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Ely Tennis Club: 12-hour Tennis Marathon raises over £2000 for Macmillan Cancer Support

Ely Tennis Club’s Head Coach Jack Pearson completed a 12-hour tennis marathon on Sunday 4th July, raising over £2000 for Macmillan Cancer Support. The first ball was served at 5am and after 165 games the final rally was played out with Becky Lemkow, and counted down by jubilant members and supporters. More than 30 members …

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Ely Tennis Club makes a winning start to the Cambs Dunlop Summer League Season

Organisations, Sport / By Alison Cooney

Following on from a record six promotions in the Cambs Winter League, Ely Tennis Club’s Cambs Summer League Teams are raising the bar even higher. Ely Men’s 2nd and 4th teams are currently topping Divisions 7 and 13 respectively, whilst Ely’s Women’s 2nd team and Men’s 3rd team sit second in Divisions 6 and 10 …

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Council grants help take sports centres to another level

News, Organisations / By Alison Cooney

East Cambridgeshire District Council has agreed to invest £230,600 in three sports centres to help them pay for vital improvements. Ross Peers Sports Centre in Soham has received a Community Sports Fund grant of £179,500 towards the £228,000 cost of replacing the roof which leaks onto the sports hall floor. Littleport Leisure Centre has been …

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2022 Gets Better and Better for Ely Tennis Club

Organisations, Sport / By Alison Cooney

The victorious trend continues, as the club’s Mixed Doubles, Super Seniors and Women’s Teams all record important victories. Most recently the Ely Women’s Super Seniors team opened their account with a thrilling and comprehensive 5-1 victory against Milton in the Cambs Super Senior’s League, and the Men’s Super Seniors managed a draw in a very …

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Ely Tennis Club is Hosting its Very Own Wimbledon Finals Day Event on Sunday 10th July

Events, News, Organisations / By Alison Cooney

The forecast currently looks very good, so come and join the fun at Ely Tennis Club! We are offering the excitement of some fun games of tennis (suitable for kids and adults and all levels of players) including a thrilling exhibition match with our collection of vintage wooden rackets and tennis whites. As well as …

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Game, Set, Match and Promotions for Ely Tennis Club’s Ladies 1st Team and Men’s 2nd Team

Organisations, Sport / By Alison Cooney

Ely Tennis Club’s Ladies 1 needed at least a draw to win the Cambs 2022 LTA Dunlop Summer League division 5 outright but they closed the season out in style, beating Cambridge based Cocks and Hens 8-0. A maximum possible total of 14 points, 7 match wins out of 7 and an impressive 46 sets …

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10is Academy’s Women “Learning All the Time”

Organisations, Sport / By Alison Cooney

Following an away defeat in the local derby, Sebastien Scaux says the women’s progresses are starting to show. 10is Academy’s director and coach Sebastien Scaux says his young side is learning all the time and can improve – despite an 8-0 away defeat over Ely TC. “The girls went out and did well. It was …

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More Than Just Tennis

Organisations, Sport, Youth / By Alison Cooney

10is Academy director, Sebastien Scaux is proud of his young tennis players and their parents despite finishing last in their league on their maiden year. Sebastien said: “It would have been nice to have a win on the last day, but we are working on something bigger: what we are building is more than just …

10is Academy Shares the Points in the Local Derby

Organisations, Sport / By Alison Cooney

Sebastien Scaux said 10is Academy Mixed team displayed the, “best performance we have had this year” as his side welcomed Ely Tennis Club in the local derby. In a game full of quality and excitement, neither side were able to grab the opportunity that could make a difference. Alisa and Lewis drew against Ely TC’s …

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10is Academy lacks experience in the LTA Dunlop leagues

Organisations, Sport, Youth / By Alison Cooney

Sebastien Scaux felt his 10is Academy 1st and 2nd mixed teams played good tennis but had no “killer instinct” in their close defeats. The 1st team played away at Newmarket LTC and the away 1st pair (Alisa and Tom) took 3 out 4 sets while the 2nd pair (Disa and Jordan) despite some scintillant tennis …

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The 10is Academy Mixed 1st Team is off and Running at the 2021 LTA Dunlop Competition while the 2nd Team Loses First Ever Ely Derby

Organisations, Sport, Youth / By Alison Cooney

The 10is Academy Mixed 1st team is off and running at the 2021 LTA Dunlop competition, as they defeated Gransdens 2nd team after a draw against St Neots on the opening match. All of the talk this week heading into this one was on the absence of superstar Toby Huffer but in his absence, it …

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Ely Outdoor Sports Association launches Go Fund Me Campaign

News, Organisations, Sport, Youth / By Alison Cooney

The car park at Ely Outdoor Sports Association (EOSA) is desperately in need of resurfacing but will cost £45k to do so! Our goal is to fundraise £10k using GoFundMe and other fundraising activities, and then secure government grants and Council support to complete the funding. EOSA is a not-for-profit organisation run by volunteers, that …

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Get Some Tennis Coaching before Christmas

News, Organisations, Sport / By Alison Cooney

Ely Tennis Club has some new courses available to anyone wanting to learn to play, get fit or simply improve their game for members and non members. New Tennis courses at Ely Tennis Club with Fiona from 10is Academy. Cardio Tennis If you can chat, you’re not working hard enough! Get fit for tennis, or …

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Ely Ladies Top Their Division & Win Promotion

News, Sport / By Alison Cooney

Ely ladies top their division & win promotion in the Cambridgeshire LTA Winter League. With their win against Cambridge team Cocks and Hens Ladies 3 on Saturday (26th January, 2019) Ely ladies came top of their division (Division 6 of the Winter League) and have earned promotion. Team Captain, Rachel Peacock, congratulating the players, said …

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Ely Tennis Club Championship: Finals Day

News, Sport / By Alison Cooney

10is players and Ely Tennis club players produced another day of top quality tennis in Sunday’s Ely Tennis Club finals day of its 2018 Annual Club Championships. More than eight hours of tennis saw six adult finals and six plate finals all being contested at the Ely Outdoor Sports Association. First on court were the …

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Try The King of Summer Sports for Free

Featured, News / By Mark Cooney

It’s day’s like these you imagine being at Centre Court watching famous names like Andy Murray, Roger Federer, Serena Williams and Johanna Konta but somewhere is history these guys have learned to play tennis at their local courts. Probably with a knock about using their local coach to see if the enjoyment and love for …

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Davis Cup player delivers disability coaching course at 10is Academy

News, Organisations, Sport / By Alison Cooney

Former Great Britain Davis Cup player Danny Sapsford visited 10is Academy to help train coaches and volunteers in a pioneering new programme. Sapsford, founder of Bright Ideas for Tennis, recently set up ‘I PLAY 30’, a charity to develop disability coaching in tennis clubs throughout the UK. He teamed up with Mark Bullock, National Sports …

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Is Ely becoming the tennis hot-spot in Cambridgeshire?

News, Sport / By Alison Cooney

Once again, the 10is Academy players and staff are shining outside the courts. Vlad Kullish, one of the 10is Academy players and Tennis Assistant at the Academy, has been awarded the LTA (Lawn Tennis Association) Cambridgeshire “Young volunteer of the year”. At the same time 10is Academy player and Ely Tennis Club committee member Rachel …

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Free "Touch Tennis" for Adults

Featured, Sport / By Alison Cooney

10is Academy is once again offering free “Touch Tennis” lessons but this time it will benefit adults. Touchtennis is the closest thing to five a-side for tennis. Played on a smaller court, with 21” rackets and foam balls, it can be played on any flat space, indoors or outside. The specifically designed ball and unique …

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One Stop to be Served

Featured / By Alison Cooney

10is Academy (pronounced “Tennis Academy”) successfully offered 6 free tennis courses thanks to “One Stop” convenience store. Courses such as Tots 10is, Cardio 10is for kids and MotorSkillZ (intense movement training full of joy and interaction) were created to bring children from 2 to 13 years old into a healthy lifestyle. Parents were also involved …

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