Friday 18th June was the date for this years Ladies Charity Tournament and Lunch.

This year followed a different format to previous years as we had a slightly lower turnout then in the past.  Ten players had entered the tournament.  All names went into a draw for partners.  The resulting pairings were: Pauline H & Lesley, Chris and Rachel, Andrea & Janet, Maz & Pauline G, and Kerry & Nicki.

Each pairing was to play each of the other pairs across five rounds, with one pair taking a well earned rest for one round.  Each round was for 20 minutes and the result would be decided on the number of games won across all five rounds.

The matches were well fought with a number of great rallies.  We had a slight mishap part way through the fourth round when Nicki fell over and twisted her ankle.  Pauline H took her place alongside Kerry for the remainder of the round.  Fortunately Nicki recovered quickly and was able to return to play the fifth round which she and Kerry won.

At the end of the morning when all the games were counted the winners, by just one game, were Maz & Pauling G.  Andrea & Janet were runners up.

The players all retired to the clubhouse for a well earned lunch, joined by the club chairman, Graham, and 7 other members and guests.  Lunch was an enjoyable social event and the players would like to thank the 'team' who handled all the catering whilst we were busy on court.

Thanks to Chris for organising the event - how much did we raise Chris? And will somebody please remind me to take photo's next time!