Howth Walk on

Photos from walk (carefully edited by Sue Spencer).

First Team make Mixed Summer Leaque Final

Congratulations to the Castleknock 1st team playing in the Mixed Summer League 2011 Class One event for making the final in Malahide at 7.30pm tomorrow (Friday, 12th August).

The team is:

1. Martin Mahon & Audrey Duffy
2. Greg Thompson & Suzie Kelly
3. Shay Dolan & Elizabeth Hunt　
The above were away to Glenalbyn last night (Wednesday, 10th August) in a tough semi-final.
The match was poised at 1 all with Greg and Suzie going into a third and deciding set.
They took an early break to lead 3 - 1 and then went on the win the set 6 - 3 and book their
place in the final in Malahide tomorrow.

So, if you can make it to Malahide tomorrow night your support would be greatly appreciated.

James McGee wins his first ITF Futures title.

Castlekknock LTC and Davis Cup player James McGee won his first ITF Futures title when he beat the No. 1 seed Charles-Antoine Brezac of France in the Men’s Irish Open Tennis Championship 2011 in Fitzwilliam LTC on last Saturday, 23^rd July.

To the delight of the huge home crowd James beat the No.1 seed and 2009 winner who is currently ranked 257th in the world  6-3 6-3.

James took an early lead in the first set and went on to win the  set 6-3. The Frenchman got an early break in the second set to lead 3-0, but James came storming back to win the next six games on the trot to seal the set and win his first Futures title.


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James McGee makes Irish Open Final

No. 7 seed James McGee beat the No. 2 seed Miloslav Mecir (SVK) in yesterday's Irish Open Semi- Final in Fitzwilliam LTC and faces the No. 1 seed Charles-Antoine Brezac (FRA) in today's Final.

We wish James the best of luck today in the Final.

Mount Pleasant v Castleknock Cancer Charity Event

Dear Members,

Castleknock Tennis Club is hosting a one day Mount Pleasant v Castleknock Tennis Club Charity Event on Saturday 13 August 2011 from 3.30pm.

At this stage, we are seeking players for the Castleknock Team.

THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO ALL STANDARDS OF TENNIS.

Matches will be organised in Class 2, Class 3, Class 4, Class 5, Class 6 and Social.

Each team member will play two matches (unless they request otherwise), so please provide your contact number/email, your grade, and which two of singles, doubles and mixed you would like to play on the day, and each match won counts as a point for your team.

This event is a charity event in aid of the Irish Cancer Society and will cost €25, which includes a steak BBQ and musical entertainment afterwards in the bar.

I am organising this event as a member of both tennis clubs in memory of my mother, whose 10^th anniversary falls on the day in question.

The winning club will be presented with the Marie McGrath Memorial Dish on the day.

If you are interested in playing for Castleknock in this fun event, please contact ANTHONY McGRATH (087) 699 4787 or anthonywmcgrath@vodafone.ie

Regards,

Anthony McGrath

Men's Class One Summer League 2011 Final Result

History was made on Saturday, 25^th June with Castleknock winning the DLTC Summer League Class One event for the first time.

 

The team on the day was:

Singles

James Magee

Shane la Porte

John Rendina

Doubles

Liam Byrne & Fergus O’Connell

Neil Ryan & Connor Schelling-Tisza

Other members of the 1^st Team Squad are Fiachra Lennon, David Spollen, Laurence Doyle and Gavin GIlhawley who missed the final due to holidays.

Subs used were Richard Foley and Laurent la Forge.

It was a team effort and I would like to thank all the players who played their part in this historic event. The results show it was not a close match as Greystones were short one or two of their top players - but you can only beat what’s in front of you on the day.

Liam Byrne and Fergus O’Connell won the first doubles very comfortably 6/0 6/2 followed by Shane la Porte 6/2 6/0 and then John Rendina 6/0 6/2. So, the result was 3-0 for the history books.

I would like also to give a special thanks to James Magee for making the effort to make the long journey back from the ATP Tour in Morocco to play for his club. Thanks to David Spollen who was captain last year and got us out of Class 2 and into Class 1. However, the biggest thanks has to go to John Rendina the captain of the this year’s team  as he is the one who pushed the hardest this year to get the team ready to play in Class 1.

Next year we move into the Premier League and who knows what we might achieve with this squad of players captained by John Rendina.

Shay Dolan

Men’s Captain

Ladies Class Three Summer League 2011 Final Result

Our Ladies 2^nd Team went down to the wire in their Class 3 Summer League Final against Swords 1^st on Saturday, 25^th June in their attempt to bring the cup home, but sadly it wasn’t to be!

With the matches poised at 2-all, the last match on court went to a nail-biting tie-break in the 3^rd set. Unfortunately, for Castleknock we lost the tie-break and the final. By such tight margins are winners and runners-up defined.

It is a great achievement to get to a final. In this case it took 8 matches to reach it. So, the team are winners in the club’s eyes and have brought another pennant back to be hung with pride.

The team on the day was:

Singles:

Audrey Duffy

Elizabeth Hunt (Capt) 

Sorcha Raoof

Doubles:

Susie Kelly & Mary Mulherin

Deirdre Bennett & Lana Rosenberha

And a special thanks to the 3 Subs - Ciara Quinn, Deirdre Gogan and Claudie Fitzgerald who helped the team on the road to the final.

Also, a most sincere thanks to the supporters the team had from the quarterfinals in Templeogue, to the semis at home, and to the finals in Clontarf, Thanks so much, it means a lot!

Deirdre Bennett

Ladies Captain