Albany Lawn Tennis Club
We are a friendly tennis club with over 300 members aged from 4 to 85. Albany is a unique tennis club on the Isle of Man proudly boasting privately-owned floodlit courts and facilities, as well as an indoor court ensuring play is possible in all weathers and seasons. We offer opportunities for social play, a great coaching team, men’s, ladies’ and mixed League tennis, and a tournament programme for all. New members are always warmly welcomed. Come along and visit us any time, meet our friendly club members and see our excellent facilities. We operate a ‘try before you buy’ policy so you may visit three times with a member before having to commit to join the club. Click buttons below for LEAGUE INFORMATION and UPCOMING EVENTS
Messages from our Social Facebook Group
The Equiom Junior Tennis Competition is starting this weekend for yellow ball events.
If you haven't entered - ENTER NOW contact Ian ianwatsonpts@manx.net
So, matches start this Friday which means no junior coaching on Friday!!
Mini Red ball tennis on Saturday will be on if the weather is dry. If the weather is poor then we will need the indoor court so mini red ball tennis will be cancelled. If you are unsure call Ian on 496293.
Just a reminder that there are no mini or junior tennis sessions this Tuesday and Wednesday (9th & 10th).
Helen Felipe 😊
Dear Albany member,
Please see attached details of the forth coming IOMLTA Dinner and Presentation Night – Friday 16 November 2018 at 7.30pm. I hope as many of you as possible will be able to attend.
We have four trophies to collect, not as many as in previous years, but still a fantastic effort:
SUMMER Women’s Div 1: ALBANY A – 1st (Captain - Jackie) – Katie, Alison P, Charlotte, Aailish, Kath K, Alison K, Laura and Jane
SUMMER Women’s Div 2: ALBANY B – 1st (Captain - Karen) – Jane, Lisa, Aailish, Kath K, Kirsten, Jackie and Katsuyo
SUMMER Men's Div 3: ALBANY C – 1st (Captain - Robby) – Robby, Paul, Roch, Stuart, Rob C, Ben, Jayden and Ian C
SUMMER Mixed Div 1: ALBANY A – 1st (Captain - Kirsten) – Ian W, Laura, David, Charlotte, Tim, Jane, Kirsten, Jayden, Alison P, Jim and Sean
Thanks as always to our Captains and to all those that have supported and played in the Leagues last Winter and through this Summer – win or lose – it is good to see so many of you out playing and representing Albany LTC. We are having a break from the Winter League, and will start again in April 2019, when I hope to see you all playing in the Leagues again, along with a few more.
I look forward to seeing you at the Presentation Night – you are all welcome whether you played in the League matches or not, whether your team won or lost – please do come along and join other Albany members for a social night.
I will be collecting numbers for the Dinner – so please e-mail ( captain@albanyltc.co.uk )or message me ( 414349) (and let me know any special food requirements). Could you please leave any cheques in the white post box in the Albany Clubhouse – in an envelope with your name and marked for my attention. Payments can be made direct – details are on the attached poster, please let me know when confirming numbers, how payment has been made. Numbers have to be with the Douglas Golf Club by 10 November, so please can I have payments and numbers by the 9 November.
Thanks again for all your support.
The IOMLTA PokerStars Tennis Mixed Doubles League 2018 Div 1
WINNERS - ALBANY A
Congratulations!
Thank you to our kind sponsors Auxesia Limited 🙂 🎾We're delighted to have renewed our sponsorship of Albany Tennis Club's Minis programme. Read the full story here www.adifferentwayofthinking.com/news/game-set-match-auxesia-renews-support-for-thriving-tennis-club/
Zielke Hewgill look I spy in the photo
Gavin Parry, Ray Parry
Spot that man anywhere👍 right in the thick of it
Minda Go
The IOMLTA PokerStars Tennis Mixed Doubles League 2018 - Div 1: Current Standing
Castletown A beat Albany A 5-1.
Albany A lost to Douglas A 2-4.
Castletown A drew with Albany A 3-3.
Douglas A lost to Albany A 2-4.
Albany A beat Douglas A 4-2.
The last remaining match in Division 1 is Albany A at home to Castletown A, and this will decide the winner of the Division.
Wishing Kirsten (Captain) the Albany A Team the best of luck :)
The IOMLTA PokerStars Tennis Mixed Doubles League 2018 - Div 3: Final Results
Ramsey B lost to Albany B 2-4.
Douglas C beat Albany B 5-1
Castletown D beat Albany B 5-1.
Albany B beat Douglas C 5-1.
Albany B drew with Crowe Clark Whitehill Castletown D 3-3.
Albany B drew with Ramsey B 3-3.
This completes all matches for Division 3 and the winners are Douglas C with 7 points. Castletown D also have 7 points but Douglas C have a better Sets won/lost ratio. Albany B are third with 6 points, followed by Ramsey B on 4 points.
We won 2, lost 2 and drew 2 – a very close Division. I’m really pleased with how we did, my thanks go to
Nerijus, Katsuyo, Mervyn, Orry, Atchara, Aailish, Jayden, Lisa, Ben and Greg for your hard work and support. Well Done!
MINIS & JUNIORS
Our sponsor, Auxesia, is taking photos at the club this Saturday (22nd)
1pm. Do come along to be in it 👍🏻
Confirmed for 7th October at 2:15pm. All yellow ball players are encouraged to take part in the excellent, fun event. There will be a draw for partners and each senior will play with a junior. Seniors only have a 1st serve, juniors who have played regular league tennis will play as “seniors”. The first stage will be played as round robin matches using champions tie-breaks (first to 10 points). Knock out and place play-offs between 4pm and 5pm
Entry forms will be in the clubhouse or enter by e-mail ballabreck@manx.net
Entry fee – Seniors £3 and juniors £2.
Congratulations to all the players who entered this year's Road to Wimbledon event. On the 15th July, 8 boys and 8 girls competed in the Isle of Man County section of this competition. The winners, Rich Mirski and Charlotte Clarke, qualified to play at Wimbledon against the other county champions. The runners up, Jayden Go and Sarah Long, also got to go to Wimbledon for some special coaching sessions.
During the week of 13th August, the County champions played in round robin and knock-out matches at Wimbledon. An Isle of Man player has never progressed from the group stage before, but this year both Roch and Charlotte did and both got all the way to the semi-finals!! Charlotte even went on to win the girls' tournament altogether. This is an extraordinary achievement by both players, whose hard work and dedication should be commended, together with that of their parents and of their coach, Ian Watson. Congratulations to all of you!
Photos from Road to Wimbledon 2018
Charlotte's Tournament winning point!
Outdoor Courts
The planned repainting of the outdoor courts, that was due to commence on 13th August, has been postponed. Given the need for good weather coupled with the availability of the contractors, this is now likely to take place in early summer/late spring in 2019. In the meantime, we thank you for your help in keeping the courts clear of leaves and pine needles as much as possible. It is the degradation of these things that is primarily responsible for the levels of algae we experience on the courts. Following cleaning this year, all courts are currently in good shape; the planned painting is a cosmetic improvement more than a necessity at the moment.
A Glimpse at Our History
Here are the videos shown on the night of the '50 Years at Ballaughton' Celebration Dinner held in September 2016, which shows the timeline of Albany's development over the past 50 years.
All these sessions are a great way to play some tennis and meet friends, and are open to senior members and nominated juniors. Join in our fun and friendly social sessions held each week on:
OPEN TO ALL
- Sundays 10:00am to 12:00pm
- Tuesdays 7:00pm to 9:30pm
- Wednesdays 10:30am to 12:30pm
The club's Annual General Meeting was held at the club on Wednesday 29 November at 6.30pm.
The meeting adopted the 2016/7 statutory accounts, and agreed to leave the current membership fees unchanged for 2018/9. The new committee was voted in, and is the same as last year with the exception of Kirsten Hall, who decided to step down from her role after several years of excellent service. We thank Kirsten for all her hard work for the club. The positions of Social Organiser and Tournament Secretary remain unfilled - if you might be interested in either role, or just in helping out on the Committee, please let Stuart Colligon (info@albanyltc.co.uk) or Pat Sharp (albanytennispr@manx.net) know as soon as possible.
