Tennis in Surrey Magazine 2016
Magazine published by Tennis Surrey showcasing 2016.
Magazine published by Tennis Surrey showcasing 2016.
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people<br />
Sadly our Men’s 55s and<br />
Women’s 50s will be relegated<br />
from Division 1 but hopefully <strong>in</strong><br />
2017 and 2018 they can emulate<br />
the performance of Bruce Walker’s<br />
Men’s 45s go<strong>in</strong>g from Division 2<br />
to the championship <strong>in</strong> just two<br />
years.<br />
Men’s 75: Leon Fattal,<br />
Roger Ambrose, Derek<br />
Howorth, Derek Horwood<br />
Women’s 70: Sue Milton,<br />
Rosemary Spence,<br />
Carol Davies, Mary Harvey,<br />
Ruth Weston, Daphne Clement<br />
Devon and hence just missed<br />
out. Next year beckons for the<br />
strong squad ably led by Chrissie<br />
Runnicles.<br />
Despite comfortable w<strong>in</strong>s<br />
aga<strong>in</strong>st Essex, Yorkshire, Kent and<br />
Lancashire the Men’s 70s team<br />
disappo<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>gly lost their f<strong>in</strong>al<br />
league match to Middlesex and<br />
did not therefore qualify for the<br />
f<strong>in</strong>als this year after contest<strong>in</strong>g the<br />
previous 5 f<strong>in</strong>als with three w<strong>in</strong>s.<br />
After promotion from<br />
Division 2, the Men’s 50s are<br />
to be congratulated for their<br />
3rd place f<strong>in</strong>ish <strong>in</strong> <strong>2016</strong> and<br />
good w<strong>in</strong>s aga<strong>in</strong>st Lancashire,<br />
Buck<strong>in</strong>ghamshire and Cheshire.<br />
There are 195 tennis venues <strong>in</strong><br />
<strong>Surrey</strong> and players at every one<br />
can aspire to represent their<br />
county as they grow older. There<br />
are so many sh<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g examples of<br />
those who may not have made<br />
the County Junior teams or the<br />
County week teams but now do<br />
really well at Seniors level. Indeed<br />
there are many who didn’t even<br />
take up tennis until their twenties!<br />
Two f<strong>in</strong>e examples are Men’s 60s<br />
s<strong>in</strong>gles players Mike Dawe and<br />
Arun Vethakkan. Arun at the age<br />
of 26 was “discovered” by Derek<br />
Howorth practis<strong>in</strong>g every day on<br />
the wall at Surbiton LTC!<br />
F<strong>in</strong>ally a mention for all the <strong>2016</strong><br />
team capta<strong>in</strong>s who worked hard to<br />
arrange the matches, venues and<br />
travel as well as ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g team<br />
spirit and direct<strong>in</strong>g the strategy:<br />
Chrissie Runnicles (W40), Julie<br />
Willson (W50), Lyn Stirk (W55),<br />
Gillian Bostelmann (W60), Amelia<br />
Rob<strong>in</strong>son (W65), Mary Harvey<br />
(W70), Bruce Walker (M45), Darren<br />
Boner (M50), Steve Alger (M55),<br />
Mark Staniszewski (M60), Peter<br />
Hesz (M65), Grieve Carson (M70),<br />
Derek Howorth (M75).<br />
Mark Staniszewski<br />
<strong>Surrey</strong> Seniors Co-ord<strong>in</strong>ator<br />
F<strong>in</strong>als results<br />
Women’s 55s: <strong>Surrey</strong> 3 - Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0<br />
Women’s 60s: <strong>Surrey</strong> 3 - Herefordshire and Worcestershire 2<br />
Women’s 65s: <strong>Surrey</strong> 3 - Suffolk 1<br />
Women’s 70s: <strong>Surrey</strong> 3 - Yorkshire 1<br />
Men’s 45s: <strong>Surrey</strong> 4 - Yorkshire 1<br />
Men’s 60s: <strong>Surrey</strong> 3 - Herefordshire and Worcestershire 0<br />
Men’s 65s: <strong>Surrey</strong> 2 - Cheshire 3<br />
Men’s 75s: <strong>Surrey</strong> 3 - Essex 1<br />
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