Author Archives: David Aldridge

Finals Day – Raffle Winners Thanks to all who took part in our raffle and of course to those who donated a prize. The raffle tickets were drawn by Michael Reik and Hannah Cohen. We raised £351 which is much appreciated. The winners are shown below. PRIZE WINNER 2 Tickets for Watford FC v teamContinue reading “Finals Day – Raffle”

This is the first of a number of posts covering finals day that will be uploaded in the coming week. By 8.30 am yesterday, a number of helpers were busy getting the club set up. At 9.30 the first match was underway, the ladies doubles, with Stephanie and Simone playing against Aga and Ellie. TheContinue reading “Finals Day 1”

The Drive Annual Tournaments’ Finals day and Lunch is  on Sunday 2nd July. The day is the highlight of The Drive’s calendar and all Members, Family & Friends are invited to come along and support. The exact scheduling for the day will be advised in due course, but the first final will commence at 10amContinue reading “Finals Day and Lunch”

Match : The Drive I v Brampton I Tuesday 6th June at home Squad : Aga and Ellie Emma and Katy Simone and Stephanie Result: Win for The Drive 18-6 Despite a rain filled and very blustery day, the match went ahead. With 2 false starts due to the rain, we finally managed to playContinue reading “Ladies 1 v Brompton 1”

It won’t surprise any of you that we go through a significant number of balls during the course of a  year. Whilst, new balls are used again by coaches and for junior activities, they do have a limited life. Thanks to Nabeel,  we now have an arrangement with a third party that recycle old tennisContinue reading “A Load of Balls!”

Matches are gradually being completed and the latest draw position can be seen by clicking on the relevant link below Mens Singles Mens Doubles Ladies Singles Ladies Doubles Mixed Doubles Mens Vets Singles Mens Vets Doubles Mens Super Vets Doubles Round Deadline First and Second Round Sunday 11 June 2017 Quarter Finals Sunday 18 JuneContinue reading “Latest update on 2017 Championships.”

The evening began with a photoshoot and a good looking bunch you will never see anywhere else. The pairings were Rob with Guy, Nick with Ben and I partnered Vivek who was kind enough to replace our “injured” captain. We played against Totteridge IV, having beaten Totteridge V the previous week 22-2 It was GoldContinue reading “Drive 3rd team versus Totteridge”

The Drive LTC’s annual club championships draws have been made and have both been put up in the clubhouse near the new vending machine and are also available online (below). Please can you ensure that you play your matches by the below deadlines. Round Deadline First and Second Round Sunday 11 June 2017 Quarter FinalsContinue reading “Tournament Draw Update”

Match: The Drive IV vs The Drive V Date: Wednesday 24 May 2017 The Drive IV Team David Boddenstein & Farruh Shermatov Aryel Abrahami & Nabeel Thakur (c) Mark Hirschel & Evi Otobo The Drive V Team Simon Millet (c) & Martin Stone Steve Bird & Abe Sweiry Gerry Bass & Neil Miller Score: TheContinue reading “The Drive play…. The Drive”

Match : Brondesbury v The Drive I- away Team : Ellie and Dorothea Simone and Laurel Steph and Michelle Score: The Drive won 14-10 A good match in fairly windy conditions. Brondesbury have a strong team. I recall playing there 2-3 years ago and losing so it was nice to get a good result. Last nightContinue reading “Great result from Ladies First Team”