Ryan Irvine enjoys memorable singles win A total of 54 junior members took part in the Dunnes Stores Junior Tournament at Enniskillen Tennis Club last week. Each day was bathed in sunshine and there was a range of competitions from the under 10s through to the under 18s. The senior mixed singles saw Oliver GuetteRead more
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 the top four teamsRead more
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 saw their new teamsRead more
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 Monday league. Top scorerRead more
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’s opening match itRead more
Week 7 of the Enniskillen Tennis Spring League was played out in contrasting weather with Monday’s players having to contend with wind and ice while Wednesday’s players enjoyed perfect tennis weather. Monday Night The nights first match pitted current leaders Louise’s Slammers against nearest rivals Maxine’s Magicians. As expected there was very little to separateRead more
Sadness was expressed at last week’s committee meeting at Enniskillen Tennis Club at the recent passing of one of the club’s stalwarts, Wilf Greene. Wilf had been a familiar face at the club for the past five decades holding all key positions on the committee at some stage from 1975 when he was first electedRead more
The Neil Gilmour trophy is presented each year to a junior who has made a significant contribution to the junior club in Enniskillen. In fact you could say that the trophy is awarded to the junior who most closely reflects the qualities of the man whose name the trophy bears and who featured so prominentlyRead more
Under the shadow of the Aviva Stadium, the aptly named Lansdowne Tennis Club played host to the under 16’s National Matchplays. The Tournament welcomed the most prestigious of young tennis talent from the four Provinces. There were nine Leinster, three Munster, three Ulster and one from Connaught, contesting the boys and girls matchplays. All sixteenRead more
We have now reached the half way stage of the junior Round Robin which started at the beginning of March with 32 juniors taking part. This event has been generously sponsored by Devenish Practice and provides our juniors with much needed match practice in singles competition. It also provides many of our younger juniors withRead more
