The club has decided that for new members joining as from the 1st July the membership fees will be as follows;
Adult: £40
Junior £15
Family £90.
These changes reflect that three months of the season have gone. Potential members should visit the membership page for access to the link to the membership application form and the club rules.
The Works League team suffered a 0-4 home defeat to high flying Moorgate A. Rob Mitchell and Jasper Patel played as first couple and lost each rubber by 5-9 whilst Danny Lidster and Cliff Andres lost to the second couple by 2-9 and to the first couple by 1-9. Final match score Rubbers 0-4, Games 13-36. Just one more Works League fixture remains and that is next Wednesday night agaisnt Swinden House away.
The Men’s Late Summer League fixtures have been released and Ridgeway will be competing in Division 2 and will have 7 league matches starting with a home match against Barnsley A on the 17th July.
Other teams are Fulwood, Welbeck B, Moorgate B, Ecclesall B, Hallam Grange and Welbeck C. The fixture list on the club website has now been updated. They can also be seen on the S & DLTA website at www.sdlta.org.uk/leagues/2021/Late Men’s/Late Men’s Division 2/Fixtures
The Men’s S & D team suffered a narrow defeat at the hands of visitors Thorncliffe B at Ridgeway on the 26th. The match was decided on a sets countback after rubbers had been shared at 2-2. In the first round of matches Glyn Rudge and Danny Lidster suffered a defeat in the deciding tie-break after sets were shared at 6-3, 1-6. Meanwhile Mick Mason and Tim Robisnosn beat the second pair on the deciding tie break after sets were shared at 7-5, 5-7. Mick and Tim were 5-2 up in the second set but had a bad run of games to lose the set and then nearly lost a 9-3 lead in the tie break. At one rubber each and two sets each, games were at 20-21. In the second round Glyn and Danny beat the seconds in a long tie break after sets of 4-6, 6-2 whilst Mick and Tim lost both sets to the first pair by 4-6, 1-6.
When added up the final match score was a win to Thorncliffe by: Rubbers 2-2, Sets 3-5, Games 36-42.
The Tuesday 29th June fixture in the Midweek Mixed League has been cancelled and re-arranged for the 13th July because of, yes you have guessed it, football. The England v Germany Euro 2020 game is live on tv from 5.00 pm on the 29th. Come on England!!! Fot those non-football fans, the courts will be available for social play that evening.
The fixtuire list and calendar have been updated.
As a result of some children as young as 6 or 7 getting access to the courts by unlocking the padlocks, the code for access has now been changed as from 10:00 a.m. on the 25th June. An e-mail has been sent to members informing them of the new code. The code must not be given to other people.
The number of Covid infections has increased over the last two or three week so it is still vitally important for members to continue to follow the distancing and hygiene guidelines when they play tennis at the courts. You must also continue to report your visit to Sandra Bennett after you have played. Her contact details are:
Ridgeway’s Works League team made an exit from the Knock Out Cup after a defeat at Welbeck on Wednesday night. Glyn Rudge partnered Keith Hukin and they set off well taking the first set against the first Welbeck paor by 6-3 and lost the second by 6-3. (There should have been a deciding set in this format but it was decided to leave that until the second round of rubbers had been completed and see if it was necessary to play the set). Second couple of Tim Robinson and Jasper Patel lost to the second pair by 3-6, 1-6. In the second round Glyn and Keith lost by 3-6, 2-6 whilst Tim and Jasper lost by 1-6, 1-6 to the firsts. This meant that Welbeck had won 3 rubbers with the outstanding one tied at one set all so playing that would not have affected the result. So the final match score was a half to Ridgeway and 3 and a half to Welbeck, Sets were 1-7 and Games 20-45.
The Midweek Mixed team gained its fourth win in six matches with an exciting win in a tight match against Stocksbridge C at Ridgeway. All four rubbers went to deciding tie-breaks. Ridgeway’s first couple of Malcom Harris and Mel Wright lost to the visitor’s first pair on a deciding tie break after sets had been shared at 4-6, 6-2. Meanwhile Keith Hukin and Lindy Payling also lost to the second pair ona deciding tie-break after sets of 7-5, 4-6. This meant the team were 2-0 down on rubbers with sets shared at 2-2 and games shared at 21-21. With such a close match there was all to play for. In the second round Malcolm and Mel won their deciding tie break against the seconds after scores of 3-6, 6-2 and Keith and Lindy beat the first couple on the tie break after set scores of 6-2, 4-6.
When it was all added up the final match score was Rubbers 2-2, Sets 4-4, games 42-37 in Ridgeway’s favour. Could you get a closer game? Yes is the answer, but this was almost as tight as they come. Well done team for that fight back from 0-2 down.
The men’s team had a afternoon trip to Doncaster on Saturday but it was the home team that won the match with a 3-1 victory.
Glyn Rudge partnered Rob Mitchell and they picked up the winning rubber with a 7-5, 6-4 win against the second pair after a 3-6, 2-6 loss against the firsts. Tim Robinson and Cliff Andrews played as second couple and lost to the second couple by 2-6, 1-6 before losing to the firsts by 0-6, 1-6.
Final match score: Rubbers 1-3, Sets 2-6, Games 22-45