Move over Novak and Nick, and congratulations to Bridget, Chris, Gwen and Mario – worthy winners of GTC’s annual Wimbledon Tournament.  With a 9.30am start on one of the hottest days of the year, 17 pairs took to the courts to compete for a trophy almost as impressive as the real thing at SW19. Some fiercely competitive matches followed, and all were conveniently completed in time for members to fill the Bar ready to watch that other Wimbledon final!

It was another sunny Sunday when members competed for the Paul Busfield Memorial Cup – a special tournament held each year in memory of Paul, a dear friend who gave so much of his time to GTC.

A total of 34 members signed up to play some ‘Fast Tennis’ –  becoming a regular format for some of our tournaments: first pair to win four games, sudden death at deuce and a sneaky net serve special, which Paul would have approved of. The rather challenging wind made for some interesting and exciting play, and no pair finished without winning a game!

The overall winners of the beautiful cup were Ingrid and Ilan, runners up were Penny and Tim K, and in third place were Vanessa and Gerry.  The Plate winners were Elaine and Dennis and in second place were Jo C and Stephen N.