Irvinestown Lawn Tennis Club Spring League sponsored by Molly's Bar & Restaurant

The Molly's Bar & Restaurant Spring League came to a close at Irvinestown Lawn Tennis Club with 3rd & 4th Playoff on Monday 30th April between the Cocktail Crew and the Brunch Bunch.The Bunch got of to a great start with wins in first round from David McDowell/William Britton (11-2 ) and Joanne Daly (Capt.)/Katie Britton (9-4) but the Crew fought back with a big win from Helen & Karen Kenwell (11-2 ) while Wendy Eaton/Kevin McGuinness edged a 7-6 victory for the team. In the second round the play went mostly for the Bunch with William/Katie Britton winning 11-2 while Joanne, partnered in this leg with David, came away with a 9-4 victory. Andrea Irvine and Lewis McElroy took their match 9-4 for the Bunch and in spite of a good win from Kevin/Karen (8-5 ) the Crew couldn't catch up. Third place went to the Bunch with a score of 62-42.

The Final on Tuesday 1st May was a very tight  match between the leaders in the League, Gourmet Gang and Pizza Pack. Pete Keogh with partner Alby Grey in round one got the Gang of to a head start with a 10-3 win on Court one while Joy Oldman/Sandra Beattie came away with a 9-4 victory and Wendy Eaton (sub)/Anthony McCaughey edged a 7-6 win. The Pack fought back with the only first round win (9-4 ) from Capt. Brendan King/Ronan Mc Guinness but going into second round, the Gang were in the lead by 30-22 points.

The Pack made valiant attempts to even up the score with great wins from Paul Cassidy and Ronan McGuinness (11-2 ) and Jill Parkinson/Cora Meade (12-1 ) but Pete Keogh /Sandra McElroy and Anthony McCaughey/Sandra Beattie secured victory for the Gang with 10-3 and 11-2 wins respectively.

This close fought match saw the  Gourmet Gang crowned as winners of this years Spring League with a score of 54-50 points.

End results for the Spring League; Wooden Spoon - Salad Squad. 4th Place - Cocktail Crew. 3rd Place - Brunch Bunch. Runner-up - Pizza Pack.  Winners - Gourmet Gang.

The Presentations for the League took place in Molly's Bar & Restaurant on Friday 4th May when the players who participated in the League, and their guests, enjoyed a great night of great food and good craic courtesy of Damien & Nicola Hanna Proprietors of Molly's Bar & Restaurant. Wendy Eaton, Club Captain expressed sincere thanks from Irvinestown Lawn Tennis Club to Molly's Bar & Restaurant for their sponsorship of the Spring League and for the great hospitality on this Presentation night.

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Winning Team Gourmet Gang

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Captain Winning Team

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Winning Team; Gourmet Gang  (left to right) Pete Keogh, Anthony McCaughey, (team members) Club Captain Wendy Eaton, Damien Hanna (League Sponsor,/Prop. Molly's Bar & Restaurant) Mary McCoy (team Capt) Sandra Beatty, Sandra McElroy and Kate Heaver.(team members). Missing from photo Alby Grey, Joy Oldman and Steve Beaumont.

Captain of the winning team, Mary McCoy (right) with Damien Hanna prop. Molly's bar and restaurant and ILTC club captain Wendy Eaton

Irvinestown Lawn Tennis Club Spring League sponsored by Molly's Bar & Restaurant

It was highly competitive play this week at Irvinestown Lawn Tennis Club as teams fought it out for a place in the Final of the Molly's Bar & Restaurant sponsored Spring League.

First up on Monday night was the match between Cocktail Crew and Gourmet Gang which produced some big wins and losses for both teams. Pete Keogh/Alby Grey got the Gang of to a great start with 10-3 win but this was quickly offset with 9-4 wins for the Crew from Frances/Catherine Taggart and Wendy Eaton/Kevin McGuinness. Chrissy Pendry/Sandra Beatty held on for a 7-6 win for the Gang but at the halfway mark, the Crew had a two point lead. In round two, the Gang pulled ahead with big wins on court 1 from Pete Keogh/Sandra Mc Elroy (9-4) and on court 2 from Alby Grey/Kate Heaver (11-2). Meanwhile on courts 3 & 4 the Crew won the honors with a 9-4 win from Wendy Eaton/Helen Kenwell and a 10-3 win for Kevin McGuiness/Karen Kenwell. After such a tight match, it seemed somehow appropriate that both teams ended with a score of 52 points each.

On Tuesday night the Salad Squad, who have been trailing in this League, took on the Brunch Bunch hoping to gain enough points to lift the team out of the "Wooden Spoon" position. Martin Garrity and David Lowe started well for the Squad with an 8-5 win but they were the only successful partnership in round one with the Bunch taking all the other games with great wins for Andrea Irvine/Oscar Whaley (9-4 ) and Lorraine Mackey/Chloe Cathcart while team captain Joanne Daly with partner Katie Britton held on for a 7-6 win. In the second leg, the points were evenly divided between the teams with 8-5 wins for the Squad from Martin Garrity/Tanya Cathcart and John Sheridan/Joy Oldman while the partnerships of William/Katie Britton and Oscar Whaley/Chloe Cathcart also scored 8-5 wins for the Bunch. The early lead from round one resulted in the Bunch coming away with a 55-49 win.

The team scores after ten weeks of play mean that the "Wooden Spoon" goes to the Salad Squad (375), 3rd & 4th place playoff on Mon 30th April will be between Brunch Bunch (430) and Cocktail Crew (384), whilst the Pizza Pack (448) and Gourmet Gang (445) will meet in the Final on Tuesday 1st May.

The Presentation for the League will take place at the function in Molly's Bar & Restaurant on Friday 4th May at 8.30 p.m. Be sure to book your place for good food and good craic with either your Team Captain or with Club Captain Wendy Eaton.

The Club would like to remind everyone that the Annual Membership is due and new members can join the Club at anytime. A welcome and information pack for new members can be obtained from the Reception Desk in the Bawnacre Centre, Irvinestown, tel no. 028 686 21177

Irvinestown Lawn Tennis Club Spring League - sponsored by Molly's Bar & Restaurant

Tuesday 10th April saw the re-scheduled match from 6th March between Pizza Pack and Brunch Bunch played in the Irvinestown Spring League sponsored by Mollys Bar & Restaurant. In round one there were some closely fought matches on courts 1 and 3 with the Bunch just edging 7 -6 wins from David McDowell/William Britton and Andrea Irvine/Oscar Whaley. On the other two courts the Pack stormed into an early lead with the brothers Brendan & Ronan McGuinness winning their match 8 -5 and Kevin McGuinness (sub ) and Rhonda Moore clocked up an impressive 9-4 victory. David continued in winning form when he and partner Joanne Daly won 8-5 in second leg and Oscar / Chloe Cathcart secured a great 9-4 win bringing the Bunch back into contention.The Pack responded with 7 -6 win for Kathleen Maguire/Ronan McGuinness and their overall win of 54 -50 on the night was sealed with a great 9 -4 performance from Kevin McGuinness/Jill Parkinson.

On Monday 16th it was the turn of the two teams trailing in the League, Salad Squad and Cocktail Crew, each seeking a good win to move up the ranks. The Squad started in style with a 9-4 win on court 1 from Martin Garrity/David Lowe but the Crew came straight back with the same score from Catherine & Frances Taggart and big wins on courts 3 & 4 from Andrea Irvine / Wendy Eaton (8-5 ) and Kevin McGuinness/Chloe Cathcart (12 -1). In the second round the Squad battled gamely to catch up and closed the gap with big wins of 9-4 from Martin, this time with partner Tanya Cathcart, and the same from David with partner Adam Gannon while Lewis McElroy and partner Kate Heaver held on to edge a 7-6 win.The comeback came to an abrupt end with a 9-4 win from Wendy /Chloe for the Crew who finished the match with 56 -48 points.

On Tuesday night the Pizza Pack and Brunch Bunch met once again in what was the final match for the Pack in the League schedule before Playoff and Final. The Bunch took all the honors in the first round with wins from David McDowell/William Britton ( 8-5 ) ,Jill Parkinson/Sinead Maguire (9-4 ) and 7-6 wins for Brendan King/Ronan McGuinness and Cora Meade/Rhonda Moore. In the second leg the Pack fought back with good wins from Arnold Jackson (sub )/Brendan King and Paul Cassidy with partner Ronan McGuinness (9-4). Andrea Irvine and partner Chrissy Pendry (sub) held on for a 7-6 win for the Bunch. Even a resounding 10-3 win for Oscar Whaley and the ever improving Chloe Cathcart for the Bunch could not close the gap with the Pack and the final score was 54 - 50. League positions entering final week of play:

Team Played Points

• Pizza Pack 8 418
• Gourmet Gang 7 393
• Brunch Bunch 7 375
• Cocktail Crew 7 332
• Salad Squad 7 328

Third and Fourth place play-off 30th April, with the Final om 1st May

Presentation and Function in Molly's Bar & Restaurant Fri 4th May 8.30 p.m All club members welcome to a good nights craic, whether you played in the League or not. Book your place with your team Captain or with Club Captain, Wendy Eaton.

The club would like to remind everyone that the annual membership fee is now due and also that new members can join the Club at anytime. The welcome and information pack for new members can be obtained from the Reception Desk in the Bawnacre Centre, telephone Irvinestown 028 686 21177.

Irvinestown Lawn Tennis Club Spring League - sponsored by Molly's Bar & Restaurant

The Brunch Bunch had a great start in their match on Monday night against the Cocktail Crew with a 10 - 3 win for David McDowell and William Britton in round one,followed by the same score in round two for David and team captain Joanne Daly. On Court 3, Andrea Irvine showed she is back in great form when she had wins in both rounds for the Bunch, 8 - 5 with partner Oscar Whaley in first leg and 9 - 4 with Lewis McElroy in second round.

There were some close matches elsewhere on the Courts with the Crew just edging 7 - 6 wins from Frances Taggart / Brendan King (sub ) and Helen / Karen Kenwell. The best result for the Crew on the night was a 10 - 3 win from Karen with Adam Gannon (sub) but the Bunch were too far in the lead and ended the night with a 60 - 44 win.

The two front runners in the League, Gourmet Gang and Pizza Pack took to the courts on Tuesday night and the Gang suffered their first defeat. The Pack took the early lead in first round with wins from Maggie Britton /Paul Cassidy (8 -5), David Lowe (sub) / Ronan McGuinness (9 - 4) and a closely fought victory for Wendy Eaton / Oscar Whaley. The only win in this leg for the Gang came from Joy Oldman / Sandra Beatty (9 - 4).

In the second round David and Maggie took their match 9 -4 while Paul Cassidy / Ronan McGuinness sealed the match for the Pack with a massive 12 - 1 win. In spite of wins for the Gang from Joy, partnered this time with John Sheridan (sub) 8-5 and 9-4 from Anthony McCaughey / Sandra Beatty the Pack finished the night with a score of 58 - 46.

League positions to date:

Team Played Points

• Gourmet Gang 7 393
• Pizza Pack 6 310
• Salad Squad 6 280
• Cocktail Crew 6 276
• Brunch Bunch 5 275 ( Postponed match re-scheduled for 10th April )

League continues weeks beginning 16th April, 23rd April. 3rd & 4th Playoff 30th April, Final 1st May

Presentation and Function in Molly's Bar & Restaurant Fri 4th May 8.30 p.m All club members welcome to a good nights craic, whether you played in the League or not. Book your place with your team Captain or with Club Captain ,Wendy Eaton

Irvinestown Lawn Tennis Club Spring League - End of March 2012

Monday 26th March was the night for the Pizza Pack and the Cocktail Crew to draw swords...er, make that Tennis Rackets..!!!

By the end of the evening the Pizza Pack were victorious, defeating the Crew, 62 points to 42. Maggie Britton and Paul Cassidy had a resoundingl win of by 10 games to 3, followed on the night by an equally gutsy display by brothers Brendan and Ronan McGuinness who won 11 / 2 games giving the Pack a great start to the night. Wendy Eaton and Kevin McGuinness for the Cocktail Crew valiantly fought back to win by 10-3, and despite another win by mother and daughter Helen and Karen Kenwell of 8 / 5 they Crew couldn't catch up. Good wins in second round for Maggie and Brendan Mc Guinness (9 / 4 ) and Jill Parkinson and Cora Meade ( 9 / 4 ) resulted in The Pizza Pack taking the honours and finishing with an impressive 62 / 42 score.

Tuesday 27th was the turn of the Salad Squad to pitch themselves against the League Leaders, the Gourmet Gang. A much closer nights competition ensued, with the final scores totting up to a win by the Gourmet Gang - 57 points to 47. The Gang took an early lead in round 1 when Pete Keogh and Alby Grey won their match 8 /5 ,the same score for Sandra McElroy and Kate Heaver (sub )and a great 9 / 4 victory for Oscar Whaley partnered with the recently returned Sandra Beatty .John Sheridan and Angel Flack had the only win for the Squad in this first leg with an impressive 9 / 4 victory. Round 2 saw more evenly matched scoresbut a massive 10 / 3 win from Anthony McCaughey and Sandra Bearrty clinched the match for the Gang who consolidated their top of the League position with a 57 / 47 win.

Play continues Monday and Tuesday night this week but there will be a break with no play during the Easter week.

TEAM PLAYED POINTS

• Gourmet Gang 6 347
• Pizza Pack 5 282
• Salad Squad 6 280
• Cocktail Crew 5 232
• Brunch Bunch 4 215

Molly's Bar & Restaurant Spring League

The Irvinestown Lawn Tennis Club - Molly's Bar & Restaurant Spring League is now entering it's sixth week of competition. The past few weeks have seen some excellent games, with a few surprises thrown in.

In week 3, on Monday night, Joanne Daley’s Brunch Bunch had three big wins in this encounter giving them a 14 point victory on the night. William Britton and Martin Garrity (sub) won 12-1 over Brendan McGuinness and Kathleen Maguire. Martin followed this up in the second round with another big win with team captain Joanne over Brendan / Frances Taggart. Meanwhile, William Britton/ Adam Gannon(sub) proved too strong for Kathleen/Catherine Taggart with the Bunch’s third clear win. Helen Kenwell made her mark on her return to league tennis with two big wins for the Cocktail Crew together with daughter Karen in round 1 and with Kevin McGuinness in round 2. On the Tuesday, Mary McCoy’s Gourmet Gang continued their winning form in this closely fought match. Martin Garrity (sub) was again a key player at Number 1 in both rounds. Martin/ Alby Gray overcame Maggie Britton/Paul Cassidy 9-4 and then with Sandra McElroy winning 8-5 over Maggie Britton/Brendan King. Alby also consolidated his position at number 2 winning 9-4 with partner Steve Beaumont in round 2. Best for the Pizza Pack were Brendan King/Ronan McGuinness, Jill Parkinson/Cora Meade and Sinead Maguire/Rhonda Moore.

In week 4 on the Monday night, The Salad Squad had their first win of the league with number 1 player Martin Garrity and partners Alby Gray (sub) and Tanya Cathcart taking the big wins on the night. In reply the Cocktail Crew had big wins for Wendy Eaton/Kevin McGuinness and Kevin McGuinness/Karen Kenwell. Captain, Angel Flack also led by example when with partner Tanya Cathcart they won 8-5 over Frances and Catherine Taggart. In the second round Angel/Alby they had a 9-4 win sealing victory for the Squad. Tuesday nights match between Pizza Pack and Brunch Bunch was postponed due to bad weather, this to be played during the week beginning 26th March.

Week 5 saw Pete Keogh make his return to the Gourmet Gang in style with two big wins on the Monday nights play.. In round 1 Pete/Alby Gray overcame Brendan McGuinness/Kathleen Maguire 11-2. Then in the second round with Sandra McElroy another clear victory set the tone for the Gang with wins for Sandra/Steve Beaumont and Steve/Alby. Helen Kenwell again proved consistent for the Cocktail Crew winning 11-2 with daughter Karen and then in round 2 with Wendy Eaton 8-5 over Jill Parkinson/Lorraine Mackey. This win maintained the Goumet Gang’s unbeaten form and puts them top of the league table. The Tuesday games saw two big wins for the Brunch Bunch on the night was the difference between the teams in this encounter. William and Katie Britton won 10-3 over David Lowe/Adam Gannon and this was followed by Kevin McGuinness/Chloe Cathcart with another 10-3 victory. The Salad Squad replied with wins for John Sheridan/Angel Flack 8-5 over Andrea Irvine/Kevin McGuinness and in round 2 John/ Laura McDowell 8-5 over Andrea/Lorraine Mackey. The Bunch ensured victory with captain, Joanne Daley/David McDowell winning 8-5 over Martin Garrity/Sandra McElroy.

Week 6 of the Molly's Bar & Restaurant Spring League was played on Tuesday and Wednesday night ,the Courts being closed on Monday 19th for the St. Patrick's Bank Holiday. The Brunch Bunch and Gourmet Gang had nip and tuck matches all the way in this encounter ,with Pete Keogh and Alby Grey's first round win of 8-5 for the Gang being offset in round 2 by the same score from Joanne Daley and David Mc Dowell for the Bunch.A good first round win ( 9 -4 )for the Bunch from Andrea Irvine and Oscar Whaley left that team just in the lead at halfway mark but for the Gang 8-5 wins for Joy Oldman / Chrissy Pendry (round 1 ) and Joy / Wendy Eaton (round 2 )leveled up the score and the teams ended the night with 52 points each. On Wednesday night the Pizza Pack and Salad Squad teams both had a number of subs playing , the one who really made his mark being Kevin Mc Guinness who won both his matches for the Pack , 10-3 in round 1 with partner Jill Parkinson and an 11- 2 win in round 2 with partner Joy Oldman (also subbing ). Good wins also in both rounds for Ronan McGuiness for the Pack winning 8 - 5 with partner Brendan King (team captain ) in first leg and securing the same score with partner Alby Grey (sub ) in second round..Elsewhere on the courts ,four matches went to tie - break with the Squad just edging 7-6 wins in each but this wasn't enough to offset the big wins accrued by the Pack who came out winners on the night with a score of 61 -43. League positions at end of week 6 :

TEAM PLAYED POINTS

• Gourmet Gang 5 290
• Salad Squad 5 233
• Pizza Pack 4 220
• Brunch Bunch 4 215
• Cocktail Crew 4 190

Mary’s Gang Serve Gourmet!

Mary McCoy’s Gourmet Gang served up two early wins in the first matches of the Spring League at Irvinestown Tennis Club. In their first outing the Gang’s No.1 player Pete Keogh lead by example with partner Alby Gray when they overcame David McDowell and Maggie Britton of the Brunch Bunch. 8-5. The Brunch Bunch came back with a good win for Andrea Irvine and Oscar Whaley 8-5. Then a big win for Joy Oldman and Laura McDowell 10-3 saw the Gang pull ahead in the first round. In the second round Laura and partner Anthony McCaughey won 9-4 over Oscar Whaley and Chloe Cathcart and a big win for Alby and Steve Beaumont 10-3 helping to seal victory for the Gourmet Gang. Best for the Brunch Bunch were Andrea Irvine and Helen Kenwell with a 10-3 win.

The Gourmet Gang’s second outing saw them go head to head with the Salad Squad whose first match ended in a draw. There was no doubting who was the best team on the night with 7/8 wins for the Gang. Alby Gray was a key player in the Gang’s success. In the first round with partner John Maguire (sub) a 9-4 win over Martin Garrity and Kathleen Maguire set the tone. There were wins also for Sandra McElroy / Chris Boomer 7-6 and Joy Oldman/Sandra Beatty 9-4. The Salad Squad’s only win came from John Sheridan/Angel Flack 8-5 over Mary McCoy/Anthony McCaughey. In the second round Alby and Chris had a big win 12-1 and Mary McCoy/Joy Oldman overcame John Sheridan/Laura McDowell underlining the Gang’s consistency on the night.

Brendan King’s Pizza Pack made it a draw and a win to put them in second place in Molly’s Spring League. Brendan and partner Ronan McGuinness have shown good early form with Ronan / Paul Cassidy also winning 2/2. Jill Parkinson/Cora Meade are also looking a good partnership at 5 and 7. The Pack’s next match is against the Gourmet Gang on February 28th and should prove an interesting contest. However, there is a long way to go before club captain Wendy Eaton presents the winning Shield and of course the coveted Wooden Spoon!

Results:

• Pizza Pack 52 v Salad Squad 52
• Gourmet Gang 58 v Brunch Bunch 46
• Cocktail Crew 48 v Pizza Pack 56
• Gourmet Gang 68 v Salad Squad 36

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Irvinestown Lawn Tennis Club

ILTC was founded in 1991, in 1996 the club developed a site at the Bawnacre Centre and now boast one of the top tennis facilities in Ireland.

Success both on and off the courts has been great, having won many Western League titles, development of suberb tennis facilities, Ulster squad junior / veteran players, singles and doubles winners in various Championships, hosting of a junior All-Ireland Inter-pro series, Annual Fermanagh Senior, Junior and Veterans Championships, fully qualified tennis Ireland coaches plus Race Days and Summer Ball.

Membership ranges from 5yrs to 60+ with a wide range of activities and coaching.

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