What a night at Ipswich Sports Club โ **all 10 courts packed โtil after 9pm**! Thatโs the kind of tennis fever we love. There was laughter, drama, and some surprisingly decent lobs. Plus a few rogue serves that nearly needed passports.
It was brilliant to see **so many of you trying one of my competitions for the first time** โ thanks for diving in and embracing the chaos (and yes, weโre ironing out those little teething problems!). Apologies to those whose emails didnโt get through โ Iโve added a second address below just in case. If you send me a quick “hello,” Iโll reply and make sure youโre added to my list, so we know the lines of communication are open at least.
๐ Big congrats to our final three ace-makers:
- Wayne Peberdyย โ already secured his spot and proving hard toย deuce!
- Nicky Pinnerย โ keeping her cool andย pinningย down the wins like a pro Nickying 2nd place .
- James Longย โ took theย longย road but smashed it on Tuesday to grab that final spot
Theyโll battle it out in the **Grand Final on Sunday, June 8th**, there are 30 qualified so far its shaping up to be a big event with big prizes and eternal bragging rights. The full list of qualifiers is below.
So close you could smell the strawberries and cream! Shoutout to Kenneth Dyrbyโ our top-performing first-timer! He played some fantastic tennis, went unbeaten all night, and narrowly missed the podium, finishing with a very impressive 65% and 4th place. ๐
Huge kudos also to Anne Sheldon, Anna Brown, Tip Flory, and Louise Woods โ all played brilliantly and were just a whisker away from qualification.
### ๐ฅ Still Time to Qualify!
Missed out so far? Fear not! You can still book your spot in the final by playing in:
– **Any upcoming Sunday sessions**, that is every Sunday 10 am to 12:30 pm now until June 1st or – **Saturday 26th Aprilโs special event 2pm to 4:30pm**.
Just email me at **chris@dearling.com** or **chrisdearling@mac.com** to get involved โ the more the merrier.
Tennis is better with friends, forehands, and just a *touch* of competitiveness. Thanks again for making Tuesday night such a hit. What a bonus to have a drink afterwards with some great music courtesy of the open mic night in the bar.
Tuesday 8th April results
| Name | 1st Round | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | 4th Round | Total | Games played | Percentage |
| Wayne Peberdy | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 32 | 75.00% |
| Nicky Pinner | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 32 | 68.75% |
| James Long | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 32 | 68.75% |
| Kenneth Dyrby | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 32 | 65.63% |
| Anne Sheldon | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 32 | 62.50% |
| Anna Brown | 7 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 32 | 62.50% |
| Tip Flory | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 32 | 62.50% |
| Louise Woods | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 32 | 59.38% |
| Henry Paez | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 58.33% | |
| Michael Reding | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 32 | 53.13% |
| Sarah Offord | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 50.00% | |
| Sean Fitzpatrick | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 32 | 50.00% |
| Chris Palmer | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 32 | 50.00% |
| Chris Everton | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 32 | 46.88% |
| John Klug | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 46.88% |
| David Pinner | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 32 | 43.75% |
| Ian Kersey | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 32 | 43.75% |
| Ed Moore | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 37.50% | |
| Chris Dearling | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 37.50% | |
| Eloise Dearling | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 32 | 34.38% |
| Dee Mulgrew | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 34.38% |
| Rob Butler | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 34.38% |
| Kiah Bouillaut | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 33.33% | |
| Clare Dearling | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 28.13% |
| Kirt | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12.50% |
| Club Players Road to Wimbledon, Final Sunday June 8th |
| 1st Prize Private Tennis Lesson, Tour and Lunch with Mark Petchey at Wimbledon |
| 2nd & 3rd Prize Weekend Coaching with Active Away ยฃ218 Value each |
| To Qualify for the final you have to finish in the first 3 in any of the heats listed below |
| ๐ **Every Sunday** | 10:00 AM โ 12:30 PM last qualifying event June 1st 2025 |
| ๐ **Tuesday, April 8th** | 7:00 PM โ 9:30 PM |
| โ๏ธ **Saturday, April 26th** | 2:00 PM โ 4:30 PM |
29 so far have Qualified for the final
| 1 | Peter Brown | ๐พ๐พ๐พ | 16 | Vera Gair | ๐พ๐พ๐พ |
| 2 | Dean Swift | ๐พ๐พ๐พ | 17 | David Pinner | ๐พ๐พ๐พ |
| 3 | Robert Gair | ๐พ๐พ๐พ | 18 | Wayne Peberdy | ๐พ๐พ๐พ |
| 4 | Clare Dearling | ๐พ๐พ๐พ | 19 | Chris Dearling | ๐พ๐พ๐พ |
| 5 | Dan Chapelle | ๐พ๐พ๐พ | 20 | Tip Flory | ๐พ๐พ๐พ |
| 6 | Mark Wooton | ๐พ๐พ๐พ | 21 | Tony Goodson | ๐พ๐พ๐พ |
| 7 | Hollie Newton | ๐พ๐พ๐พ | 22 | Dan Pipkin | ๐พ๐พ๐พ |
| 8 | Michelle Pipkin | ๐พ๐พ๐พ | 23 | John Quinton | ๐พ๐พ๐พ |
| 9 | Anne Sheldon | ๐พ๐พ๐พ | 24 | Steve Belton | ๐พ๐พ๐พ |
| 10 | Steve Rowntree | ๐พ๐พ๐พ | 25 | Michael Todd | ๐พ๐พ๐พ |
| 11 | Anna Brown | ๐พ๐พ๐พ | 26 | Chris Palmer | ๐พ๐พ๐พ |
| 12 | Michael Reding | ๐พ๐พ๐พ | 27 | Catherine Backhouse | ๐พ๐พ๐พ |
| 13 | Peter Aldous | ๐พ๐พ๐พ | 28 | James Long | ๐พ๐พ๐พ |
| 14 | Kevin Milner | ๐พ๐พ๐พ | 29 | Nicky Pinner | ๐พ๐พ๐พ |
| 15 | Andrew Turner | ๐พ๐พ๐พ | 30 | ๐พ๐พ๐พ |