Category Archives: Senior News

Senior Championships 2024 Sponsored by Karen Mulvaney Property

 

Club Summer Championships

Finals Weekend Timetable

The biggest weekend of the year for Senior Tennis at CLTC is fast approaching with the Finals of the Karen Mulvaney Property Senior Championships taking place on Saturday 7th September at 12noon. We look forward to welcoming all members!

We kick off Finals Weekend with Burgers on the Balcony on Friday night from 8pm till late. Semi-final matches will commence at 6pm so come early to secure your place at the bar or balcony.

The Saturday Finals running order will be as follows:

1st session of final matches: 12 noon
2nd session of final matches: 1:30pm
3rd session of final matches: 3:00pm

The match schedule will be available at this link.

Afternoon tea, cakes & sandwiches will be provided from 2pm – 5pm (We would greatly appreciate if members could bring cakes/savouries for the afternoon tea buffet)

There will be a break in proceedings at 5:00pm to allow members / players the opportunity to go home / have dinner / watch Ireland V England before returning to the club for the evening event at 7:30pm:

Prizegiving Presentation in Main Bar at 7:30pm followed by drinks and music

We hope you all enjoy Finals Weekend and thanks to all members for their support over the last 2 tennis filled weeks.

Senior Tennis Committee

For any queries please email: seniortennis@clontarfltc.com

Senior League 2024 – Call for Names

Senior League 2024 Call for Names

The Senior League campaigns for Ladies and Gents starts on Sunday 1st Sept and runs for 5 weeks before entering the play-offs stage with the Finals Day on Sunday 20th October.

CLTC has entered 7 Ladies and 5 Men’s Teams, and each team consists of 3 doubles pairings.

Ladies Fixtures will be played on Sunday mornings (mainly at 11am, but with surplus fixtures at 9am)
All the ladies teams are Over 35 yrs

Men’s Fixtures will be played on Sunday afternoons (mainly at 1:30pm, with surplus fixtures at 3pm)
The men’s teams are 1x Over 35, 2x Over 45, 2x Over 55

Players must attain the relevant age category during the calendar year of the Senior League or before.

Please register your interest in playing Senior League  via Smartclub.
Smart Club Cloud | Events

When you have logged on, select “Events” and then click either on the Ladies Senior League or Mens Senior League Link.

Please indicate your availability to play matches over the 5 weeks and your preference to be named on a team or as a sub.
CLOSING DATE FOR CALL FOR NAMES IS MONDAY 19th AUGUST 2024.

Men’s Round Robins

Men’s Round Robins Singles and Doubles

Men’s DOUBLES Round Robin is extended to 23rd August for all matches to be played.

Men’s Singles Round Robins matches must be completed by 31st July. New Singles Round Robins will be published start of August

Padel Tennis at CLTC

Thank you to all the members who voted in the poll regarding Padel Tennis at the Club

The results of the poll was as follows

Total Valid Electorate   964

Total Votes Cast           573

Votes to Approve        420

Votes to Not Approve  153

On the basis of this outcome, the Executive Committee will instruct the Padel Sub Committee to continue assessment of Padel Tennis in CLTC to include advancing with the necessary planning process,  assessment of noise and obtaining detailed quotations for the installation in the location of Court 10.

The Executive Committee will bring the outcome of the work of the Padel Sub Committee to the members for consideration at a future date.

A copy of the updated Q&As and the sub committee presentation is available in links below

Padel SubCommittee Member Slides May 2024_

CLTC Padel Tennis QA – 1 June 2024

Court Booking Check In

Court Booking Check In 

 

As part of the ongoing management of court bookings we are introducing a ‘check in’ procedure for all courts booked by members. This will enable us to monitor that all booked courts are used. 

 

To Check In: 

 

  1. Check in using your SmartClub membership Card. 

 

  • Prior to going on your court use your Smart Club Membership Card and swipe it on the ‘Check in Card Swipe’ that is located to the left the rear exit door facing on to Court 3.  
  • click to See PICTURES 

 

       

 

Some Questions answered: 

 

Where do a check in? 

At the ‘Check in Card Swipe’ that is located to the left of the rear exit door facing on to Court 3. 

 

When can I check in? 

You can check in between 30 minutes before and 10 minutes after your booked time. 

 

Does each player in the booking have to check in? 

No, any of the players named in the booking check in. 

 

What happens if I don’t check in? 

If all of the players booked on the court fail to check in, the club office may contact the member who booked the court to clarify if the court was used. The Executive Committee will review the bookings check in periodically to ensure that members are using their booked courts. 

 

Will the check in be recorded on the system? 

Yes, the Office will be able to review check in reports. 

 

Congratulations to Senior League Teams

DLTC Senior League Finals

We hosted nine finals for the DLTC Senior League last Sunday.  It was fantastic to see so many members and visitors on the day. A  big thank you to all members who supported the teams and also to those who  helped out on the day.

Congratulations and well done to our three men’s teams that played in the finals. A great end to a seven week campaign.

Our Over 45 and Over 55 Class 1 teams won their finals and our Over 55 Class 2 team were runners up.

Teams and pictures below

Over 45 Class 1  Winners v Castleknock
Brendan Doyle + Barry Gahan
Karl Walsh + Stephen Tennant
Trevor Lonergan + Mark Barriscale

Over 55 Class 1 Winners v  Sandycove
Alan Freehill + David O’Keeffe
Anthony McMackin + Shay Flood
Mick Tubridy + Tony Farrell

Over 55 Runner Up v LCC
Damian Duggan + John McCarthy
Gerry Smith + Ray O’Flaherty
Donal Gannon + Vincent Weldon