The Ladies Floodlight 3rd team achieved promotion to Class 4 in 2018 having beaten Deerpark in a close Q/Final match. Wishing the team all the best in their S/Final Tuesday 14th at 7.30pm in Sandycove.
Also wishing the very best of luck to the Ladies 1st team in their Class 1 S/Final at home in Donnybrook Tuesday 14 November at 7.30pm against Clontarf.
CONGRATULATIONSTO
Juliana Carton -Winner2017 Winter U18 Girls Singles Leinster Provincial Match Plays in D/L Riverview.
Harry Sheridan –Winner Leinster U14 Boys Singles Autumn Match-play Series in Donnybrook
James Brophy –WinnerLeinster U16 Boys Singles Autumn Match-play Series in Sutton.
Lauren Johnston –R/UpLeinster U16 Girls Singles Autumn Match-play Series in Sutton.
Caroline Danaher –Winner Girls U12 Doubles Naas U12 Junior Open.
Kate Brennan -R/Up GS12 Connaught Junior Indoors
Breda Brennan -R/Up GS16 Connaught Junior Indoors & placed ¾ in GS18 event.
Emma BrennanPlaced ¾ in GS18 event Connaught Junior Indoors .
Grace Sargent –3 rd placeU14 GirlsSingles Autumn Match-play Series in Donnybrook
Caroline Danaher –Joint 3 rd U12 GS Naas Junior Open
Emma Brennan –Joint 3 rd Apex U18 GS Championships in D/L Belfast.
Jamie Boxwell –Placed ¾ U14 Phoenix Gold
Lucy Roche-R/Up U12 GS Phoenix Gold Brookfield
Sorcha Smith O’Connor -R/UpU12 GS Phoenix Silver in Brookfield.
Saturday 21 October - Donnybrook U12 Stars n Stripes team beat Rathgar in the Final. The team consists of 6 boys and 6 girls. Well done to all.
Sunday 22 October - The ladies 1st team, captained by Alison Rennick, won the Class 1 O35 Senior League Final beating Sutton 1sts in a close match. Congratulations to all the squad.
The Mens 1st team O45 Senior League won the Class 2 Final, captained by Jimmy McDonogh. Well done to all, promoted to Class 1 in 2018.
We wish all the Donnybrook junior U14 players playing in the Matchplays this Saturday and Sunday 28/29 October all the best.
The Floodlight League Ladies 1st, 2nd and 3rd teams have all qualified out of the group stages, as have the 2nd Mens team.
On Sunday 5 November the U14 Junior League 1st Boys team play away in Shankill at 4pm along with the U18 Boys team who also play away in Shankill at 4pm. The Girls U14 1st team play at home in Donnybrook v Sutton at 4pm. Good luck to all.
Lesley O'Halloran won the O35 Ladies Singles in the Ashbrook Open.
In the Leopardstown Junior Open Shauna Casey won the U18 Girl's Singles; Maria Blake was U16 Girl's Doubles Finalist; Roisin Hudson U12 Girl's Doubles Finalist and Caroline Danaher seeded 5 was the U12 Girl's Singles Finalist. Great week, well done all.
Upcoming in Donnybrook ltc:
Student on Duty 24-28 July 10am-1pm (Andrew Cloonan).
Club Tennis Social night Thursday 27 July 7.30pm-9pm.
Summer Camp 31 July-3 August 9.30am-1pm.
Student on Duty 31 July-3 August 1-4pm.
Club Tennis Social night Thursday 3 August 7.30pm-9pm.
Hunters Estate Agent Donnybrook 2017 Junior Open 4-12 August and all courts reserved daytime.
Summer Camp 14-18 August 9.30am-12.30pm.
Student on Duty 14-18 August 12.30pm-4pm.
Junior CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS 20-26 AUGUST, junior club highlight of the year.
Senior O35 & O45 League starts Sunday 3 September x 5 Sundays.
Junior Programme starts 11 September.
Senior CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS 17-30 September.
Airhall goes up October.
Harry Sheridan, 15/07/17, winner boys U12 singles and doubles at Bishopstown LTC in Cork.
Dave Gardiner won the same title back in 2007.
Harry also won the U12 "B" tournament the week before in Sundays Well.
Best of luck to the Donnybrook Ladies Summer League team in their Class 2 Final scheduled for 1pm in Naas tomorrow, Saturday 24 June.
Your support would be very much appreciated.
Georgia Drummy with her doubles partner finalists in Hungary ITF G2
Gavin O'Donnell and Brian O'Donnell won the Family Day event.
Family Day Sunday 28 May at 2pm with BBQ at 4pm.
Child plus sibling aged 16+ or parent.
Event categories:
Orange Ball-age 7/8.
Green Ball age 9/10.
Yellow Ball age 11/12.
Yellow Ball age 13 to 15 compete for the Cup!
Book in by text to 0868245238 if you have not yet entered. €20 entry fee for 2 people, includes the BBQ.
BBQ only adult €8 and child €5.
Donnybrook will welcome Conor Niland this Sunday 21 May at the Special Needs Tennis 9.30-10.30am. This will be followed by a cuppa and snacks in the Clubhouse.
Osgar O'hOisin's progress with University of Wisconsin this season.
See link to a report from a match last Friday at the Big Ten Mens’ tennis tournament where Wisconsin beat Northwestern 4-2 and Osgar had a big win in his match.
See also UW Mens Tennis twitter account. https://twitter.com/BadgerMTennis/status/858041273856471041
Wisconsin are currently ranked no. 30 in the US and have qualified for the end of season NCAA Mens’ tournament and will be heading to the University of Southern California in Los Angeles where they are to play University of San Diego in the first round on Friday 12 th May.
Juliana Carton wins U16 Girls National Matchplays.
