The new tennis season was officially launched yesterday at Palmerston with an American tournament and bbq. 24 players took the courts and braved the near gale force winds to try and play some fun but competitive tennis. The tournament was won in the end by Marc Black & John Griffiths who beat Danny Swain and Tom Kyle in the final. A big thanks to all who took part and to all those who helped with the bbq and the bar. It was a fun afternoon and evening and great to see the club so busy. The next social event will be our Champions League Final continental beer night on the 30th of May.

The Liverpool League starts for our teams tomorrow night with a home game for our Men’s A against East Wavertree A, while the Ladies A travel to Mossley Hill and the Men’s B travel to East Wavertree B. Lets hope the wind dies down a little!

Danny Swain and Saeed Ismail won the first American doubles event of the 2010 season by beating Ian Hartley and Jay Glanville in the final. In the consolation final, Andy Pang and Matty Murphy took the honours.

Thanks to everyone who turned up and defied the horrendously windy conditions. The next tournament will take place on Saturday 19th July. More details to follow.

American Doubles – Sunday 30th May

Our first American doubles tournament of the summer takes place this Sunday. The list is up in the club house so stick your name down if you haven’t already. It’s open to all players over 16 and is the usual round robin fare followed by knockout rounds. Any questions then email Marc at palmerstonltc@hotmail.com. Entry is £3

Singles Tournament – Monday 1st June

If singles is your thing then you are in luck as Dave is running a singles tournament on Bank Holiday Monday from 11am. The tournament is open to all club standard players and like the doubles the format will be round robin. Entry is £6 and to register your entry contact Dave on 07900955155.