Members enjoyed a beautiful day and some very high-quality tennis at Winter Finals Day. Matches were competitive but the sporting spirit of tennis shone through!

Congratulations to Laura in the Ladies’ Singles (runner up Judy), Casey in the Graham Carter Cup (runner up Mikael), Rishi in the Plate (runner up Lee), Graham and Richie  in the Men’s Doubles (runners up Aadil and Robbie), Bridget  and Tina in the Ladies Doubles,  Bridget and Mikael in the Mixed Doubles (runners up Katya and David), Laura in the Invitational Singles (runner up Heidi), Leon in the Under 14s (runner up Amelie).

With all this sunshine, we look forward to the Summer Championships!

Big congratulations to GTC’s hardy 1st team players for storming through the winter to win Division 1 of the Middlesex Winter Mid-week League for over-55s. They battled the elements to win with a very impressive score of 100 points. No wonder they celebrated in style!

GTC will once again be entering multiple men’s and women’s teams for the Middlesex Summer Leagues. So if you enjoy competitive as well as social tennis, contact our Membership Secretary to find out about joining, and come and have a hit. Email: [email protected]

Put a racquet in their hand and promise them pizza, and GTC Juniors know they’re up  for a great evening. We have a lively Junior Tennis section at GTC with plenty of opportunities for group coaching, team and social play.

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There was fantastic sunshine for the March American tournament! Plenty of friendly but competitive play, with Vijay, Zhongjiu, Peter, Yinka, Trevor and Keir ending up on the podium. Congratulations!

Congratulations to our Senior Mixed Doubles Team for clinching the title in the Middlesex Summer League.  What an outstanding team performance from Roubina, David and Bridget who collected the award, and Matthew J, Clive, Del, Amanda, Ana, Dominique, Cheryl, Polly, Jenny F and Judith.

GTC’s Table Tennis members have been doing us proud – both in the South and West Middlesex League and in our own Summer tournaments. ‘A’ team players, Howard and Geoff recently collected their trophies at the League AGM. Although narrowly beaten by arch rivals NET Table Tennis Centre in the League, they clinched a dramatic final match victory against the same opposition in the Cup competition.

The last of the Summer’s Table Tennis tournaments at GTC was a team competition in which players were paired together to play singles and doubles matches. After a group stage, knockout games included some incredibly close matches (one going to 24-22) before arriving at a final pitting Louie and Alan (now in his 50th year as a section member) against Rocco and Ian. After another tight match going to the 5th set Rocco and Ian (right)  came out on top.

Congratulations to everyone who played in this and  other tournaments, and good luck to all our teams in the new season starting on 14 October. Find out more about our thriving Table Tennis section by contacting: [email protected]