Catholic Institute Athletic Club

Tennis Section Newsletter

Volume 1, Issue 2

Oct/Nov 2003

Useful Info

Hi, and welcome to the 2^nd CIAC Tennis Section Newsletter! Much of the Useful Info is the same as last time (in case you’ve mislaid Issue 1 J), but there’s lots of new stuff too, so read on! Feedback welcome to Brian Keating.

Phoning the Club

You can phone the club at (061) 227549 or (061) 227974. Someone should be on duty in the bar each evening from 7pm, and also in the mornings.

Committee

Your hard-working reps are:

Name Email	Role
Sean Moran morans@eircom.ie	Chairperson
Noreen Scanlon	Vice-Chairperson
Pat Shanahan shanahanpat@eircom.net	Secretary
Marina Gallagher marina.gallagher@ie.pwcglobal.com	Treasurer
Sean Prior seanprior@eircom.net	Coaching Coordinator
Mary Murphy marymurphy@mwhb.ie	New Members
Liam Burke liam.burke@augh.com	Munster Branch competitions

Donal Creaton donal.creaton@homs.ie	Public Relations
Clare Carrigy	Public Relations
Chris Crosbie crosbie@wyeth.com	Ladder, Courts/Facilities
Mary O’Connor	Junior Committee rep
Pat Biggane	Social Committee rep

Coaching

Available on request from our two resident coaches:

· Tommy Sweeney, 087 2745766

· Tony Kelleher, 087 9020482

Please phone to arrange your time, and book and pay for the court. Fees are payable directly to the coach.

Junior Tennis

Coaching for Junior Members is provided on Saturday mornings at the club. Please contact Mary O’Connor for more information.

Ripley’s Believe it or Not!

Did you know that your court fee is payable at all times – no exclusions for weekends, etc. … Believe it or not!

Upcoming Events

The following events are coming up in the next few weeks and months. The club notice board also has details of forthcoming events. Mark your diaries!

Social Events

Upcoming events organized by the Social Committee:

· Race Night – 7^th November

· Children's Christmas Party – 30^th November

· Tennis Section Christmas Party – 6^th December

Autumn Doubles

This event kicked off on 29^th September and runs on Mondays nights throughout October and November. The semi-finals and finals will take place on Monday 1^st December.

Winter League

We have five teams entered in the Winter League starting in November. There are 2 mixed teams entered in Division 6, one captained by Billy Hilliard and the other by Mary O’Halloran. Marina Gallagher is captaining the Division 5 Mixed team, while Ultan O’Nuallain captains the Division 4 Mixed team and Pat Biggane the Division 3 Mens. Anyone interested in playing should contact the respective captains.

Christmas American Doubles

The Christmas American Doubles will take place on the 8^th and 15^th of December. Prizes will be presented on the 15^th, as well as the perpetual trophies for the Ladies' and Mens' Ladders. Round off the evening with mince pies and mulled wine.

Winners’ Enclosure

Here are the results of some of the recent competitions held at the club or in which teams from the club participated. Congratulations to all our winners and runners up.

Elverys Sports Discount

Elverys Sports offer all Club members a 10% discount on all purchases in their shops in the Crescent Shopping Centre and in the Parkway Retail Park. Pending the issuing of Loyalty Cards by Elverys, it is sufficient to indicate that you are a member of the Club to get the discount.

Summer Cup

Division 6 Mens were beaten in the final by Rushbrook who also were the host club. Panel was captained by Billy Hilliard. Other team members were: Liam Burke, Gordon Grace, Sean Prior and John Hickie.

Division 4 Mens were beaten in the final by Canon Hayes Tipperary. Panel was captained by Ultan O’Nuallain. Other team members were Mike Galvin, Alan Kelly, Mike Strappe, Kevin O Connor and Denis Giltenane. This final was also held in Rushbrook.

Division 3 Mixed were beaten in the plate final in St. Anne’s Waterford. The team was captained by Sean Goggin.

Ennis Road Motors Inter Firm

The 23^rd Inter Firm Tennis Championships at the Catholic Institute, sponsored by Ennis Road Motors, took place from 8^th September, with the nine finals taking place on Friday, September 12^th. The entry, of fifty four teams, was the highest for many years and included teams from many major companies and businesses in the area.

The Division 1 title was retained by Ernst & Young, who needed a super doubles to finally beat Eurostar, when the match was still deadlocked after the two legs of the final. Full results are:

Competition	Winner(s)	Runner(s) Up
Div 1 Final	Ernst & Young	Eurostar
Div 2 Final	Regional Rompers	White Collar Workers
Div 2 Plate	Ennis Road Motors	Wyeth Babes
Div 3 Final	Price Waterhouse Coopers	Craic Merchants
Div 3 Plate	Kylemore Construction	Thomas Hassett
Div 4 Final	Teacher’s Pets	Molex
Div 4 Plate	Duffy’s Circus	Revenue

Limerick Open Tennis Championships

The Limerick Open Tennis Championships at the Catholic Institute took place from 5^th July, with the nineteen finals taking place on Saturday, July 12^th. The sponsors were Holmes O’Malley Sexton, Electrical Rewind Service and Elverys Sports. The entry, at over two hundred, was higher than recent years and included players from Clubs such as Tralee, Mallow, Ennis, Tipperary, Nenagh, Monaleen, Limerick Lawn and the host Club.

The Ladies “A” Singles title was won by Deirdre Hogan, while the Mens “A” final was won by Tony O’Shea (junior), who thus retained the trophy presented in memory of his late grandfather. Results:

Competition	Winner(s)	Runner(s) Up
Mens A Singles	Tony O’Shea	Tony Kelleher
Ladies A Singles	Deirdre Hogan	Rhona Hayes
Mens B Singles	John Hennessy	Alan Rice
Ladies B Singles	Maureen Parkes	Sharon Robertson
Mens C Singles	Kieran O’Brien	Liam Casey
Ladies C Singles	Ann Tuohy	Caroline White
Mens D Singles	John Hickie	Brendan O’Donohue
Ladies D Singles	Regina Carew	Marina Gallagher
Mens A Doubles	Paul Beary, Tony O’Shea	John Lyons, Peter Lavelle.
Mens B Doubles	Aidan Delaney, Martin Ryan	David Goode, Philip Deeney
Ladies B Doubles	Deirdre Hogan, Mairead Sweeney	Sharon Robertson, Aelish McMahon
Mens C Doubles	Liam Burke, Martin Corcoran	Liam Casey, Brendan O’Donohue
Ladies C Doubles	Mona O’Donnell, Ann Hartnett	Eithne Murphy, Breda Hayes
Mens D Doubles	John Hickie, Sean Moran	Glen Bain, Theo Pillay
Ladies D Doubles	Regina Carew, Emma Kirby	Emer McLoughlin, Sinead Maguire
Mixed A Doubles	Ann Fitzpatrick, Ger Lovett	Deirdre Hogan, Darragh Devanney
Mixed B Doubles	Sharon Robertson, Mike Galvin	Mairead Sweeney, Denis Giltenane
Mixed C Doubles	Jennifer Cooney, Philip Jones	Caroline White, Tom Walsh
Mixed D Doubles	Marina Gallagher, Liam Burke	Emer McLoughlin, Gerry Loftus

Congratulations to …

· Gordon Grace on his recent marriage.

· Aelish McMahon and Tony O'Shea, on their selection on the Munster team for the recent Veterans Interprovincials.