The weather cleared for a fine afternoon of tennis for club finals day on Sunday the 23rd September. Members have been battling it out through the season in knock-out rounds to reach the finals. Volunteer members umpired and the event was organised by committee…
The annual Presidents Ladies Tournament took place at Wells Tennis Club on the 8th September with a wonderful turnout of 16 ladies. It was doubles tournament with partners drawn on the day and a round robin format, with the added spice of a joker for…
Wells leading men’s team have their place at the top of the North Somerset League confirmed this week by the league chair. Having only just been promoted to Division One, the A team had their best season ever thanks to the commitment and determination of…
Sunday saw the annual President’s vs Chairman’s tournament at Wells Tennis Club. No-one was complaining, but blazing sunshine meant that the mixed pairs teams of ten battled it out via a format reduced to short sets. After more than two hours of fierce but friendly…
For the last match of the season Wells Ladies A played in Burnham-on-Sea against Avenue Ladies A. Both Wells pairs Erika Cotton + Julia Nest and Wendy Edwards + Caroline Moule lost against the Avenue first pair and won against the Avenue second pair. After…
In the last couple of weeks Wells A-Team first went away to Bridgwater A and lost 10-0 to the strongly fancied league leaders. The following week they hosted Clevedon A, one of the other teams fighting for second place in Division 1. With the teams…
Ladies D vs Cheddar D The D team finished the season on a high, with the pairings of Arabella and Ruth , Jeannie and Sarah M, winning all their matches in straight sets, resulting in a 10-0 victory over Cheddar D. This result means the…
After a couple of high flying weeks Wells’ Men’s Teams had mixed results this week. The A-Team hosted Clevedon B in Division 1 and carried on confidently where they left off the week before. James Edwards and Kevin Durney applied the pressure and won their…
Wells Ladies A-team played at home against Woodland A Both Wells pairs won their opening matches, Wendy Edwards and Caroline Moule 6-2 6-4 and Erika Cotton and Lorna Jenkins 7-5 6-1. Erika and Lorna (who stepped in with short notice) also won their second…
With Wimbledon fast approaching Wells’ Men’s Teams had their best week of the year so far with all four teams winning their matches. The A-Team led the way at home to Lympsham A. First Pair James Edwards and Jon Parsons won their first match 6-4,…