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RACKET SPORTS

Tennis & Badminton

Enjoy a game of tennis on one of our 6 outdoor and floodlit courts.

Booking Procedure;

Ask one of our Reception staff to reserve a court for you – on the day or up to 7 days in advance.

If you are looking to play a friendly game but have no one to play with, just come along to the courts and you will be made welcome by the Club players and invited to join in on the 4 days of the week that they meet as a group.

For those of you seeking a more structured approach, we offer a thriving coaching and competitive programme run by Jonathan Smith – an ex GB Davis Cup player. Click on the links below for further details

Club Play

Jonathan Smith - Head Coach

2010 Coaching Programme

· Adults

· Juniors

· Mini Tennis

· Specific Courses April/May 2010.

Internal Nirvana Spa Box League

Past Results

Fun Tournaments

Berkshire LTA Winter Team League

Berkshire LTA Summer Team League

Nirvana ‘Club’ Play;

Day

Time

No of Courts

Event

Fridays

10am – 12 Noon.

3 Cts

Men’s Doubles

Saturdays

2pm – 4pm

3 Cts

Mixed Doubles

Sundays

2pm – 4pm

3 Cts

Mixed Doubles

Wednesdays

10am – 12 Noon

3 Cts

Ladies Doubles

Wednesdays

7pm – 9pm

3 Cts

Mixed Doubles

The ‘Club’ are a group of established players who welcome anyone to join their ‘come and play’ sessions free of charge.

In order to play tennis with these groups, just show up and you will be welcomed and invited to play. No cost.

Head Coach – Jonathan Smith

As Head Coach at Nirvana Spa;

Jonathan has been coaching at Nirvana since January 2004 and continues expand a Tennis Programme that offers all Nirvana Spa and Pulse 8 Members an enjoyable and varied tennis experience with every opportunity to improve their playing standard and fitness levels.

Progress made; Tennis is thriving and the courts are busy!

70+ players in the Nirvana Singles Box Leagues, which comprise Singles/Doubles/Mixed in 4 x 10 week segments over 12 months.

Nirvana Spa Teams climbing the Berkshire LTA Team Winter + Summer League standings.

Fully subscribed Year round ‘Fun’ tournaments – played from 2.30pm – 4.30pm on Saturdays - in many different formats.

If you have any enquiries, please contact Jonathan on 07973 – 493295 or email: providanltd@sky.com

Jonathan as a professional tennis player;

A top 100 World Ranked singles player and reached the last 32 at Wimbledon –1977.

A top 50 World Ranked doubles player and reached the Australian Open Doubles Semi Finals –1979.

Was Runner Up in the Invitational Doubles Over 35 Event at Wimbledon – 1994.

Was a member of the Great Britain Davis Cup Team which reached the World semi finals in 1980.

Jonathan as a tennis coach;

Fully licensed and holds the highest coaching qualification in GB – the Performance Coach Award – 1996.

Coached a GB National Squad – 5 of whom played at Wimbledon, Chris Wilkinson reaching last 16.

Nirvana Spa/Pulse 8 Tennis Coaching Programme – 2010.

Jonathan Smith – Head Coach – has devised a tennis programme to cater for all standards, experience levels and ages. The programme includes;

For ADULTS; Group Coaching Courses – Cost £10 per player per session, including;

· Personal tuition specific to the needs of the individual.

· ‘Basket drills’ for exercise, movement and stroke ‘grooving’.

· ‘Drills/Skills’ to practice technique, tactics and matchplay.

· Friday Mornings/Saturday Mornings/Monday evenings

Individual Coaching – Cost £38 per hour, involving;

· An individualised and planned approach geared specifically to your improvement

· Instruction and play to improve your Technical/Tactical/Mental/Physical skills.

· A genuine desire to help you to get the best from your game.

Sunday Group Coaching Courses with Josh Cardy, Rod Sellick and Daniel Cundy who work as Jonathan’s Assistants and who make tennis fun! All at £8 per player.

1) Adult Starters/Improvers on Sunday Mornings 11am – 12 Noon-

2) Juniors; Ages 13yrs – 16 yrs Sundays at 9am.

3) Youngsters; Ages 7yrs – 12 yrs Sundays at 10am.

4) Minis; Ages 5yrs – 7 yrs. Sundays from 12.30pm – 1.15pm

Plus Individual Coaching @ £30 per hour.

For those who feel confident, we also have competitive opportunities – an Internal League/an external League vs other Clubs in Berkshire.

Fun tournaments also take place throughout the year on Saturday afternoons.

For All Enquiries, please contact; Jonathan Smith – Head Coach – 07973-493295. Email: providanltd@sky.com

Tennis Coaching Courses. April/May 2010.

Day	Time	Course	Dates	Max No	Cost

FRIDAY	1000 – 1115	Drills & Skills	Apr 9,16,30 May 7,14,21	8	£10

SATURDAY	0900 – 1015	Drills & Skills	Apr 10,17,24 May 1,8,15,22	8	£10
	1030 – 1145	Drills & Skills	Apr 10,17,24 May 1,8,15,22	8	£10

MONDAY	1815 -1915	Basket Drills	Apr 12,19,26, May 3,10,17,24	6	£10
	1915 -2015	Basket Drills	Apr 12,19,26, May 3,10,17,24	6	£10
Assistants – Josh Cardy/Rod Sellick/Dan Cundy will provide Mini, Junior and Adult Improver tennis;

SUNDAY	0900-1000	Juniors (12-16yrs)	Apr 11,18.25, May2,9,16,23	8	£8
	1000-1100	Youngs (7-12yrs)	Apr 11,18.25, May2,9,16,23	12	£8
	1100-1200	Adult Improvers	Apr 11,18.25, May2,9,16,23	12	£8
	1230-1315	Minis (5-7yrs)	Apr 11,18.25, May2,9,16,23	8	£8

Nirvana Spa Internal Tennis Leagues.

The Nirvana Spa Internal Tennis Leagues provide a competitive opportunity in friendly surroundings for all players at the Club.

They have helped to increase play, improve playing standards and social interaction at the Club.

Specifics:

Open to players of all standards in Singles/Doubles and Mixed Doubles formats

· Players of similar standard are placed in a group - called a ‘box’. Each player(s) in that ‘box’ must play everyone else in that box – over the 9/10 weeks allocated.

· Boxes to consist of 6 players (teams) wherever possible.

· Winners will be decided according to the Nirvana Spa League Rules.

· Prizes will be awarded to the Winners of each Box-including the opportunity to buy tickets to Wimbledon + O2 Masters

· 4 x Leagues per year.

· We use ‘Tennisjeannie’ website to arrange matches, record results show standings.

· Cost - £12 per player per event.

Past Results - Congratulations to our List of Winners/Runners Up!!

Nirvana Spa Internal Box League June - August 2006.

Singles Box 1 Nick Adley Clive Phillips

Singles Box 2 Monika Higham Alan Mowbray

Singles Box 3 David Leivesley Dale Norton

Singles Box 4 Daphne Dunckley Judy Bennett

Doubles Box A A Mowbray/S Payne A Ansell/L Virtue

Doubles Box B M Thompson/L Every J Barron/G Smith

Nirvana Spa Internal Box League Sept - Nov 2006.

Singles Box 1 Mike Hilton Clive Phillips

Singles Box 2 Brian Johnson Alan Mowbray

Singles Box 3 Steve Payne David Leivesley

Singles Box 4 Linda Burton Nick Colbourn

Singles Box 5 Nino Moscardini Wyn Richards

Singles Box 6 Alison Ansell Gillian Hagstrom

Singles Box 7 Anthony Marris Jules Reynolds

Singles Box 8 Karen Chennell Jaqui du Gard

Singles Box 9 Annabel Lopez Caroline Hanson

Doubles Box A N Colbourn/W Richards

Doubles Box B Ca Williams/M Rand

Doubles Box C J Thurston/R Thomas

Nirvana Spa Internal Box League Jan - March 2007.

Winners Runners up

Singles Box 1 Clive Phillips Mike Hilton

Singles Box 2 Steve Payne David Leivesley

Singles Box 3 Eric Gray Linda Burton

Singles Box 4 Nino Moscardini Nigel Parker

Singles Box 5 Alison Ansell Karen Fowler

Singles Box 6 Mike Rand Jules Reynolds

Singles Box 7 Karen Chennell Noreen Pearce

Singles Box 8 Lorna Tunstall Annabel Lopez

Singles Box 9 Sian Smith Karen Korber

Doubles Box A A Ansell/L Virtue G Hagstrom/S Newman

Doubles Box B A Willson/A Hartley K Chennell/A Lopez

Nirvana Spa Internal Box League April – June 2007.

Winners Runners up

Box 1 Clive Phillips Nigel Bailey

Box 2 Paul Higham Ulf Hagstrom

Box 3 Nigel Parker Nino Moscardini

Box 4 Derek Taplin Wyn Richards

Box 5 Gillian Hagstrom Simon Robinson

Box 6 Steve Aitken Lorna Tunstall

Box 7 Martha Marie Kleinhans Rebecca Parker

Box 8 Caroline Rankin David Birch

Doubles A E Gray/J Reynolds A Ansell/L Virtue

Doubles B D Dunckley/K Fowler W Richards/ J Skidmore

Doubles C R Thomas/MM Kleinhans V Roussin/C Williams

Nirvana Spa Internal Box League July– September 2007.

Winners Runners up

Box 1 Clive Phillips Ulf Hagstrom

Box 2 Derek Taplin Nino Moscardini

Box 3 Jonathan Harris Janice Thomas

Box 4 Mike Rand Sydney Marihoho

Box 5 Karen Chennell Annabel Lopez

Box 6 Sian Smith Jackie Sawyer

Box 7 Clare Forth Mala Watts

Doubles A J Playfair/R Playfair A Stewart/D Taplin

Doubles B N Pearce/J Harris G Hagstrom/S Newman

Doubles C K Chennell/A Lopez A Spilsbury/N Broomfield

Nirvana Spa Internal Box League Sept – Nov 2007.

Winners Runners up

Singles Box 1 Louis Osman Mike Hilton

Singles Box 2 Jonathan Harris Imy Baker

Singles Box 3 Sydney Marihoho Alan Stewart

Singles Box 4 Nick Colbourn Gillian Hagstrom

Singles Box 5 Cathy Williams Simon Robinson

Singles Box 6 Nick Broomfield Carolyn Williams

Singles Box 7 Janet Rice Vadim Roussin

Doubles Box A J Harris/C Norford A Stewart/A Mowbray

Doubles Box B Ca. Williams/S Marihoho A Dexter/C Phillips

Doubles Box C D Dunckley/K Fowler K Knowlson/E Gray

Doubles Box D J Hood/ Cn. Williams J DuGard/S Cleaver

Nirvana Spa Internal Box League Jan - March 2008.

Winners Runners up

Singles Box 1 Ulf Hagstrom Nino Moscardini

Singles Box 2 Sydney Marihoho Bulent Osman

Singles Box 3 Eric Gray Karen Fowler

Singles Box 4 Lucy Virtue Karen Knowlson

Singles Box 5 Carolyn Williams Ruth Gaddum

Singles Box 6 David Birch Martha M Kleinhans

Doubles Box A L Virtue/D Taplin J Harris/C Robb

Doubles Box B K Knowlson/E Gray C Murphy/J Playfair

Doubles Box C J Barron/ Cn. Williams M Hersom/V Cooper

Nirvana Spa Internal Box League April-June 2008.

Winners Runners up

Singles Box 1 Phillip Massie Ulf Hagstrom

Singles Box 2 Paul Higham Jonathan Harris

Singles Box 3 Nick Colbourn Graham Tomsett

Singles Box 4 Craig Norford Clive Robb

Singles Box 5 Karen Chennell Cathie Williams

Singles Box 6 Caroline Hanson Steve Aitken

Doubles Box A S Payne/C Garrod J Harris/C Robb

Doubles Box B C Murphy/J Playfair A Stewart/A Mowbray

Doubles Box C M Hersom/V Cooper S Duckett/O Adebowale

Nirvana Spa Internal Box League June-Sept 2008.

List of Winners

Singles Box 1 Jonathan Harris

Singles Box 2 Karen Fowler

Singles Box 3 Carlos Berna

Singles Box 4 Karen Chennell

Singles Box 5 Virginia Cooper

Singles Box 6 Carol Berna

Doubles Box A Alison Dexter/Clive Phillips

Doubles Box B Cathie Williams/ Sydney Marihoho

Doubles Box C Jenny McCurry/Elaine Mowbray

Nirvana Spa Internal Box League Sept - Dec 2008.

Winners Runners up

Singles Box 1 Nino Moscardini Ulf Hagstrom

Singles Box 2 Carlos Berna Sydney Marihoho

Singles Box 3 Gillian Hagstrom Bulent Osman

Singles Box 4 Carolyn Williams Nick Broomfield

Singles Box 5 Simon Robinson Carol Berna

Singles Box 6 Claire Smith Margaret Hersom

Doubles Box A J Harris/C V Roussin K Fowler/N Colbourn

Doubles Box B D Dunckley/K Fowler J Barron/Cn Williams

Mixed Box 1 J Playfair/J Harris G Hagstrom/U Hagstrom

Mixed Box 2 Ca Williams/S Marihoho Cn Williams/M Rand

Nirvana Spa Internal Box League Jan - March 2009.

Winners Runners up

Singles Box 1 Clive Phillips Ross Batten

Singles Box 2 Alan Stewart Karen Fowler

Singles Box 3 David Leivesley Eric Gray

Singles Box 4 Tina Cussen Carolyn Williams

Singles Box 5 Mike Rand Marjorie Gall

Singles Box 6 Ruth Gaddum Joyce Barron

Doubles Box A J Harris/C V Roussin M Hilton/R Batten

Doubles Box B M Gall/MM Kleinhans J Barron/D Birch

Mixed Box 1 J Playfair/J Harris G Hagstrom/U Hagstrom

Mixed Box 2 K Fowler/N Colbourn K Knowlson/E Gray

Mixed Box 3 L Burton/MM Kleinhans J Skidmore/W Richards

Nirvana Spa Internal Box League April - June 2009.

Winners Runners up

Singles Box 1 Clive Phillips Nino Moscardini

Singles Box 2 Mellot Sylvester Mike Hilton

Singles Box 3 Gillian Hagstrom Joanne Playfair

Singles Box 4 Nick Broomfield Virginia Cooper

Singles Box 5 Marjorie Gall Jeremy Crawley

Doubles Box A E Mowbray/J McCurry K Fowler/D Dunckley

Mixed Box 1 G Hagstrom/U Hagstrom J Playfair/J Harris

Mixed Box 2 Ca Williams/S Marihoho T Cussen/G Tomsett

Mixed Box 3 M Gall/ D Whitaker J Skidmore/W Richards

Nirvana Spa Internal Box League June - Sept 2009.

Winners Runners up

Singles Box 1 Ross Batten Jonathan Harris

Singles Box 2 Sydney Marihoho Karen Fowler

Singles Box 3 Daniel Auty Matt Harkness

Singles Box 4 Eric Gray Karen Knowlson

Singles Box 5 Ros Whitaker Sarah Newman

Singles Box 6 Matthew Gardener Alexis Ogden

Doubles Box A J Moscardini/N Moscardini J Playfair/T Cussen

Doubles Box B M Gall/MM Kleinhans R Hewlett/W Foster

Mixed Box 1 J Playfair/J Harris G Hagstrom/U Hagstrom

Mixed Box 2 M Hersom/A Mowbray Cn Williams/K Chennell

Nirvana Spa Internal Box League Sept - Dec 2009.

Winners Runners up

Singles Box 1 Mike Hilton Sydney Marihoho

Singles Box 2 Daniel Auty David Whitaker

Singles Box 3 Eric Gray Darrin Inghani

Singles Box 4 Matthew Gardener Carol Berna

Singles Box 5 Claire Smith Kim Easby

Doubles Box A M Hilton/G Tomsett T Cussen/J Playfair

Doubles Box B L Virtue/K Easby L Burton/MM Kleinhans

Mixed Box 1 J Playfair/J Harris T Cussen/G Tomsett

Mixed Box 2 S Newman/E Gray L Burton/MM Kleinhans

Nirvana Spa Internal Box League Jan - March 2010.

Winners Runners up

Singles Box 1 Nino Moscardini Ulf Hagstrom

Singles Box 2 Steven Payne Graham Tomsett

Singles Box 3 Tina Cussen Carolyn Williams

Singles Box 4 Anabel Lopez Lorna Tunstall

Doubles Box A M Hilton/G Tomsett T Cussen/J Playfair

Doubles Box B L Burton/MM Kleinhans H Sinclair/R Gaddum

Mixed Box 1 E Mowbray/C Phillips L Virtue/R Playfair

Mixed Box 2 L Burton/MM Kleinhans S Newman/E Gray

Fun Tournaments.

Nirvana Spa Tennis Coaching ‘Fun’ Tournament Schedule – 2010.

In addition to running a ‘Fun’ Tournament between the End and Start of each League, I propose to introduce more events as seen below. The tournaments will be played between 2.30pm and 4.30 pm on Saturday afternoons. I’ll send out entries for each event by email but please contact me if you would like to play. On the Tournament day, please arrive at 2.15pm, ready to play!!

February 28^th

March 28^th

May 16^th

June 20^th

August 1^st

September 19^th

October 24^th

December 5^th

Different formats will be used– Singles/Doubles/Mixed Doubles/Individual/Team.

Cost - £10 per person per Tournament.

Please note that the highlighted dates may change by one week – to accommodate our Berks League Team matches & the courts they will need.

All enquiries to Jonathan Smith – Head Coach -07973-493295 or providanltd@sky.com

External Berkshire LTA Team Leagues.

The External Berkshire LTA Team Leagues provide a competitive opportunity for players to represent Nirvana Spa in representative matches against other tennis Clubs in Berkshire.

Overview;

Nirvana Spa Teams play in both the Berkshire Winter League and Summer League. Our Nirvana Spa teams play against other tennis Clubs in Berkshire - a 'step up' from our Internal Box League.

We have 3 teams; Ladies Doubles Mens Doubles Mixed Doubles

We need 4 players per team and matches are played weekly/fortnightly at the weekend from October through February (Winter) and April through September (Summer).

Each Team has a Captain who is responsible for ensuring that communication is made with our opponents and our team is ready to play.

The Berkshire Team Leagues are another exciting way of creating interest in playing tennis, 'upping' standards of play at Nirvana Spa and giving players the opportunity to see how things work at other tennis clubs.

In the Winter League 2009/10 our Men played in Division 6 of 10, Ladies 7 of 9, Mixed 9 of 12

In the Summer League 2010 our Men will play in Division 6 of 13, Ladies 6 of 11,Mixed 7 of 7.

For more information;

For more information on any aspect of our tennis programme, please feel encouraged to contact Jonathan direct on providanltd@sky.com or mobile 07973-493295.