South Wales Conference League

Gwent & Glamorgan County Associations - in conjunction with TTAW - are pleased to announce that the SWC will be starting again probably the end of September (exact date to follow). Matches are played on a Sunday night; generally 4 sessions are played making a total of 20 Sundays over a season. Obviously this means it is not held every Sunday; there are occasional clashes with other events.
It is open to any pair within the region to enter. Entries may also (at management discretion) be accepted from a limited number outside the region

It is intended to cater for all ages - from under 9s to veterans! - and for all abilities - from beginners in the lower bands, to experts in the higher bands. There will be prize money awarded each 5 weeks for divisional winners. It is likely that 4 sessions will be completed over the season.

The competition can only happen, of course, if there is a sufficient number of teams’ entering therefore we would urge you to give consideration of combining with a friend, friends or even a family member to enter a team

South Wales Regional Conference- Main features

Teams of two players. Each player plays two singles & a doubles
Central venue at WIS, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff - weekly on Sunday evenings
Banded - 6 teams in each band (or division)
The lowest 2 (or 3 if there are enough players, normally the younger ones) bands start at 6pm and finish at 7.30pm
The top 2 (or 3) bands start at 7.30 to finish around 9pm or shortly after
Promotion & relegation possibilities each 5 weeks
Players may be “borrowed” from teams in lower bands in case of difficulty
There will be a £10 per player registration fee and each player to pay a match fee of £3.00 each week
towards the cost of the venue
Cash prizes for all the divisional winners and division 1 runners up, equipment or cash prizes for other divisional winners

Best Wishes

Neil Wright

Cathays Summer Festival 2010

Cathays Summer Festival held from 21st July to 23rd July saw over 30 different participants taking part in the 3 Day Event.

On the Friday the Tournament took place.

In the Primary Event it was a closly fought event with 13 participants taking part.

Frank Powell - Davies who attends Albany road primary and is in Year 3 showed some impressive stuff to take the top prize after beating his sister Menna Powell Davies who finished 3rd and Alans Bank Hannan Malik finishing Runner Up.

The Year 7-9 event was played out and was won by Welsh Under 13s player Ryan Oyler. It was a closly fought match betwenn two players from Pontypridd High School Academy for Runner Up spot, Which was won by Ben Griffiths after beating Team Mate Jonathan Bisp 3-2.

Inthrayut proved to strong in the Year 10+ Event by beating Sadia Ahmad to top Spot. Nabila Ahmed finshing 3rd place.

Well Done to all participants at the Festival which proved to be a good event.