Stratford Tennis Club

Optimist JR Tennis Day June 27

2009-06-20T10:41:00.003-04:00

The Optimist Junior Tennis Day is just around the corner. This is one of the biggest days of the year for the kids. It is open to everyone members and non members. The Optimist Club of Stratford puts on a great day of fun food and prizes at the Tennis Club with the theme around fun! Don't miss it!

Royal LePage Hiller Realty Junior "French Open" in rain delay

2009-06-20T10:35:00.003-04:00

The Junior "French Open" scheduled for today has been canceled by rain. The event has been rescheduled to the weekend of June 27 & 28. Please contact the club for specific start times.

Practice Wall To Come Down

2009-06-20T10:20:00.002-04:00

As of late last week the practice wall has been deemed unsafe and has been roped off. It is off limits to all. This has been done to protect the safety of everyone. The wall will be taken down this week and we are in the process of sourcing out a replacement.

Babolat Day enjoyed by all

2009-06-06T20:44:00.004-04:00

Despite the absence of the Babolat Rep. the day opened off the seasons social events with a bang. Courts Plus was on hand with the latest gear to test and purchase. Everyone worked up an appetite at Max's clinic and enjoyed a pizza lunch provided by the club. Once the pizza boxes were empty a social doubles round robin was played under the sunshine and comfortable temperatures.

Royal LePage Hiller Realty Junior Aussie Open Results

2009-06-06T20:35:00.004-04:00

The Stratford Tennis Club held its first junior tournament of the season this past weekend. The 'Australian Open' was the opening event in the Royal LePage Hiller Realty Junior Grand Slam. Over 40 juniors took part in the singles and doubles events.
Saturday was the day for singles play. In the Girls Under 12 category, Caitriona Buckley took the title with a 8-1 victory over Alexandra Andrekovic. Sonja Andrekovic downed Anna Feore 8-5 to take the Girls Under 14 event. The Under 14 consolation winner is Marley Hiller who defeated Taylor Sharp 8-1. The Girls Under 18 gold medalist is Claire Scott after her 8-3 victory over Monika Andrekovic. The Boys Under 12 final saw Jared Nash score an 8-4 win over Aidan Buckley. Tim Clay took the Under 12 consolation title 8-6 over Jarrett Bogdan. Travis Hiller took down Jeremy Chisholm 8-3 in the final to take the Boys Under 14 gold medal. The consolation final saw Craig Rice defeat Cael Wishart 6-4. Ciaran Buckley took the Boys Under 18 title with an 8-3 win over Cole Murphy-Hart. The consolation final saw Brandon Gray comeback to down Andrew O'Malley 8-6.
The tournament continued on Sunday with the doubles events. Alexandra Andrekovic and Caitriona Buckley teamed to take the Girls Under 12 championship 8-1 over Clodagh Weber and Amy Kocher. The Girls Under 14 champions are Anna Feore and Sonja Andrekovic who downed Emma Drake and Marley Hiller 8-0 in the final. Sonja Andrekovic took her second doubles title, teaming with sister Monika to take the Girls Under 16 event 8-0 over Claire Scott and Gen Ramadani. The Boys Under 12 final saw Aidan Buckley and Austin Dale score an 8-2 victory over Aidan Baker and Luke Fischer for the title. The Boys Under 14 final was the best final of the weekend. Andrew Hancock and John Fischer edged Ciaran Buckley and Tyler Kocher 8-7 (7 to 3 in the tie-breaker) to earn the gold medal. Matt Parkinson and John Yundt took the consolation title, winning 8-4 over Connor Arms and Tye Lease. The Boys Under 16 champions are Niall Weber and Luke Fischer who edged Andrew O'Malley and Brandon Gray 8-5 in the final.
The Royal LePage Hiller Realty Junior Grand Slam continues on June 20-21 with the 'French Open' event.

STC players out of the medals at OFSSA

2009-06-03T22:54:00.003-04:00

STC affiliates Max Besworth (Open Boys Singles) and Greg Vivian (High School Mixed Doubles) competed well but fell just short of the top four at OFSAA. The event was held over two days at the Rexall Centre on York University Campus. Home of the Rogers Cup a stop on the pro tour.

Final Results - OPEN

Open Boys Singles

1. Brandon MacDonald (Oakville Trafalger)-GHAC

2. Soufian Azargui (Robert Bateman)-GHAC

3. Vincent Chan (Unionville)-YRAA

4. Aman Gill (Assumption)- SWOSSAA

High School Mixed Doubles:

1. Ryan Lau & Stefanie Lau (Woodlands)-ROPSSAA

2. Cameron & Natasha Seth (Centre Wellington- CWOSSA

3. Johanna Reinhart & Konrad Hoeft (RidleyCollege)-CISAA

4. Cameron Smithers & Brittany Sinclair (Colonel By SS)-NCSSAA

New Reinvented Mens Night

2009-05-27T21:51:00.002-04:00

The Stratford Tennis Club is excited to announce that Men's night will be moved Starting This week to 8pm. It will still be on Thursday night.This is an effort to get more participation and better organization. All levels of play are welcome and a more organized and more social atmosphere will be the objective.

This is a great way to connect with other members and play some great tennis.

Club Members Compete at WOSSA

2009-05-21T18:20:00.001-04:00

Central's Besworth headed to OFSAA tennis fourth time

Max Besworth is headed to his fourth straight Ontario high school tennis championships after winning a silver at the WOSSAA tournament Tuesday at the Stratford Tennis Club.

The 19-year-old Stratford Central student was defeated 5-7, 1-6 by Iain Sneddon Jr. of London Oakridge in the boys singles final at WOSSAA, but both advance to OFSAA June 1-2 at the Rexall Centre in Toronto.

Sneddon Jr. is the 34th-ranked male singles player in the province. In the Under-16 category he's ranked fourth in the province and 11th in Canada. He has competed internationally.

This will be Besworth's first trip to OFSAA as a ranked player. He won three medals in the unranked category, including a gold in boys singles last year. He shared silver in boys doubles in 2006 and a gold in boys doubles in 2007.

Besworth was one of seven Central athletes competing at WOSSAA and one of four Huron-Perth players who qualified for OFSAA.

Steph Kreuter and Greg Vivian of Stratford St. Michael qualified in the unranked division of mixed doubles, while Josie McCann of Exeter South Huron earned an OFSAA berth in the unranked division of girls singles.

Other Central athletes competing included Monika Andrekovic, eliminated in the first round in girls' singles; Morgan Davis, defeated in the first round in boys' singles; Rae Schulman Dupuis and Rebecca Johnson, who fell in the opener in girls' doubles; and Anne Sewell and Cameron Kramer, who lost in the opener in mixed doubles.

In the unranked division of boys singles, Zach Costa of London Banting and Kristian Johnston St. Thomas Arthur Voaden qualified for OFSAA.

In girls singles, Nikki Budai of London Mother Theresa defeated Katie Spivak of London St. Thomas Aquinas 6-0, 6-1 in the ranked division. Emia Coto of St. Thomas St. Joe's and McCann advanced in the unranked division.

In boys doubles, Dylan Crimmins and Nadar Fadel of London Lucas defeated Ben Malt and Hunter Doubt of London Saunders in the final 6-4, 7-6. Both move on to OFSAA.

In girls doubles, Monica Jordan and Georgia Robinson of Aquinas and Natalie Goldberg and Karishma Taneja of Lucas will represent WOSSAA in the unranked division, while Elise Dann and Suzanne Tillman of Mother Theresa will represent WOSSAA in the ranked division.

Babolat Day June 6th

2009-05-14T22:46:00.002-04:00

Don't miss this event. Courts Plus will be on hand with clothing and gear for sale and the latest racquet's to demo.

Max will be holding clinics for all ages as well. The Day really gets rolling with a pizza lunch and an adult round robin for all skill levels. This is a mixed event with a very social theme. Partners will be drawn so you do not need a partner to participate. Lets kick the seasons events off with a bang!!!!

Lessons Start May 11th

2009-05-06T23:41:00.001-04:00

Check the website for group lesson times. They get underway May 11th and remember they are free with your membership.

Group Lessons Begin May 11th

2009-05-01T23:40:00.002-04:00

Free group lessons instructed by Club Pro Max begin May 11th. Check the website for the groups and times. If you are not sure what group would be best for you Max would be happy to assist.

Photo Section Updated

2009-04-28T23:50:00.001-04:00

Click on the Photo Gallery Section and see the updated pics!!

Clubhouse break in

2009-04-28T21:57:00.003-04:00

The clubhouse was broken into last night (April 27th) sometime between 10pm and 6am. Nothing appears to be missing with damage being restricted to the pro shop area. If anyone has any information regarding this matter please contact myself, the club or the local police. You can remain anonymous by using crime stoppers.

STC Survives Storm

2009-04-26T21:32:00.003-04:00

With high winds and heavy rains the newly prepared clay courts were in jeopardy. Fortunately they survived mother natures punch with just a few scratches. "Everything seemed to hold up well, we lost a bit of har-tru but the courts held up well" said club manager Bill White.

All but one court was back in play by 3pm Sunday.

STC Beats the weather man to the punch

2009-04-25T18:16:00.004-04:00

The weather man seems to be anything but a tennis fan but Bill worked his usual magic and the clay courts are ready to go. It took some heavy muscle to hit through the wind this morning but balls were being hit on the courts by 11am. Please thank Bill and his side kicks Max, Nathan and Nathan for meeting the opening day deadline in style!

Pack Your Tennis Bag It's Opening Day Saturday

2009-04-24T22:34:00.003-04:00

1 Day Until Opening Day!!!!

2009-04-23T21:16:00.002-04:00

LET THE FUR FLY AND THE FUN BEGIN!!!!!!!!

THE 2009 SEASON STARS SATURDAY :)

2 Days Until Opening Day

2009-04-22T21:54:00.001-04:00

3 Days Until Opening Day!

2009-04-21T20:35:00.002-04:00

4 Days Until Opening Day

2009-04-20T21:43:00.002-04:00

5 Days Until Opening Day

2009-04-19T20:14:00.002-04:00

WORK PARTY April 18th 10am

2009-04-12T01:20:00.003-04:00

Our annual work party is planned for April 18th 2009 starting at 10am. Anyone with some time to spare to help spiff up the clubhouse and help get things ready for the April 25th opening is welcome. Your help is always appreciated.

Work is underway

2009-04-12T01:15:00.002-04:00

Hello Everyone! Tennis is in the air and with the sun shinning Bill and his crew are hard at work preparing the clay courts for the upcoming season.

If the weather holds everything appears on schedule for Opening day April 25th!!!

SUPER SET WEEKEND NOT TO BE MISSED

2008-07-05T21:04:00.003-04:00

The Super Set Weekend is fast approaching with the singles Sat. July 12th and the doubles Sun. July 13th. This is a members only tournament with divisions for all levels of play. Sign up sheets are in the clubhouse so don't be shy. This is an event not to be missed and has proven to be one of the best events on the clubs calender.
Hope to see everyone there and make this seasons event another great one!

Over 80 kids have a blast thanks to Optimist Club

2008-07-05T20:45:00.004-04:00

Over 80 children came out and enjoyed the games, prizes, pizza and Gatorade all made possible by the Stratford Optimist Club. The weather man was on our side this time and made for a great day. It is always one of the most popular kids events at the club and this year was no exception. Special Thanks to The Stratford Optimist Club and all the helpers that ran the games.