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Sep 2008

 

Aug 2008

Ongoing until 27th August ... Competition Summer American Doubles Starts Every Wed from 16th July Ends Wed 27th August Poster Click here for a poster* which you can put up on your notice board at work. Details ·         Games are played every Wednesday evening from 16th July to 27th August. ·         Play starts at 8pm.  Just turn up on the night or phone in your entries by 7:30pm that evening. ·         Open to members and non-members alike. ·         If you don’t have a partner, you will be allocated one on the night.    *Requires Microsoft® Word. If you don't have Word, you can download the free Microsoft Word Viewer from the Microsoft website.

22 Jun 2008

CURRENT/UPCOMING COMPETITION Competition Limerick Senior Open Closing Date for Entries Fri 27 June @ 9pm Starts Sat 5 July Ends Sat 12 July Entry Forms Available here* or from the clubhouse.  Note, the entry form should be printed out, filled in, and returned to the clubhouse by the above deadline.  Order of Play Available here†. Select the tab for the appropriate day.  This will be updated nightly throughout the competition.   * Requires Microsoft® Word. If you don't have Word, you can download the free Microsoft Word Viewer from the Microsoft website. † Requires Microsoft® Excel. If you don't have Excel, you can download the free Microsoft Excel Viewer from the Microsoft website.

21 May 2008

A general meeting will be held at the club on Tue 27 May at 8pm.  The purpose of the meeting is to decide on the proposed restructuring of the Governing Body as proposed at the AGM held on the 7th of May.  The meeting notice can be found here.

19 May 2008

·         The club championships were held in Catholic Institute Tennis Club from 12^th-16^th May. While our luck with the weather ran out just at the very end, almost all games were played in glorious summer weather. A full schedule of matches was played every evening with the finals on Friday night, 18^th May. With entries on par with last year, competition was great in all groups and a big thank you to all who took part. Prizes were presented in the clubhouse after the finals on Friday night.  Click here for full results ...

 

·         The Mortgage Search Doubles competition is still continuing, with finals night on Monday June 16^th.

 

·         The Limerick Senior Open will be held from July 5^th –12^th, with the finals on Friday July 12^th. Closing date for entries to this competition is Friday 27^th June.

 

·         Ladder link also updated.

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Club Championships 2008

The Order Of Play for this competition can be found here*. Select the tab for the appropriate day.

*Requires Microsoft® Excel. If you don't have Excel, you can download the free Microsoft Excel Viewer from the Microsoft website.

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11 May 2008

After a gap of almost two years, the website is being re-vitalized!  Here are some of the latest changes you’ll find:

·         In the Tennis section, the Committee page and Calendar of Events pages have been updated, with a link to the results of the Kylemore Construction Spring Doubles

·         In the SODS section, the Committee page and Calendar of Events pages have been updated

29th July 2006

Round 7 of the Ladder is now posted at the club. A version without contact information cab be found on the Ladder page.

14th July 2006

Finals of the Limerick Open will take place tomorrow, Saturday 15th July, see the order of play here. Come along and watch some good tennis, and enjoy some music and craic in the bar afterwards ….even if you are not one of the lucky ones to be playing!

Best of luck to all our finalists, and thanks to Darragh Devaney for all his hard work throughout the week!

12th July 2006

• The Limerick Open Order of Pay is being updated nightly, see link above!
• Don't forget the American Tournament starts next  Wednesday 19th July and every Wednesday night until 23rd August. It's open to members & non members. Why not print out this poster and put it up on the notice board at your place of work?

30th June 2006

Entry forms for the Limerick Senior Open are available here.  Completed entry forms can be left in the bar. Closing date is Friday June 30^th at 8pm.

30th May 2006

• BBQ: On Thursday 8^th June at 7pm, there will be a Mid Summer Barbeque. The evening will feature an American Tournament, B.B.Q., Music & Craic. Price is €12 per person, all inclusive. If you'd like to come along, please put your names on the poster on the Tennis Notice Board before Tuesday 6^th June as places are limited!
  - Sinead (Club Secretary, on behalf of social committee).
• Ladder Race: The latest ladder race after 4 rounds can be found here.

21st May 2006

The biennial World Cup/European Championship forecast fundraiser is with us again. Ireland may not be playing this year, but you can make watching the games it a little more interesting by entering this competition! To enter, simply return a completed entry form to the club bar, c/o Pat Shanahan, along with the entry fee (a mere €10 per entry!). Entry forms can be obtained from the bar, or by clicking here and printing off the form.

Make as many copies as you wish and get friends, family and work colleagues involved. It's a bit of gas and great value for a mere €10! The more entries we receive, the greater will be the prizefund!!

Current Competition: Limerick Open 2006

The Order Of Play for this competition can be found here*. Select the tab for the appropriate day. This page can also be accessed from the Calendar of Events page.

*Requires Microsoft® Excel. If you don't have Excel, you can download the free Microsoft Excel Viewer from the Microsoft website.

13th May 2006

Firstly, sorry for the lack of updates recently, especially during the Club Championships (which happened from Mon 8th to Fri 12th May) - your webmaster has been busy (but not being webmaster! :-). Some updates from the past month (at least, those which are not already out of date!):

• Round 5 of the Ladder is now posted at the club. New members (since round 4) include Petrina O Donnell, Ian Coveney, and Ita Gleeson. Also welcome back to Anne Tuohy! Note that, for reasons of privacy, the ladder is no longer posted on this website. If you would like to see it here, let me (and the committee!) know, and we'll see what we can do.
• Club members have been invited to Galway Lawn Tennis Club on Sunday May 28^th for social tennis from 2-5pm. Please let Mary Murphy know if you are interested.

9th April 2006

Spring Doubles: The semi-finals and finals of the Spring Doubles will take place on Monday, 10 April.

The following semi-finals will start at 7:15:

• Lavender Group (Leader: Orla Mulcahy)
• Gold Group (Leader: Hannah Bourke)
• Pairs 2 & 3 of Blue Group (Leader: Kieran Gibbons)

The remaining semi-finals will start at 8:15:

• Pairs 1 & 4 of Blue Group (Leader: Kieran Gibbons)
• Green Group (Leader: Pat Quinlan)
• Red Group (Leader: Mary Quinlan)

The format for semi-finals is as follows:

• 1 vs. 4
• 2 vs. 3

The finals will take place at 9:15.

Committee: The new Tennis Committee was elected at the AGM in March, and can be found on the Committee page.

Events: The Calendar Of Events has also been updated for 2006.

22nd March 2006

Tennis Ladder: Due to privacy concerns, the links to the ladder (including the names and telephone numbers of members) have been removed from the website - for more details, see the Ladder page.

19th March 2006

Tennis Ladder: Round 3 of the tennis ladder is now underway, see the Ladder page for details.

26th February 2006

Tennis Ladder: The second round of the tennis ladder is well underway now, see the Ladder page for details. We would like to welcome the following new members to the ladder: Michael Garry, Chris Donegan, Donagh Ruddle and James Ruddle.

Spring Doubles: Somewhat belatedly, the teams and order of play are now available from the Calendar of Events page.

27th January 2006

Tennis Court Refurbishment: A message from Mary Murphy, Tennis Captain.

We are hoping to have the top three courts refurbished between the middle of March and the end of April approx. This will mean that we will be down to five courts during that period. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience caused. As a result of this we will be running the spring doubles over two nights Monday and Wednesday.

Again thank you for your support during the fundraising draw and we will keep you informed.

22nd January 2006

A somewhat belated Happy New Year to all our members! A few announcements:

Junior Tennis: Junior tennis activities started up again at CIAC following the holiday break on Saturday 21 January. Please be aware that ALL courts will be in use by our Junior Tennis players between 2pm and 4pm, inclusive.  Your cooperation in ensuring that the courts are vacated in time for a 2pm start by Junior Tennis is appreciated. If there are any parents or adult members who would be interested in helping out with the Junior Tennis on a Saturday afternoon … practising with the Juniors, encouraging them, organising them, etc., please contact Mary O'Connor on 061-304064.

Ladder: For more information on the following, please see the Ladder page (link also available from the left hand menu).

• Congratulations to the worthy winners of last year's Ladder competition, Christine Brennan and Denis Carey.
• The first round of the tennis ladder for 2006 has already started. Welcome to the following new ladder participants Helena Lenihan, Donal Kearney, Brian Neeson and Davy Clohessy.
• Thanks to Sean Moran for looking after the ladder for the past year. From round 2 on, administration will be taken over by Mary Murphy.

3rd December 2005

The Social Committee wish to notify all members that the date for the Children's Christmas Party has been changed to Sunday 11th December. The time remains as previously advised, i.e. 3pm.

30th November 2005

The Christmas American Doubles will take place this year on Monday 5th and Monday 12th of December.   Phone in (to 061-227974) or turn up by 7:30 pm.  Open to non-members of club this year.   Full details on this poster.  Looking forward to seeing you there!

P.S.  Don't for forget the finals of the Autumn Doubles and Christmas Party this Friday, 2nd December!

28th November 2005

Autumn Doubles: The finals of the Keanes Jewellers Autumn Doubles will take place next Friday, 2nd December.  The timetable for the finals is as follows:

• 7:00   Semi-finals for Yellow, Purple and Red groups.
• 8:00   Semi-finals for Green, Blue and Pink groups.
• 9:00   Finals.  

For the semi-finals and finals it has been decided that the winners will be the first to 8 games.   The top four teams in each group that are available on the night to contest the semi-finals.  As before, the semis will feature 1st. vs. 4th. and 2nd. vs. 3rd.   This year, group leaders have been appointed for each group.  The task of the group leaders is essentially to identify the top four available teams in their respective group.  Could I ask any participating players to inform their respective group leader of any relevant issues, such as non-availability on finals night, scores not marked up, incomplete matches, etc.

Christmas Party: The Christmas party will take place immediately after the prize-giving for the autumn doubles.  Our own Denis Allen will be providing the music.  Tickets (€10.00) can be obtained from any member of the social committee or can be obtained on the night.  So, if you are participating in the tennis, be sure to pack your dancing shoes; if you will not be participating in the tennis, come along and watch what promises to be some very high-quality matches and then boogie the night away.  Feel free to bring friends, relatives, etc.

21st November 2005

Request for sponsors: This is a request from the Social Committee for help.  As you know we organise various events during the year and try to raise funds by having raffles during the year.  At the moment we are entering a particularly expensive time with the Children’s Christmas Party and the Adults Party.  We would appreciate if any members could donate prizes for raffles e.g. wine, gift tokens etc.  If any of you could help us out, we would very much appreciate it.  Any donations could be given to any member of the social committee.

450 Draw: The last two 450 Club Draws took place on Friday night and the results of these and the earlier draws can be found here. Congratulations to all the winners. The Tennis Section wishes to thank everyone who supported the Draw and also those whose hard work brought it to a successful conclusion. As you all know we have now completed the 450 club draw and thank you for your very generous support. It is hoped that work on the courts will commence in the spring time.

15th November 2005

Table Quiz: A reminder that the Table Quiz will take place this Friday night, 18th Nov at 8:30pm. Entry fee for a team of 4 is €20. People who are not attached to a team are welcome also, as there are usually teams looking for additional people on the night. Further information, if required, from Emer McLoughlin or Mary Moran.

Ladder: The final round (round 11) of the Tennis Ladders is now available on the Ladder page. Also available is the leader board after round 10. After another very successful year, this year's race is coming to an end now and the winners of the Men's and Ladies Ladder will be announced during the prize-giving on Monday, 12 December.

Autumn Doubles: The semi-finals and finals of the Keane's Autumn Doubles will take place on Friday, 02 December.  There will be two sessions of semi-finals, one at 7:00pm and one at 8:00pm.  The finals will take place at 9:00pm.  The prize-giving will follow.

Christmas Party: Following straight on from the finals of the Keane's Autumn Doubles on Friday, 02 December will be the Tennis Section Christmas Party.  Yippee! :-)  Music will be provided by our own Denis Allen and it is sure to be a great night.  Contact a member of the Tennis Social Committee to purchase your ticket or for further information about the party.

Christmas American Doubles: This fun competition will take place on Monday 05 and on Monday 12 December.  Points will be awarded for each night you turn up and the prize-giving will take place on Monday, 12 December.  As a special treat, there will be mulled wine, minced pies, and other goodies on 12 December.  As with the Summer American Doubles, the Christmas American Doubles competition is open to non-members of the club, so feel free to bring along friends, relatives, or neighbours to join in the fun.  Turn up at the club by 7:30pm each night or phone in your name by 7:30pm to 061-227974.

13th November 2005

Sorry for lack of updates for a while, your webmaster has been busy! Some recent updates:

Social Committee Updates: See the Social page (also available from menu to your left) for a listing of upcoming events , including the annual Table Quiz on Fri 18th Nov at 8:30pm, and the Christmas Party and Children's Christmas Party in early December.

450 Draw: The remaining two draws in the 450 draw will take place after the Table Quiz on Fri 18 Nov. Congratulations to all the winners of the first two draws.

Ladder: Due to my tardiness and updating the webpage, I managed to miss a whole "rung" of the ladder! I've updated the Ladder page with the round 10 draw anyway, and with the race standings after 9 rounds.

25th September 2005

Autumn Doubles: Arising from some late withdrawls, we have had to slightly re-jig the draw for the autumn doubles.  The amended drawsheet is posted here; you can also access this from the Calendar of Events page.  The changes mainly affect the Purple group with some minor changes to the Yellow and Red groups.  The other three groups are exactly as per the sheet sent out and posted previously.  The order of play had also to be changed, to accommodate a 6-pair group.  The OOP for the 7 and 8 pair groups remain as was.

Coaching: A new Coaching link is now provided with lots of useful information

22nd September 2005

Lots to report on in the past few days:

Autumn Doubles: The draw, order of play and rules for the Keanes Jewellers Autumn Doubles are now posted here; you can also access these from the Calendar of Events page (you can also access this from the menu on the left hand side of the page).

American Doubles: No sooner are we over the Ennis Road Motors Interfirm competition and we are about to get the Autumn Doubles underway, we are also planning a sooper-dooper American Doubles evening on Friday week, 30 September.  This poster gives all the details (NOTE: the first draw will not in fact take place until some time during October).  Just look at the prizes on offer:  Each player in the winning pair in each group will receive a ticket for the 450 Draw.  Second placed players will each receive half-share tickets and third-placed players will each receive quarter-share tickets.  Entry fee per person is €10.00.  You could come away on the night with €1,000.00 and still be able to participate in the other three draws and win more!!!   The draw will take place during October.  We expect there will be a big turnout for this event, so be sure to come early.

450 Draw: Tickets for the 450 draw are still available at €60.00 each.  Contact any committee member for details.

Ladder: Round 9 Tennis Ladders now available on the Ladder page. Welcome to the following new participants for this Round: Mary O'Halloran, Paul Madden, Aidan Graham, Shirley Nash and Heather Holloway. Also available is the leader board after round 8.

17th September 2005

Coming up next in our busy calendar of events this year is the AUTUMN DOUBLES sponsored by Keanes Jewellers.

Play will commence on Monday night, 26 September and the competition will run over 10 weeks.  The format is mixed doubles and it could be said that this is one of our most popular club competitions.  There will be least 6 grades in the competition and all players will be catered for from raw beginners to hot shots!  The prizes are guaranteed to be fabulous and will be most appropriate as we finish the competition coming into the Christmas season.

The closing date for entering the Autumn Doubles is this coming Monday, 19 September at 8pm.  A sign-up sheet for the competition is available at the bar.

9th September 2005

Interfirm: The Interfirm Tennis competition takes place at the club from 12 to 16 September.  The order of play can be found here.

27th August 2005

Ladder: Round 8 Tennis Ladders now available on the Ladder page. Please note the finish date, 19th September, which allows an additional week to take account of the Inter Firm Tournament from September 12th to 16th. Welcome to the following new participants for this Round: Maria O'Neill, Julie Bermingham, Saranne O'Grady, Beena Day and Kieran Gibbons.

Also available is the leader board after round 7.

18th August 2005

Interfirm: The Interfirm Tennis competition will take place at the club from 12 to 16 September.  This year we celebrate the 25th staging of this great competition and we would like to ensure as big an entry as possible.  Our sponsor is once again Ennis Road Motors. We may decide to enable signing up online, but meanwhile you can complete an entry form and submit it at the clubhouse in the usual way. Entry forms can be picked up at the clubhouse or printed out from here (only page 3 needs to be printed out). Entries must be submitted by 8pm on Monday 5th September.

Also available is a poster that you can print and display at your place of work, etc. in order to attract likely team members.  Just change the contact details as required.   Don't worry if you cannot attract enough work colleagues for your team - the tennis committee will endeavour to supply any additional members you require.  Please contact any committee member for more details

Links: We've added a new Links page -- you can always also access it from the menu on the left.

23rd July 2005

Results: Results of the Limerick Open and Mortgage Search Doubles are now available -- you can also find them on the Calendar of Events page.

Ladder: Round 7 of the ladder now available on the Ladder page. A warm welcome to new entrants, including Pat Donegan, William Moranvil, Michael White, Margaret Hayes, Declan Fagan and Cathy Sheehan.

15th July 2005

American Doubles: The summer american tournaments will commence on Wednesday 20th July and will run each Wednesday for 7 weeks.  Non-members of the club are invited to attend, so please feel free to bring friends, colleagues, relatives, etc.   Please feel to put this poster on notice boards, etc. at places of work.  Please add your own name and telephone number as contact details.

Ladder: Courtesy of Sean Moran, the Ladder page has been updated with race data after round 5 - hot competition at the top of the Ladies Ladder, in particular!

8th July 2005

The order of play for the Limerick Open is now available. Note that initially this link contains the order of play for the first two days only, however the same link will be updated throughout the week so place check back regularly!

1st July 2005

Limerick Open entries are no longer being accepted. Check back soon for the Order Of Play!

29th June 2005

There are some known problems with online entries to the Limerick Open competition. For details, and to see whether you may need to resubmit your entry, please see the "Important Notice" at the top of the online entry page. Apologies for any inconvenience or confusion.

24th June 2005

Semi-finals and finals of the Mortgage Search Doubles are on Monday 27th June:

• 7:00pm Purple, Blue, Green Group Semi-Finals
• 8:00pm Yellow, Pink, Red Group Semi-Finals
• 9:00pm Finals

Note, outstanding entry fees for the Mortgage Search Doubles are now due. Check the list on the notice board at the club to confirm that your fees are paid.

21st June 2005

You can now signup online for the Limerick Open! Or, you can complete an entry form and submit it at the clubhouse in the usual way. Entry forms can be picked up at the clubhouse or printed out from here.

Either way, entries to be submitted by 8pm on Friday 1 July.

21st June 2005

Gerry Loftus has asked me to advise you that the next Golf Society outing,which was scheduled for Dundrum on next Saturday, has been postponed to Sunday, 3rd July. First tee from 12:30 - 2pm. The sign-on sheet is now posted in the Bar and it's rumoured that some international players may be interested in playing as guests, as preparation for the pro-am in Adare on the following two days!!!

16th June 2005

Round 6 of the Tennis Ladder is now on the Ladder page. The finish date is July 18th.,which allows an extra week to take account of the South Of Ireland and the Limerick Open competitions.

A warm welcome to new entrants this time - Hilda Leahy, Linda Costelloe and Billy Wall.

13th May 2005

Club Championships: Order of play for Monday, 16th May is now available from the Calendar of Events, and will be updated with other days as quickly as possible.

Ladder: Round 5 of the ladder now available on the Ladder page. A warm welcome to new entrants, including Barry O'Sullivan and Tony Bowers.

5th May 2005

Club Championships: The tennis club championships will take place from Monday 16th to Friday 20th May.  The event is being sponsored by our own Ann Lyons of Craft Innovations (5 Quinn Street, Limerick).   There will be mens and ladies singles, mens and ladies doubles and mixed doubles events in a number of grades, so all level of players will be catered for, from beginners to the hot shots.  Entry forms can be obtained at the club bar butor by clicking here.  Closing date for entries is next Monday, 9th May at 7:30 pm, however we would appreciate it if you could get your entry is as soon as possible to facilitate the entry to the PC data base.

Mortgage Search: Note change in date of finals of the Mortgage Search doubles competition - these will now take place on Monday, 27th June, allowing more time to play matches.

Sponsorship: If you, your employer or someone you know would be interested in sponsoring a competition at the club, please contact Chris Crosbie or any member of the tennis committee for more information. See also our current list of sponsors.

22nd April 2005

Mortgage Search Doubles competition starts on Monday, 25th April; check the above link for the draw, order of play, etc. All participants are urged to make contact with their partners and first round opponents prior to commencement of the competition..

For more details see the Calendar of Events, and dont't forget to visit our sponsors!

12th April 2005

Reminder that closing date for entries to the Mortgage Search Doubles competition is next Monday, 18th April at 7:30 pm. Entry forms can be downloaded from here, printed out and handed in to the bar by the deadline above.

This competition, which was conceived and sponsored by Ultan O Nualláin, provides an opportunity for doubles pairings to get some practice ahead of the Limerick Open and South of Ireland competitions.  In similar fashion to the Spring Doubles competition, there will be separate events in mens and ladies doubles in a number of grades.  You can enter with a partner, or if you wish we can supply a partner for you.  Entry forms are in the club bar and but for convenience a copy is also attached.  Entry fee per person is €15.00

Play will take place each Monday evening commencing 25 April and is expected to last for 6 to 8 weeks.

For more information on upcoming events, see the Calendar of Events. - Chris.

8th April 2005

An Extraordinary Meeting of the Tennis Section will take place in the Catholic Institute clubhouse on this coming Wednesday, 13 April at 8pm.

The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the refurbishment of Courts 1, 2, and 3, the associated costs, and how these costs are to be met.

As you may be aware, Courts 1, 2, and 3 are in poor condition at the moment and badly need to be replaced, particularly as we enter our busy season of play at the club.  As we will all be affected by any decisions taken concerning the refurbishment of the courts, it is important that we all have an opportunity to understand what needs to be done and what actions are proposed.

If it is convenient for you, your attendance at this meeting would be greatly appreciated. - Sinead, on behalf of Tennis Committee

7th April 2005

The Social Committee has organised a Table Quiz in the Club for Friday 8th April at 8pm. Entry fee is €20 per table of four. Let's give this our best support and remember that individuals without a team can generally be accomodated in that there are usually some incomplete teams looking for additional brains. - Sean.

6th April 2005

SODS golf outing to Woodstock on Saturday April 9th, timesheet is in the bar! See the SODS Golf Society page for information on all the golf outings planned for the year. - Gerry.

31st March 2005

Reminder that the semi-finals and finals of the Spring Doubles will take place on Monday 4th April.

• 7pm - semi-finals for Gold, Lavendar and Red groups
• 8pm - semi-finals for Plum, Green, Blue and Yellow groups
• 9pm - all seven finals

The presentations to the former Tennis Captains will be made immediately after the prizegiving. - Sean.

18th March 2005

Round 3 of the ladder now available on the Ladder page. A warm welcome to new entrants, including Anne Foley, Niamh Barry, Fionnuala Ryan, Sinead Noonan, Louise Barry, Anne O'Loughlin and Diego Floria. - Sean.

16th March 2005

An American Doubles tournament will be held at the club on Friday 18th March. Just turn oup on the night, or phone in your name(s) to 227974 by 7:30pm. Play to start by 8pm. Feel free to bring along friends, colleagues, relatives or neighbours! - Chris.

23rd February 2005

The Tennis Committee has decided to install a wall plaque in the upstairs bar to commemorate past tennis captains (chairpersons of the tennis committee). The plaque will show the names of each person that has held the position and the year(s) that they were in office. We hope to install the plaque in the next few weeks.

We would like to include as many of our past tennis captains as possible. Unfortunately, so far, we have only been able to identify holders of the office from 1986 to the present.

If you have held this position, or if you know of anyone that has held the position in the years up to and including 1985, could you please contact any member of the tennis committee. Please note that it is necessary to be specific about the year(s) that the position was held for. - Tennis Committee.