Pickleball
Four Club Members recently travelled to Alicante for the Mediterranean Pickleball Open! Charlotte Bowen-Rayner, Frances Bowen-Rayner, Alan Flitcroft and Carolyn Laville all played in the Open 55+ event and had great success! It was a hugely successful weekend for all with Roehampton Club taking home 4 Gold Medals, 4 Silver Medals and 5 Bronze Medals! Click here for the full report and further information about Pickleball coming up at the Club including an Easter Extravaganza, Club Championships, future sessions, and WhatsApp Group.
Next week, Louis Laville, Golf and Games Manager will Co-Captain Team Europe as they head to Miami for the APP Atlantic Cup – 20th to 23rd March. Louis said: ‘The European team is extremely excited to be heading to Miami to compete in pickleball’s first Atlantic Cup. International team events offer hugely entertaining fixtures across different sports including golf, football, cricket and now pickleball. To captain Team Europe is an honour, and I will be playing and supporting my team as much as possible to help give us the inaugural victory. A huge thank you to APP for making this event happen; all six players on our team are raring to go.’ Click here for more information.
Member Oliver Bonding the first British boy to win tennis J500 title since 2010
Great Britain’s Oliver Bonding and Kaitlyn Rolls of the United States are the latest players to claim J500 silverware after conquering all before them on the clay courts of Blumenau, Brazil. Victory at J500 Blumenau – a tournament also known as the Banana Bowl – represents the biggest title of Bonding’s fledgling career and a major step in his on-court development. After triumphing at J300 Barranquilla, Oliver stormed his way to the boys’ final where he defeated Japan’s Naoya Honda 7-5 6-4. The 16-year-old is only the fourth British boy to win a J500 singles title and the first since George Morgan, who topped the podium at the 2010 Orange Bowl. Member Hannah Klugman was the last Briton to win a J500 after winning the 2023 Orange Bowl. Click here for the full report on the ITF website.
Squash Teams’ defence of the National Clubs’ Title begins
The Men’s National Clubs Squash team started their defence of the title with a win away to Bexley. The team of Adrian Waller, Jonah Bryant, Joe Lee and Sam Osborne-Wylde won 4-0 and progressed to the quarterfinals. Please come and support the Women’s Team who start their defence of their National Title at 7pm on Tuesday 19th March at home v Datchet. With the National Club Championships underway it is wonderful Roehampton Club has been confirmed as the European Squash Club Championship host in early September 2024. This is the pinnacle of European Club team Squash. Click here for the press release from Paul Lindsay, Racquets Manager and Head Squash Pro
Evening with Fleur Anderson – Wandsworth is the 2025 Borough of Culture
Many Members have commented how pleasing it was to listen to local MP Fleur talk last week not only about important national and Wandsworth specific issues, but acknowledging the role Roehampton Club plays and can continue to play within the local community. Chair Michael Hill did an excellent job interviewing Fleur covering many topics of interest.
Hot off the press is the awarding of 2025 London Borough of Culture to LB Wandsworth where the Club will look to play its part.
Best wishes,
Marc
marc.newey@roehamptonclub.co.uk
