Pickleball  

Pickleball Club Championships

 

On Wednesday 5th June to Friday 7th June, Roehampton Club hosted its first ever Pickleball Club Championships.

 

We had 60 Members and over 100 entries to the five disciplines (Men’s and Women’s Singles, Men’s and Women’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles).

 

On Wednesday, Mixed Doubles took place and the quality of some of the matches was amazing to see.

 

In an enthralling final, Sophie Cockell and Charles Bowen-Rayner defeated Carolyn Laville and James Chaudry, two sets to one, winning 11-9 in the third set!

 

On Thursday 6th June, we hosted the Men’s and Women’s Doubles.

 

After, three hours of fantastic pickleball, Sophie Cockell and Sara Levy defeated Frances and Charlotte Bowen-Rayner in the Women’s Final.

On the Men’s side, James Chaudry and Charles Bowen-Rayner defeated Luke Warriner and Nick Yates in the final.

 

Match of the day went to the semi-final of Luke and Nick vs Alan Flitcroft and Richard Good with Luke and Nick coming out winners 11-9, 10-12, 12-10!

 

Friday 7th June was singles evening. Rally scoring rather than traditional scoring was chosen to provide more entertainment to the matches and it did just that.

 

James Chaudry came through to win Men’s Singles, beating Charles Bowen-Rayner in the final.

Arguably match of the tournament was the Women’s Final, with Frances Bowen-Rayner beating Sue Burns 9-11 11-4 12-10!

 

After each event finished, pickleball showed how sociable it is with the majority of players all heading to the Members Bar for a drink and food!

 

Thank you to everyone who took part in the Championships. To see such a large number of players competing and enjoying themselves was great. It was also amazing to see how strong a lot of players here at the Club have gotten and we are looking forward to seeing more silverware in tournaments around Europe from Roehampton Club Members in the future!

 

Click here for the report and roll of honour

Pickleball Club Championships Roll of Honour

Mixed Doubles

Advanced

GOLD Sophie Cockell and Charles Bowen-Rayner
SILVER James Chaudry and Carolyn Laville
BRONZE Sara Levy and Nick Yates

Intermediate

GOLD Victoria Stephens and Andrew Wakely
SILVER Theresa Hawkins and Tim Greenwell
BRONZE Lucy Morrison and Natale Giostra

Women’s Doubles

Advanced

GOLD Sophie Cockell and Sara Levy
SILVER Frances and Charlotte Bowen Rayner
BRONZE Victoria Stephens and Sue Burns

Intermediate

GOLD Serena Norgren and Lucy Morrison
SILVER Issy Simpson and Jemima Hince
BRONZE Karen Edwards and Susie Monks

Men’s Doubles

Advanced

GOLD Charles Bowen Rayner and James Chaudry
SILVER Nick Yates and Luke Warriner
BRONZE Alan Flitcroft and Richard Good

Intermediate

GOLD Rob Findlay and Earl Knudsen
SILVER John Morrison and Charlie Proddow
BRONZE Neil Symons and Philip Greenhalgh

Women’s Singles

Advanced

GOLD Frances Bowen-Rayner
SILVER Sue Burns
BRONZE Charlotte Bowen-Rayner

Men’s Singles

Advanced

GOLD James Chaudry
SILVER Charles Bowen-Rayner
BRONZE Alan Flitcroft

Future Sessions

Click here to sign up for pickleball sessions  

Pickleball sessions are continuing on Court 1 at the following times on Thursdays and Fridays:

Date Ladies Morning 09.00 – 10.30 (new / beginners) Ladies Morning 10.30 – 12.00 Free coaching 14.00 – 15.00 (new / beginners) Club Night 18.00 – 19.30 Friday Roll Up 09.00 – 11.00
13th June Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
20th June Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ***
27th June Yes Yes Yes TBC Yes ***
4th July Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
11th July Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

 

*** Neither Louis or Freddie will be there so players will simply rotate. Winners stay on and split, losers come off and split and rotate courts – true roll up style!

Weekly Sessions

Ladies Morning 09.00-10.30

A Ladies morning for all. There will be a mix of social and competitive matches. This session also has the opportunity to bring new players into the game where they can learn rules and how to play on a separate court allowing regular players to continue enjoying games.

Ladies Morning 10.30-12.00

A Ladies Morning open to those who have played regularly and are more intermediate players. This aims to be a more competitive Ladies Morning where all players must know how to play and score. If players are able to but are newer to the game, Louis has the right to ask players to play in the earlier ladies morning.

Pickleball Afternoon 14.00-15.00

A sociable and introductory session for new / beginner / social players. This session will mix between learning the rules and how to play, with the hope players can develop and move into Ladies Morning or Club Night in the future. Or for those who enjoy playing in the afternoon!

Pickleball Club Night 18.00-19.30

This session is for players of intermediate or higher standard. Louis reserves the right to ask players to attend another session should their level not currently be high enough.

Friday Roll Up 09.00-11.00

A session for all players who know how to score and play. No pre-set matches. Louis will send out a poll early in the week to gauge weekly interest. On the morning players will mix around and Louis will look to put matches together which are enjoyable and competitive.

Roehampton Picklers WhatsApp Group

◊ Pickleball related information only
◊ Finding players to play with
◊ Coaching information and tips

For the link to join the WhatsApp group email Louis Laville, Golf and Games Manager – louis.laville@roehamptonclub.co.uk