Four League Titles for Goring Tennis Club

The Summer season has come to a close, following competition both at weekends and during the week involving 15 different teams.

In the mid week Newbury League both Ladies teams won their divisions, the A team, captained by Nikki R, regaining the Division 1 title that they relinquished last year and the B team, led by Anne K, topping the table in Division 3. Ollie R’s Mixed A team finished top of Division 3 and the B team under first-time captain Jon H, finished as runners up in Division 5.

In the Oxfordshire (weekend) leagues (both 2 pair and three pair) results were mixed in that the nine teams managed to encompass all available finishing positions from 1^st to 7^th. Pride of place goes to the Ladies 3 pair team captained by Jax M, which continued its yoyo existence by returning yet again to Division 1 as champions of Division 2. Andy G’s 2 pair Mixed team finished 2^nd in Division 3 and should earn promotion. Whilst four teams are likely to be relegated, the other three have probably held their own in their respective divisions.

The Ladies Midweek league has grown over the years and although intended to be a summer competition extends well into the autumn and some matches are still to be played

Whilst almost 60 players turned out (a not dissimilar figure to previous years), this summer presented some real availability problems for the captains and thanks must go to all of them for managing their teams so stoically and to those players who turned out (often at short notice) for teams other than their regular ones in order to keep the Goring Tennis Club flag flying.

Mark T