The prestigious Neil Gilmour memorial trophy was awarded to Alison Glass at Enniskillen Tennis Club last weekend. This trophy recognises not just sporting achievement but places a heavy emphasis on the qualities of sportsmanship shown by juniors both on and off the court. Any recipient of the Neil Gilmour trophy will have displayed the qualitiesRead more
Waterford played host to the under 16’s Girls National Matchplays last weekend. The Tournament welcomed the most prestigious of young tennis talent from the four Provinces. All sixteen girls had qualified from their region and then their province. The matchplay format consists of playing several high quality matches, where every player will ultimately finish withRead more
In a busy week of tennis, juniors from Dublin, Dundalk, Donegal, Belfast and all the local clubs in Fermanagh and Tyrone descended on Enniskillen Tennis Club for the annual West of Ulster Junior Championships. As expected, local players acquitted themselves very well and provided the spectators with some outstanding tennis. The U18 and U16 BoysRead more
The under 10’s summer kicked off at Enniskillen on 1st July as part of the West of Ulster Junior Championships sponsored by Lakeland Veterinary Services. 11 competitors took part, 4 from Enniskillen Tennis Club, 4 from Irvinestown, 2 from Butt Hall in Donegal and 1 from ATT in Ballymena. Kaelan Deery, competing on red court,Read more
The recent under tens event sponsored by our local Dunnes Stores attracted a super entry of young members from Enniskillen Tennis Club. A total of 21 of our youngest juniors took part in a team event over three hours on a Saturday morning using six courts. With coach Louise McGann’s meticulous planning, the event provedRead more
This year saw continued success for our juniors although study is becoming a bigger focus in many of their lives. 2015 is recognised as the year Eimear Smyth made a real breakthrough in competition. At the start of the year she emerged a very credible fifth in the National matchplays at U16 level in Waterford.Read more
Round 2 Review After the January freeze up caused the cancellation of the first week of the Enniskillen Tennis Spring League, last Monday finally saw the action commence. The league involves upwards on 70 club members playing doubles and mixed doubles in a team format over the next ten Monday and Wednesday nights with theRead more
Round 4 Review Following recent losses to the ice and snow, normal service and Donal’s service resumed at Enniskillen, with a full round of matches completed over Monday and Wednesday. Monday Night The night’s first match pitched last year’s Autumn League most winning pairing against each other as Captians Matt Dillon and Andy Elliot sawRead more
Round 5 Review Week five marks the halfway turn in the league as teams now start to look ahead to qualifying for the semifinals. Monday Night The first big move came in the weeks opening match as Louise’s Slammers dominated proceedings in a 58-38 win over Matts Backhanders, taking over top position in the MondayRead more
Round 6 Review In a week of comebacks, week 6 saw the battle for semi final qualification start to tighten. Monday Night Given that players on Monday night had to contend with hail rain snow and high winds it was no surprise that the scoring swayed back and forth throughout the night. In the week’sRead more
