Rendezvous Tennis Club

Tennis

Rendezvous Tennis Club meets at the courts beside Knockbreda Parish Church Halls every Tuesday and Friday evenings.

As well as tennis we have an enthusiastic ramblers' club and a Christian Fellowship Group.

Rendezvous Tennis Club - Captains' Day Saturday 30th June 2007

You are invited to Captains Day on Saturday 30th June @ 1.30 pm with last entries by 2 pm. Please make this a date in your diary and come and have a great day of tennis.

Following the tennis everyone is welcome to attend the Captains Day buffet in the Knockbreda Parish Minor hall @ 6.30 pm. This will be a self catering with each member attending bringing a little something for the buffet.

Ladies - Savory Items

Men - Sweet stuff ( Buns, Biscuits & Cakes)

You DO NOT need to be playing tennis to attend the Buffet
EVERYONE IS WELCOME - THE MORE THE MERRIER
Start time 6.30 pm

President's Day - Saturday 18th August 2007 with Evening meal at Ricks Restaurant

You are invited to Presidents Day on Saturday 18th August @ 1.30 pm with last entries by 2 pm. Please make this a date in your diary and come and have a great day of tennis.

Following the tennis we are going our for a meal at RICKS RESTAURANT at the Carryduff meeting 7 pm at the restaurant. You will have full menu choice with a great variety of food. No money will be taken in advance and individuals will settle their own bills on the night.

All Club members are welcome, so why not come along for the meal and some good conversation and friendship.

To confirm you that you will be coming to Ricks Restaurant please complete the attached form at the end of the Newsletter and return it to Eleanor Godfrey by 04 August 2007.

TENNIS OPENING DAY - SATURDAY 31st MARCH

Blue skies set the scene for a great Opening Rendezvous Tennis tournament with eighteen players registered to compete. Ronnie McFarland welcomed everyone, explained the rules of the competition were each match comprised of four games with each players serving for one game.

Four rounds of tennis were played with many close, entertaining and exciting games. As usual, time was taken for some refreshments mid afternoon with an enjoyable cup of tea and a few sweet goodies - Thanks to Maureen Lindsay.

Continuing in dry but a little cold conditions play kept moving and eventually four ladies and four men had reached the semi-finals and after some competitive play we had our finalists.

Rendezvous Opening Day Tournament 2007

The final also proved to be a competitive, sporting and enjoyable match with some fine rallies.

Hazel and Robin Mulholland presented the prizes to all the finalists, with the Runner Up prizes going Florence Corrigan and Ronnie McFarland and the Opening Day winners' trophies to Lorraine Heaney and Paul McCrum.


Finalists: Ronnie & Florence with Hazel & Robin Mulholland	Winners: Paul & Lorraine with Hazel & Robin Mulholland

The Ladies winner Lorraine Heaney was presented with the “Molly McCormack Memorial Cup” and the Mens winner Paul McCrum recieved the new the “Leslie Steenson Memorial Trophy 2006” presented in memory of our dear friend, long time club member and tennis buddy Leslie Steenson.

Leslie Steenson Memorial Trophy 2006

Congratulations to all the finalists and a big thank you to everyone who participated in a great day.

Ian Burch

Opening Day Dinner - Saturday 31st March 2007

Having completed our tennis tournament we were looking forward to our Opening Day dinner and we were very pleased to get a good attendance for the meal and once again our caterers provided us with a beautiful dinner. Judging by the empty plates and the favourable feedback everyone seem to enjoy their meal.

At the end of the meal Jane Laverick and Alan Templeton organised a Beetle drive for those people who stayed behind. The dice started to roll time and time again until 10 rounds were successfully completed. Hazel Mulholland ran out the winner with a high score of 386, Charlotte Murtagh took the mid score prize with 310 and Ronnie McFarland taking the wooden spoon with a score of 242. Alan Templeton said he had seen some very odd and peculiar beetles during the evening and and the last prize was awarded for the weirdest Beetle to Ian Burch. (I called it very artistic). To conclude the evening Alan and Jane presented the prizes to the winners and thanked everyone for participating.

Many thanks to both Alan Templeton and Jane Laverick for organising this Beetle drive and providing us all with a fun evening.

Ian Burch

CLOSING DAY
Saturday 30th September was our Closing Day event and the weather turned out to be as miserable as the number of players that turned up to play in the event.

A big Thank you must go to the six players that supported the Closing Day but although there were intermittent showers all the players were determine to play the closing day event.

Play began as a round robin style event where each player would have opportunity to play against each other with four games per match. During one of the heavy showers mid afternoon we took our customary break for light refreshments of tea, scones and cakes. Play continued throughout the afternoon with some of the matches playing through the rain. Conditions continued to deteriorate and as the rain was now constant it was decided to call a close to the tournament at just after 5 pm.

Prizes were awarded to the top four players who had gained the most points from the games played. The prize winners were Ian Burch, Denis Moore, Florence Corrigan and Neil Templeton.

Again a BIG THANK YOU to all who participated in the wet but enjoyable day.

Ian Burch

Closing Day Dinner - Saturday 30th September 2006
Having completed our tennis tournament we were looking forward to our Closing Day dinner and 25 club members attended the dinner, a very good turn out for this event. Once again our caterers provided us with a beautiful dinner and judging by the empty plates and the favourable feedback everyone seemed to enjoy their meal.

Following the dinner, our thoughts turned to television with a quiz based on TV Game shows. Each round was based on a different quiz show such as Family Fortunes, Catchphrase, Question of Sport and Who wants to be a Millionaire.

Five teams completed in six different TV Quiz rounds and the eventual
winners were "Ronnies Gang" who were presented with their prizes by Robin Mulholland.

Congratulations to "Ronnies Gang" on being Closing Day quiz winners and thank you to everyone who contributed to a great day.

Ian Burch

CAPTAINS' DAY - Saturday 17 June 2006
Twelve players registered for the tournament and they were all welcomed by Ronnie McFarland who explained the rules of the competition and wished everyone good luck.
The draw was made providing a range of different matches with mens & ladies doubles and also mixed doubles. Each match comprised of four games with each players serving for one game.

Before play began a group photograph was taken of all the competitors who were eagerly awaiting for play to commence.

Captains' Day 2006

Play soon began and throughout the afternoon we were provided with many close, entertaining and exciting games.

Mid afternoon we had our usual scones and jam with tea or coffee, very enjoyable and big thank you to Maureen Lindsay who provided the afternoon refreshments.

The weather was kind to us and so three rounds were successfully completed. Four ladies and four men had now reached the semi-finals and playing the first to win six games we soon had our finalists. The final proved to be a competitive, sporting and enjoyable match with some fine rallies.

The prizes were to all the finalists, with the Runner Up prizes going Susan McFarland and Ian Burch and the Captains' Day winners trophies to Sharon McMillan and Paul McCrum.


Runner's up Susan McFarland and Ian Burch	Winners Sharon McMillan and Paul McCrum

Congratulations to all the finalists and a big thank you to everyone who participated in this very enjoyable day.

After the tournament was over, everyone retired to the Knockbreda Parish minor hall for a bite to eat. An excellent buffet was provided by members of the club supplying plenty of savory and sweet delights.

Thank you to everyone who contributed to a great day.
Ian Burch

TENNIS OPENING DAY - Saturday 08 April 2006
Another year and another Opening Rendezvous Tennis tournament is about to begin with Seventeen players registered to compete. Ronnie McFarland welcomed everyone, explained the revised rules of the competition were each match comprised of four games with each players serving for one game.

Although very cold play continue and eventually Four ladies and four men had reached the semi-finals and after some competitive play we had our finalists.
The final also proved to be a competitive, sporting and enjoyable match with some fine rallies.

Ronnie McFarland presented the prizes to all the finalists, with the Runner Up prizes going Claire Martin and Gordon Buchanan and the Opening Day winners trophies to Hilary Jewhurst and Paul McCrum.

Congratulations to all the finalists and a big thank you to everyone who participated in a great day.

Ronnie McFarland

RENDEZVOUS TENNIS CLUS OPENING DAY DINNER - Saturday 08 April 2006
Having completed our tennis tournament we were looking forward to our Opening Day dinner and we were not disappointed. 39 club members attended the dinner, a tremendous turn out and once again our caterers provided us with a beautiful dinner. Judging by the empty plates and the favourable feedback everyone seem to enjoy their meal.

Following the Dinner, everyone got there thinking caps on for the Table quiz with five teams competing to all about Northern Ireland. This proved to be a
very close competition and after six rounds of varied subjects we had our winners - Team " The Jokers" and their prizes were presented by Hazel and Robin Mulholland.
Congratulations to the "The Jokers" on the Opening Day quiz winners and thank you everyone who contributed to a great day.