Padel Update
RECORDER – 8 August 2023
Autumn Padel Coaching
Click here for the autumn padel coaching programme.
Places are now open for bookings at https://roehamptonclubracquets.as.me/
Autumn Padel Social Sessions
Click here for the autumn padel social sessions.
Padel Tennis Club Championship
Matches can now be played / arranged. Please click here for the draws.
Courts
There will be pressure on court availability which could also make rearranging a match difficult.
Courts have been booked for the allocated quarterfinals, semifinals and finals days / times – hopefully everyone will be available to play as scheduled.
Match timings / players’ responsibilties / courtesy
With pressure to play the matches over a short period of time please show courtesy to your fellow opponents and try to play them on or ahead of schedule, we cannot afford to get a backlog of matches.
There will be days and times that are not convenient to you and/or your opponents. SO, it is ALL players’ responsibility to arrange the match with their opponents before the next round is scheduled to be played.
Note One
If you rearrange a match please, where possible, notify Paul and likely next opponents
Note Two
If there is a real problem please contact Paul as soon as possible so we can help resolve it quickly (even if it comes to an independent coin toss!).
Email – Paul.lindsay@roehamptonclub.co.uk
Mobile – 07841 429910
Results
Please can the winning pair email Paul your result straight after the match.
Paul will update the official draw sheets on the Padel notice board in the Bandstand pavilion.
Finals will be on Saturday 2 September (from 10:00)
YOUR ENTRY FEE INCLUDES an invitation to finals day, presentations and pizza.
As well as the finalists, all competitors, supporters, partners, guests and juniors are welcome!
I look forward to seeing you all over the coming weeks, good luck everyone.
‘By signing up to this competition you are consenting to us making your contact details available to other members for the purposes of contacting you in relation to competition. If you do not want your details to be available for such purposes you must inform the Club directly. Your personal details will only be used in accordance with the Club’s privacy policy, a copy of which has been provided to Members and which can also be seen on the Club’s website.’
Please click here for the rules
Please click here for the draws
For any further information please contact Paul Lindsay at paul.lindsay@roehamptonclub.co.uk
European Seniors Championships
Great news that one of our Members, Sandra Drum, was selected to represent Ireland in last month’s European Seniors FIP (International Padel Federation) Championships in Alicante, Spain. It was an exciting fixture with over 800 players from 18 countries competing.
Sandra joined Roehampton Club in 2021. While on the golf course, she noticed new Padel courts being built and Sandra, who was an experienced tennis player, decided to try this new game.
She is delighted she did!
‘What a thrill to play the number one seeds and clear favourites Spain in our first match. They were awesome and I learned a lot in spite of losing’.
Spain, unsurprisingly, went on to sweep the boards in all categories.
Other teams Ireland played included Great Britain, Finland and Germany. ‘We were well beaten by GB and Finland but the match against the Germans was very close losing 7/6, 6/4’.
Sandra really enjoyed the week. It was very positive for Ireland who improved their FIP European classification; the Seniors (over – 40’s, 45’s and 50’s) are now ranked in 12th of 15 and Super Seniors (over -50’s, 55’s, 60’s) 7th of 9.
Team GB Seniors finished 8th of 15 and the Super Seniors 5th of 9.
‘Thank you to Roehampton Club for introducing me to this truly wonderful game’.