NORTH
OXFORD
LAWN TENNIS CLUB

Welcome to our June newsletter.

In this month’s newsletter:

• Committee update
• Membership cards – please collect yours at the bar!
• British Tour finalists & winners
• Bank Holiday American tournament winners & runners-up
• NOLTC NCL teams news
• British Tour used balls available to buy
• NOLTC Club Championships – draw
• Upcoming events – Nicky Maskens Memorial Cup & ITF Masters

Last week we hosted the British Tour singles event – a grade 2 tournament, see details, finalists and winners below.

You’ll also find details of, and links to, the Nicky Maskens Memorial Cup event on Thursday 12th June at 6:30pm and the Club Championship draw.  There is also a link to register for the ITF Masters 100 tournament we are hosting 23-28th June.

On the club’s development plans, we are now in the process of seeking planning permission for our 3 indoor courts, the new clubhouse and covers for our Padel courts.  We are also exploring a range of funding and grant options to finance these exciting developments and the Red Plus clay courts on hard 1 & 2 and grass 5 & 6.

We will keep you fully informed and consulted on progress, and when decisions need to be made.

We are also now embarking on our first sponsorship discussions with businesses around Summertown and Kidlington to supplement our long standing partnership with Chris Lewis Fire & Security – who will remain our main club sponsor. If you or your business are interested in sponsoring the club, please contact Richard Evans or Lyn Haslett-Hawkins for more information.

We are, as ever, keen to receive any feedback from you and any ideas of how we can improve the Club, so please do contact us at northoxfordtennis@gmail.com or catch one of the Club committee team or Julian around the Club.

And don’t forget to check out our social calendar (see below).

From your Committee Team

Thank you to everyone who has renewed or joined the club.

Your membership cards are available to collect from the clubhouse – please see Julian or bar team to get yours and your free drinks voucher.

There are still a large number of adult and junior members who have not renewed yet.  We look forward to you rejoining soon.  Please follow the link in the ClubSpark reminder email you will have been sent.

Please note that we will be doing random checks to make sure members have their membership cards with them!

Last week we hosted the grade 2 British Tour Mens’ and Ladies’ singles tournament.  A fantastically high level of tennis on display throughout qualifying and then in the main draw.

Finalists were (from left to right) Hollie Smart, Mia Wainwright, Rhys Lawlor and Jay Johnson-Hauldren.  On Saturday, Hollie prevailled in the ladies’ final and Jay in the men’s.

Congratulations to our finalists and winners!  And a big thank you to Andy Fyfe, our referee for the week, who, despite losing a full day’s play on Tuesday, managed to run a seamless schedule!

NOLTC’s Brendan Emmanuel made it through to the last 16, losing to Ferran Redza in 3 sets.  He won the first set and lost the second by which time he’d broken strings on all his racquets and had to borrow Allan Cooper’s – probably didn’t help him in the third set!

Thank you to all who attended the American Tournament on Bank Holiday Monday.  We managed to beat the rain, but the strong wind made the tennis interesting!

The men’s winner (with the highest overall score) was Harry Fletcher, with new member Peter Greenland coming second. The ladies’ winner was Carolyn Downs and the runner-up was Lucy Ball.

Many thanks to Catherine Jackson for running the Bank Holiday Tournament.  We will be running another one on Bank Holiday Monday 25th August.

National league Nationals: Close and hard fought match and narrow defeat to Winchester LTC over NOLTC.

Team: Joe Cartledge, Jack Rooney, Sam Christie, Django Thompson

National League Regionals: NOLTC win over Great Missenden on 18th May 8-4.

Team: Tariq Khalifa, Emerson Styles, Django Thompson, Seth Carlisle

National league County Open:

Men’s NOLTC 12-0 win over Cholsey away.

Team: Luke Strivens, Seth Carlisle, Ben Spivey, Paul Apostolides

Women’s NOLTC 1 win over NOLTC 2 10-2:

Team 1: Katherine Wong, Lucy Denley, Ellie Hills, Hayyu Imanda

Team 2: Anna Wilson, Nicky Hull, Ainsley Burge, Rebecca Watkinson, Sarah Lacey

The draws for the Club Championships 2025 are now complete and have been published (please see link below).

North Oxford Tennis Club – Club Championships 2025 – View Draw Here

Each date represents a Play by date. The tournament experience is largely down to how well people communicate and organise their matches. Players must provide 3 dates that the match can be played.

The scoring format to be used in ALL matches will be two normal sets (tie break to 7 points (2 clear) at 6-6). A match tie break (first to 10 points with a 2 clear advantage) will be played at one set all. e.g 6-2 4-6 10-8

THE WINNER PLAYER/TEAM NEEDS TO SEND THROUGH THE RESULTS TO the tournament organiser (Tom: noltccompetitions@gmail.com) WITHIN 24 HOURS OF THE MATCH FINISHING SO THAT WE CAN UPDATE THE DRAW.

Players must be members of North Oxford Tennis Club to participate in the 2025 Championships.

Matches should be played on grass where possible, finals weekend will be played on grass. Where a surface cannot be agreed a coin toss should take place.

The organiser’s decision on tournament related issues is final.

Finals weekend will be Sunday 13th July 2025 (Play from 10:30am).

If you need contact details of your opponent, please get in touch with Tom: noltccompetitions@gmail.com

Good luck to all, enjoy your tennis and have fun!

Tom

NOLTC Competitions Manager

As a result of hosting the British Tour event last week, we now have a lot of used balls in good condition (each can used for one match only on grass) available to buy.

£3 per can or 4 cans for £10 available at the bar.

Here are a few of our exciting upcoming socials and events to put in your diaries:

Saturday 7th June: Women’s French Open final on big screens in clubhouse.

Sunday 8th June: Men’s French Open finalon big screens in clubhouse and French themed buffet from midday.  Book in here.

12 June, 6:30pm: Nicky Maskens Memorial Cup Charity Tournament. The format this year is “100+”.

Sign up here.

Mixed pairs with combined ages totalling at least 100 will compete against each other in a round robin tournament. Don’t worry if you don’t have a partner, we will find you a suitable match!

The winners will be presented with a cup, and prizes will also be awarded to the second and third place finishers.

This is open to all levels, and it would be great to see as many people as possible.

23-28 June: ITF Masters 100 Tournament.  We were delighted to host the ITF Masters 100 at NOLTC last year and are looking forward to hosting it again this year, from 23-28 June.

If you are able to play but have not yet registered, please click here to sign-up.

More details on each event to follow soon – keep an eye on socials and club emails for more information and to register.

CLUB KIT, TENNIS & PADEL ACCESSORIES AND RESTRINGING

Get kitted out for the new season!  A reminder that we have stock of most club branded clothing, in a range of sizes, behind the bar for you to try and buy; along with racquet grips, dampeners, and tennis and Padel balls.  We also provide a racquet restringing service.

TENNIS POINT – 10% OFF EVERYTHING! NEW DISCOUNT CODE!

As part of our partnership with Tennis Point (www.tennis-point.co.uk) members can now order anything on their website and get 10% off, by using this code CLUBUK_NO2183ACE.

TENNIS BALL RECYCLING!

There is a tennis ball recycling bin just outside the main door to the clubhouse.  Please put your used balls in the recycling bin, instead of in the courtside bins where they are likely to be missed.

Our new ball machine is proving popular with members, helping them to hone their skills.

It’s battery powered offering 2-3 hours of feeding, holds 120 balls, and is light and easily manoeuvrable.

Click here for a video explaining how easy it is to operate and use.

And click here to see how the remote control watch helps you switch it on and off from the opposite end of the court.

To rent the ball machine simply book your court in the usual way, come to the bar to pay the £10 rental fee and collect the machine.

Complete your look with the official NOLTC clothing range.

View the full range and order here.

A reminder that we have stock of most items, in a range of sizes, behind the bar for you to try and buy.

Branded hoodies, zoodies (zipped hoodies), sweatshirts, t-shirts, polos, skorts and shorts available in traditional white and Oxford blue.

*order to delivery approx 3-4 weeks.

All tops include:

• Embroidered Logo Left Chest
• Embroidered Initials Right Chest (optional – extra cost).

Order via the Blue Blood Sports website.  View the full range and order here.

Clothing will be delivered to your door (postage from £3.50).