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16th October 2018 Comment off

West of England Championships open for entry

West of England Championships Marlborough College, Wiltshire; October 27/28th PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF VENUE Organiser Ollie Arnold is now accepting entries for this year’s West of England Open Championships through a dedicated website. Here, as well as entering the championships, players will also be able to find out everything they need to know about the event […]
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14th October 2018 Comment off

RFA members and their guests enjoy 90th Anniversary Dinner

The Alastair Mackenzie Anniversary Dinner The Queen’s Club, Barons Court, London, Saturday 13th October 2018 Some 75 members of the RFA and their guests gathered at the Queen’s Club in West London yesterday to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Association at The Alastair Mackenzie Anniversary Dinner. The guest list included everyone from greats of […]
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7th October 2018 Comment off

Titles for Butler, Arnold and Parker at the Yorkshire Open

Giggleswick School, Yorkshire Saturday/Sunday, 6-7 October 2018 STOP PRESS: In Saturday’s Doubles Ollie Arnold & Theo Parker regained the title they won in 2016, in a small but high quality field, by beating the former Barnes Bridge champion pairing of Ben Beltrami & Dave Butler in the final. Beltrami and Butler met in the Singles […]
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3rd October 2018 Comment off

Ladies — it’s time to play for The Lady’s Cup!

Holders: Freya Harrison & Dick Warner Entries are invited for the fifth Lady’s (Doubles) Cup, to be held on the Cambridge University courts on Saturday October 20th Each pair should contain at least one school girl or recent leaver or one female beginner. The partner may be of any standard and either sex. If you do […]
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29th September 2018 Comment off

Owers Trophy returns to the Old Paulines

Owers Trophy St Paul’s School, Barnes, September 29th The Old Paulines reinforced their position as the country’s premier Old Boys team with another victory in the Owers Trophy. It was their ninth win in the last 11 years, and one of the most emphatic. To be honest, the result was no great surprise, but as […]
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17th September 2018 Comment off

Ed Kay does the double at the London Open

Whitgift School, Croydon Saturday/Sunday, 15-16 September 2018 STOP PRESS: Ed Kay successfully defended his Singles title and then went on, despite twisting his ankle in the second game, to win the Doubles with partner Dan Grant. In the Singles Ed brought to an end an 11-month unbroken run of titles for Dan Tristao, while in […]
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14th September 2018 Comment off

Yorkshire Open entries now being accepted

Yorkshire Open Fives Tournament Giggleswick School, October 6/7th Organiser John Hawke is now accepting entries for the Yorkshire Open Fives tournament. After the success of recent events in Giggleswick, the 2018 tournament will again feature both singles and doubles championships. However, in contrast to most other Fives tournaments, the doubles will be played on the Saturday, with […]
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11th September 2018 Comment off

Entries open for Owers Trophy Old Boys’ tournament

The Owers Trophy Saturday September 29th 2018 St. Paul’s School, Barnes Organiser Alex Smith is now accepting entries for this year’s Owers Trophy tournament for teams of old boys (and girls!). And, with the great success of the three-person format that has been used over the last few years, he is continuing with that system […]
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26th August 2018 Comment off

City of Durham Ladies’ Invitation Tournament

Durham, 25th August 2018 Julie McIntyre writes: We’re raring to go with our new Ladies & Girls tournament on Saturday 27th October. We are hoping to host lady players of all ages from England and Scotland. The format will be a normal singles tournament, with winners in all age ranges and a variety of Plate […]
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