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 Team GSM take title
On Sunday 19th October Head Coach Tom Lewis and Assistant Coach Brady Glennon took a team of 6 juniors from Charnwood and Rothley Tennis Clubs to compete in a Mini Red tournament in Chesterfield. James Gossage, Louis Green, Stephanie Addison, Sam Godrich, Matthew Howse and Riley Cliff all battled it out in the group stages with Louis, Matthew and James getting through to the semi finals. James Gossage played some great tennis beating Louis 7-0, 7-1 and Matthew overcame strong opposition winning his match for an all GSM final. Matthew played some brilliant tennis volleying his way to the title with a 7-2, 7-2 victory.
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 Sophie Matthews is Club Champion
Rothley Ivanhoe Tennis Club has a new ladies club champion. Sophie Matthews has won her first club title at the age of just 13. The final was a tense affair with Sophie winning the first set 6-0, but a strong comeback by her opponent Alison Thompson in the second set, saw the score tied at 3-3. Sophie then used some aggressive baseline play to push ahead and win the second set 6-3. Just a few minutes later she was back in action in the ladies doubles final with Jodie Parker but tough opponents edged them out. A great performance and a glimpse of what is to come from this talented junior.
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  Rothley juniors on top
Congratulations to Louis Green and Daniel Maud of Rothley Ivanhoe Tennis Club for their superb efforts at the GSM Leisure Mini Red Tournament on 10th August. Both players overcame strong opposition before winning their groups, Louis won the A draw and Daniel won the B draw.
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 Charnwood Tennis Club – Mini Red Team
Charnwood Tennis Club’s Mini Red Team are the new champions of Leicestershire. The team, made up of James Gossage, Matthew Howse, Anna Chesca and Samuel Godrich, qualified for the county finals having won the Loughborough Area League. In the finals, held at Loughborough University, they came up against Hinckley, Hamilton (of Melton Mowbray) and Kibworth. All of the children played a singles and doubles match against each team with Charnwood coming out on top, only losing three matches in total. Head Coach Matt Wilford said it was a great team effort. All the players had great fun and played some awesome tennis.
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 Charnwood Tennis Club – Orange Team
Charnwood Tennis Club’s Mini Orange team put up a great performance to come Runners Up in the Leicestershire Championships. The team of Billy Fieldhouse, Sebastien Gundry, William Harlow, Jamie Goddard and Emma Davies won the Loughborough League, to qualify for the county finals where they came up against Market Bosworth, Hamilton and Oadby . Charnwood put up a great fight but just lost out to a strong Hamilton team.
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 GSM and Quartz Sports
GSM Leisure, the largest provider of tennis coaching in the Charnwood Borough, is pleased to announce an agreement with Quartz Sports, the Loughborough-based company that has the sole UK distributorship for the Boris Becker and the Volkl range of tennis rackets and clothes. The agreement will see GSM Leisure coaches wearing the new colourful Boris Becker Signature Line clothing range and using the new selection of rackets. GSM Leisure will also be able to offer a full demonstration range for anybody that wishes to try the new rackets and will shortly be selling the Boris Becker brand on this website. The photograph shows GSM Leisure coaches Matt Wilford, Tom Lewis and Tom Kisiel with Quartz Sports Directors Graham Lowe and Steve Nicolaidis.
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 GSM Coach is County Tennis Champion
GSM Leisure Coach Tom Kisiel enjoyed a double dose of success recently at the Senior County Closed Championships at the Leicestershire Lawn Tennis Club. Tom, who as a junior played with Andy Murray, but now coaches full time for GSM Leisure, won his first title of the tournament in the Mens Doubles, partnering fellow Rothley Tennis Club first team player Paul Nicholls. The strong pairing defeated Leicester Forest East’s Steve Sharp and Chris Holyoak 7-6 6-3. Tom then followed up this success the next day with victory in an exciting match over Ian Hughes (from Leicester Forest East) winning 6-4 6-4 in the Mens Singles Final. All in all a great tournament! Congratulations from everyone at GSM!
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 ASDA Serves Up Tennis Lessons
On Saturday 5th July ASDA in Thurmaston became centre court for an afternoon when they teamed up with GSM Leisure. A mini tennis court was set up in the trolley park in front of the store and shoppers were offered a free taster session, as well as the chance to enter a prize draw to win free memberships to the two participating clubs and free tennis coaching.
The event was a great success, with lots of people picking up a racket for the first time and was complemented by British junior Laura Robson winning the Junior Open Crown that afternoon at Wimbledon.
If you missed us on the day but are interested in playing, please contact tom@gsmleisure.co.uk for details of future promotions and information regarding your local tennis club. Winners of the draws can be found in the store or at here.
Pictured are coaches and assistants from GSM Leisure at the store.
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 Box Leagues
30 Jun 08 - The first set of results for the third set of Box Leagues are available. View them as separate pdf documents for male or female players.
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 Team Leader Awards
2007 saw the launch of a new course aimed at 14-18 year olds. This involves 10 hours of coach led training and then a further 10 hours of practical experience working with children. This course aims to show leaders how working with children in a fun environment can be rewarding and satisfying, whilst also teaching the importance and understanding of basics such as safety. Date & time: Saturday 5 July 12.30-5.30 & Sunday 6 July 1.30-6.30pm. Venue: Charnwood Tennis Club. Cost: £25.Application form.
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Box Leagues
20 May 08 - The final set of results for the second set of Box Leagues are available. View them as separate pdf documents for male or female players.
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The Charnwood Tournament
The annual Charnwood Open Junior Tournament took place during the Easter holidays. Over 100 players entered one or more events and the standard of play was excellent. Fortunately the weather remained favourable throughout the week. Special thanks go to Louise Lester, Gail Matthews and Kate King for all their hard work in providing the catering during the tournament. For results from the week click here.
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The Tournament Circuit has been running throughout the winter at three venues (Charnwood, Queniborough and Rothley) for age groups from Mini Orange upto Under 18s with a very good turnout at all events.
Players gained points for their finishing positions in each event entered, which were added together after the last event in March. The top 8 from each category were then invited to the Finals Weekend which took place at the Dan Maskell Tennis Centre and Charnwood Tennis Club on the 5th and 6th April. The standard of play was extremely high and congratulations go to all those who made it to the final eight in each age group. Pictured are Ben Minski and Sam Haghighat, winner and runner up in the Boys under 16s.
For results from the Circuit Finals and details of events running this summer click here.
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Charnwood Primary Schools Mini Tennis Red League
Twelve teams competed in this successful league which has been running for eight years. The Premier Division was won by Mountfields Lodge School with a very strong team of Jamie Goddard, Irina Ferapontova, Katy Gradon, Daniel Limb and Sebastian Naar who just pipped Fairfield school by one point. St Bartholomew's first team also excelled themselves having lost to Mountfields and drawing with Fairfield to be placed third.
In the Championship Division, St Bartholomew's second team of Thomas Errington, Nicholai Irmanov, Alfie Lowe and Jack Matthews won all their matches while Barrow Hall Orchard School came a very creditable second losing only to St Bartholomew’s. |
Charnwood Primary Schools Mini Tennis Red Tournament
 The Charnwood Primary Schools Mini Red tournament was played at Rawlins Community College on Saturday March 15th. The standard of play, in particular the boys, was extremely high and some of the matches were very close and exciting. The stars of the tournament were two very young players, Louis Green, year 2 at St Bartholomew's, and William Harlow, year 3 at Grace Dieu. They competed in a very large section of 23, year 4 boys and having won their round robin section, won through from the quarter finals and met in the final. After a nail-biting match William Harlow won 7 – 4. Finals Results:
Year 1 & 2 Boys: Matthew Howse beat James Gossage
Year 4 Boys William Harlow beat Louis Green
Year 2 & 3 Girls Katy Gradon beat Jessica Moody
Year 4 Girls Irina Ferapontova beat Jenny Bugg-Millar
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Box Leagues
24 April 08 - The results from the new Box Leagues are available, up to 24th April . View them as separate pdf documents for male or female players.
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Box Leagues
28 Feb 08 - The final set of results for the first Box Leagues are available. View them as separate pdf documents for male or female players.
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Rothley win again
Rothley Ivanhoe Tennis Club’s Men’s 1st team won Division 1 of the Leicestershire ‘Wilson’ Doubles League with an unbeaten side all season. Now facing a tough test in the Premiership, the boys are hard in training and looking forward to the New Year. Many thanks go to all of the players who helped us achieve this victory and special thanks to Alan Greaves for his support!
Tom Lewis
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A New Champion
Tom Kisiel of GSM Leisure won the Rothley Ivanhoe Men’s Singles title in his first season of playing at the club. A great effort considering this year had the toughest field of competitors the club has ever seen. Good luck next year in your title defence! .
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Mixed Doubles Success
Tom Lewis and Elsie Randall lifted the Rothley Ivanhoe Mixed Doubles Crown at Rothley Tennis Club’s annual Dinner Dance. This is the first outing for the pair and we wish them luck in the future. (Anyone who saw them play knows how much they’ll need it!)
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Tom Lewis is 30! (shock horror)
On 19th November Head Performance Coach Tom Lewis celebrated his 30th birthday! Thank you to all of the players and parents who arranged the surprise party in Charnwood’s Clubhouse. Despite the mighty blaze the candles were eventually put out and the serious business of winding Tom up and eating cake were settled into. Many thanks – Tom Lewis
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Who wants to be a millionaire?
Queniborough Tennis Club hosted its annual Millionaires night again this month at Scraptoft Golf Club. Club Chairman Ian Clarke (pictured) once again did the club proud with a brilliant night and some fantastic prizes! Tom Lewis and Lois Pochin especially enjoyed the night winning the evening with £25,000 worth of chips by the end.
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Performance Visit
Charnwood Tennis Club had a special visitor this term. Tim Pyatt from the LTA’s Talent Identification Team came to watch our Mini Tennis Performance Players in action to scout for future champions. Forty of our best came and took part in sessions run by Tom Lewis, Matt Wilford and Tom Kisiel. Paula Horobin from Loughborough High Performance Centre also attended and was impressed with a number of our juniors. We look forward to working closely with Tim and the Centre in the New Year.
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Charnwood Tennis Club’s Family Christmas Party 2007
There was a great turnout of children, mums, dads and coaches for the Charnwood Christmas Party at Loughborough University’s Indoor Tennis Centre. Tom Lewis led the orange team to victory, however by the end of the night only Tom Kisiel remained undefeated. The mums organised an excellent buffet and special thanks go to Pizza Hut for supporting us with Pizzas. |
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Connor at the Orange Bowl
Connor Glennon of Rothley Ivanhoe Tennis Club took part in the Junior Orange Bowl Under 14 World Championships in Miami in December 2007. He travelled with the Great Britain team, arriving on 29th November to give himself plenty of time to acclimatise and prepare for the prestigious event. All of the hard work and preparation paid off with a win over European No. 1 and Masters Series Champion Alexandru Porumb in the first round 6-7, 6-2, 6-0. Connor then followed this up with another victory, taking him through to the third round. After a hard fought match he finally succumbed 6-3, 4-6, 4-6. A tremendous effort from Leicestershire’s No. 1 and a great platform on which to build. Good luck in the New Year!
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Box Leagues:7 Nov 07 - GSM Leisure are proud to announce the launch of their box leagues. Each league will consist of 6 players giving competitors the chance to play 5 singles matches in 10 weeks. Matches count towards ratings and you can arrange them at a time that suits you! All league results will be shown on the GSM Leisure website and we will submit the results to the LTA on your behalf. To enter the league just download the form and return it in the post!
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Leaders Course for 14 - 18 year olds: 5 Oct 07 - 2007 sees the launch of a new course aimed at 14 - 18 year olds. This involves 10 hours of coach led training and then a further 10 hours of practical experience working with children. This course aims to show leaders how working with children in a fun environment can be rewarding and satisfying, whilst also teaching the importance and understanding of basics such as safety. Day & time: Sunday 3.15 - 5.15pm. Dates: Nov 4, 11, 18, 25, Dec 2. Venue: Charnwood Tennis Club. Cost: £20 to members and £25 to non-members. Application Form |
Mullis hits top form
1 Sept 07 - Ben Mullis of Leicestershire Tennis Club is enjoying a great run of form this summer. Coached by Tom Lewis of GSM Leisure, he has been working hard to improve his game and the results are beginning to show. Playing in the ratings tournament at Huddersfield, Ben fought hard to reach the final before succumbing 6-2, 6-2. He carried this forward to the Edgbaston Priory tournament reaching the quarter finals of the Under 18 event and the 3rd round of the under 16’s. Moving then to the Leicestershire County Closed, he fought hard to reach the semi finals of the Under 16’s before losing to No3 seed Connor Glennon and the semi finals of the Under 18’s losing to No1 seed James Penn. In September he moves to Loughborough Academy to take up a full time place in the Elite training programme. Keep up the good work! |
 GSM Holiday Camps
30 Aug 07 - Over 130 children took part in our Summer Holiday Programme this July and August. Despite the changeable weather everyone had a great time. From Mini Red mornings to the Tennis Pro Camps, everyone who took part learnt a lot about the game and met new friends. It was good to see new faces and old taking part, with lots of those re-booking for more sessions! We look forward to the October half term where we can do it all over again and build on the success of the summer!
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A fantastic run of form
30 Aug 07 - Harry Lester of Charnwood Tennis Club is enjoying a fantastic run of form this Summer. Despite the wet conditions he reached the final of the Market Harborough Under 14’s tournament, beating players from Nottingham and Essex. He followed this by reaching the final of the Under 14’s at the Rothley Tournament, before achieving success in winning the Under 14’s Charnwood Matchplay just a few days later, beating players from Shropshire and Nottingham. For full details of results from the Rothley Tournament and Charnwood Matchplays go to our competitions webpage. |
The GSM Leisure Tournament October 2007
29 Aug 07 - GSM Leisure will be running a Grade 4 tournament during the October half term at Charnwood Tennis Club. There will be opportunities for all players to take part from Mini Orange and Green up to under 16’s. Click here for full details |
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C.E. Primary School
Joy Hardy, Headteacher, writes to say "just a note to thank you for providing your coaching skills to contribute to our Whole School Sports Day. The children had a fantastic time and we really appreciated your input. I know from the ‘chatter’ on the way back to school that many children tried sports they hadn’t participated in before. Thank you so much." |
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  Successes for Ryan and Sophie
10 August 07 - Ryan Punia had a great week at the Leicestershire Open Tournament held at Hamilton LTC last week, winning the Under 18 boys title 6-2, 6-2 and narrowly losing out in the Under 16’s final 2-6 6-7. He has also helped Rothley Tennis Club achieve promotion into Leicestershire’s Premiership Men’s Doubles League with solid performances all season. Coached by club coach Tom Lewis, he is now busy preparing for the County Closed Tournament. Good Luck!
Sophie Matthews is back to winning ways after a long injury lay-off. Last week she won the Under 12 Girls Doubles title at the Leicestershire Open Tournament and narrowly lost out in the Under 12 Girls Singles final 6-2, 4-6, 3-6. Sophie is coached by Tom Lewis at Charnwood Lawn Tennis Club as part of their Accredited Performance Programme and is now busy preparing for the Leicestershire County Championships.
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Wimbledon 2007
July 07 - Wimbledon may have been dominated by rain this year, but fortunately not for long on the day when a party from Charnwood Tennis Club visited. Four coaches from GSM Leisure accompanied twelve Charnwood Junior Players. After an early train and a ride on the underground, the party arrived and was ready for play to begin. We saw some great tennis including doubles, over 35’s and junior matches. It was a much quieter journey home than going, after a long day with lots of walking, but everyone had a great time and thoroughly enjoyed it.Thanks go to Caroline Wilkinson for all her hard work organising the trip! | |
 Connor Glennon Press Release
28th June 07 - Connor Glennon recently returned from a 2 week stay in Slovenia, where he had been taking part in the Galeja Open and the Bergant Memorial Under 14 Boys Tennis Events.
It was mixed fortunes for the Rothley player in both events, exiting the singles early on, but winning the doubles event in Galeja and coming runner up in Bergant teaming up with George Morgan of Lancashire.
These two results helped him to reach a career high ranking of 98th in Europe and to be picked as one of only three boys to play for Great Britain in Granada for the European Summer Cup, competing against 10 other countries including Spain and France.
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Sponsor for Greenfields Tennis Club
20 June 07: Shepshed Building Society are the new sponsors of Greenfields Tennis Club. They have donated £500 towards the development of the junior programme.
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 The Queniborough Open Tournament
7 June 07 - This year's Queniborough Open Toumarnent saw 71 players fight it out for the 10 titles available. The weather looked like an early winner but was beaten by some enthusiastic players and good quality tennis. The sun finally made an appearance and the event really shone! Congratulations to all of the players for making this a fantastic event and one to not be missed next year! Full details of the results are here. Details of future events here |
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Matt at Leicestershire Tennis
9 May 07 - Congratulations to Matt Wilford of GSM Leisure pictured here as a guest speaker at the Leicestershire Tennis Conference Day. Matt delivered a talk on ‘Making a living and producing tennis players’ to 50 of Leicestershire’s tennis coaches and officials. Great Job! - Tom |
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 Connor Glennon
9 May 07 - Connor Glennon had a fantastic Bank Holiday weekend whilst playing for Leicestershire’s county cup team. On Saturday he beat National Number 9 Lloyd Glasspool of Warwickshire 6-2, 6-2. Then on Sunday he came through a gruelling match against Michael Watkins (National No 3) 6-4, 5-7, 7-5. He followed these two successes up on Monday with victory over Derbyshire’s Michael Torkington (National No 7) 6-3, 6-2. Currently ranked National No 5 Connor flies to Slovenia on Friday hoping to improve his European ranking from 136 |
 Connor Glennon
2 May 07 - Leicestershire’s Connor Glennon of Rothley Ivanhoe Tennis Club returned on 1st May from playing in the Mladost Grill Open in Croatia. Having battled through the qualifying rounds the 14 year old made it all the way to the semi finals before succumbing 6-4, 0-6, 6-2 to the number 5 seed Mate Delic of Croatia. He now travels to the Galeja Open in Slovenia on the 14th May. |
Congratulations
27 April 07 - to Jill Lloyd for winning the Tennis Leicestershire Award for ‘Outstanding Contribution to Tennis Leicestershire’. Pictured here at the award ceremony are (left to right) Mark Cox, Alison Picken, Jill Lloyd and Roger Draper. Jill has worked at Charnwood Tennis Club for over 25 years and has found many of Leicestershire’s most talented juniors. Well Done! |
Watermead Nursery
27 April 07 - GSM Leisure are delighted to announce that Watermead Day Nursery is now the official sponsor of their Mini Tennis Programme. The nursery is situated on Watermead Lane in Loughborough near to Charnwood Tennis Club. The main purpose of the nursery is to “provide high quality childcare in a secure and friendly environment.” |
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