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.

Current and Upcoming Tournaments

Singles Ladder - a friendly, social, ongoing tournament where you play against people of a similar ability and the players decide on the format. Anyone who would like to join, please contact Val Leafe.

Ladies Singles Tournament - ongoing at the moment

Ladies Floodlight Doubles - ongoing at the moment.

Ladies and Men’s Doubles - starting soon…

Monday 16 June 2025 - The Rosebowl - a mixed doubles tournament.

The season so far … tournaments and winners …

Men’s Floodlight Doubles - Rob Waterhouse and Rob Nicholls

Spring Hurlingham Shield - Saturday 26th April - winning man: John Brooks, winning lady: Sue Brown