Dear Club Member

Happy  new year to you all.  I had a grand dose of the flu last week so getting back on track this week.  We have a new member of the team in the office, Natalie Cossavella.  Natalie will work Monday, Wednesday and Friday so the office will now be open each weekday morning from 9.30 to 2.30.

The news the week is as follows:-

Tennis News

Winter League

Well done to the three teams who played at the weekend – they were all successful, and came through some very stiff competition!

Grade 3 Ladies beat Nenagh 3-1

Grade 6 Ladies beat Youghal 3-2 (Super doubles)

Grade 6 Men beat Ennis 3-2 (Super doubles)

These are fantastic results and best of luck to them all as they progress to the semi-final stage which takes place in early February.

 

Grading Day Reminder

This is taking place next Tuesday 21st January, starting @6pm. 

 

Please make sure you register on Tennis Ireland before the grading. Your Tennis Ireland PIN number is necessary for the form. Please go to https://www.tournamentsoftware.com/

 

 to create your account and get your PIN number. Link below to create your account. 

 

https://ti.tournamentsoftware.com/user?returnUrl=%2F

 

To book in for the grading please use the link on Clubspark and CJ will text to confirm all the details once the booking is made.

Times are 6 -6.30 and 6.30 - 7pm.  More times will be added if necessary. 

It is €8 per person to be paid on Revolut. There is only 5 people per slot so please make sure to book.

 

Link below to book.

6.00-6.30pm

 

https://clubspark.net/LimerickLawnTennisClub/Coaching/Book/c0ead61e-623d-4547-b20f-a35635ab3849

 

6.30-7pm

 https://clubspark.net/LimerickLawnTennisClub/Coaching/Book/f2f71e1d-74dd-4c02-9c8f-93a89168b46a -

 

Guest Bookings

A reminder you are welcome to bring a guest on 3 occasions and all guests must be booked through Ebooking and the fee of €10 paid from your account. 

Junior Tennis

 

Junior coaching is back. Starting on Monday 13th January 

 

You can registrate your child on the following link: Clubspark / Limerick Lawn Tennis Club / Junior coaching

 

Junior South of Ireland 500 and 100 event: 

 

We had to change our date for the Junior south this year due to the master's tournament clashing so the Junior south will now take place Friday January 31st - Monday 3rd February. 

 

Link to enter 500 event:Junior South of Ireland Tour 500 | Tennis Ireland

Link to enter 100 event:Junior South of Ireland Tour 100 | Tennis Ireland

 

Courts 1 -3 Fencing

 

Work started today on the new fencing and it will take 5 working days.  The courts will be closed during the day until next Thursday but we will endeavour to have them open from Monday in the evenings.   This is health and safety protocol so please bear with us.

 

Squash News

 

Munster Junior Closed 2025

 

The Munster Junior Closed took place last weekend in Dunhill Squash Club, Waterford.

 

This one day event saw the top juniors in Munster compete against each other in U11, U13, U15, U17 and U19 age categories.

 

It was great to see LLTC junior squash players entering this event with Hugo McInerney, Ruby Carroll and Jake Keogh representing LLTC at varying age levels.

 

All 3 juniors had a super weekend in what was a very tough draw for everyone.

 

Congratulations to all involved and a very special mention to Ruby Carroll who won the U11 girls section.

 

 

Sunday Social Squash

 

Sunday Social Squash continues this Sunday from 3:30pm, please drop over to meet other club members and enjoy some squash.

 

Poll will go up on WhatsApp on Friday to see who is attending.

 

 

LLTC Squash Box League

 

The next round of the LLTC Squash Box League will be published shortly on Sporty HQ with a poll going up on the WhatsApp group over the weekend

 

The box league is a great way of meeting other club members and is open to club members of all levels.

 

We plan to run the next box league until the end of February to give everyone an opportunity to get all their matches played.

 

 

Squash Court Booking Rules

 

It is great to see so many club members getting back on court after the Christmas festivities.

 

We are delighted to see the courts so busy but we would like to remind everyone of a few court booking rules to ensure a positive experience for all club member

• It is essential to wear the correct footwear (non-marking court shoes). Please do not wear your squash shoes in from the carpark or from the tennis courts
• Please leave the courts in a clean condition after your match and if there are any issues with the courts please report these to a member of the committee
• Please make sure to book your court through Sporty HQ and include both players names that are using the court
• All under 19 club members must wear protective eye wear on court at all times
• Please cancel your booking if your match is not going ahead

 

Charitable Donations

Does your Employer make Charitable Donations via Benevity on behalf of its employees?

Limerick Lawn Tennis Club has registered with Benevity in order to facilitate Multi-National / Large companies supporting LLTC through their employees.  If your company is registered with Benevity or any similar scheme, would you mind letting the office, Eoin Walsh or Jim Cleary know so as to see if we make it work for Limerick Lawn.  We have several capital projects in the pipeline for which we are seeking funding – new boiler, fencing around tennis courts, padel.

Benevity facilitates corporate giving, volunteering, and grant-making solutions for hundreds of companies from around the globe, including Google, Apple, Microsoft to name a few. Part of its social mission is to facilitate charitable giving by exposing them to thousands of potential donors.  (https://benevity.com/about-us )

Membership Subscriptions

 

Thank you to all our members who have paid their subs for 2025.  A reminder that if you want to pay by instalment, you have to initiate the first payment before the end of January.  This facility won’t be available once we move in February.

 

Have a good weekend everyone!!

 

Regards

 

 

Anne Marron

Club Administrator

LLTC