Fair Play All-Round

Last Saturday, 26th April, the annual spring Hurlingham Tournament was held to herald the start of the 2025/26 season at Bude Tennis Club.

The overnight rain had cleared and with a fabulous turnout of 28 members, the social mixed doubles tournament was played in an excellent spirit and with a very high standard of tennis. The organisation was made a lot easier by having equal numbers of men and ladies and it was great to see lots of new members participating. For the ladies there was a tie for second place between Carole Hunt and Margaret Slator (15.5 points) and the winning lady with 18 points was Sue Brown. There was also a tie for second place for the men with Adrian Riddock and Nigel Tripp (17.5 points) and the winning man was John Brooks with 19.5 points.

Following the presentation of the shield, members enjoyed a well-earned cup of tea and a slice of cake sitting out in the sun.

Photo Competition - Autumn

WINNERS

Bude - dismantling The Strand Hotel (2016) where the Premier Inn is now by David and Joan Coney.

Runner-ups

Bude - view from the lock gates by David and Joan Coney

Humorous - ‘I’m sexy and I know it!’ by Carole Hunt

Humorous - ‘Alien Tennis!’ by David and Joan Coney

Nature - goat in Switzerland by David Brown

Nature - lion in Kenya by Sue Brown

New Coach at Bude Tennis Club

Bude Tennis Club have appointed their new head coach and are delighted to announce that Inga Ziemina, will be providing sessions for members and non-members from July onwards.

Inga is originally from Latvia and represented her country at Junior level. She is currently a Director of Coaching at Ingas Tennis School and holds a Level 4 Accredited Performance Coach Qualification with the LTA. In 2023, Inga was awarded Devon Development Coach of the Year. In her spare time, she loves surfing, enjoys hiking with her two Labradors and of course she is always happy to go for a lovely meal out.  

Sue Brown, Committee Member said ‘Inga is such a dynamic, knowledgeable and personable coach and will be able to offer and deliver more opportunities for the community and visitors. We are very excited for what the future will bring and feel extremely lucky to have her onboard.’

Inga will be offering the following:

 

  • Junior group coaching sessions

  • Adult Beginners/Improvers groups

  • Adult Intermediate/Advanced groups

  • Mixed Team coaching

  • Cardio Tennis

  • Individual coaching

 

For the month of July, Inga has very kindly agreed to apply a 50% discount to all bookings with a small additional fee for non-members. It would be great to see lots of people playing tennis and the Club and Inga are particularly keen to grow the Junior’s Section.

For the full list of July sessions and to book your place please go to: ingastennisschool.co.uk/bude/ (To claim your discount simply apply the code BUDE in the discount section when checking out.)

On Sunday 21 July, the Club and Inga will be holding an Open Day where anyone from the age of four upwards will be able to try free taster sessions.

Also, from 10am to 1pm for the week beginning Monday 5 August, Inga will be running a Summer Tennis Camp for children aged six to sixteen.

If you require further information about any of the above, please email Inga at IngasTennisSchool@gmail.com

Meanwhile, on Friday 28 June, the annual Rosebowl Tournament was held. Six pairs battled for the prestigious trophy on a sunny but breezy evening. The winning pair, Clare Pelling and John Brooks were five points ahead of their nearest rivals so huge congratulations to them!

Inga Ziemina

Clare Pelling and John Brooks