ In-House Engraving Service Est

22 COOKLEY LAWN TENNIS CLUB Hanbury LTC Hanbury Crescent, Penn, Wolverhampton WV4 4BW AG.2 Club Contact: Mr. D.A. Moreton, , Match Sec: Mr. D.A. Moreton - as above Coach: Lee Moreton, CUTNALL GREEN TENNIS AND SOCIAL CLUB Addis Lane, Cutnall Green, Droitwich, Worcs. WR9 0NB M.3, F.2. Club Contact: Nigel Truswell, , truswelljude@yahoo.co.uk Match Sec. M: Nigel Truswell- as above Match Sec. L: TBA Mixed Match Sec: Nigel Truswell- as above Coach: Geoff Barrie, DAVID LLOYD - BROMSGROVE Slideslow Drive, Bromsgrove B60 1GJ, AG.5, F.3. Club Contact: Allen Benbow, Match Sec.: Allen Benbow - as above Coach: Allen Benbow - as above DAVID LLOYD - WORCESTER Warriors Way, Hindlip, Worcester WR3 8ZE, Indoor, 5 Outdoor Club Contact: Dean Swingler, , deanswingler17@gmail.com Coach(s): Dean Swingler DROITWICH SPA LAWN TENNIS CLUB St. Peter s Church Lane, Droitwich, Worcs. WR9 7AN M.4, AG.4, F.4 Club Contact: Hazel Briggs, , h.briggs1@sky.com Match Sec. M: Joe Maidment, , joemaidment@googl .com Match Sec L: Faye Lovell, , fayelovell@hotmail.co.uk Mixed Match Sec: Julie Rhodes , jdrhodes@hotmail.co.uk Coach: Lee Cowan, EARDISLEY TENNIS AND CROQUET CLUB The Wharf, Eardisley, Herefordshire. HR3 6NS M.3, F.2 + Mini Court Club Contact: Jan Baker, , eardisleytennisclub@gmail.com Match Sec M: Chris Blake, , cwmfarm@gmail.com Match Sec L: Emma Bowen, , brooklands2@hotmail.co.uk Coach: Luci Cain, EVESHAM ROWING CLUB The Boathouse, Abbey Park, Evesham, Worcs. WR11 4ST, A.3. M.3. F.6. Brian Gregory, , brigregory@aol.com John Clarke, , john.e.clarke@mypostoffice.co.uk Cath Arkell, , c.arkell@btinternet.com Club Contact: Match Sec M: Match Sec L: Mixed Match Sec.: John Clarke - as above. Coach: Andy Crowther, inspire2coach, FAR FOREST TENNIS CLUB Far Forest, A456 nr Callow Hill, DY14 9DB M.2, F.2. Club Contact: Joyce Nott, , joycenott16@gmail.com Judy Clark, , jclark72@btinternet.com Match Sec M: George Rudd, , george.rudd@yahoo.co.uk Match Sec L: Joyce Nott, as above Mixed Match Sec.: Pauline Dredge, Coach: Nigel Hunter, , nigel@wedotennis.co.uk FLADBURY TENNIS CLUB Recreation Ground, Station Road, Fladbury, Worcs. WR10 2QW M.3. F.3. Club Contact: Julia Hartley, , juliahartley@btinternet.com Match Sec. M: Simon Redgewell, , simonredgewell@yahoo.co.uk Match Sec. L: Michele Protherough, , mprotherough@gmail.com Coach: Andy Crowther, GOODRICH TENNIS CLUB Club Contact: Match Sec. M: Match Sec. L: Coach: Tufts Lane, Goodrich, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire HR9 6JA M.1. T.2. F.2. Kim Martin, , hazelbank26@yahoo.com Andrew Downing, , andrew_downing@sky.com Kim Martin, , hazelbank26@yahoo.com Mike Buck, mike.buck60@gmail.com HALLOW LAWN TENNIS CLUB Main Road, Hallow, Worcs. WR2 6PW. M.5, F.5. Club Contact: Alan Purchon, , apurchon1@gmail.com Match Sec. M: Gary Long, , longbad@tiscali.co.uk Match Sec. L: Wendy Allen, , wendy.allen@signet.co.uk Mixed Match Sec.: Claire Tomlin, , claire@clarionsearch.co.uk 41 42

23 HEREFORD WHITECROSS CLUB Sollars Close, Whitecross Road, Hereford HR4 OLX, M.7. F.4. Club Contact: Amy Hill, c/o Hereford Whitecross Club. Match Sec. M: Mike Howard, Match Sec. L: Val Finney, Mixed Match Sec.: Ceri Nicholls, , Coach: Andrew Griffiths, Tennis Hereford, INKBERROW LAWN TENNIS CLUB Sands Lane, Inkberrow, Worcs. WR7 4ES. M.4. F.4. Club Contact: Debbie Madden, , Match Sec. M: M. Baker, Match Sec. L: Sian Price, Mixed Sec.: Tina Hill, Coach: Claire Rankin, KEMPSEY LAWN TENNIS CLUB Playing Field, Plovers Rise, Kempsey, Worcester. WR5 3SA M.3. F.2. Club Contact: Andrew Archer, , Match Sec. M: Ed Bradford, , Match Sec. L: Kate Fardon, , Mixed Match Sec.: Richard Swinson-Davis, Coach: Worcester Tennis Academy, Nick Aylett, KIDDERMINSTER TENNIS CLUB Baxter Gardens, Birmingham Road, Kidderminster. DY10 2BX M.2, F.2 Club Contact: Peter Harler, , Match Sec. M: Tim Hollis, , Match Sec. L: Lisa Wright, , Mixed Match Sec.: Carole Lewis, , Coach: Tony Wright, , Thumbs up for She Rallies Congratulations to the She Rallies team, led by Tina Manning, who have been hard at work this year, just look at the stats below! KINGTON TENNIS CLUB Lady Hawkins Community Leisure Centre, Kington, Herefordshire HR5 3AG AG.4, F.4, Club Contact: Steve Hodges, , Match Sec. M: Neil Stokes, LEDBURY LAWN TENNIS CLUB Underdown, Gloucester Road, Ledbury, Herefordshire HR8 2JE. M.3. F.3. Club Contact: Liz Lewin, , Match Sec. M: Steve Finch, Match Sec. L: Liz Lewin, as above Mixed Match Sec: Claire Hollingsworth, Coach: Natalie O Brien LEOMINSTER LAWN TENNIS CLUB Bridge Street Park, Leominster. HR6 8EA Tel: M.4., F.4., A.2 (I.2.) Club Contact: Graham Morris, Match Sec M.: Ben Grice, Match Sec L.: Jenny Ellerton Mixed Match Sec: Roger Davies, LITTLETONS TENNIS CLUB Recreation Ground, Long Hyde Road, South Littleton, Evesham, Worcs. WR11 8TH A.G.2. M.2. F.4. Club Contact: Graham Lawrence, Coach: Andrew Reynolds, MADLEY TENNIS CLUB Brampton Road, Madley, Herefordshire HR2 9LX M.4. (F.2.) Club Contact: Antonia Hastings, , msadhastings@gmail.com Match Sec M: Alex Ambler, Match Sec L: Mrs. C. Snell, Mixed Match Sec: Antonia Hastings - as above Coach: Steve Barnett, Tennis Hereford, MANOR PARK Albert Road North, Malvern, Worcs. WR14 2TL, G.4. A.4.(F.2) I.3. M.2. A.G.4. (F.4.) Club Contact: Elaine Fleming, , elaine@thenoak.co.uk Match Sec. M: Joel Talcott, j.b.talcott@aston.ac.uk Match Sec. L: Joel Talcott - as above Mixed Match Sec: Joel Talcott - as above Coach: Jane Poynder,

24 MATHON, CRADLEY AND STORRIDGE TENNIS CLUB Harcourt Road, Mathon, nr. Malvern, Worcs. WR13 5PG A.3, F.2. Club Contact: Chris Martin, , Match Sec. M: Steve Meredith, , Match Sec. L: Jackie Styles, , Mixed Match Sec B: Alison Walford, , Helen Galassini, , OMBERSLEY AND DOVERDALE TENNIS CLUB School Bank, Ombersley, Droitwich WR9 0DR Carpet.3. F.3. Club Contact: Liz Brandon, , Match Sec. M: Paul Houston, , Match Sec. L: Natalie Cook, , Mixed Match Sec: Paul Houston, Coach: Mike Langston, PERSHORE TENNIS CENTRE Pershore College, Avon Bank, Pershore WR10 3JP, M.3. AC. 2. F.4. I.3. Club Contact: Pamela Collins, , Match Sec. M: Dave Morris, , Match Sec. L: Sarah McCormick, , Mixed Match Sec: Simon Corbishley, Coach: Steve Bauer, , Simon Corbishley, PRESTON-ON-WYE SPORTS CLUB Moccas Road, Preston-on-Wye, Herefordshire HR2 9JX M.2. Club Contact: Coach: REDDITCH TENNIS CLUB Cherry Tree Walk, Batchley, Redditch, Worcs. B97 6PB M.6. F.4. Club Contact: Marie Newman, , Match Sec. M: Darren Cutler, , Match Sec. L: Marie Newman, as above Mixed Match Sec.: Darren Cutler, as above Coach: Tony Ravenscroft, , ROSS-ON-WYE TENNIS CENTRE Walford Road, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire HR9 5AR, M. 4. (F.4.) Club Contact: Val Davies, Match Sec. M: Tom Shotton Match Sec. L: Lynn O Driscoll Coach: THE LENCHES CLUB Ab Lench Road, Church Lench, EVESHAM, WR11 4UQ Courts M3, F3 Club Contact: Michael Worrall, , michaelbrianworrall@gmail.com Coach: Andrew Reynolds, WELLINGTON Wellington Village Playing Fields, Wellington, HR4 8AZ AG.3 F.3. Club Contact: Julia Bennett, , julia@bennetts.me.uk Match Sec. M: Marco Walker, Match Sec. L: Julia Bennett, Coach: Tennis Hereford, WOLVERLEY TENNIS CLUB Shatterford Road, Wolverley, Kidderminster, DY11 5TN S.2 Club Contact: David Palmer, , secretary@wolverleytennis.org Match Sec. M: Luke Mason, , Luke.mason@orbitproperty.com Coach: Geoff Barrie, , GBTennis@googl .com WOOLHOPE TENNIS CLUB Berryfield, Woolhope, Hereford. HR1 4QZ M.2. F.2. Club Contact: Pauline Rogers, , pauline_rogers5@hotmail.com Match Sec. M,M,L: Pauline Rogers - as above Coach: Tennis Hereford WORCESTER LAWN TENNIS CLUB Northwick Close, Worcester WR3 7EF G.3. M.4. AC.3. F.7 Club Secretary: Elliott Nixon, , elliott-nixon@hotmail.com Match Sec. M: Keith Jefferies, , ksjefferies@yahoo.co.uk Match Sec. L: Jan Mason, , macey 1966@talktalk.net Mixed Match Sec: Stephen Hampson, , hampsonstephen@aol.com Coach: Jonathan Bradshaw, WYTHALL TENNIS CLUB Wythall Park, Silver Street, Wythall B47 6AG. Tel: AG.3. M.1. F.3. Club Contact: Deborah Turner, , hjwgrht@hotmail.com Match Sec. M: Kevin Turner, , kevinmturner@blueyounder@co.uk Coach: Alex Doffman, , tennis@alexdoffman.com STOURPORT ON SEVERN TENNIS AND SQUASH CLUB Tan Lane, Stourport on Severn, DY13 8EU, M.6. (F.6) Club Contact: Gerard Tilt, , gerard.tilt@btinternet.com Match Sec. M: Nick Mantle, , nickmantle67@gmail.com Match Sec. L: Sue Cox, , coxsuel@sky.com Mixed Match Sec: David Morgan, , morganproof@gmail.com Coach: Gerard Tilt,

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26 Associated Organisations/Other Subscribers ALVELEY LAWN TENNIS CLUB The Recreation Ground, Daddlebrook Road, Alveley, Bridgnorth, Shropshire WV16 6JT M.3. F.3. Club Contact: Match Sec. M: BECKFORD TENNIS CLUB Main Street, Beckford, Glos. GL20 7AA M.4, F.4 Club Contact: Di Atwell, , Tel: Match Sec. M: Nigel Stanton, , Match Sec. L: Jane Summers, , Match Sec. MX: Kim Outhwaite, , DAVID LLOYD CLUB DUDLEY Pensnett Road, Dudley, DY5 3YP, I.8, AG.5 Club Contact: Match Sec. M: Match Sec. L: Match Sec. MX: HALESOWEN TENNIS CLUB Manor Abbey Stadium, Manor Way, Halesowen B62 8RW M.4, F.4. Club Contact: Jackie Surplice, , Match Sec. M: Christian Paton, , christianp2009live.co.uk Match Sec. L: Rachel Savage, , Mixed Match Sec: Chris Davis, , Coach: Geoff Barrie, , LUDLOW CASTLE TENNIS CLUB The Linney, Ludlow SY8 1EE AC.2 (F.2) AG.3 (F2) Club Contact: Angela Martin, , Match Sec. L: L. McMahon, , Match Sec. M: S. Salmon, , Match Sec. Mx: S. Salmon - as above MORETON-IN-MARSH TENNIS CLUB The Sports Ground, Batsford Road, Moreton-in-Marsh, Glos. GL56 9QA AG.2. (F.2) Club Contact: Catherine Arkell, , c.arkell@btopenworld.com Match Sec. Mixed: Catherine Arkell - as above OLD HILL TENNIS CLUB Club Contact: Match Sec. M: Match Sec. L: Barrs Road, Cradley Heath, Warley, West Midlands. B64 5NP M.4. Mary German, , mfgerman@hotmail.com TBA Mary German, as above QUARRY BANK TENNIS CLUB Talbot s Lane (off Mount Pleasant), Brierley Hill DY5 1SA A.G.3. Club Contact: Paul Julian, , p-julian@sky.com Match Sec. M: Andy Jasper, , andyjasper27@hotmail.co.uk Match Sec. MX: James Chapman, , james.w.chapman@hotmail.com STOURBRIDGE LAWN TENNIS AND SQUASH CLUB Sugar Loaf Lane, Iverley, Stourbridge, DY7 6PS, A.4. M.2. TG.2. A.G.6. (F.9.) Club Contact: Judy Hardy, c/o club address. Match Sec. M: Jon Rance, Match Sec. L: Sarah Griffiths, THREE COUNTIES LAWN TENNIS CLUB c/o Wellington Tennis Club. Club Contact: Vivienne Randall, , verandall@hotmail.com Match Sec. L: J. Edwards, , robert.edwards193@btinternet.com WALL HEATH TENNIS CLUB Enville Road Community Centre, Wall Heath, Kingswinford, DY6 0JY M.4. F.2. Club Contact: Claire Colling, , clairecolling@uwclub.net Match Sec. M: Paul Parry, , paul.parry@smmc.co.uk Mixed Match Sec: WOLLASTON LAWN TENNIS CLUB Prestwood Drive, Stourton, Stourbridge DY6 6RZ, A.G.8. (F.8.) Club Contact: Vincent Clutterbuck, , vjclutterbuck@gmail.com Match Sec. M: Richard Davies, , richarddavies2007@btinternet.com Match Sec. L: Pauline Clutterbuck, WOMBOURNE CRICKET, TENNIS & BOWLS CLUB Church Road, Wombourne, Wolverhampton WV5 9EZ, PC.3. (F.1.) Club Contact: Alyson Bryant, alibobble@hotmail.com Match Sec. M: Andy Saunders, , andysaunders86@gmail.com Match Sec. L: Angela Hughes, , angelahughes2@btinternet.com Would you like to advertise in the 2020 County Handbook? Contact Ade Bates news@handwtennis.co.uk 49 50

27 The HEAD Herefordshire & Worcestershire County Tennis League - Summer League Rules (All Divisions) (Note: Special Rules applicable to EAST and WEST Divisions are set out at the end of these General Rules) 1. The Competitions shall consist of two separate Leagues, one for Ladies Doubles and the other for Men s Doubles, run independently of each other and grouped according to playing strength. 2. An entry fee, fixed annually by the League Committee will be charged to clubs for EACH Ladies and Men s team. 3. All entries or withdrawals must be submitted to the League Organiser by 31st January each year. A form for this purpose will be sent to all affiliated clubs early in January. If a club withdraws a team, it is deemed to be their lowest team unless special circumstances prevail. Additional teams entered by a club will be placed in the lowest division as will teams entered by new clubs. The League Committee may, however, use its discretion by placing a team in a higher group, provided that it does not involve the relegation of another team to a lower group. 4. Fixtures Lists will be available online prior to the Fixtures Meetings, the dates and venues for which are notified on the Entry Application Form. It is the responsibility of Club Match Secretaries to arrange the dates for matches at the Fixtures Meetings. Actual arrangements as to whether matches are played in the evening or at weekends are left to the clubs concerned. In the event of a Club being unable to send a representative to the Fixtures Meeting it becomes the responsibility of that Club s Match Secretary to contact all of the other clubs within 3 weeks of the Fixtures Meeting to arrange their fixtures. If they do not comply then they will forfeit their matches. 5. The home club must provide a minimum of four Head Tour or Davis Cup balls per court for each match. 6. Once the date for any fixture has been agreed, if either Team fails to fulfil the fixture, it shall forfeit the match, the only reason for postponement being courts unfit or unavailable for play. In the event of a match being postponed, the away team will supply a copy of their fixtures list and the home team must offer three alternative dates, covering a period of up to six weeks from the date of the original fixture. The away team must accept one of the dates offered or forfeit the match. The offered dates shall not include two successive dates. The same rules apply to unfinished matches, except that the team responsible for the failure to complete the match will only forfeit the unfinished rubbers. In the case of unfinished matches, whether or not a result has already been reached, it is only necessary to play off the outstanding rubbers, and these must be resumed at the point at which they were left off. If for any reason team X does agree to arrange a fixture at the request of team Y, then in the event of the match not being played by the end of the season for any reason, team X may claim the match. 7. All matches must be the best of three sets with a TIE-BREAK operating at SIX ALL in all sets. 8. All matches must be completed by 31st August. If any match remains unfinished on 31st August, the score existing at that date shall determine the result, unless the League Committee decides otherwise. All results must be notified to the League Organisers by 10th September, and any results received after that date will be declared void. 9. Unless Captains have mutually agreed otherwise before the start of a match, rubbers should be completed without a break. 10. EVENING matches shall start by 6.30pm. In all matches, both evening and daytime, if a pair is not ready to commence play within 30 minutes of the start, it shall forfeit the first rubber, and if not ready to commence play within 1 hour and 15 minutes of the start, it shall forfeit the second rubber. 11. Knocking up is permitted in accordance with the present L.T.A. Regulations which are:- The knock-up must not exceed a maximum of FIVE minutes. Should a match be interrupted for reasons beyond the control of the players, the permitted knock-up time is 6-20 minute delay 3 minutes, over 20 minutes delay 5 minutes The visitors have the right to stay on the same court for both rubbers of a match. In the event of a match not being completed due to bad light, the match must continue under floodlights, where available, unless this involves a change of court surface when the choice, as to whether to continue or not, is left to the away team. 13. No player may represent more than one Club in this Competition during the season. Competitors must be bona-fide members of the Club for which they play. 14. If the Courts of any Club are unfit for play on the date arranged for a match, the match may be played on some other Courts nominated by the HOME CLUB. 15. The HOME TEAM captain or match secretary is responsible for submitting the score online, IMMEDIATELY after the match at login.aspx (link available at Failure to do so may result in the away team being awarded a walkover. Both teams should keep a written record of the match result, signed by both captains at the match. 16. In the event of a Team forfeiting a match the team receiving the walk-over shall be deemed to have won the match 6-0 (4-0 in WEST Divisions). 17. In the fixture lists, the first named team is the HOME team. 18. Intra Club matches in the same Division MUST be played in the First Round or before any other match is played. The FIRST MATCH on the fixture list of each club should be an A team match. 19. Clubs must nominate their A team before their first match. If the nomination list is not received by the appropriate League Organiser by the due date the team playing in the first match will be deemed to be the A team. Regular County players shall not play in other than Club A teams, and A team players cannot play for lower ranking teams. Where a Club has more than one Team competing in the League, any vacancies must be filled by promoting players from lower ranking teams, and after playing two matches for any higher team, no player may play for a lower-ranking team regardless of division. If any team infringes any part of this rule they will forfeit the appropriate rubbers. 52

28 20. The winning Team in a division is that which has scored the most points. At the end of a season, if two or more teams in any division have scored an equal number of points, the order of precedence shall be determined by the team which has the most wins, if still equal, by the number of rubbers won. Should the numbers of rubbers be equal, the percentage of sets won to sets played shall decide and should the teams still be equal, the percentage of games won to games played shall decide. 21. The winning team in Division 1 (Ladies and Men) will be the champion team and will hold the championship shield for one year. The top two teams in Divisions 2 and 3 (Ladies and Men) will be promoted to Divisions 1 and 2 respectively, and the bottom two teams in Divisions 1 and 2 will be relegated to Divisions 2 and 3 respectively. The top team in Divisions 4 East and 4 West (Ladies and Men) will be promoted to Division 3 and the bottom two teams in Division 3 will be relegated to Divisions 4 East and 4 West respectively and two teams will be promoted and relegated from Division 5 onwards. If there are fewer than six teams in any division, only one team may be promoted and relegated from that division. 22. Scoring of points per fixture is as follows: 2 points for winning the fixture and 2 points for each rubber won. No points are awarded for incomplete rubbers. If completed rubbers are equal the winner of the fixture shall be determined by reference to the number of sets won. If the number of sets won is equal, then the winner of the match shall be determined by reference to the number of games won. If the number of games won is also equal, each team will receive a point. 23. Failure to fulfil a fixture, by conceding a match will result in six points (divisions 1, 2, 3 and all East divisions) and four points (all West divisions) being deducted from the total number of points won at the end of the season. A second conceded match will result in automatic relegation but all other points, for and against, relating to that team will stand. The team to whom the match is conceded will be awarded fourteen points (divisions 1, 2, 3 and all East divisions) and ten points (all West divisions). If a third match is conceded (as well as automatic relegation) all points relating to that team, for and against will be null and void. For clubs who do not field a complete team on more than one occasion, the team will lose 2 points in addition to the 4 points lost by conceding 2 matches. If this happens on a 3rd occasion, the team will lose 4 points in addition to the 4 points lost by conceding 2 matches. 24. Should any point arise from these Rules, or otherwise, the League Committee s or League Organiser s decision shall be final. In this context Rules includes special rules applying to East Divisions or West Divisions only. 25. The Management Committee of the Association have delegated all other decisions relating to the Summer Leagues to the Clubs. Any changes in the Rules must be approved by a meeting of Club Representatives. This meeting shall be held when required in September each year, and shall be convened by the League Organiser or at the request of not less than two clubs. All decisions taken at such a meeting shall be ratified at the Annual General Meeting of the Association. For the purpose of a meeting of Club Representatives, all Clubs who play in the MANTIS Herefordshire & Worcestershire County Tennis League are entitled to vote on any issues and changes to the League rules, one vote per Club. SPECIAL RULES applying to Divisions 1, 2 and 3 and all EAST Divisions ONLY: 1. Each Division, except for the bottom one, will normally contain eight teams playing each other once. If a division contains 5 teams or fewer they will play both home and away fixtures. 2. Each Team will consist of three pairs, with each playing only two rubbers as follows: Each 1st Pair plays the opposing 1st and 2nd Pairs, each 2nd Pair plays the opposing 1st and 3rd Pairs and each 3rd Pair plays the opposing 2nd and 3rd Pairs. SPECIAL RULES applying to WEST Divisions only: 1. Each Division, except for the bottom one, will normally contain five teams playing both home and away fixtures. If a division contains more than six teams they will play each other once. 2. Each team will consist of two pairs, each playing two rubbers as follows: 1st pair plays opposing 1st pair and 2nd against 2nd, followed by 1st against 2nd and 2nd against 1st. Coach education LTA Level 1,2,3 & 4 courses CPD for LTA accreditation tennis24/7.co.uk Coaching programmes Coaching - schools programmes competition - holiday camps i2ctennis.co.uk 53 54

29 2017/18 Winter League Final Positions 2018 Summer League Final Positions Ladies Results Mens Results Mixed Results 1 Stourbridge A 1 Manor Park A 1 Worcester A 2 Madley 2 D Lloyd Worc A 2 Pershore A 3 East Cutnall Green A 3 East Manor Park B 3 East D Lloyd Broms B 4 East Stourbridge C 4 East Worcester C 4 East Kidderminster A 5 East Pershore B 5 East Wall Heath B 5 East Barnt Green B 6 East Bromsgrove D 6 East D Lloyd Dudley A 6 East Halesowen A 7 East Kidderminster 7 East Bewdley D 7 East D Lloyd Worc A 8 East Wollaston C 8 East Cutnall Green B 8 East Ombersley C 9 East Old Hill B 9 East D Lloyd Dudley B 3 West Ledbury 10 East Pershore D 10 East Barnt Green C 4 West Hallow A 11 East Ombersley D 11 East D Lloyd Worc D 5 West Ludlow Castle B 3 West Worcester B 12 East Droitwich G 4 West Goodrich A 3 West Hallow A 5 West Ludlow Castle B 4 West Worcester D 6 West Hallow B 5 West Leominster B 6 West Ludlow Castle Ladies Results Mens Results Mixed Results 1 Stourbridge A 1 Manor Park A 1 Worcester A 2 Ledbuty A 2 Bromsgrove A 2 Bromsgrove A 3 Bewdley A 3 D Lloyd Worc A 3 East DL Dudley A 4 East Barnt Green 4 East Bewdley A 4 East Worcester E 5 East Hallow A 5 East Worcester D 5 East Kidderminster A 6 East D LLoyd Dudley 6 East Cutnall Green A 6 East Stourbridge A 7 East Worcester C 7 East D Lloyd Dudley B 7 East Stourbridge B 8 East Bromsgrove E 8 East Worcester F 3 West Manor Park C 4 West Three Counties A 9 East Bromsgrove E 4 West M.C.S A 5 West MCS B 10 East Barnt Green C 5 West Madley 6 West Goodrich B 4 West Hereford WX A 5 West Madley B 6 West Goodrich 2017/18 Pershore Ladies Indoor Tennis League A League - Tuesday B League - Thursday 2018 Kidderminster and District Summer League Winners Wildcards Winners Pershore Plums Mens Results Mixed Results 2017/18 JP Indoor Tennis League Mixed Winners Dumbstruck Unicorns Runner-up Poppitin Lobitova 1 Wall Heath A 1 Cutnall Green A 2 Kidderminster A 2 Far Forest A 3 Far Forest A Ladies Winners The Wild Cards Runner-up Spritzers 55 56

30 The HEAD Herefordshire & Worcestershire County Tennis League - Winter League Rules 1. The Leagues are for Ladies and Men s doubles and run independently of each other. 2. Fixtures lists will be available at the Fixtures Meeting the date and venue for which are notified on the Entry Application Form. It is the responsibility of Club Match Secretaries to arrange the dates for matches at the Fixtures Meeting. If two clubs cannot agree on the day of the week for a match, it must be played on a Sunday morning in the case of the men s doubles and on a Sunday afternoon in the case of the ladies doubles. In the event of a Club being unable to send a representative to the Fixtures Meeting it becomes the responsibility of that Club s Match Secretary to contact all of the other clubs within 3 weeks of the Fixtures Meeting to arrange their fixtures. If they do not comply then they will forfeit their matches. 3. The winning team of Division 1 (Ladies and Men) will be the champion team and will hold the championship shield for one year. The top two teams in Division 2 will be promoted to Division 1 and the bottom two teams in Division 1 will be relegated to Division 2. The top team in Divisions 3 East and West will be promoted to Division 2 and the bottom two teams in Division 2 will be relegated. Two teams will be relegated from Division 3 East and Division 3 West respectively and two teams will be promoted and relegated from Division 4 onwards (Ladies and Men). If there are fewer than six teams in any division, only one team will be promoted or relegated from that Division. Each Division, except the bottom one, will normally consist of seven teams playing each other once. 4. Scoring of points per fixture is as follows: 2 points for winning the fixture and 2 points for each rubber won. No points are awarded for incomplete rubbers. If completed rubbers are equal the winner of the fixture shall be determined by reference to the number of sets won. If the number of sets won is equal, then the winner of the match shall be determined by reference to the number of games won. If the number of games won is also equal, each team will receive a point. 5. The winning team in a division is that which has scored the most points. If two or more teams finish equal on points, the order of precedence will be determined first by the team which has the most wins followed by the number of rubbers won, then on the percentage of sets won to sets played and if necessary on the percentage of games won to games played. 6. In the event of a match being unfinished, whether or not a result has already been reached, it is only necessary to play off the outstanding rubbers and these must be resumed at the point at which they were left off. 7. Once the date for any fixture has been agreed, if either Team fails to fulfil the fixture, it shall forfeit the match, the only reason for postponement being courts unfit or unavailable for play. In the event of a match being postponed, the away team will supply a copy of their fixture list and the home team must offer 3 alternative dates, covering a period of up to 6 weeks from the date of the original fixture The away team must accept one of the dates offered or forfeit the match. The offered dates shall not include two successive dates. The same rules apply to unfinished matches. If for any reason team X does agree to rearrange a fixture at the request of team Y, then in the event of the match not being played by the end of the season for any reason, team X may claim the match. 8. The visitors have the choice of staying on the same court for the match. In the event of a match not being completed due to bad light, the match must continue under floodlights, where available, unless this involves a change of court surface when the choice, as to whether to continue or not, is left to the away team. 9. The home club must provide a minimum of four Head Tour or Davis Cup balls per court for each match. 10. Each team will consist of two pairs each playing a best of three sets rubber against the opposing pairs. The first round rubbers will be 1st pair against 1st pair and the 2nd pair against the 2nd pair. A TIE- BREAK will operate at SIX ALL in all sets. 11. No player may represent more than one club in this competition during the season. Competitors must also be bona fide members of the club for which they play. 12. Where a club has more than one team competing in the league intra-club matches in the same division MUST be played before any other match is played. Otherwise the first match on its fixture list must be an A team match. Clubs must nominate their A team before their first match and if the nomination list is not received by the appropriate league secretary by the due date the players playing in the first match will be deemed to be the A team. Regular County players shall not play in other than club A teams and A team players cannot play for lower ranking teams. Any vacancies in a team for a match must be filled by promoting players from lower ranking teams and after playing two matches for any higher team no player may play for a lower ranking team, regardless of division. If any team in fringes any part of this rule they will forfeit the appropriate rubbers. 13. The HOME TEAM captain or match secretary is responsible for submitting the score online, IMMEDIATELY after the match at (link available at Failure to do so may result in the away team being awarded a walkover. Both teams should keep a written record of the match result, signed by both captains at the match. 14. All matches must be completed by 14th April. If any match remains unfinished on 14th April, the score existing at that date shall determine the result unless the League Committee decides otherwise. All results must be notified to the League Organisers by 30th April and any results received after that date will be declared void. 15. An entry fee fixed annually by the League Committee will be charged to clubs for EACH Ladies and Men s team. 16. A new club or team entering the league will normally commence in the lowest division. The League Committee may, however, use its discretion by placing it in a higher division, provided that this does not involve the relegation of another team to a lower division. 17. Evening matches shall start by 6.30pm. In all matches, if a pair is not ready to commence play within 30 minutes of the start, it shall forfeit the first rubber, and if not ready to commence play within 1 hour and 15 minutes of the start, it shall forfeit the second rubber. 18. Knocking up is permitted in accordance with the present L.T.A. Regulations which are: The knockup must not exceed a maximum of Fl\/E minutes. Should a match be interrupted for reasons beyond the control of the players, the permitted knock-up time is 6-20 minute delay 3 minutes, over 20 minutes delay - 5 minutes. 19. Should any points arise from these Rules, or otherwise the League Committee s or the League Organiser s decision shall be final. 20. Any changes in these Rules must be approved at a meeting of Club Representatives. This meeting shall be held, if required, in September each year and shall be convened by the League Organiser or at the request of not less than two clubs. All decisions taken at such a meeting shall be ratified at the Annual General Meeting of the Association. For the purpose of a meeting of Club Representatives, all Clubs who play in the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Slazenger Leagues are entitled to vote on any issues and changes to the League Rules, one vote per Club. 21. Failure to fulfil a fixture, by conceding the match, will result in four points being deducted from the total number of points at the end of the season. A second conceded match will result in automatic relegation but all points, for and against, relating to that team will stand. The team to whom the match is conceded will be awarded ten points. If a third match is conceded (as well as automatic relegation) all points relating to that team, for and against will be null and void. For clubs who do not field a complete team on more than one occasion, the team will lose 2 points in addition to the 4 points lost by conceding 2 matches. If this happens on a 3rd occasion, the team will lose 4 points in addition to the 4 points lost by conceding 2 matches. You cannot be serious! Many congratulations to Ed Bradford who has recently been awarded the 2018 ABTO Referee of the Year! The award was given out For an outstanding contribution to tennis in the current year in any capacity. Ed was presented with a silver salver and certificate at the ABTO AGM as part of the LTA National Officiating Conference by the Chair, Ray Lovell. Well done Ed and thanks for all your hard work! 57 58

31 The 2018 Knight Frank Malvern Open This years Malvern Open, sponsored by Knight Frank, saw a staggering 272 entries in 24 different events, playing 375 matches on 15 courts, over 7 days of superb tennis (and weather). Players from 22 Counties came to the Grade 3 Tournament searching for vital ranking and ratings points. Overall a fantastic weeks tennis which saw some of the top regional players competing. Great job by Tournament Referee Ed Bradford and his team and as always thanks to Manor Park Sports Club for hosting the event. Special thanks to Jonathan Bengough from sponsors Knight Frank who gave up his time to attend the event and present the trophies. A full list of winners can be viewed via the link below:

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33 Herefordshire and Worcestershire Lawn Tennis Association Rules 1. Name The association is called The Herefordshire & Worcestershire Lawn Tennis Association (hereinafter referred to as The Association or H&W LTA). 2. Definitions 2.1 In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires: Associate means an entity which is registered as an associate by The Association pursuant to the LTA Rules; Chairman means the person elected from time to time to be the Chairperson of the Association in accordance with rule 6; County means the combined Counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire; County Secretary means the elected person appointed from time to time to be the honorary secretary of the Association in accordance with rule 6; Game means the game of tennis; LTA means the Lawn Tennis Association Limited (the governing body of tennis within Great Britain, Channel Islands and Isle of Man) of The National Tennis Centre, 100 Priory Lane, Roehampton, London SW15 5JQ and its subsidiaries or such successor entity or entities as become(s) the governing body of the game of tennis within Great Britain, Channel Islands and the Isle of Man from time to time; LTA Disciplinary Code means the disciplinary code of the LTA in force from time to time; LTA Rules means the rules of the LTA as in force from time to time; Management Committee means those elected officers appointed to be the Management Committee of The Association under Rule 6; Member means the members of the Association admitted from time to time to membership of the Association in accordance with rule 4.1; President means the elected person appointed from time to time to be the president of the Association in accordance with rule 4; Treasurer means the elected person appointed from time to time to be the honorary treasurer of the Association in accordance with rule 6; Trustees means the persons appointed from time to time to be the trustees of the Association in accordance with rule Words denoting the singular number include the plural number and vice versa; words denoting the masculine gender include the feminine gender; and words denoting persons include bodies corporate (however incorporated) and unincorporated, including unincorporated associations of persons and partneships. 3. Objects 3.1 The objects of the Association are: (a) to act jointly with the LTA as the governing body for the Game within the County, to advance and safeguard the interests of the Game, to promote increase in participation at all levels of the Game and generally to do all such acts, matters and things in connection with, or incidental, thereto; (b) to take and retain a membership interest with the LTA and to comply with and uphold throughout the County the LTA Rules and the LTA Disciplinary Code and the rules and regulations of any person or body to which the LTA is registered or affiliated; (c) subject to the LTA Rules and the LTA Disciplinary Code, to make, amend and revoke rules and regulations for the control and governance of the Game in the County and for the disciplining of players, officials, coaches and others involved within the Game, and to comply with and uphold these rules; (d) to accept all duties and powers delegated to it by the LTA and to appoint a representative for the County to the Council of the LTA to express his own views and those of the County at meetings of the LTA in accordance with any rules, regulations or bye-laws of The Association; (e) subject to the LTA Rules, the LTA Disciplinary Code and the LTA s wider jurisdiction, to consider and resolve disputes, and enforce any award or decision, arising in connection with the Game in the County or otherwise delegated to it by the LTA and to provide by these rules, regulations, bye-laws or otherwise for a process to govern such disputes; 63 (f) (g) (h) (i) (j) (k) to acquire, dispose of, establish, own, lease, operate, use and turn to account in any way tennis court facilities within the County together with buildings and easements, fixtures and fittings and accessories as shall be thought advisable by the Management Committee; to arrange, purchase and distribute tickets allocated to the County for The Championships at Wimbledon in accordance with the guidelines laid down by the LTA and the ticket terms and conditions issued by The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club; to promote, arrange and regulate inter-county matches, county championships, tournaments, inter-club and county competitions and junior activities at all levels and age groups and to select teams for inter-county matches and competitions and generally to do all such acts, matters and things in connection with, or incidental, thereto; to promote the teaching of the Game and the development of tennis in the County and to promote, encourage and support coach education, the function of competition organisers, referees and umpires and the training of coaches, teachers, competition organisers, referees and umpires; to advance and safeguard the interests of the players of the Game at all levels within the County and to work with the LTA in furthering the tennis career of any person or persons of any age ordinarily resident in the County; and to do all such other things as the Management Committee thinks fit to further the interests of the Association, to advance and safeguard the interests of the Game, to promote increase in participation at all levels of the Game or to be incidental or conducive to the attainment of all or any of the objects stated in this rule The funds or other property of the Association shall be applied towards the furtherance of the Association s objects or for any similar charitable purpose. 4. Membership 4.1 An entity shall qualify for registration as a Member, and thereby for registration as an associate of the LTA, if the Management Committee of the Association deems (in accordance with the LTA s guidelines) that such entity provides organised tennis opportunities. Such an entity shall include, but not be limited to: (a) a members or commercial tennis club; (b) a park-based tennis programme; (c) a school-based tennis programme for the community which operates out of curriculum hours; (d) an indoor pay and play tennis centre; (e) (f) a tennis academy; and/or a further education or higher education tennis club,provided, in each case, that it has a written constitution or set of rules governing its operation approved by the Management Committee. 4.2 If a dispute arises as to whether an entity qualifies to be registered as a Member, the Management Committee shall refer the matter to the President of the LTA whose decision on the matter shall be final. 4.3 Any person who wishes to become a Member must complete an on-line registration or submit an application in such form as the Management Committee shall decide. Subject to rule 4.1, election to membership shall be at the sole discretion of the Management Committee. 4.4 Each Member agrees as a condition of membership of the Association and association with the LTA: (a) to be bound by and subject to these rules (as in force from time to time); (b) to be bound by and subject to the LTA Rules and the LTA Disciplinary Code; and (c) to ensure that its underlying members, any unlicensed and unregistered coaches and, so far as reasonably practicable, players using its facilities (the Member s connected parties ) are bound by and subject to the LTA Rules and the LTA Disciplinary Code by obtaining the formal agreement of the Member s connected parties, as a condition of membership, association, registration, election or as otherwise appropriate, to be bound by and subject 64

34 to the LTA Rules and the LTA Disciplinary Code, such agreement to contain an express acknowledgement that the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 applies and that the LTA can enforce any breach at its option and in its sole discretion. 4.5 Rule 4.4 confers a benefit on the LTA and is intended to be enforceable by the LTA by virtue of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act For the avoidance of doubt, the Members do not intend that any term of these rules, apart from rule 4 should be enforceable, by virtue of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999, by any person who is not a Member. 4.6 The Management Committee may terminate the membership (and so association) of any person, or impose any other sanction they determine to be appropriate, in connection with the breach of any condition set out in this rule. The LTA may terminate the association of any person, or impose any other sanction it determines to be appropriate, in connection with the breach of any condition set out in this rule. Rule 6 shall not apply to such termination. 4.7 A Member may withdraw from membership of the Association on giving three months notice in writing to the Association. Membership shall not be transferable in any event and shall cease immediately on death or dissolution. 4.8 The Association may also admit as members of the Association : (a) The President of the Association (b) Honorary Past Presidents (c) Honorary Life Vice-Presidents (d) Individual subscribers (e) Friend members (f) Members of committees (g) Such other clubs, individuals or organisations as the Management Committee shall decide shall be entitled to become members If a person ceases to hold any of the posts named above they shall automatically cease to be member of the Association unless entitled to be under 4.1. Of those listed in 4.8, only the President and Members of the Management Committee may vote at annual general meetings and extraordinary general meetings. 5. Registration fee and subscription 5.1 The annual subscription for each type of Member referred to in rule 4.1 shall be determined from time to time by the Management Committee and shall be effective for that year. Such annual subscription may exceed the minimum annual subscription described below. 5.2 The minimum annual subscription for each Member referred to in rule 4.1, which shall be deemed to include any taxation which may be payable thereon, shall be calculated by multiplying the number of courts of each surface to which that Member has regular access (whether through a lease, user agreement and/or such other arrangement or understanding) by the applicable court fee. Court fees shall be determined by the LTA; regular access means access on an exclusive basis for at least 15 hours per week (for at least 40 weeks per year). 5.3 In respect of Members referred to in rule 4.1 that do not have regular access to tennis courts, a fixed minimum annual subscription, determined annually by the LTA, shall apply. 5.4 Unless the LTA determines otherwise on a case by case basis, the annual subscription fee of Members referred to in rule 4.1 in respect of each year to 30 September shall be payable between 1 October and the following 28 February. 5.5 The annual subscription fee of Members referred to in rule 4.1 may be paid to the LTA as agent of the Association The annual subscription fee of Members referred to in rule 4.1 shall include the amount, if any, payable in respect of benefits or services provided by the LTA. 5.7 Any Member referred to in rule 4.1 whose first subscription remains unpaid for one calendar month after the receipt of notice of membership, or whose annual subscription in any subsequent year remains unpaid by 28 February, shall, if the LTA so resolves, cease to be eligible for grants and other advantages offered to Members by the LTA. 5.8 Any Member whose subscription fee is not paid by such date as the Management Committee shall decide each year shall be deemed to have resigned his membership of the Association. 5.9 For all other categories of membership, as described in 4.8, an annual subscription will be payable as determined by the Management Committee The Management Committee shall have the power to expel a Member from the Association if in its sole discretion it determines it would be in the best interests of the Association to do so: (a) A Member shall not be expelled unless he is given 14 days written notice, which may be by electronic transmission with such notice containing details of the complaint that has been served. (b) The Member shall be given an opportunity to appear before the Management Committee to answer complaints made against him and must not be expelled unless at least two-thirds of the Management Committee then present vote in favour of his expulsion. 6. The Management Committee 6.1 The Association shall be managed by a Management Committee consisting of not less than 5 and subject to a maximum of 12 individuals. The members of the Management Committee may exercise all the powers of the Association for the purpose of the management of the Association. No person may serve on the Management Committee unless they are a member of either an entity within the County (as described in 4.1) or of the British Tennis Membership Scheme or of any such similar scheme operated by the LTA. This Rule shall not apply to the President or Trustees of the Association. 6.2 The following shall be members of the Management Committee: (a) the President (b) the Chairman (c) the Vice-Chairman (d) the County Secretary (e) the Treasurer (the Finance sub-committee Chairman) (f) the Senior Development sub-committee Chairman (g) the Junior Development sub-committee Chairman (h) the Sponsorship and Publicity sub-committee Chairman (i) the County representative on the LTA Council (j) the Club Development sub-committee Chairman 6.3 The Association agrees that each member of the Management Committee, will be required, as a condition of election or appointment, to agree to be bound in writing by and subject to these rules, the LTA Rules and the LTA Disciplinary Code, such agreement to contain an express acknowledgement that the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 applies and that the LTA and the Association can enforce any breach at its option and in its sole discretion. 6.4 The members of the Management Committee may delegate any of the powers which are conferred on them by these rules to such person, or committee, by such means (including by power of attorney), to such an extent, in relation to such matters and on such terms and conditions as they think fit. If the members of the Management Committee specify, any such delegation may authorise further delegation of the members powers. The members of the Management Committee may revoke any delegation or alter its terms and conditions. 6.5 The County Secretary shall send to the Members each year a nomination form for the election of members of the Management Committee and those officers in the place of those retiring. 66

35 Those persons proposed to be nominated as members of Management Committee that have arisen must be proposed and seconded by Members on the form p r e s c r i b e d by the Management Committee and the nomination must be submitted to the County Secretary by such date as the Management Committee shall prescribe each year. 6.6 If there is only one candidate nominated to fill any particular post, that candidate shall be declared elected unopposed for that particular post at the next annual general meeting. If there is more than one candidate for any particular post there shall be an election at the annual general meeting for that position. Election shall be by simple majority of those present and entitled to vote. In the event of a tie, the President shall have the casting vote. 6.7 The Management Committee shall be elected at the annual general meeting in each year, and subject to termination of office by resignation, removal or otherwise, the members remain in office until they or their successors are re-elected or elected (as the case may be) at the annual general meeting following their re-election or election (as the case may be). Any person who has served 3 years on the Management Committee should retire at the annual general meeting following but may stand for re-election. 6.8 In addition to the members elected or appointed in accordance with this rule 6, the Management Committee may co-opt up to 3 further persons who shall serve until the next annual general meeting. Co-opted members shall be entitled to vote at the meetings of the Management Committee. The Management Committee may also request specific presence of others at meetings including those appointed by the LTA to work within the County (LTA Tennis Development Manager or equivalent role). 6.9 The Management Committee may appoint any person to fill any casual vacancy on the Management Committee until the next annual general meeting when that person shall retire but shall be eligible for re-election Retiring members of the Management Committee may be re-elected A member of the Management Committee shall be deemed to have vacated office if: (a) he becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors generally; or (b) a registered medical practitioner who is treating that person gives a written opinion to the Management Committee stating that that person has become physically or mentally incapable or acting as a member of the Management Committee and may remain so for more than three months; or (c) by reason of that person s mental health, a court makes an order which wholly or partly prevents that person from personally exercising any powers or rights which that person would otherwise have; or (d) he resigns his office by notice to the Association; or (e) he shall without sufficient reason for more than three consecutive meetings of the Management Committee have been absent without permission of the Management Committee and the Management Committee resolves that his office be vacated; or (f) he is suspended from holding office or from taking part in any activity relating to the administration or management of the Association by a decision of the LTA; or (h) he is requested to resign by all the other Management Committee members acting together Any person accepting election or nomination to the Management Committee who has any financial interest in the Game must, before his election or nomination, state in writing to the Association all such interests. Failure to do so will lead to automatic disqualification from Management Committee membership. The Management Committee has the right to veto such an election if, in its opinion, it is not in the best interests of the Game. 7. Proceedings of the Management Committee 7.1 The Management Committee meetings shall be held as often as the Management Committee thinks fit provided that there shall not be less than 4 meetings each year. Any member of the Management Committee may call a Management Committee meeting by giving notice of the meeting to the other members of the Management Committee. Notice of the meeting must be given to each member of the Management Committee but need not be in writing. 7.2 The quorum of such meetings shall be 5. Unless a quorum is participating, no proposal is to be voted on, except a proposal to call another meeting. If the total number of members of the Management Committee is less than the quorum required, the members of the Management Committee must not take any decision other than a decision to appoint further members of the Management Committee in accordance with rule 6.8, above. 7.3 The Chairman and the County Secretary shall have discretion to call emergency meetings of the Management Committee if they consider it to be in the interests of the Association. The County Secretary shall give all the members of the Management Committee not less than 10 days notice of a meeting. 7.4 The Chairman shall be the chairman of the Management Committee. Unless he is unwilling to do so, the Chairman shall preside at every meeting of the Management Committee at which he is present. But if there is no person holding that office, or if the Chairman is unwilling to preside or is not present within five minutes after the time appointed for the meeting, the Vice-Chairman shall preside. If there is no Vice-Chairman or if he is unwilling to preside, of if he is not present within five minutes after the time appointed for the meeting, the members of the Management Committee present may appoint one of the number to be chairman of the meeting. 7.5 Decisions of the Management Committee shall be made by a simple majority (and in the event of equality of votes the Chairman (or the acting chairman of that meeting) shall have a casting or additional vote). 7.6 The Management Committee may from time to time appoint from among its number such sub-committees as it considers necessary and may delegate to them such of the powers and duties of the Management Committee as the Management Committee may determine. All sub-committees shall periodically report their proceedings to the Management Committee and shall conduct their business in accordance with the provisions of these rules which govern the taking of decisions by members of the Management Committee. The Management Committee may give the sub-committee directions which prevail over these rules. 7.7 The Management Committee shall be responsible for the management of the Association and shall have the sole right of appointing and determining the terms and conditions of service of employees of the Association. The Management Committee shall have the power to enter into contracts for the purposes of the Association on behalf of all the Members. 7.8 The Management Committee may appoint Trustees, on such terms as the Management Committee may think fit, to hold office until death or resignation unless removed from office by a resolution of the Management Committee. The Chairman from time to time is nominated as the person to appoint new Trustees within the meaning of Section 36 of the Trustee Act A new Trustee or new Trustees shall be nominated by resolution of the Management Committee and the Chairman shall by deed duly appoint the person or persons so nominated as the new Trustee or Trustees of the Association and the provisions of the Trustee Act 1925 shall apply to any such appointment. Any statement of fact in any such deed of appointment shall in favour of a person dealing with the Association or the Committee in good faith be conclusive evidence of the fact so stated. The number of Trustees shall not be more than four or less than two. 7.9 The members of the Management Committee shall be entitled to an indemnity out of the assets of the Association for all expenses and other liabilities properly incurred by them in the management of the affairs of the Association

36 7.10 Any member of the Management Committee may participate in a meeting of the Management Committee by way of video conferencing or conference telephone or similar equipment which allows every person participating to hear and speak to one another throughout such meeting. A person so participating shall be deemed to be present in person at the meeting and shall accordingly be counted in the quorum and be entitled to vote. Such a meeting shall be deemed to take place where the largest group of those participating is assembled or if there is no such group, where the chairman of the meeting is The Management Committee shall select each year the representative that the Association is entitled to nominate to serve on the Council of the LTA and to fill any casual vacancies that may occur in such representation. The Association agrees that its Councillor will be required, as a condition of election, to agree to be bound in writing by and subject to these rules, the LTA Rules and the LTA Disciplinary Code, such agreement to contain an express acknowledgement that the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 applies and that the LTA and the Association can enforce any breach at its option and in its sole discretion The Management Committee can authorise the award of County Colours in the form of a colours badge (or other appropriate form) to persons on the recommendation of county captains. 8. Annual general meeting 8.1 The annual general meeting of the Association shall be held at such time as the Management Committee shall decide each year (in November/December) to transact the following business: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) to approve the minutes of the previous meeting subject to any corrections and discussion of any matters arising; to receive the Chairman s report of the activities of the Association during the previous year; to receive and consider the accounts of the Association for the previous year, the auditor s/independent accountant s report on the accounts and the Honorary Treasurer s report as to the financial position of the Association; to remove and elect the auditor/ independent accountant or confirm that he remain in office; to elect the members of the Management Committee; to decide on any resolution which may be duly submitted in accordance with rule 8.2 below; to deal with any special matters which the Management Committee desires to bring before the membership. 8.2 Notice of any resolution proposed to be moved at the annual general meeting shall be given in writing by the relevant Member or member of the Management Committee to the County Secretary not less than 28 days before the meeting. 9. Extraordinary general meetings An extraordinary general meeting may be called at any time by the Management Committee and shall be called within 21 days of receipt by the County Secretary of a requisition in writing signed by not less than 6 voting Members stating the purposes for which the meeting is required and the resolutions proposed. If an extraordinary general meeting is called after receipt of a Members requisition the only business to be transacted at that meeting shall be the resolutions proposed in the requisition. If a Members requisitioned meeting is not called before the expiry of a period of 21 days commencing on the date of receipt of the request, the Members requisitioning the meeting may call the meeting at any time before the expiry of a period of two months commencing on the date of that request. 10. Procedures at the annual and extraordinary general meetings 10.1 The County Secretary shall send to each Member at his last known address written notice of the date, time and place of the annual or extraordinary general meeting together with the resolutions to be proposed thereat, and in the case of an annual general meeting, the names of the persons proposed to be elected as members of the Management Committee for the ensuing year, at least 21 days before the meeting. The accidental failure to give notice to any person entitled to notice, or the accidental omission of any such details in any notice, shall not invalidate the proceedings at the meeting The quorum for the annual and extraordinary general meetings shall be 12 Members or one-tenth of the membership of the Association (whichever is the greater number). No business other than the appointment of the chairman of the meeting is to be transacted at the annual or extraordinary general meeting if the persons attending it do not constitute a quorum The President shall preside at all annual and extraordinary meetings of the Association but if he is not present within 15 minutes after the time appointed for the meeting or has signified his inability to be present at the meeting, the Members present (and entitled to vote) may choose one of the other members of the Management Committee present to preside and if no other member of the Management Committee is present or willing to preside the Members present (and entitled to vote) may choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting If the persons attending an annual or extraordinary general meeting do not constitute a quorum within half an hour of the time at which the meeting was due to start, or if during a meeting, a quorum ceases to be present, the chairman of the meeting must adjourn it. The chairman of the meeting must adjourn the meeting if directed to do so by the meeting. When adjourning an annual or extraordinary general meeting the chairman of the meeting must specify the time and place to which it is adjourned or state that it is to continue at a time and place to be fixed by the members of the Management Committee. The chairman must have regard to any directions as to the time and place of any adjournment which have been given by the meeting. If the continuation of an adjourned annual or extraordinary general meeting is to take place more than 14 days after it was adjourned the Association must give at least 7 days notice to the persons to whom notice of the Association s meetings is required to be given in accordance with rule No business can be transacted at adjourned annual or extraordinary general meetings which could not properly have been transacted at the meeting if the adjournment had not taken place Members of the Management Committee may attend and speak at annual or extraordinary general meetings, whether or not they are Members. The chairman of the meeting may permit other persons who are not Members to attend and speak at a meeting The County Secretary, or in his absence a member of the Management Committee, shall take minutes at annual and extraordinary general meetings. 11. Voting at annual and extraordinary general meetings 11.1 Each Member present shall have one vote and resolutions shall be passed by a simple majority. In the event of an equality of votes the chairman of the meeting shall have a casting or additional vote No objection may be raised as to the qualification of any person voting at a meeting except at the meeting or adjourned meeting at which the vote objected to is tendered, and every vote not disallowed at the meeting is valid. Any such objection must be referred to the chairman of the meeting Any Member not being an individual may by resolution of its committee authorise such person as it thinks fit to act as its representative at annual and extraordinary general meetings. A person so authorised is entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the Member as that Member could exercise as if it was an individual Member There shall be no right for a Member to vote by proxy. No person may represent more than one Member

37 12. Alteration of the rules These rules may be altered by resolution at an annual or extraordinary general meeting provided that the resolution shall not be passed unless carried by a majority of at least twothirds of the Members present and entitled to vote at the general meeting, the notice of which contained particulars of the proposed alteration or addition. 13. Regulations, Bye-laws and Standing Orders The Management Committee shall have power to make, repeal and amend such regulations, bye-laws and standing orders as it may from time to time consider necessary, desirable or appropriate. Such regulations, bye-laws and standing orders shall have effect until repealed by the Management Committee. 14. Use of Facilities 15. Finance The Association agrees that all unlicensed and unregistered coaches and, so far as reasonably practicable, players and other persons using the facilities of the Association or an associate will be required, as a condition of such use, to agree to be bound by and subject to these rules, the LTA Rules and the LTA Disciplinary Code, such agreement to contain an express acknowledgement that the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 applies and that the LTA and the Association can enforce any breach at its option and in its sole discretion All moneys payable to the Association shall be received by the person authorised by the Management Committee to receive such moneys and shall be deposited in a bank account in the name of the Association. No sum (above an amount agreed by the Management Committee) shall be drawn from that account except by cheque signed by two of the three signatories who shall be the Chairman, County Secretary and Treasurer. Any moneys not required for immediate use may be invested as the Management Committee in its discretion thinks fit Subject to rule 18.3, the income and property of the Association shall be applied only in furtherance of the objects of the Association and no part thereof shall be paid by way of bonus, dividend or profit to any Member The Management Committee shall have power to authorise the payment of remuneration, honorarium and expenses to any officer, member of the Management Committee, Member or employee of the Association and to any other person or persons for services rendered to the Association. The remuneration of a member of the Management Committee, Member or employee of the Association or other person may take any form and may include any arrangements in connection with the payment of a pension, allowance or gratuity, or any death or sickness or disability benefits to, or in respect of that person The Association may pay any reasonable expenses that members of the Management Committee properly incur in connection with their attendance at meetings of the Management Committee or at annual or extraordinary general meetings of the Association or otherwise in connection with the exercise of their powers and the discharge of their responsibilities in relation to the Association The financial transactions of the Association shall be recorded in such manner as the Management Committee thinks fits by the Treasurer Full accounts of the financial affairs of the Association shall be prepared each year. A report on these accounts shall be prepared by an auditor/independent accountant. The accounts must be made available to every Member when notice concerning the annual general meeting is given The Management Committee may borrow and raise money in any manner on behalf of the Association for the purposes of the Association from time to time at its own discretion but with the sanction of an annual or extraordinary general meeting for any sum exceeding one hundred thousand pounds ( 100,000) When so borrowing the Management Committee shall have power to raise in any way any sum or sums of money and to raise and secure the repayment of any sum or sums of money in such manner and on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit, and in particular by mortgage of or charge upon or by the issues of debentures charged upon all or any part of the property of the Association The Management Committee shall have no power to pledge the personal liability of any Member for repayment of any sums so borrowed The Trustees shall, at the discretion of the Management Committee, make such dispositions of the Association s property or any part thereof, and enter into and execute such agreements and instruments in relation thereto, as the Management Committee may deem proper for giving security for such moneys and the interest payable thereon. 16. Property 16.1 The property of the Association, other than cash at the bank, shall be vested in the Trustees. They shall deal with the property as directed by resolution of the Management Committee and entry in the minute book shall be conclusive evidence of such a resolution The Trustees shall be indemnified by the Association and the Management Committee shall pay all costs, losses and expenses which any such Trustee may incur or for which he may become liable by reason of any contract entered into or act or thing done by him in good faith as such Trustee in accordance with the instructions of the Management Committee or of an annual or extraordinary general meeting of the Association or otherwise in the discharge of his or their duties. The Management Committee may give to any Trustee who has incurred or may be about to incur any liability at the request of or for the benefit of the Association such security by way of indemnity as may seem expedient. 17. Notices 17.1 The Association can send, make available or supply any notice, ballot paper, accounts, document, or other information by personal delivery, by posting it to the intended recipients usual address, by sending it or supplying it in electronic form to an address notified by the intended recipient to the Association or by making it available on a website and notifying the intended recipient of its availability in accordance with this rule If any notice or other information is left by the Association at the intended recipient s usual address, it is treated as being received on the day it was left If any notice or other information is sent by the Association by post, it is treated as being received the day after it was posted if first class post was used, or 72 hours after it was posted if first class post was not used. In proving that any notice or other information was received, it is sufficient to show that the envelope was properly addressed and put into the postal system with postage paid If any notice or other information was sent using electronic means, it is treated as being received on the day it was sent. In the case of notices or other information available on a website, the notice or other information is treated as being received on the day on which it was made available on the website, or, if later, the day on which the notice of availability is treated as being received by the intended recipient in accordance with this rule. 18. Dissolution 18.1 A resolution to dissolve the Association shall only be proposed at an extraordinary general meeting and shall only be passed if carried by a majority of at least three-quarters of the Members present and entitled to vote The dissolution shall take effect from the date of the resolution and the members of the Management Committee shall be responsible for the winding-up of the assets and liabilities of the Association Any property remaining after the discharge of the debts and liabilities of the Association shall be paid or distributed as determined by the Management Committee to the LTA, any other non-profit making body with similar objects or any tennis related charity. 72

38 2018 County Schools Tennis Roundup Boys Event, Hosted by Malvern College. 14U Boys Winners: Stuart Shannon & Cameron Owen (Bromsgrove School) Runners up: Sam Laidler & Sam Cassidy (The Chase) 16U Boys Winners: Hans Baare-Schmidt & George Blackburn (Malvern College) Runners up: Alexey Artemov & George Batyrev (Malvern College) Girls Event, Hosted by Malvern St James. 14U Girls Winners: Isabelle O Connor & Lucy McLoughlin (Bromsgrove School) Runners up: Anabel Crowder & Isabelle Jones (Bromsgrove School) 16U Girls Winners: Bobby Mekushina & Claudia Bullock (Bromsgrove School) Runners up: Milly Short & Lucy Short (Kings School) Junior Winter Leagues 2017/18 We continued to run our Junior Winter Leagues in the County. This time all leagues ran from September 2017 to March 2018, apart from the 8U which split across the 2 separate terms. Numbers of entries are pretty consistent and particularly for the 12U and 16U age groups it provided an opportunity for players to continue competing, representing their club across the winter. Winners Runner up 16U Boys Manor Park Stouport 16U Girls Stourbridge 12U Boys Grp A Stourbridge Droitwich 12U Boys Grp B Manor Park Redditch 10U Boys Grp A Redditch 10U Boys Grp B Pershore 10U Girls Hereford David Lloyd Worcester 9U Girls Redditch Hereford Autum U Grp A Pershore Manor Park 8U Grp B Manor Park David Lloyd Worcester Spring U Grp A Droitwich Hereford 8U Grp B Manor Park Hereford Team Tennis Schools 2018 The Scott Cup: Winner: Stuart Shannon (Bromsgrove School) Runner Up: Hans Baare-Schmidt (Malvern College) The Smyth Cup: Winner: Georgie Jeynes-Cupper (Bromsgrove) Runner Up: Claudia Bullock (Bromsgrove) Girls Winners Boys Winners Year 7 & 8 Div 1 Bromsgrove School The Chase, Malvern Year 7 & 8 Div 2 Bredon Hill Academy Year 9 & 10 Div 1 Bromsgrove School Malvern College Year 9 & 10 Div 2 Bromsgrove School Bromsgrove School Pictured is the Bromsgrove School Yr 9 & 10 team who played in the regional finals. The team beat Moreton Hall in the semi finals before losing to Leicester Grammar School in the finals

39 2018 Junior County Cup Reports 9U Boys and Girls Captain: Luke Pettit & Mark Smout Played: Staffordshire, Shropshire, Warwickshire Team: Result: Theo Houston, George Hadley, Felix Shennan, Oliver Badger, Isabelle Pioli, Daisy Williams, Ava Clive, Sophie Glinos 2nd place 10U Boys 10U Girls Captain: Tony Ravenscroft Captain: Luke Pettit Played: Staffordshire, North Wales, South Wales, Warwickshire Played: Staffordshire, North Wales, Shropshire Team: Toby Ward, Ollie Dieppe, Alfie Mills, Theo Houston Team: Result: 3rd place Result: 5th place Maya Hart, Izzy Pioli, Oliwia Sztorc 12U Boys 14U Boys 14U Girls Captain: Steve Barnett Captain: Tony Ravenscroft Played: Warwickshire, Northamptonshire, Played: Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Middlesex Staffordshire Team: Joe Hart, Tom Round, Stuart Shannon, Scott Mortimer, Harvey Ravenscroft, James Stanford 12U Girls Captain: Steve Barnett Captain: Luke Pettit Played: Staffordshire, North Wales, Played: Staffordshire, North Wales, Warwickshire, South Wales South Wales Team: Harley Jones, Sam Laidler, James Stanford, Sam Clements Team: Result: 2nd place Result: 1st place Team: Result: 3rd place Result: 4th place Josie Ward, Caoimhe Guppy, Bethany Pye, Sophia Jenkins- Howard Paulina Jurkowska, Latesha Grant, Josie Ward and Caoimhe Guppy 18U Boys 18U Girls Captain: Mike Langston Captain: Steve Barnett Played: Nottinghamshire, Cumbria, Played: Bedfordshire, Cornwall, Northumberland Norfolk Team: Alex Maggs, Billy Wright, Alex Pavel, Alfie Cook, George Cook, Herbie McKenna, Joe Wherry, Matt Sime Team: Result: Result: 2nd place Kate Horsburgh, Katy Lewin, Imogen Sinclair, Lucie Palmer, Imogen Looker, Paulina Jurkowska, Latesha Grant 75 76

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41 2018 Herefordshire & Worcestershire Road to Wimbledon Whilst the Wimbledon Men s and Ladies Finals were taking place at SW19, Herefordshire & Worcestershire 14U junior players were battling it out to win The Road to Wimbledon County Finals. Eight girls and eighteen boys gathered on the courts at Manor Park to try and take the title and win a place at the National Finals at The All England Club, Wimbledon. The weather was perfect and competition was tight. Eventually the winners emerged: Event Winner Runner-up Girls Hollie Ashford (Redditch) Isabelle O Connor (Bromsgrove) Boys Ryan Price (Hereford) Harley Ravenscroft (Redditch) Girls Con. Mia Enright (Wythall) Boo Vale (Wythall) Boys Con. Sam Cassidy (Manor Park) Jamie Widdowson (Worcester) 79 80

42 LTA Rules for County Eligability A player is qualified to represent the County in competition if: a. (i) (ii) (iii) b. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) he is a British citizen in accordance with the British Nationality Act 1981; or he is qualified to represent Great Britain under ITF Bye-Laws 4,5, and 4.6 or Great Britain has been his permanent place of residence for a period of twenty four consecutive months, (twelve months in the case of juniors) immediately preceding the relevant match or competition; and his place of birth or permanent residence at date of birth is in such County; or his place of permanent residence has for at at least one year immediately preceding the match or competition (six months in the case of juniors) been in such County; or at any time his place of permanent residence has for a period of five consecutive years been in such County; or he is serving full time in the British Regular Armed Forces and he has resided in such County for at least six months immediately preceding the match or competition; or he/she is the spouse or child of such a person and he/she has so resided with his/her spouse or parent. The above provisions are subject to the following:- c. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) (viii) War service or conscripted service under orders of the government shall be held not to break any period of residential qualification. A player who has once played under the birth qualification in (b) (i) may not exercise a birth qualification in another County in the event of change of boundary having taken place since the date of birth. A player who has once played under either (b) (ii) or (iii) may continue to do so until such time as he exercises any qualification in respect of an other County when he shall forfeit all residential County qualifications previously exercised. No player may represent more than one County in any one competition and no player may represent a County if he has exercised a qualification in respect of another County during the previous twelve months (six months in the case of juniors). A player is deemed to have represented another County if he has been nominated to play a match for that County and has accepted such nomination, and to have played in a County competition if his entry for the same has been accepted. A British citizen born abroad is entitled to adopt the County birth qualification of either parent (but this election may only be made once). Any person who, following a change of boundary or of the division of grouping counties under these Rules, acquires a qualification for a County for which he was not qualified immediately prior to such change, is subject to (c) (ii and (iv) permitted to adopt and exercise such qualification (or, subject to the consent of the Association, another qualification to which he is entitled) on the next occasion when he exercises a County qualification, notwithstanding that he may have exercised a different County qualification during the previous twelve months (six months in the case of juniors); and in the event of his playing in one County competition while another County competition in which he has played is still in progress he is permitted until the end of the competition which started first to represent the one County in one competition and the other County in the other. Residence at or in connection with an educational or training establishment does not itself constitute a residential qualification. If you have any doubts, or queries regarding your eligibility to play for the County, please do not hesitate to contact the County office Team Tennis Herefordshire & Worcestershire In H&W we had 114 teams from 19 clubs take part in this National event which is run by the LTA. Included in this number were 21 men s teams and 7 ladies teams with 86 teams ranging from 8U 18U. Junior Winners 8U Mixed Division 1 Hereford Whitecross Tennis Club 8U Mixed Division 2 Group A Droitwich Tennis Club 8U Mixed Division 2 Group B Redditch Tennis Club 9U Mixed Division 1 David Lloyd Bromsgrove 9U Mixed Division 2 Droitwich Tennis Club 10U Mixed Division 1 Pershore Tennis Centre 10U Mixed Division 2 Droitwich Tennis Club 12U Boys Division 1 Droitwich Tennis Club 12U Boys Division 2 Group A Worcester Tennis Club 12U Boys Division 2 Group B David Lloyd Worcester 12U Boys Division 2 Group C Wythall Tennis Club 12U Girls Division 2 Hereford Whitecross Tennis Club 14U Boys Division 1 Manor Park Club 14U Boys Division 2 Redditch Tennis Club 14U Girls Division 2 David Lloyd Worcester 16U Boys Division 2 Redditch Tennis Club 16U Girls Division 2 Stourport Tennis Club 18U Boys Division 1 Bromsgrove Tennis Club 18U Boys Division 2 Barnt Green Tennis Club Senior Winners Men's Open Division 1 Manor Park Club Men's Open Division 2 Droitwich Tennis Club Men's Open Division 3 Manor Park Club Men's Open Division 4 Worcester Tennis Club Women's Open Division 1 Droitwich Tennis Club Women's Open Division 2 David Lloyd Bromsgrove Other H&W Leagues Pershore Tennis Centre Ladies Indoor League The two Ladies Indoor Leagues run from October to April, during term time, on a Tuesday and Thursday. Contact PTC Manager, Pam Adams on Malvern Mixed and Ladies League - sponsored by Poynder Tennis Squash Ltd Played at MACIT from the middle of September to the end of March. Contact Jane Poynder on Kidderminster & District Tennis League The league comprises of men s and mixed divisions Contact Rachel Truswell on kiddyleague@yahoo.co.uk 82

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44 2019 Calendar Date Event March &U Junior County Cup March 13 East Fixtures Meeting - Worcester 7.00 pm March 18 West Fixtures Meeting - Hereford 7.00 pm April 27 Seniors Doubles County Championships (35 & Over) - Manor Park May & Under Junior County Cup - Qualifying May Great British Tennis Weekend May 18 TBC Schools County Doubles - Boys and Girls Y9/Y11 May 19 TBC Scott and Smyth Cups (Schools Singles Competition) May & Under Junior County Cup - Finals May & Under Junior County Cup - Qualifying June & Under Junior County Cup - Finals June 8-16 The Open Nottingham June 15 County Mixed Tournament - Manor Park June Nature Valley Classic (Edgbaston) June Fever Tree Championships (Queen s Club) June Nature Valley International (Eastbourne) June Under Junior County Cup - Qualifying July 1-14 Wimbledon Championships July U Road To Wimbledon County Finals July Under Junior County Cup - Finals July Great British Tennis Weekend July Malvern Open Tournament Grade 3 July Summer Inter-County Cup August 3-4 Ladies 35 & Over Inter-County Championships August Road To Wimbledon National Finals August 17 9 & Under Junior County Cup August Men s 35 & Over Inter-County Championships August Men s & Ladies County Championships Singles & Doubles (Open Age Group) August H&W CFS County Closed Championships September 10 Winter Fixtures Meeting - Manor Park 7.00 pm September 22 Seniors Singles County Championships (35 & Over) - Manor Park October 12 Annual Presentation Evening, Worcester County Cricket Club November ATP World Tour finals November Winter Inter County Cup November 27 AGM - Manor Park 85 Herefordshire & Worcestershire LTA Coaches Level 5 Simon Corbishley Pershore Tennis Centre Lee Cowan Droitwich Nicola Hall Manor Park Chris Marlow Manor Park Jane Poynder Manor Park Daniel Thorp Level 4 Steven Bauer Pershore Tennis Centre Allen Benbow David Lloyd Bromsgrove Jonathan Bradshaw Worcester Tennis Club Mike Buck mike.buck60@gmail.com Goodrich Ben Buckley Boughton Park Andrew Crowther Evesham Paul Cowie Barnt Green Chris Friend Andrew Griffiths Hereford Whitecross James Griffiths Bromsgrove Natalie O Brien Manor Park Luke Pettit Bromsgrove Chris Probyn-Skinner Manor Park Tony Ravenscroft Redditch Tennis Club Andrew Reynolds Littletons Tennis Club Dean Swingler David Lloyd Worcester Level 3 Zoe Ashman Belbroughton Steve Barnett Hereford Whitecross Luci Cain Eardisley Chris Davis Barnt Green James Douglas-Osborn David Lloyd Worcester Jazzamay Drew Pershore Tennis Centre Doug Evans Ryan Hardiman Manor Park Mike Langston Pershore Tennis Centre Tina Manning Boughton Park Jamie Nolan David Lloyd Bromsgrove Guy Ramus Pershore Tennis Centre Lucy Sanders Manor Park Mark Smout David Lloyd Worcester Gerard Tilt Stourport James Troth David Lloyd Anthony Wright Kidderminster Please note that the above list was accurate at the time of print. All the coaches are either Accredited Plus (previously known as Licensed) or Accredited (previously known as registered). If you are interested in gaining a coaching qualification please visit the LTA website www. lta.org.uk or contact the County Office on

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