Grade 6 (Blue) team through to Munster final

Last Sunday, our grade 6 team played their semi-final match at home against Bandon. Mitchelstown got off to a great start, Padraic winning his singles game with plenty to spare. Lyndsey played very well in her singles match, coming through in straight sets. The mixed doubles was a different story. Lee and Barbara played well early doors, taking the first set. Bandon however started to come into the match, and took the second set. The third set was a war of attrition, but the home side held firm and ground out a third set victory, booking the team’s passage to the Munster final. Well done to Barbara Piggott (captain), Lindsey Graham, Padraic Slattery and Lee Kielthy on a great victory. The final is due to be played on 23 January.

MUNSTER WINTER LEAGUE PHASE II 2022

We had a tremendous response from our members who put their names forward to participate in the Munster Winter League Phase II. We have a total of seven teams entering the league. This is very encouraging for the club and we wish all our players the best of luck in the competition. The group games will begin on the weekend of Feb 5/6. The draw for the group stages hasn’t been held yet, so match fixtures won’t be known until the groups have been finalised. The teams are as follows:

Grade 6 Ladies (rock); Clair Nolan (capt), Liz Cotter, Edel Fitzgibbon and Ann Milward. Grade 6 Ladies (paper); Laura Manning (capt), Lindsey Graham, Marie O’Neill and Barbara Pigott. Grade 6 Ladies (scissors); Aideen O’Brien (capt), Karen Keane, Lorna O’Brien, and Sharon Shields. Grade 6 Men; Colm Baker (capt), Shane O’Neill, Paddy Leonard and Dermot O’Donovan. Grade 5 Men; Sean Keane (capt), Cillian Dollian, Paddy Hanley and Liam O’Grady. Grade 4 Ladies; Marie Therese O’Kennedy (capt), Ber Downey, Olive Kenneally and Catherine O’Keeffe. Grade 2 Men; Denis Linehan (capt), Ciaran O’Kennedy, Alan O’Meara and Michael Waldron.

THE COLOURS LEAGUE CONTINUES

On Tuesday last, we made a start to the night’s games on a very cold evening. The first match between orange and blue was not completed, as the courts became frozen and matches had to be halted. These games will be completed during the week. The match between green and white was postponed and will be played at a later date.

The Thursday night’s matches had no weather issues and went ahead as scheduled. Team grey and team pink played out a very close game, ending the match 24 games each. Team red had a good night’s work, beating team yellow 30-21.

COLOURS LEAGUE FIXTURES

Tuesday, 11th January - Blue v Red at 7pm. Green v Orange at 8.30pm. Thursday, 13th January - Grey v Purple at 7pm. Pink v Yellow at 8.30pm. Tuesday, 18th January - Blue v Green at 7pm. Red v White at 8.30pm. Thursday, 20th January - Orange v Grey at 7pm. Purple v Yellow at 8.30pm.

COLOURS LEAGUE TEAMS

Team Blue: pair 1 Brian Carr, Catherine O’Keeffe; pair 2 Paddy Hanley, Mairead O’Driscoll; pair 3 Ellen Fox, Brenda Lane. Team Green: pair 1 Michael Waldron, Evelyn Condon English; pair 2 Ray Hurley, Mairead Coughlan; pair 3 Ciaran Cotter, Catherine Kavanagh.

Team Red: pair 1 Cillian Dollian, Catherine Rea; pair 2 Fred Dollion, Laura Manning; pair 3 Hannah Finn, Clare McNamara. Team Orange: pair 1 Tony Mullaly, Katie O’Callaghan; pair 2 Paddy Leonard, Joanna Davern; pair 3 Shane O’Neill, Marie O’Neill.

Team Grey: pair 1 Liam O’Grady, Marie Therese O’Kennedy; pair 2 AN Other, Pat O’Meara; pair 3 Josie Cunningham, Marie Ahern. Team Purple: pair 1 Ciaran O’Kennedy, Bernadette Downey; pair 2 Colm Baker, Karen Keane; pair 3 Breda Leonard, Jo Slattery.

Team Pink: pair 1 Sean Keane, Helen McCarthy; pair 2 Dermot O’Donovan, Liz Cotter; pair 3 Áine Coughlan Roche, Kate Cotter. Team Yellow: pair 1 Michael Rea, Helena O’Brien; pair 2 Philip O’Brien, Margaret Quirke; pair 3 Jamie Cahill, Ciara Dennehy. Team White: pair 1 John Whelan, Olive Kenneally; pair 2 James Sherlock, Aideen O’Brien; pair 3 Thomas Finn, Ailis Hayes.

COLOURS LEAGUE TABLE

Team, played, points – Pink, 7, 175. Blue, 5, 142. Purple, 6, 138. Green 4, 137. Orange 4, 129. White 6, 125. Grey 5, 125. Red 5, 119. Yellow 6, 113.

AGM 2022

Our AGM will take place on Friday, January 21 at 8pm on zoom. You must register yourself in the link sent on the WhatsApp group in order to be at the zoom meeting. All positions are available to be filled on the committee, we would encourage our members to consider taking up a role in helping our club continue to grow. If you are interested in getting involved, you must be nominated and seconded by another club member. You must register your nomination on YourCourts no later than one week before the AGM. Being part of the committee can be a very satisfying experience and it is an opportunity for you to give something back to your club.