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For the Autumn Junior newsletter Junior Newsletter Autumn 2011

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ROAD TO WIMBLEDON CHALLENGE 2011

 Andrew Campbell was this year’s worthy club winner of the National Clubs Challenge Competition for players aged 14 and under.

In the final Andrew lost narrowly in a tie break deciding set to Cameron Ritchie  6/7 6/0 4/10 from Kinnoull Tennis Club in Perth.

Many thanks to Louise for organising the tournament.

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WIMBLEDON TEAM CHALLENGE

It is with regret that we have had to cancel the Wimbledon Team Challenge for this year due to pressure in meeting our obligations in Team matches and the Junior Championships. The club overall is playing much more competitive tennis and in order to do this, we have had to make adjustments to our schedule.

The Junior Committee will be looking at introducing events aimed at our junior members after the summer break.

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For Junior match calendar 2011 please go to Calendar & Events page

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Grand Prix Tournament - for more details see Senior page

MEMBERSHIP FORMS - see Join Us page

Junior Coaching (from 2nd May) - see Juniors page

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LADIES SOCIAL TENNIS - ON FRIDAYS  - FOR MEMBERS OF CHTC

COME AND PLAY TENNIS;  A FUN AND SOCIABLE TIME IS HAD BY ALL ..... Start:      Friday, 1 April

Venue:   Crieff Hydro Tennis Courts 4,5 and 6

Time:     1.30 - 3.00 pm

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CRIEFF HYDRO TENNIS CLUB JOIN CLUBMARK ELITE

Crieff Hydro Tennis Club reached the standard required to achieve Tennis Clubmark on 16th November 2009.

It was just over a year ago when Crieff Hydro Tennis Club affiliated to Tennis Scotland and Tennis Tayside.  It is probably the only club in the land without a clubhouse, but their members use the changing facilities at the Crieff Hydro Hotel, as the club is situated within the Victorian grounds of the 213 bedroom hotel.



As Ken Campbell, the club's secretary said, "Although we don't have a club house, we do have the biggest changing facilities of all."

Since affiliating, Crieff has been involved in the Road to Wimbledon event, competed in the local district leagues and boasted 6 kids in reaching the finals of the recent Central Mini Tour, staged at Gannochy, Stirling.

The club's resident coach, Louise Braidwood, organises a junior tennis programme throughout the year, along with hosting mini tennis festivals. The evidence of the club's hard work is illustrated by the large junior membership, being in excess of 130 budding young stars and still growing.

The Clubmark accreditation was vitally important to the club and part of their documentation included an excerpt of the committee minutes, dated Wednesday 9th March 1910, when the club was officially founded.