Shankill Tennis Club

Junior News

Club Championships
Well done to Cóilín MacNamara on winning the singles in the Club Championships - great match against Jonathan Lindberg, well done to you both.

Well done to Katie Cassidy on her win over Roisín Flynn in the Ladies Singles Finals


Junior Club Championships

Well done to all who participated in the Junior club championships - Finals day saturday 5th November was a great day.  We had Wimbledon weather and the tennis was excellent!   Highlights of the day included  Aoife Morgan winnng girls under 14 and 16 singles and Michael Frawley winning boys under 16 and 18 singles.  Many thanks to all the parents who helped out during the week and on finals day.

D.L.T.C. Finals Day

Our boys under 17 were in the final of  the D.L.T.C. class 1 on sunday 6th November in Greystones.  It was Shankill''s 3rd year to be in the final of class 1.  Unfortunately they were beaten this year by Greystones, but they all played a very high standard of  tennis.  Congratulations to the boys involved : Coilín McNamare, Brian Hayes, Jonathan Linberg, Sam Walsh and Ciaran Kelly.

Congratulations

Congratulations to Coilín who participated in a European tennis  event in Luxenbourg over the mid-term break.

Kevin Byrne Memorial Trophy

The next junior tennis event will be the Kevin Byrne Memorial Trophy event.  this will be played over the Christmas period.  Watch notice board for details.

Coaching

New tennis coaching starting up with Gordon for those who wish to coach twice a week.  See notice board for more details.

Cost of Lights for Juniors

The cost of lights for juniors over the winter period will be €3 per hour.


Junior Christmas Party

The Junior Christmas Party will be split into 2 parties this year.   One party will be for primary school children  (11th December) while the other one will cater for older juniors at secondary schoo (10th December).   Please note different dates and times.

JUNOR CHRISTMAS PARTY  - FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL CHILDREN
 
When :   Saturday 10th  December

Time:  7pm -9pm

Activities :  X-Factor final on the big screen, Table Tennis followed by Pizza Party!.

Cost : Suggested Contribution : €3 – all proceeds will go to the local St Vincent De Paul

Please put your name down in office if you can attend

JUNIOR CHRISTMAS PARTY -  FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN

When:   Sunday 11th December

Time:      2pm - 4pm

Activities:   Tennis, Table Tennis, Mini-Sports and Party Food!

Cost: Suggested contribution €3 - proceeds will go to St Vincent de Paul

Please put your name down in office if you can attend.

 Junior Christmas Party

This year the junior Christmas Party was divided into 2 parties to cater for both primary and secondary school children and this proved to be a great success.  About 25 children attended each party (total 52)  and had a great time.   The party for secondary school children was held on 10th December from 7-9pm.  This coincided with the long awaited X-Factor final which was shown on the big screen!  The teenagers also enjoyed table tennis and a  pizza  party  The primary school party was held the next day and the children played lots of tennis and mini-sports.and afterwards had lots of xmas treats.  Many thanks to the parents who helped out on the day and for contributions of  €160 to St Vincent de Paul. 

National Match Plays

Congratulations to the following junior players:
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Colín McNamara who got 3rd in the boys under 18 singles National Match Plays .

Jonathan Lindberg  who got 2nd in the boys under 16 singels National Match Plays.

Michael Frawley who qualified for boys under 16 singles National Match Plays at the age of 14.

Much credit is due to our tennis coach Derek Healy who coachs all of these boys. 

Kevin Byrne Memorial Trophy

Matches for this event will be held throughout the Christmas holidays.                 .