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New Member - January 2025
Posted:
16 January 2025
The Seniors' Lawn Tennis Club of Great Britain is delighted to announce a new member - Daphne Hill (Berkshire). Welcome and we hope you enjoy our historic Club.

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Condolences - Peter Lewis Mockridge
Posted:
16 January 2025
We have been made aware of the death of Peter Mockridge, aged 89 and a Club member since Jan 1981. Peter was a stalwart of Wiltshire and Warwickshire tennis for many years and a man who was passionate about our game both on and off the court. He had long associations with the All England Lawn Tennis Club, Edgbaston Priory, Lawn Tennis Association and the International Club of Great Britain.
We would like to send our sincere condolences to Peter's family and friends.

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Condolences - Brian Leonard Snapes
Posted:
3 January 2025
We have been informed than Brian Snapes passed away peacefully at home on 29th November 2024, aged 77. Brian, a Club member since 2004, competed for Roehampton Club, Surrey County and England in the o60 tennis competitions. Many of us who played against Brian will have known him as a tough but fair competitor and he will be greatly missed.
Our thoughts go out to his family and friends at this sad time.

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Condolences - Wendy Scalinger
Posted:
1 January 2025
It is with great sadness that we learnt of the death of Wendy Scalinger on Tuesday 24th December 2024, aged 76 and a member of our Club since May 2016.
Wendy represented Notts County for 20 years and played for England in the 4 Nations on numerous occasions. Her Club tennis was predominantly at the Wimbledon, Sheen and Warwick BC clubs. She was highly regarded as a tennis player and person both on and off the court and will be sadly missed.
Our sincere condolences go to Wendy's family and friends at this difficult time.

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Men draw against Army Masters
Posted:
1 December 2024
We usually do well in this match but a resolute Army Masters 1st pair went unbeaten during the day. Our 1st and 2nd pairs were solid against the oppo's 2 and 3 and it was left to both third pairs to share the spoils resulting in a 4 1/2 - 4 1/2 draw. Thank you once again to all the players and of course Bill Herlihy for organising this fixture, which is our last match of the season. Full match report accessible from the Photo Gallery page.

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Win against a Dutch Representative Team
Posted:
28 November 2024
This was the first time in 6 years that we played the Dutch at home and it proved to be very successful both on and off the court. After 2 days of competitive singles and doubles tennis, we emerged with a 17 - 13 win. We would like to thank the Dutch players for contributing to a brilliant couple of days of tennis and I am sure they enjoyed their post-match tour of the All England Club, which included a visit to the Wimbledon Museum. Thank you to all our players and special thanks to Graham and Carolyn Neale and Mike Carroll for organising the social events. Match report and photos can be accessed via our Photo Gallery or International Fixtures page.

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Mixed Team lose to the AELTC 2-6
Posted:
28 November 2024
Always a tough fixture due to the quality in depth of the AELTC. As ever, our hosts treated us to a great day's tennis followed up with the usual excellent hospitality, for which we extend our thanks. A match report can be accessed from the Photo Gallery link.

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Fixture in Chattanooga, USA
Posted:
28 November 2024
Our first venture to Tennessee, USA. We had some last-minute administrative and player issues to overcome but everyone pulled together to make the trip a great success - we even sneaked a 12-10 victory! Thank you to all players and match organisers and especially our USA hosts at two spectacular venues.

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New Members - November 2024
Posted:
21 November 2024
The Seniors' Lawn Tennis Club of Great Britain is delighted to announce the following new members - Neil Abercrombie (Dorset), Michelle Dutton (Hampshire), Clive Harrison (East Sussex), Judy King (Shropshire), Dr Susan Mitchell, MBE (S Wales) and Natasha Sherrard (Surrey). Welcome everyone and we hope you enjoy our historic Club.

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Ladies draw tight encounter at Winchester LTC
Posted:
17 November 2024
A new fixture for our ladies team ended in a very competitive 2-2 draw. Played indoors, we hope this will become a regular event in our match calendar.

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Win for our men vs UKAF Masters
Posted:
12 November 2024
Always a very competitive fixture and this year our men came away with a fine 5-4 victory, reversing last year's 3-6 loss. The UKAF 1st pair was too strong on the day winning all three rubbers but perhaps our strength in depth proved to be decisive. This is always an enjoyable autumn fixture with great tennis and matching hospitality.

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Creditable draw against 'youthful' West Hants
Posted:
31 October 2024
Our annual mixed match against West Hants had to be rearranged (usually played in September). Always a tough test as the oppositional is generally a little younger! However, a creditable draw was achieved 4 1/2 - 4 1/2 (6-6 in sets). As always, our hosts were very accommodating and it's always good to play on the excellent clay courts in Bournemouth.
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