From Wolverhampton to Wimbledon – Congratulations to our very own Henry Searle, described as a ‘Wolverhampton Wonderkid’ in the press after knocking out No1 seed in Boys singles at Wimbledon yesterday. Winning 7-6, 6-3 he benefited from a ‘barmy army’ of fans, mostly from the club! Everyone wishes him the best of luck in the next round. If you are inspired to play tennis, visit out website TENNIS | Wolverhampton Lawn Tennis & Squash Club (wltsc.com)
Here at Wolverhampton Lawn Tennis and Squash Club we celebrated International Women’s Day with 2 give it a go squash and racketball taster sessions. Just some of our many fabulous WLTSC women!
The Karakal Midlands Squash Masters is coming to Wolverhampton Lawn Tennis & Squash Club (WLTSC) on 4th-6th November and players are being encouraged to enter now.
Following the success of squash at the Commonwealth Games (CWG) where team England won 5 medals and it’s first women’s singles Gold, WLTSC are hosting another prestigious squash competition – A Regional Squash Masters event.
WOW! Did you hear Sports Manager Marc Hughes on Radio WM, speaking with Natalie Graham on #wellbeingwednesday last month?
The importance of personal wellbeing was discussed, not only coming from playing squash &, racketball, tennis; working out in the gym or taking part in one of the numerous gym/spin classes on offer at WLTSC, but also from the social benefits of the community of like-minded people coming together, often making life-long friendships. Listen from 1.33 to hear the full 10minutes.
A huge congratulations to everyone who has participated in our first half term squash camp! There was a great turn out, many fun activities and every individual has made superb progress. it was a brilliant experience for us all!
Also a massive well done to the coaches: Michael Harris, Tom Pryor and Tanita Patel, who made this event as amazing as it was.
WOW what an experience I had at Birmingham 2022. I’d never been to a multi-sport event and to be a part of it has totally blown me away.
I had so much fun, inspiring, and entertaining so many young people, families, and squash fans. I truly hope the work I and the Squash United team, along with my wife AKA Mrs Squash did, and will continue to do, will eventually show in increased participation at clubs and sports centres and most importantly here at WLTSC.
Monday 6:45pm - 7:45pm
Finals on Saturday 24th September
Draw released on 8th August
Men’s and Ladies’ singles and doubles
Mixed doubles
Men must be over 45 in 2022
Ladies must be over 40 in 2022
Plate/consolation for first match losers
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WLTSC opens its doors to children to stoke excitement ahead of Commonwealth Games. Last summer, a year before the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, organisers announced that they wanted to give one million children an authentic Games experience.
On Friday, the Wolverhampton Lawn Tennis and Squash Club fulfilled that dream and opened its doors to schools and members of the local community to get them involved in six sports which will take pride of place at the Games.
Children from seven schools got the run of the club until 2pm, where they got to try out squash, boxing, wrestling, wheelchair basketball, table tennis, and archery.
WOW what a month we’ve had at WLTSC. Juniors from our club, local schools and squash players from far and wide, have been the main focus this month. They have given us joy & laughter and pride at their keenness and dedication to trying something new, developing their skills and representing our club and themselves.
Mike Harris, from Squash United and Wolverhampton Lawn Tennis & Squash Club (WLTSC), takes squash to the people in one of a series of events to promote the racquet sport in the lead up to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Long standing member of the club, John Vaughan passed away a number of years ago. He wanted to leave a lasting legacy so his family very kindly donated some money to create our John Vaughan SEND and Jnr Development Fund.
Since then we have had many donations and a special post covid fundraising event in June 2021 raised an additional £5,000. As of 8th November 2021, the John Vaughan SEND & Jnr Development Fund amounts to £7,778.53.
February Newsletter
February was another busy month at Wolverhampton Lawn Tennis & Squash Club featuring the following events;
• Pancake day
• Holiday Camps. Our Easter Holiday Camps are now open for booking at; https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/everypoint/Coaching/Camps
• February Quiz with Baggers
• Staffordshire Tennis County Matchplay
• JDA (Julian Dukes Agencies) Racketball Club Championships
• WLTSC Member Survey
• touchtennis tournament hosted by Clayton Edge
Another superb month at WLTSC.
#WLTSC #TeamWLTSC
“Keep healthy, play sport, make friends”
Well done to all finalists who competed in our Racketball Club Championships. Thank you to Julian Dukes Agencies for sponsoring the event!
Grade A Final: Jason Smith beat Rami Labib
Grade A Plate Final: Guy Birkett beat Marc Hughes
Grade B Final: Tom Watson beat Pete Sandhur
Grade B Plate Final: Madan Chalotra beat Malkit Sal
Grade C Final: Ed Cooper beat Mike Davis
Grace C Plate Final: Clayton Edge beat Karl Vernon
Grade D Final: Dave Thorpe beat Andrew Samuels
Grade D Plate Final: Robert Clark beat Rob Binnion
A huge well done to all competitors and a massive thank you to Mike Harris and the squash and racketball committee for organising a superb tournament.
