from the T&RA

Real Tennis singles and doubles may commence from Monday 17th May; doubles should be prepared to adhere to social distancing measures between partners from different households.

www.tennisandrackets.com/news/t-ra-response-to-roadmap

The good news is that both singles and doubles Tennis will be permitted. At present you should assume there will be continued restrictions on social distancing which may restrict players to social doubles only; however, the T&RA is seeking further clarity before the 17th, hopefully in the next few days!

Please also pay close attention to good ventilation to the court and inside the club in general. Also please ensure your risk assessments are updated in line with emerging changes to HMG strategy.

Chris Davies, Chief Executive Officer, The Tennis & Rackets Association Limited

CURTC’s traditional Category Tournaments are scheduled for the weekends of June 5/6 and 12/13 along with an 80+ tournament to kick things off on Friday, June 4th. This is all being set-up by Ben’s amazing new tournaments feature on the CURTC Booking System. Click on the links below to see the results.
Congratulations to finalists Marcus & Catherine (80+), Bella & Rob (70), TK & William (60), Vix & Alan (50), Andrew & Charlie (40), Andy & Stephen (30), Charlie & Marco (20)!

1. 80+, Results
2. 70, Results
3. 60, Results
4. 50, Results
5. 40, Results
6. 30, Results
7. 20, Results

Finals Day, (tbc), Saturday, June 26th

In anticipation of good news, we have opened the booking system for members to play singles and doubles play from 17 May. If we don’t get the go ahead, we will cancel bookings and you will not be charged.

All other covid-secure measures remain in place:

• 45 min courts to allow for ventilation between players
• no changing facilities
• dedans closed unless otherwise advised
• no social spaces open
• masks to be worn on entry to the building (but not during play)
• hand sanitizer stations at the entrance and on both courts
• PPE available for first aid

I am hopeful that some of these rules may change soon but would very much appreciate your compliance for the time being.

Thank you all again for your support and patience during this challenging year. Christie, Ben and the Pros are working hard to set up as many of our usual tournaments as possible, so there will be plenty of opportunities to play. The longest ever running Tayabali and White singles league may well reach its climax in the next few weeks and we might need to start another (!); we are hoping for an epic Finals Day, sponsored by our dear friend Duncan Hannay Robertson, so I am anticipating an excellent turnout for the category tournaments; and fingers crossed that Varsity and the seconds match will take place for the students in early July.

There is a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel – see you on court!

Vix

will be the grand re-opening of the Door and other galleries at CURTC! Latest from Vix

The T&RA states that we can only open for one-to-one coaching, solo practice or household singles/ doubles. Kees will be running junior and student coaching sessions. The CURTC Booking System is open for bookings.

Stay safe.

In the spirit of eternal optimism, a visit to Hampton Court has been arranged for August 22nd later this year. A chance, hopefully, to see Scott at his new gig! Please sign-up HERE…