Important message -Finals Day arrangements

Rather than wait until tomorrow it has been decided by the committee that the  Finals day will take place indoors at Graves tomorrow from 12:30pm-18:00pm.

Starting with singles first
Followed by mens and ladies doubles
Mixed at the end

All matches will be played as best of 3 sets BUT the 3rd set will be played as a tiebreak to 11.

Matches will be played on Courts 3 and 4 and there is a viewing platform for people to watch from.

There is a cafe at Graves for refreshments.

Good luck to all the competitors!

Coaching sessions will resume on Monday 2nd September.

Junior sessions run from 17.45 till 18.30 and 18.30 till 19.30.

Adults follow from 7.30 till 8.30.

It will not be possible to use the courts for other play during these times.

The men’s A team lost out to Graves A at Ridgeway on the 19th August.  Although it resulted in a defeat it was a good game.

John Firtha dn Jamie macefield lost to the first Graves pair by 2-6, 1-6 and to the second pair by 3-6, 2-6.

Rob Mitchell and Jack Lee lost to the second pair by 4-6, 4-6 and then to the firsts by 3-6, 2-6.

Final match score Rubbers 0-4, Sets 0-8 Games 20-48.

The men’s B team lost its latest match in Div 3 of the Late Summer League with a comprehensive defeat at Stocksbridge in a match which started at 11.00 a.m. Tim Robinson and Cliff Andrews lost 0-6, 0-6 to the first Stocksbridge pair and then by 1-6, 1-6 to the seconds.  Mick Mason and Matt Capehorne, who was making his match debut for Ridgeway, lost to the second pair by 0-6, 2-6 and to the firsts by 1-6, 1-6.  Final match  score was Rubbers 0-4, Sets 0-8 and Games 0-48.

The two men’s teams found the going tough on Saturday with both teams suffering defeats.  The A team lost at home to Abbeydale B whilst the B team lost to Grove A at Millhouses Park.

At Ridgeway John Firth and Jamie Macefield lost to the first Abbeydale pair by 4-6, 7-5 but beat the second pair by 6-3, 6-2.  Rob Mitchell and Alin Carariu 1-6, 0-6 to the second pair and to the firsts by 0-6, 0-6 but Alin was injured.  Final match score was Rubbers 1-3,  Sets 2-6  Games  22-42.  The B team also suffered, a 0-4 defeat to Grove Ben Kay and Sanjula Pilapitya, who was making his debut fro the club, lost to the first pair 0-6, 2-6 and to the seconds by 0-6-1-6 whilst John  Hallgarth and Cliff Andrews lost to the seconds by 6-2, 6-1 and to the seconds by 0-6-1-6. Final match score was Rubbers -0-4, Sets 0-8 Games 7-48.

The matches in the Works League finished off on the 30th JUly with the A team scoring their third consecutive League win with a 3-1 win over Hackenthorpe at Millhouses Park.  In a match postponed from the 22nd May because of heavy rain the conditions couldn’t have been more different. ON a hot summemer evening the team won 3-1. John Firtha dn Rob Mitchell beat the first pair by 9-1 and the seconds by 9-0 whilst Alin Carnariu and Mick Mason lost 9-4 to the second couple but beat the firsts by 9-6. Final match score was Rubbers 3-1,  Games 31 – 16.  It was the team’s third consecutive win and the team should be safe from relegation.

Thanks to all the players who have contributed across the two teams but a special vote of thanks go to Ben Kay for selecting the teams and making sure we got teams out. It is a thankless task at times but Ben has managed it really well with his good humour thrown in for good measure.  Well done Ben.

The Saturday men’s A team had a great home win over Barnsley A in their latest match on the 27th July.   In the first round of matches John Firth and Jamie Macefield beat the first Barnsley pair in three sets 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 whilst Jack Lee and Jarek Doroszko beat the seconds by 6-0, 6-2.

The second round matches saw John and Jamie beat the second pair by 7-5, 7-6 whilst Jack and Jarek just lost out to the first pair by 6-7, 6-7.  Final match score was Rubbers  3-3, Sets 6-3 Games 52-37.

Unfortunately the B team game had to be conceded as Ridgeway hadn’t got enough players available due to holidays injuries and other reasons.