Well, well, well… another Sunday, another **battle royale** on the courts! And guess what? **I only went and won the thing!** 🎉
🥇 **Chris Dearling (yours truly!)** – I played, I conquered, I qualified! A bit of modesty would suit me here… but where’s the fun in that? 😆
🥈 **Tip Flory** – Cool, calm, and calculated. Tip slid into second place like a seasoned pro. Not flashy, but **deadly effective**—just ask anyone who played against her. 💪
🥉 **Tony Goodson** – Tony quietly clocked up wins while everyone else was distracted by my victory parade. Smart move, Tony—**see you in the final!** 🎾
**🎾 ALMOST BUT NOT QUITE… 🎾**
A massive shoutout to **Katie Card**, who **nearly stole the show** in her first qualifying attempt! **20 games won!** 👏 If this were a Disney movie, she’d be the underdog hero who triumphs at the end. Maybe next week, Katie? No pressure. 😜
**🔥 WHAT’S NEXT? 🔥**
With 11 weeks left to qualify, the tension is **tighter than my shoelaces before a tiebreak!** Will anyone **break through the elite wall** of already-qualified players, or are we looking at **a dictatorship of the current champs?** 😱
Join us **this Sunday** for another **thrilling**, **chaotic**, and **questionably officiated** qualifier! As usual, just let me know by Thursday if you would like to play.
Until then, keep swinging, keep grinning, and remember—**if in doubt, lob it out!** 😆
| Name | 1st Round | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | 4th Round | Total | Games played | Percentage |
| Chris Dearling | 8 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 22 | 68.18% | |
| Tip Flory | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 31 | 67.74% |
| Tony Goodson | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 23 | 65.22% | |
| Katie Card | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 32 | 62.50% |
| Hollie Newton | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 31 | 61.29% |
| Henry Paez | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 60.87% | |
| Daniel Pipkin | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 30 | 56.67% |
| Chris Palmer | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 31 | 51.61% |
| Dean Swift | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 50.00% | |
| Anna Brown | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 32 | 50.00% |
| Wayne Peberdy | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 30 | 46.67% |
| Mark Wooton | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 46.67% |
| Clare Dearling | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 41.94% |
| Vera Gair | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 31 | 38.71% |
| Michelle Pipkin | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 34.38% |
| Lynn Swift | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 31.25% |
| Robert Gair | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 29.03% |
| 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 £218 Value each |
| To Qualify fo the final you have to finish in the first 3 in any of the heats listed below |
| 📅 **Every Sunday** | 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM last qualifying event June 1st 2025 |
| 🌙 **Tuesday, April 8th** | 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM |
| ☀️ **Saturday, April 26th** | 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM |
| 1 | Peter Brown | 🎾🎾🎾 | 12 | Michael Reding | 🎾🎾🎾 |
| 2 | Dean Swift | 🎾🎾🎾 | 13 | Peter Aldous | 🎾🎾🎾 |
| 3 | Robert Gair | 🎾🎾🎾 | 14 | Kevin Milner | 🎾🎾🎾 |
| 4 | Clare Dearling | 🎾🎾🎾 | 15 | Andrew Turner | 🎾🎾🎾 |
| 5 | Dan Chapelle | 🎾🎾🎾 | 16 | Vera Gair | 🎾🎾🎾 |
| 6 | Mark Wooton | 🎾🎾🎾 | 17 | David Pinner | 🎾🎾🎾 |
| 7 | Hollie Newton | 🎾🎾🎾 | 18 | Wayne Peberdy | 🎾🎾🎾 |
| 8 | Michelle Pipkin | 🎾🎾🎾 | 19 | Chris Dearling | 🎾🎾🎾 |
| 9 | Anne Sheldon | 🎾🎾🎾 | 20 | Tip Flory | 🎾🎾🎾 |
| 10 | Steve Rowntree | 🎾🎾🎾 | 21 | Tony Goodson | 🎾🎾🎾 |
| 11 | Anna Brown | 🎾🎾🎾 |
