The Men’s Late Summer League match at Ridgeway on Saturday the 13th August will start at 10.00 a.m. in view of the extremely high tempertature forecast for the afternoon. The courts will not be available for social tennis between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.

Abbeydale A proved too strong for Ridgeway’s men in the latest match in Division 3 of the late Summer Men’s league. John Firth and Dave Bramhall lost to the first couple bt 0-6, 1-6 whilst Danny Lidsster and Rob Mitchell lost 1-6, 2-6 to the seconds.  In the second round of rubbers John and Dave lost to the seconds by1-6, 2-6 whilst Danny and Rob lost to the firsts by 1-6, 2-6.

Match score was Rubbers 0-4, Sets 0-8 and Games 10-48.

Welbeck A won the Works League Knock Out Cup Final which was played at Ridgeway on the 3rd August.  They beat Stocksbridge in a one sided final as Stocksbridge were hit by the absence of key players due to holiday commitments.  The match ended in a clean sweep for Welbeck by 4 – 0 on rubbers, 8 – 0 on sets and 48 – 6 in games.

The Men’s Late Summer League team lost on Saturday 30th July with a heavy 0-4 defeat to Rustlings.

The visitors were far too strong and Dave Bramhall lost by 2-6, 1-6 to the first pai and by 0-6, 3-6 to the seconds while Mick Mason and john Hallgarth lost 0-6 , 1-6 to the second couple and by 0-6, 0-6 to the firsts.

Final match score was Rubbers 0-4, Sets 0-8 and Games 7-48.

Ridgeway is hosting the Works League knock out cup final this coming Wednesday, the 3rd August, from 6;00 pm onwards.  The final will be played between Welbeck A and Stocksbridge.

As a result of this Danny’s tennis training session will not be held this week.

An Active Summer Camp is going to held on the Sports Club grounds again as from the 25^th July until 31^st August.  This event has been held previously but like everything else did not run during the pandemic in 2020 and 2021.  As part of their activities they will have access to the tennis courts but this should not interfere with members.

The camp will run from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.  Last time they used the top court and sometimes the middle one but not all the time.  This didn’t interfere with members and the Camp players will move off if required.  The Active Summer camp is an OFSTED approved event and all helpers have met all the relevant safeguarding standards and have had DBS checks.  The organiser is aware that members may come and go during the day and is aware of the Ladies session on Friday afternoon.

This camp brings in substantial revenue for the Sports Club and we may attract new members as a result of it.   It also fits in with the main objective of the Sports Club which is the provision of recreational and educational activities for all sections of the community.  It also ensures the facilities generally are used during the realatively quiet school holiday period.

It was an early and easy win for the Men’s Late Summer League team as oponents Beauchief B conceded their match on Saturday 23rd on Thursday night.  It means the team get the win, two points and  maximum scores of Rubbers 4-0, Sets 8-0 and Games 48-0.

Ridgeway’s team was going to be Glyn Rudge, John Firth, Dave Bramhall and Jarek Doroszko.

The Men’s Late Summer team kicked off the season with a 4-0 win over Thorncliffe B.  The team of Dave and Steve Bramhall plus Danny Lidster and John Firth were just too good for the hosts who played thaa match at High Hazels park at Darnall.  Dave and Stevv didn’t drop a game in their two rubbers and Danny and John lost just 6 games in beating the seconds by 1-6, 3-6 and then the firsts by 1-6, 1-6.

Final match score was Rubbers 4-0, Sets 8-0, Games 48-6.

In the final match in the Works League season the team lost 1-3 to Hackenthorpe at Millhouses Park.

Danny Lidster partnered Ben Kay and they lost 9-0 to the first pair but won their second tand by rubber 9-6 having been 6-0 and 7-2 up. A win is a win though!

Steve Hill partnered Jasper Patel and they lost by 5-9 to the second pair and by 3-9 to the firsts.

Final match score was Rubbers 1-3, games 17-33.  Thanks to everyone who has taken part in the matches and to Ben Kay for arranging the teams and captaining the team.

The last Works League match of the season is the knoclk out cup final and this will be played at Ridgeway on Wednesday 3rd August starting at 6:00 pm.

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