2018 Report of Council...SE 16U Team Trophy – Caroline Jordan & Mark Siddall On the 9 th and 10 June, two Surrey 16&Under teams played in the inaugural 16U SE Team Trophy held at

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Introduction / Chairman’s Highlights of the Year – Chris Major

We have re-introduced county training, energetically managed by Justin Sherring and overseen by the Performance

Committee, led by Doug Clare. Tina Sawyer Smith has taken responsibility for leading the generation of sponsorship income

– vital for sustaining our increasing expenditure. Our competitions programme, managed by Lewis Woodham (who also

runs our expanding social media presence) and steered by the Competitions Committee chaired by Terry Oakes, continues

to be the envy of other counties. Tim Sagar, Tennis Development Manager, has done excellent work building on the recent

establishment of the Surrey Coaches Association and promoting disability tennis. And Joy Jackson has stepped down as

chair of our Venues & Communications Committee, which has organised some stimulating and well attended events for

our members, to be replaced by Deborah Hamlin. It was also great to see so many award winners at the ceremony we held

in February, thanks to the office and the Awards Committee led by David Lovejoy.

Treasurer’s Report – Derek Howorth

Thanks to the financial support we have received from our Sponsors the County’s activities and expenditure

continue to increase. The 2018 expenditure amounted to £383k compared to £332k in 2017. This has resulted in a

deficit for the year of £19k. The successful re-introduction of Junior County Training and taking on a County

Performance Manager cost £34k and there was a £29k increase in the cost of other County staff. All nine of our

Junior County teams reached the final week-end of their event and this success led to a large increase in the costs

of £21k. As a consequence we are having to look carefully at our costs to identify possible savings. The Balance

Sheet is still very strong with cash of £540k.

LTA Councillor – Roy Staniland

We welcomed our new CEO to The Lawn Tennis Association this year, Scott Lloyd. He certainly has a great tennis

background and has been extremely successful in business. Along with a new CEO comes a new strategy and one

which will help to encourage more players into the game.

It is also great to see County Training back and Justin Sherring, Chris Risebro and Debbie Slater have done a

fantastic job organizing venues, players and coaches. My thanks also go to the many coaches who have given so

much enthusiasm and hard work into their role as County Coach.

2018 Report of Council

It’s been another eventful year for Surrey Tennis. At the time of writing, the final

outcome of the 2018 County Cup Race hangs in the balance, but at our year-end we

led the field. Come to the AGM for an update! Our thanks go to all the captains,

coaches, managers, players and administrators who have contributed so much. To

name names would be invidious, but here goes.

We say a grateful (but partial) farewell on her retirement to Chris Risebro who has

done so much to keep Surrey Tennis ahead of the game. Chris’ replacement,

Deborah Slater, will find her a hard act to follow. Another will be Derek Howorth,

who lays down his abacus as our Treasurer at this AGM, to be replaced by his

“shadow” – Ed Coombs.

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Safeguarding is a very important area that we are all very committed to and we are hoping that most Clubs/venues will

have managed to get their Safeguarding Officers in place by the deadline. It is also important that we continue to discuss

this throughout the year and the Committees / Officers of the Clubs and Venues have this as an item on their agendas and

help spread the information to all at their facilities.

The IT systems are going through a huge change at the LTA and I know it has been a frustrating year, but there is light at the

end of the tunnel. The investment in this area is huge and I hope we will all see the benefit over the next twelve months.

If any of you have any points or questions that you would like raised at The LTA, please do contact me. ([email protected])

Junior County Cup Overview

12 & Under Boys

County Cup Overview – see captains’ report for additional details.

At time of writing, the Winter County Cup competition is yet to be played, come to the AGM to hear the latest

results.

Our thanks go to all our County Cup Captains for the huge amount of work and commitment made to our County

teams.

For the first time in a number of years, our Junior County Cup

teams went into the 2018 season following the re-introduction

of Surrey County training. It was excellent to see the hard work

reaping rewards with 6 out of 6 teams qualifying from their

groups and reaching the National finals.

A special mention to the 18U boys, who were crowned Division 1

winners and national champions back in February which means

back to back 18U Division 1 titles for Surrey!

This Summer’s County Week saw our Men’s and

Ladies’ teams compete in separate locations. The

Women remained in Eastbourne (Division 1) and

following relegation in 2017, the Men tackled Division

2 in Cromer. Despite a notable lack of County Week

experience amongst the women, they managed to find

an incredible team spirit and finished the week as

Division 1 winners and National Champions! The men

put in a valiant effort against some high quality

opposition and finished 3rd in their group. We are

extremely proud of the efforts from all of our players.


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SE 16U Team Trophy – Caroline Jordan & Mark Siddall

On the 9th and 10th June, two Surrey 16&Under teams played in the inaugural 16U SE Team Trophy held at Surbiton Rackets

and Fitness Club on the Fuzion 100 Surbiton Trophy Finals weekend. The four south east counties took part (Kent,

Middlesex, Surrey & Sussex) with the girl’s tournament on Saturday and the boys on the Sunday. Matches took

place on the grass courts that had been in use for the Fuzion 100 event. The format was a mix of singles and

doubles, with 42 players, all aged 15 and 16 taking part over the weekend. 48 rubbers were played with 2661

minutes of match time! There was great feedback on the tournament, the players said how good it was to feel

part of a pro event and the spectators enjoyed being able to watch more tennis when they were visiting the

catering area or walking around the site.

The girl’s team - Danielle Hack, Cheyenne Joyce- Borg, Victoria Subev and Sally Petheridge, were so excited to be

part of a Surrey team. The girls competed solidly for over 4 hours, the atmosphere was amazing and Surrey and

Sussex were neck and neck until the last singles match was played. Surrey came a very close second. The boy’s

team of Jorge Beltrao, Harry Hewing, David Middleton and Jamie Forest were equally pleased to be invited to play. They

thoroughly enjoyed the day, playing and learning lots about competing on the grass. Great commitment was shown by

players, parents and coaches.

Caroline Jordan, captain of the girls team reports: “It was great to see the 16U age group able to represent and

compete for their County once again. With so many spectators at Surbiton, the matches were well supported and

a lovely addition to both events. A totally amazing day to be a part of.”


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Seniors Tennis Overview – Mark Staniszewski

Of our 14 Seniors’ County teams, 9 have reached the County Finals at Dudley at the end of November. By the time

we get to the AGM, we’ll know who’s won! Over the summer, each team plays 5 matches in their Division. The

winners of Divisions 1A and 1B progress to the finals.

Our Ladies’ teams were outstanding and only lost 1 out of 35 rubbers played, the only loss being in a Ladies’ 60s

match where winning the league was already assured. The teams won 57 of the 70 matches played. Next year we

shall have all 14 teams in Division 1 as the Ladies’ 50s won Division 2A to achieve promotion.

Our full league results were:

Men’s 45s (Paul Mattson) 1st

Men’s 50s (Bruce Walker) 3rd

Men’s 55s (Darren Boner) 3rd

Men’s 60s (Peter Warnock) 1st

Men’s 65s (Steve Anderson) 4th

Men’s 70s (Peter Hesz) 4th

Men’s 75s (Derek Howorth) 1st

Ladies' 40s (Chrissie Runnicles) 1st

Ladies’ 50s (Katie Jonas) 1st

Ladies’ 55s (Julie Willson) 1st

Ladies’ 60s (Denise Gwatkin) 1st

Ladies’ 65s (Sue Willoughby) 1st

Ladies’ 70s (Rosemary Gedney) 1st

Ladies’ 75s (Joy Dally) 1st

Congratulations to all our players and many thanks to the captains for arranging the matches and organising the

teams, the courts and the transport, a lot of work. Good luck in the finals.

County Championships – Chris Risebro

experienced players an opportunity to get involved. There were 596 entries from 355 players.

Singles Main Draw Event Girls’/Women’s Winner Boys‘/Men’s Winner

8 & Under (Red Ball) Katie Randall Robbie Taylor

9 & Under (Orange Ball) Martha Ground Mark Ceban

10 & Under (Green Ball) Hannah Klugman Jesse Clarkson

12 & Under Hannah Klugman Henry Jefferson

14 & Under Rosie Speed Tom Dunlop

16 & Under Alexandra MacDonald David Middleton

18 & Under Islay Thorneycroft Deji Thomas-Smith

Adult Open Sally Pethybridge Harry Thursfield

The Surrey County Championships were

once again hosted at Sutton Sports

Village and immense thanks go to Chris

Drew for his refereeing skills, and David

Fuchs for managing all the task that help

the event to be a success.

We also ran qualifying events in advance

of the main draw for for orange and

green players to give some of the less


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Surrey League Winners

Winter 2017/2018 Men’s Doubles Women’s Doubles

Westside 1 The Wimbledon Club 1

Summer 2018 Men’s Doubles Women’s Doubles Mixed Doubles

Westside 1 St. George’s Hill 1 Sutton Tennis & Squash 1

Sponsors - Tina Sawyer-Smith

The income that comes from the County’s many sponsors, donors and patrons is spent wholly each year in

developing tennis in the County. This includes, but is not limited to: supporting our clubs and venues with grants,

loans and discounted equipment; providing junior county training, clothing, player funding, coach support and

education; supporting the County teams and the Surrey County Championships. The challenge in maintaining our

income is increasingly difficult and we are looking at ways to both maximise this and also to generate a real return

on investment.

Surrey Tennis 2017 Awards Ceremony – incorporating the 2017 Junior Awards

Surrey Tennis Awards - Winners

Aegon County Cup Team of the Year Surrey 18&U Boys – National Champions

Surrey 18&U Girls – National Champions

Aegon Team Tennis Premier & Div 1 Manor Park Tennis Center 12&U Girls -

Team of the Year National Champions

Aegon Team Tennis Div 2A-2K Wigmore Warriors Red A

Team of the Year 8 & Under

Development Coach of the Year Simon Pethybridge

Performance Coach of the Year James Smith

Junior Tennis Volunteer of the Year Janet Dunbar

Boys Endeavour Jamie Boden

Boys Progress Jack Draper

Girls Endeavour Jodie Lawrence-Taylor

Girls Progress Alessandra Ruggieri

The 2017 Celebration of Surrey Tennis was held in the Jockey

Room, Queen’s Stand, Epsom Downs Racecourse on Saturday,

10th February. Attended by over 100 guests and award winners

celebrating both Surrey Tennis and British Tennis Award

winners.

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2017 British Tennis Awards

Surrey Tennis invited all the County winners to our own Celebration of Surrey Tennis awards ceremony on the 10th February at Epsom Downs. The South East Regional Winners were invited on court at the Fever Tree Championships - Queens Club where our own Rebecca Ley was interviewed by Andrew Castle live on BBC2 TV. The SE Regional Winners were also invited to The All England Lawn Tennis Club Championships where the National Winners were honoured. Congratulations to all our winners, and all those nominated in 2017.

County Winners

Surrey Club of the Year Redhill Lawn Tennis Club

Surrey Community Venue of the Year Sheen Parks Tennis at Sheen Common

Surrey Disability Programme Award Sutton Tennis Academy

Surrey Young Volunteer of the Year Caleb Simms from Banstead Downs Tennis Club

Surrey Education Programme Award University of Surrey

Surrey Outstanding Achievement Award Don Hunt from Onslow Village Tennis Club

Surrey South East Regional Winners

Surrey Coach of the Year Tom Crisp from Surbiton Racket & Fitness Club

Surrey Official of the Year Tim Pearce

Surrey Volunteer of the Year Rebecca Ley from University of Surrey

Surrey National Winner

Surrey Competition of the Year Cranleigh Grass Court Tennis Festival

Venue Registration

As at the 30th September, 2018, 201 venues were registered.

The new Minimum Standard Requirements has made this a challenging year for venue registration, especially identifying and training Welfare Officers. In order to support our clubs to meet these requirements, Surrey Tennis ran a number of free Welfare Officer Training workshops. The council applauds the efforts put in by venues to meet the requirements aimed at providing a safer environment for tennis players across the county.

Remember, for venues to continue to benefit from the LTA Insurance coverage and to be eligible for the Wimbledon ticket allocations on-line registration must be completed by the 30th November 2018 and payment received by 25th January 2019.

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Surrey Venue Support

Surrey Tennis provides the following practical and financial venue support activities:

discussion between attendees, as well as feedback for both Surrey Tennis and the LTA. Our aim for 2019 is to get

more venues being represented at the meetings. Surrey Tennis wants to ensure that topics at the meetings

continue to be relevant and we will be taking feedback from the work we do with venues throughout the year.

Great British Tennis Weekend (GBTW) Follow on Offer of racquets and a £200 coaching subsidy towards courses run for new members recruited at GBTW events.

Tournament Administration Subsidies of £300 to all Surrey Grade 3 & 4 sanctioned tournaments running over a minimum of five days which include at least five junior age group events.

Welfare Officer Training – several events were held around the County to support the new LTA Venue Registration Minimum Standards.

Bright Ideas for Tennis – Want to find out how Bright Ideas for Tennis can help your club? Check out their website at www.brightideasfortennis.org

GDPR Workshop - In the latter part of 2017 – one topic that came out of the Autumn Venue Forums was how venues were going to deal with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Due to the impact of GDPR on venues and the demand for further information, we held a workshop in January 2018 that was presented by Morrisons Solicitors. Content included: the key principles of GDPR; processing children’s data and new data subject rights. We hope the workshop helped venues in their efforts to be GDPR compliant.

Disability Tennis Overview – Tim Sagar

Through the combined efforts of Surrey venues, coaches and

volunteers, the provision of disability tennis has increased in 2018,

with 9 venues reporting over 150 people taking part in weekly

sessions and 330 playing monthly. The Surrey County Championships

included Wheelchair Tennis and in September, Surrey hosted the

Regional Visually Impaired Tournament.

Surrey Tennis hosted 4 venue forums across the County in early October. 59 venues

were represented across the 4 meetings. Topics for the meetings included

Safeguarding/LTA minimum standards, floodlight/court resurfacing updates,

disability tennis, County training and Surrey competitions. We also had a member of

the South East LTA team presenting the LTA national update. This gave venues a

first glimpse of the new strategy from CEO Scott Lloyd, as he launched the vision

“Tennis Opened Up”. All topics discussed prompted useful

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Surrey Coaches Group – Tim Sagar

Surrey County Indoor Tennis Centre

The Surrey County Indoor Tennis Centre, located at St. George’s College, Weybridge, is now in its twenty-fourth year. The County has a joint venture agreement with the College who manage the Centre on a day to day basis, including the three clay courts.

The County’s court time at the Indoor Tennis Centre at St George’s College is leased to an independent performance club – Weybridge Tennis Academy, run by its Head Coach, Justin Sherring. The Academy facilitates positive links, communication and support with surrounding affiliated clubs, coaches and performance players.

Schools – Mary Harper

Surrey School Tennis (from the ages of 7 & 8 to 18 years) is flourishing this year with many more schools playing matches during the Winter and Summer. Ewell Castle and Epsom College are in the Semi-Finals of Surrey’s 15&U Mixed Event. Schools are also currently playing in Surrey’s 18& Competition Festivals – with 20 or more schools each day. The Girls’ Festival is the most popular. On those days, the Jean Thirwall Sportsmanship Awards are presented, with the 2018 Boys’ Award going to Graveney School, Tooting and the Girls’ Award shared by Manor House School, Little Bookham and Croydon High School, Croydon. An increased number of schools ran Road to Wimbledon events.

The 2018 Branston Shield Winners were Surbiton High School for Girls who beat Guildford High School, while the Rootham Shield Winners were Reeds School who beat St. George’s College in a close, exciting Final. A questionnaire has been sent to all schools to decide the future format and timing on these two 18U events.

The DC Jones Cup and the George Worthington Cup are awarded annually to the Surrey schools making the furthest progress in the Aberdare Cup and Glanville Cup Competitions respectively, which this year were Surbiton High School (seventh place) and Reeds School (third place).

Surrey School Tennis gets good, helpful support from the Surrey Schools Committee - the only remaining county committee in the country, increased and excellent help from Lewis in the Surrey Tennis Office, and the LTA who give online support and run events.

County Training

Reintroduced in Surrey in Autumn 2017, County Training in 2018 has been expanded further. In 2018, over 35 Coaches, 250 Players and 7 Venues have been involved in County Training. The LTA Player Development Pathway asks Counties to identify their 8 top players in each age group and gender to receive County Training. Due to the number of talented juniors in Surrey, from September 2018 we have extended our numbers from 8 to 12 in the older age groups and to 16 for the younger ages. With so many good players in the 12 & Under and 14 & Under groups, we have extended them

The Surrey Coaches Group continues to support around

150 coaches across the county. In 2018, three coaches’

education events were run: Performance Standards and

County Training; Wheelchair Tennis Workshop; and GB

Doubles Tactics with Louis Cayer. Additionally, at the

request of members, 2 First Aid courses and a Part 1 Safe-

guarding course were also run. Requests or ideas for 2019

events can be sent to [email protected]

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even further – with 30 boys in training in each of those age groups. We are also offering County Training for the 16 & Unders – giving us 17 different groups attending around 1 session a month. Including reserves to fill out our sessions we have over 250 children being invited to attend County Training sessions.

Surrey Patrons – Peter Lane

The Surrey Patrons scheme was formed 50 years ago and it continues to flourish, having grown in size from 29 members originally to almost 1,000 today. The scheme supports tennis in the County, with particular reference to the advancement of juniors through the new Performance Programme. Members are able to participate in various social events and a ballot for Wimbledon Tickets.

The membership is currently full and there is a waiting list for entry in January 2019. The number of new members that can be admitted will depend on vacancies occurring once the subscriptions fall due. Any new applicants wishing their names to be placed on the waiting list should request an application form from Peter Lane ([email protected]).

Surrey Tennis 2017/2018 Magazine

Wimbledon Tickets

up for British Tennis Membership and ‘opt-in’ by 22nd February 2019 if they want to be included in the ballot.

The deadline for venues to complete the registration process in

order to be eligible for Wimbledon tickets in 2019 is 30th

November, 2018 and payment must be received by 25th January,

2019. As part of the process, venues will either run their own

ballot or use an automatic process provided by the LTA. Venues

should be pro-active in encouraging individual members to sign

up

Due to rising printing costs and apparent lack of readership, in 2018 our yearly

magazine was rebranded Surrey.Tennis 2017/2018 and published on our website

(www.surrey.tennis). Since its online launch it has been viewed by more than

780 people with awards, the rebranding process and the first aid course pages

attracting the most coverage. New initiatives are being considered for 2019,

so for more up-to-date information keep an eye on our website and follow us

on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram.

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Junior Trust

The Junior Trust was set up in 1983 with a donation from the late Vernon Ely’s Charitable Settlement. Further annual donations have been received from this Settlement plus grant aid payments from the County Association. The trust is a registered charity and now has assets of £486,000 invested. The income generated from the trust fund has and will be distributed as small grants to talented junior players to assist in their tennis development. In 2018, the trustees awarded £23,250 in grants to 45 junior players.

County Loan Fund

The County has generated substantial cash reserves over the years. These reserves have been made available to

fund interest free loans to Registered Venues to assist in the development of facilities. The maximum size of loan

would normally be £20,000 and priority will be given to developments that would not attract LTA funding. To date

loans of £281,000 have been made and £185,000 is outstanding.

The Surrey Team

We have a dedicated Surrey Tennis office team employing three full time and one part-time member. Early in 2018,

Deborah Slater joined the team in order to have a really good hand over period as Chris Risebro slowly reduced her number

of days before retiring from all office work in September. Chris continues supporting the County Treasurer and the Office

Team working part-time from home while Debbie has picked up most of the general administration work. Tim Sagar

(Tennis Development Manager) supports the county’s inclusion aims through Disability Tennis, Venue Support and Schools,

whilst also supporting the County’s coaches via the provision of the Surrey Coaches Group. Lewis Woodham (Competitions

and Social Media Manager) completes the team, looking after all things competition – such as the Wilson Leagues and

Team Tennis for adults and juniors and supporting our County Cup team captains with administration. Lewis is also the

driving force behind our Social Media presence.

Justin Sherring (County Performance Manager) co-ordinates and manages the provision of County training and

County Cup teams, building relationships with coaches and clubs enabling the identification and progression of

junior players from across the County.

Surrey Competitions in Numbers

Winter 2017/2018 Summer 2018

Event Clubs Teams Players Event Clubs Teams Players

Wilson Surrey League 105 621 4139 Wilson Surrey Leagues 111 746 4494

Surrey Knockouts 71 N/A 310 Surrey Knockouts 79 N/A 312

Team Knockouts 31 70 N/A Team Knockouts 22 50 N/A

Junior Team Trophy 36 146 347 Junior Trophy 45 N/A 117

Team Tennis Totals 149 656 3128

Adult teams 60 115 861

Junior Teams 89 541 2337

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Venues & Communications Committee

Report 2018

AGM

As last year’s AGM venue was deemed a success, it has been re- booked for this year, at the Wimbledon Club on

6th December.

GPDR

The Committee organised a seminar on GPDR at the National Tennis Centre in January. This was presented by

Morrisons Solicitors and was well attended. It was recognised that this was a useful thing to have done as it

raised some important issues of which some clubs would have been unaware.

Tennis in Surrey

A survey conducted by the Committee has shown there was insufficient awareness of the magazine amongst its

target audience. The Council decided that it would be provided as an on-line publication from 2018.

Subsequently it was re-named Surrey.Tennis 2017/2018 and can now be read on the Surrey website. Since its

online launch it has been viewed by more than 780 people with awards, the rebranding process and the first aid

course pages attracting the most coverage. It seems an ideal opportunity for us to enlist the help of Henman

Communications to drive players and clubs/venues in the county to provide content not only for social media but

also for regular newsletters that would be hosted on the website rather than having just one annual review.

Assigned Clubs

All Committee members have been assigned a number of Surrey Clubs so they can act as an extra point of contact

to try and assist with problems the clubs may have. These members were in contact with their respective clubs

prior to the registration period pointing out the new registration requirements, particularly with regard to

safeguarding and the appointment of a suitably qualified Welfare Officer.

Cluster Meetings

Four Cluster Meetings were held in September/October and concentrated on various topics including:

Safeguarding and the impact of LTA Minimum Standards for Venues, and developments in court resurfacing and

floodlights. County Training and Surrey Competitions. 59 venues were represented across the four meetings.

Social Media

Surrey.Tennis has continued to be active across social media platforms throughout the year and followers and

engagements are trending upwards. Watch out for some exciting new developments in the year ahead as we are

planning some exciting activities to encourage more interaction with coaches, players and parents throughout the

County. Don’t forget to encourage your club and members to follow us!

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Commercial Committee

Report 2018

Sponsors, Donors and Patrons:

The County is very fortunate in having many sponsors, donors and patrons who have given their support

throughout the year. This includes supporting our clubs and venues, junior county training, competitions, County

teams, player funding, coach support and education, facility grants and loans, County clothing, equipment,

disability tennis and grass roots initiatives, to name but a few! Basically getting people of all ages, abilities, gender

and backgrounds playing tennis.

We have lost some major sponsors this year, mostly due to changes in government rules relating to anti-bribery

legislation that has made companies more cautious. There is also the “Brexit” cloud that continues to influence

budgets and spending. However, we have been able to bring some new sponsors on board and negotiated longer

contracts to ensure future income and support of our programmes.

Surrey Tennis would like to thank our major sponsors - Abbey Leisure, DM Management, Ibstock plc, Inflexion

Private Equity Partners, Brickability, TowelRads, Irish Cement, Brownlie and The Wilson Sporting Goods Company,

for their support. A special mention and thanks should also go to Peter Duckworth, Christopher Banks, Robert

Ballantyne and the Ooman family for their generous donations. Surrey Tennis would also like to recognise and

thank The LTA and The AELTC for their continued invaluable support.

Volunteers:

This County income is not achieved without the volunteers who work tirelessly to generate Sponsorship for the

County. Grateful thanks must in particular go to Peter and Mary Lane, as well as to Roy Staniland, Derek Howorth,

Glenda Lamden, the Patrons committee and Chris Riseboro who supports us all in the County office.

Fans, New Sponsors:

We are also keen on “Fan” engagement and encouraging supporters to attend events within the County where

either we may have negotiated discounts for Surrey Club members as part of our Commercial programme, or

there is free entry! This year, this has included the “Gant Championships” at the Roehampton Club and the

“Fusion 100 Surbiton Trophy” at Surbiton Racket and Fitness Club, as well as other Surrey supported events such

as the Cranleigh Tennis Festival and of course the Surrey County Closed.

There are many ways that a sponsor can see a return on their investment and we are always looking to discuss

this with companies to deliver shared objectives. The fact that Surrey Tennis has approximately 60,000 British

Tennis members, 203 clubs and venues can be a significant attraction.

Strategy:

The Commercial Committee has put in place a new sponsorship and commercial strategy for 2018 to 2021, in line

with the overall Surrey Tennis strategy that can shortly be viewed on the Surrey Tennis website.

Tina Sawyer Smith

Chairman Commercial Committee

November 2018

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Performance Committee

Report 2018

The Performance Committee led by Doug Clare, consists of Tina Smith, David Lovejoy, Alison Taylor, Matt Healy

and County Performance Manager Justin Sherring, The Committee’s main focus during the last year has been to

oversee the developing relationship with the LTA and to eventually sign the 5 year County Training Partnership in

August of this year.

great fun and improving doubles skills. The U12 Boys squad here, showing off their Adidas County Training Kit –

with Team Captain Mark Wisdom (right) and Assistant David Cox.

Welcome To Surrey Tennis Days were introduced in March with two main aims. Firstly, to introduce ourselves as

an organised, friendly and passionate local organisation, keen to support and assist as many young ‘tennis crazy’

kids and their parents as possible and secondly to try and identify some of the more talented U8 year olds who

could shape the first U8 County Training sessions. At our September WTSTD players were indeed selected for

sessions and these have been taking place at Sutton Tennis Academy on Saturday afternoons.

Junior County Cups 2018 had a familiar feel with all of our teams winning their respective Stage 1 events, where

applicable, and our U18 Boys winning the National Title.

Surrey is currently leading the LTA County Cup Race, all of this year’s results can be accessed here:

https://www.lta.org.uk/play-compete/competing/junior-tennis-competitions/county-cup---junior-events/

County Training has continued to be a welcomed and successful

addition to the performance landscape in Surrey. With the

addition of U8/U9/U11 Girls and U13 Boys sessions, there are

now a total of 260 spaces for players U8 – U18 across both

genders. We are using St George’s College, David Lloyd Purley,

Sutton Tennis Academy, The National Tennis Centre and Reeds

indoor courts to deliver sessions. All County Coaches are

Accredited + and we have utilised the best coaches in the county

to coach doubles focused sessions with an emphasis on having

U9 Mixed – Matt Trevail Captain, Anna Opalach Assistant – 3rd

U10 Boys – David Lovejoy Captain, Tiger Joyce Assistant – 3rd

U10 Girls – Sophie Cockell Captain, Karen Cross Assistant – 4th

U12 Boys – Mark Wisdom Captain, David Cox Assistant – 4th

U12 Girls – Alison Taylor Captain, Lucy Charlton Assistant – 2nd

U14 Boys – Shaun Malcolm Captain, Chris Tucker Assistant – 3rd

U14 Girls – Penny Batchelor Captain, Caroline Jordan Assistant – 2nd

U18 Boys – Jamie Feaver Captain, Jono Ward Assistant – 1st

U18 Girls – Anna Britton Captain, Anna Bedbrook Assistant – 4th

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Competition Committee

Report 2018

The focus for 2018 was to improve the experience that clubs and players were receiving through our competitions. The aim was to provide a more quality experience for juniors and adults competing. Two key areas were addressed, league tennis ruling and junior competitions. The information and guidelines provided to clubs and team captains have been improved by the introduction of the ‘Captains Guide Version 2’ which includes a number of new key rules. Junior tennis has gone through a review and some key changes made to who the events are aimed at and a greater focus being placed on team events through the winter.

Outlined below are some of the key achievements of the year:

Junior Team Trophy - We have increased our entry from 146 (winter 17/18) to 202 (winter 18/19). An increase of 27%. With roughly 3 players per team we are looking at 606 juniors competing in Surrey competition this winter.

Captains Guide Version 2 – Our latest version of the captain’s guide has been released, including a number of updated rulings.

Continued volunteer coverage of 100% across all leagues, improving the experience for all players involved.

Wilson Surrey League; Summer 2018 – 746 teams, 111 clubs Winter 2018/19 - 632 teams, 103 clubs

Surrey Knockout Events; Summer 2018 – 312 entries Winter 2018/19 - 282 entries

Team Knockout Events; Summer 2018 – 50 teams Winter 2018/19 - 62 teams

LTA Team Tennis 2018 – 82% matches completed / 656 teams / 101 clubs

Rootham and Branston Shield – 23 teams (20 Schools)

School Team Tennis – Year 7/8 – 93 teams Year 9/10 – 87 teams

Surrey County Championship – 355 players, 596 entries

Road to Wimbledon – 45 registered venues participated.

Sanctioned Tournaments – Visited throughout the year by Chris, Lewis and Debbie. Below are some of the areas we will be working on in 2019:

Finalising and releasing the new County Regulations.

Continued investigation into the introduction of new tournament software.

Review and improve each of our events in advance of the 2019 Summer and 2019/2020 Winter seasons.

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Awards Committee

Report 2018

Meritorious Award: A single late submission was received and will be held over for consideration in 2019.

Life Vice-Presidents: It was decided that this would be a bi annual award as we appear to have too many life Vice-Presidents.

Bernard Crouch Award This year we had received a number of worthy nominations to receive this award. This year’s winner is a fantastic

Surrey servant. The Bernard Crouch Award 2018 is awarded to Chris Risebro.

Junior Awards The Awards Committee will decide the winners of the various Junior Award categories in December 2018. The

Junior Awards ceremony will be held jointly with the British Tennis Awards at the Celebration of Surrey Tennis

event that will take place in early Spring 2019. Here is list of the winners for 2017

Surrey Tennis Awards - Winners

Aegon County Cup Team of the Year Surrey 18&U Boys – National Champions

Surrey 18&U Girls – National Champions

Aegon Team Tennis Premier & Div 1 Manor Park Tennis Center 12&U Girls -

Team of the Year National Champions

Aegon Team Tennis Div 2A-2K Wigmore Warriors Red A

Team of the Year 8 & Under

Development Coach of the Year Simon Pethybridge

Performance Coach of the Year James Smith

Junior Tennis Volunteer of the Year Janet Dunbar

Boys Endeavour Jamie Boden

Boys Progress Jack Draper

Girls Endeavour Jodie Lawrence-Taylor

Girls Progress Alessandra Ruggieri

British Tennis Awards

County Winners

Surrey Club of the Year Redhill Lawn Tennis Club

Surrey Community Venue of the Year Sheen Parks Tennis at Sheen Common

Surrey Disability Programme Award Sutton Tennis Academy

Surrey Young Volunteer of the Year Caleb Simms from Banstead Downs Tennis Club

Surrey Education Programme Award University of Surrey

Surrey Outstanding Achievement Award Don Hunt from Onslow Village Tennis Club

Surrey South East Regional Winners

Surrey Coach of the Year Tom Crisp from Surbiton Racket & Fitness Club

Surrey Official of the Year Tim Pearce

Surrey Volunteer of the Year Rebecca Ley from University of Surrey

Surrey National Winner

Surrey Competition of the Year Cranleigh Grass Court Tennis Festival

Documents

2018 Report of Council...SE 16U Team Trophy – Caroline Jordan & Mark Siddall On the 9 th and 10 June, two Surrey 16&Under teams played in the inaugural 16U SE Team Trophy held at