A tricky start to mens summer league last weekend with over 20 players not available for selection for many different reasons. A huge thank you to all players who made themselves available and to all our junior players (Hippolyte Le...
Interpros – Galway 17th & 18th of May Congratulations to Don Beck (for the first time), Una Cranwell and to Ben Cranwell who were both selected to represent Leinster in the upcoming Super Seniors interpros. And to Una Bruder who is...
Our mens 70+ team enjoyed a great victory in the Tennis Masters League 70+ Grand Finals Day held last week in Templeogue LTC. A very good performance confirmed the win over Fitzwilliam....
We had a dry if somewhat chilly couple of days for the 2019 Gymnastic Cup. Play was hotly contested with a combination of singles and doubles play. There was a sporting spirit with many impromptu coaching opportunities taken by the...
Sponsored by Hunters Estate Agent 6th – 13th July 2019 See dates above for the Tennis and Social event of the year in Carrickmines. Singles and doubles events at all levels from Championship to Handicap events. We would particularly like to see new...
The box leagues are beginning to get organised and thank you to each group leader for getting them started. The Tennis Committee have agreed to extend the finishing date to May 26th to allow more matches finish. Please note there...
We had a very successful “Give Croquet a Go day last Sunday with many members having a good time trying out the game of Croquet out for the first time. For those interested in learning more and receiving some free beginners...
5th / 6th May The annual Handicap Association Croquet Open Tournament takes place this Bank Holiday Sunday and Monday for those with official handicaps. Entries please to croquet captain Alan Looney @ avlooney@ncc.ie by Thursday 5pm....
22 May: May Bridge Party 29 May: End of winter bridge with John Noonan 5 June: Start of summer bridge 4 September: Re-start of winter bridge with John Noonan 30 September: Re-start of Monday afternoon bridge with Fedelma Martin...
Summer league 2019 is fast approaching with matches starting in a little over 2 weeks. If you are keen to play and particularly if you have not previously played for CCLTC please contacttournament@carrickmines.com as soon as possible with you name contact...
League coaching continues this weekend. Positioning for attack defence and counter attack is the theme for this week. This is the last but one before league so hope to see full house. If you have not joined in then last...
Twenty six players turned up in the sunshine to play to play in the American tournament organised by the Social & Tennis Committees. Two hours nonstop tennis was followed by a BBQ and much deserved liquid refreshments. The final was contested...
Fabio Fognini triumphs in Monte Carlo winning his first ATP Masters Tournament and puts his marker down for Roland Garros....
Congratulations to our 70+ mens team who top their group with one round of matches to play. They are equal on points with Fitzwilliam but lead the group by virtue of a win in their round robin. Well done to...
Dear Members, I am delighted to invite you to join me for a glass of prosecco and canapes at the 2019 Presidents Reception in the club on Saturday the 18th of May at 7pm. This reception traditionally marks the official start of...
Following the AGM last month we now have a new main club committee and the first meeting took place on Monday last, the 8th of April. The full list of committee members, as well as their roles on the committee,...
All Members welcome so come on and join the fun!!! Register to tournamnet@carrickmines.com. ...
Cardio Tennis workouts with Adrienne Cusack are recommencing on Thursday evenings for 6 weeks. The sessions are from 7-8pm or 8-9pm commencing May 2nd to June 13th (no session May 30th). Cardio Tennis is a heart pumping tennis fun workout...
Congratulations to all who played in the 2019 CC<C Sherry FitzGerald club tennis championships. Despite the weather, during the week, all matches were completed and wonderful sunshine added to finals day. Attached are some photos including our most junior and senior...
The men's box leagues have posted on the notice board outside the changing rooms. Rules are at the top of the page. There will be a prize for the winner of each section BUT only if more than 75% of...
League Coaching continues this week-end with this week’s theme being: Attacking using the ball controls power angles and spin....
Carrickmines were delighted to host the above group for National Squad for tennis coaching in preparation for the World Championships last Sunday. Pictured above is the squad including Mark Claffey, gold Medalist at the recent Special Olympics in Abu Dhabi...
There’s a new line of Carrickmines clothing now available – white soft shell jackets with the Carrickmines logo. They were developed with croquet players particularly in mind but anyone can purchase one! The photo shows them being modelled by 3...
The first meeting of the new tennis committee took place last evening. The committee members are listed on this link. We feel the committee reflects well, all the different aspects of our club tennis activities, from Junior through to Super seniors. Please...
Sponsored by Sherry FitzGerald 30th March – April 6th (Finals) The club championships start this coming weekend. If you have not entered DO IT NOW ! and Pat will probably allow you into the draws unto the end of today. There are...
Week 3 of SL coaching continues this week. The topic for this week is: Defending using ball controls eg depth spin and height in rallies. Please see this link for further information. For those who have not paid please give your fee...
A great fun tournament as always. Over the two weeks we had gales rain and sunshine!!! The semi-finals were particularly tight with Gina Cassidy’s and Austin Garvey’s teams finishing even (24 games All). Gina went through by virtue of winning...