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20th April 2015 Comment off

Wessex Club win Club Championship

NATIONAL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP St. Paul’s School, Barnes, Sat/Sun April 18/19th STOP PRESS The Wessex Club scored a notable first, upsetting the seedings and ending the Old Paulines’ four-year winning run by winning the National Club Championship. With a team comprised of National Singles and Doubles champion Will Ellison, David Butler, Harry Akerman and Giles Munn, […]
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13th April 2015 Comment off

Ellison & Tristao win National Doubles Championship

NATIONAL DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP Alleyn’s School, Dulwich, April 11/12th Will Ellison and Dan Tristao lived up their top seeding by winning their first National Doubles Championship as a pair – although it was neither’s first national doubles title, Will having won for the last two years with Charlie Brooks, while Dan partnered Dan Grant to the […]
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13th April 2015 Comment off

Entry form for Winchester Fives Mixed Doubles Championship

NATIONAL WINCHESTER FIVES MIXED DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP Bradfield College, Sunday May 10th Organiser Alex Steel is now accepting entries for the National Winchester Fives Doubles Championship. In recent years, this has become one of the most fun and enjoyable events on the calendar, encouraging entrants from all codes of Fives and players of all ages. The […]
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9th April 2015 Comment off

Entry form for Scottish Open Championships

SCOTTISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS Loretto School, Musselburgh, May 2nd/3rd Organiser Neil Roberts is now accepting entries for the Scottish Open Championships, which will be held at their traditional time, over the first May Bank Holiday weekend. The event – played using the Cliff ball – includes both singles and doubles championships, but as is usual in […]
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30th March 2015 Comment off

Report from the National Schools Championships

National School Championships St Paul’s School, Barnes, March 26/29th Peter King writes: This year’s tournament was back to its normal format of four days and three age groups; twenty schools were represented, with over 130 competitors in all, the Colts being especially keen with 50, and although Winchester were the dominant force across the three […]
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24th March 2015 Comment off

Entry form for National Doubles Championship

National Doubles Championship Alleyn’s School, Dulwich, April 11/12th Organiser Hamish Buchanan is now accepting entries for the National Doubles Championship through a dedicated website, which you can access using the link at the bottom of this story. The tournament will take place on the recently refurbished courts at Alleyn’s School. However, last year’s champion Charlie […]
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23rd March 2015 Comment off

Ian Fuller does the Vintage Double

Cambridge, 22nd March 2015 Ian Fuller defends his Vintage Singles title and wins the Doubles for the fourth time, this year with David Hebden. Bob Dolby reports: In a Vintage Singles competition notable by the absence of Wayne Enstone (hip), Bob Sandie (Knee) and Phil Atkinson (hamstring) it was Ian Fuller who asserted his dominance […]
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18th March 2015 Comment off

Blundell’s and Pilgrims’ boys win at U13 Championships

UNDER 13s CHAMPIONSHIPS St Paul’s School, Barnes, March 15th Organiser Peter de Winton writes: With 36 competitors from six schools, it was a healthy field of players, with all the usual competitive spirit and enthusiasm. We missed having boys from Rossall and Derby Moor, but once again welcomed Shrewsbury House School, who in spite of […]
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15th March 2015 Comment off

Grant & Tristao win Winchester Fives Open Doubles

WINCHESTER FIVES OPEN DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP Winchester College, March 15th Harry Akerman reports: It took just under 12 hours at this year’s Barnes Bridge for Dan Grant and Dan Tristao to emerge as first-time winners, and in doing so, become the first players to beat Will Ellison and Hal Mohammed in the tournament since 2008. This […]
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