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Condolences - Angela Mortimer Barrett MBE
Posted:
1 September 2025
It was with great sadness that we learnt of the death of Angela Mortimer Barrett on 25th August 2025, aged 93 and an Honorary Member of our Club since April 2009.
Angela was a very determined and resolute tennis player. She won Wimbledon in 1961 and was also victorious at the Australian and French Championships in the 1950’s. In addition to her three major singles titles, she was also a doubles champion at Wimbledon.
In 1967 she married John Barrett, a fellow British tennis player who became a distinguished tennis writer and broadcaster. In the same year, she was awarded the MBE for services to tennis. Angela was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1993.
There are many accolades to be found regarding Angela’s tennis career and we urge our members, some of whom knew her personally, to read about the life and achievements of one of the greatest tennis players this country has ever produced.
Our condolences go out to Angela's husband, John; their children, Michael and Sarah Jane; grandchildren, family and friends, especially those at the All England Club.
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British Masters Open Grass Court 2025 - Eastbourne
Posted:
31 August 2025
Competitors representing over 20 different nationalities converged on Eastbourne 26-31 August to compete in this grass court event. Always played at the mercy of the weather and with numbers down on previous years, the tournament reached a satisfactory conclusion. Congratulations to all Club Members who won events and reached finals - detailed results can be accessed via the ITF World Tennis Masters Tour Calendar website.
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Ladies lose tight match at St. George's
Posted:
28 August 2025
Our ladies team just lost on sets 6-8 at St. George's Hill in a closely contested 4-pair encounter, which reversed last year's result. However, a glorious afternoon of grass court tennis ended with a lovely tea - what more is there to like?
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Mixed Team win at Gerrards Cross LTC
Posted:
19 August 2025
Gerrards Cross LT&CC has been in existence since the early 1900's and is currently blessed with excellent playing and social facilities. In terms of the match and despite some personnel issues we won 7-3 (sets) and everyone enjoyed themselves. Many thanks to Toni Marchetti for his organisation and all-round hospitality.
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Men prevail against PSOB
Posted:
18 August 2025
A fine win 4-0 win on clay over PSOB at the excellent Oxshott Village Sports Club. The final score belies the competitive tennis played by all pairs as we avenged last year's 1-3 loss.
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British Masters Closed Grass Court - 10-17 August
Posted:
17 August 2025
Congratulations to all our members who played and achieved success in the Grass Court Championships 10-17 Aug. at Aorangi Park. Detailed results can be accessed from the ITF Website - World Tennis Masters Tour Calendar and select the appropriate tournament.
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World Masters for 50 & 55 age groups - Portugal 3-16 August
Posted:
17 August 2025
Our Club was represented in each of the GB Teams across the age groups - Hafeez Hameed (M50), Matthew Coombes (M55), Jo Shepherd (W50), Michelle Dutton (W55) and ultimately GB Teams finished in creditable positions.
In the Individual Championships that followed, new member Jurate Hardy won the o55's women's world doubles title with playing partner Anke Worst (Ger.) - congratulations Jurate!
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Men win at Roehampton
Posted:
10 August 2025
A strong team represented us at Roehampton and we enjoyed a fine win on grass in a hard-fought match. Played in hot conditions and against a generally younger team our 'guile and fitness' levels saw us through some tricky moments and we emerged 6-3 winners. Our top pair of Nigel Watts and Ian Thomas remained undefeated on the day. Excellent post-match hospitality was provided by the Roehampton Club.
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New Members - August 2025
Posted:
6 August 2025
The Seniors' Lawn Tennis Club of Great Britain is delighted to announce 4 new members - Tracey Cheffey (London), Stuart Denyer (London), Jurate Hardy (London) and Russell Smart (Hants.). Welcome everyone and we hope you enjoy our historic Club.
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Men's team lose at Winchester
Posted:
5 August 2025
This fixture was hastily arranged to replace our match against The Queen's Club. A tight match and a great advert for senior's tennis! We lost 3-6 but everyone enjoyed themselves and the general feeling was this should become an annual fixture. Thanks to Winchester Rackets & Fitness Club for hosting and looking after us so well.
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Mixed team win at West Worthing
Posted:
2 August 2025
Great win for our mixed team at West Worthing 5-3 (sets) where the previous two seasons have ended in drawn matches. The format of this fixture is a men's and ladies doubles followed by two mixed.
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Condolences - Anthony 'Tony' Scarlett
Posted:
31 July 2025
We were saddened to learn of the death of Tony Scarlett, aged 89 and a Club member since December 1996.
Tony was a Surrey man through and through and his contributions to both Surrey and British tennis in general were extensive and showed great commitment to the game’s promotion. He represented Surrey on the LTA Council from 1981 to 2005 and became an Honorary Life Councillor in 2006, also serving on countless LTA boards and committees.
Tony's wife Mary, who predeceased him, was also a member of our Club.
He will be sadly missed by everyone who knew him and our condolences go out to his family and friends.
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