Shankill Juniors enjoyed fantastic success recently with both the girls U-18 Class 1 team and the boys U-14 Class 2 team making it to the Finals in Malahide on 12th November. In the end, the girls were just pipped by a strong Sutton 1 team, while the boys were runners up to Greystones 1. Nonetheless, a stunning achievement for our club and a testament to the hard work and commitment of players, parents, and coach Derek Healy - well done all!

***Saturday 25th Nov*** Supervised Tennis has unfortunately been cancelled - apologies. Have a lovely weekend and see you all next weekend.

"Great tennis taking place at the Shankill Indoor Open! Come along at 5.45 for the Ladies' Class 1 and the Men's Class 2 finals. At 7pm the Men's class 1 and Ladies class 2 will follow. The tournament has seen great performances by Shankill members!. David Mullins has progressed to the men's class 1 final Ellie Murphy came 3rd in the Ladies class 1 tournament. Alison Moore came 3rd in Class 2"

The inaugural Shankill Senior Indoor Open runs this weekend for Class 1 and Class 2 players. Come along to watch some of Ireland's leading players - including home players Ellie Murphy and David Mullins who compete in class 1 and Alan Bontayan and Nikita Polokovs in class 2. David kicks off the home challenge with his first game this evening at 7.45pm Alan's first match is at 10.15 on Saturday Nikita's first match is at 12.45 on Saturday Ellie's first match is at 2pm on Saturday Thanks to our Sponsors and Leinster Tennis for supporting the event. You can catch up on results and future matches on the tournament software website. https://ti.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=C0952BE8-9A68-4A32-9D07-4FCAA8D1608A There are still a number of place in the following weekends competition in the Ladies class 5/6 doubles section. As always, home bakers are most welcome to bring along their wares.

Tidy Towns Table Quiz will be held in Shankill Tennis Club this Friday November 17th, at 8.00pm. €10 per person and a great raffle. Great night guaranteed!

Come down to the indoor tennis centre at any stage this weekend and prepare to be inspired! Friday evening marks the start of the inaugural Shankill Senior Indoor Open - featuring some of Ireland's top tennis players. Class 1 and Class 2 Men's and Women's singles will be played this weekend, with matches starting at 18.30 on Friday evening. Hope to see you there!

Many thanks to Nicole Le Saout Moments photography who took fantastic photographs for us on Junior Championships Finals Day last Saturday 4th November. Below is just a small selection to give you a flavour of the great atmosphere and camaraderie amongst players, supporters and organisers on the day.

Congratulations to all our Junior Championships winners and Finalists who concluded a week of terrific competition on Saturday last, 4th November. There were terrific matches throughout the week and again on Finals day demonstrating a very high standard of tennis currently amongst our Junior members. Indeed, our Junior league teams are enjoying great success at the moment also, - update to follow - but Shankill is definitely the club of the moment in the DLTC junior circuit... Many thanks indeed to all parents, supporters and organisers of the Junior Club Championships. Without your help and input this great competition during the mid-term break, would not have been possible.

Very best of luck this evening to our two Class Five Floodlit League ladies teams, both of whom have reached the play-off stage in their respective groups. One team will be playing at home while the second team travels to Sandycove in the hope of picking up a few trick or treats into the next round...Supporters most welcome. And best of luck also to all our Juniors who are currently involved in the club Junior Championships - have fun and enjoy! Finally, the deadline for the Ladies Turkey run (Sunday afternoons 2-4pm) is this Friday, so don't forget to get your entries in.

Congratulations to Shankill Tennis Club Senior League team, Class Five, who made it to the DLTC Finals in Templeogue today, only to be overpowered on the day by a very strong Castleknock squad, who fully deserved their win. All the same a great achievement and a very enjoyable day. Well done to Louise Walsh (Team Captain), Deirdre Morgan, Brenda Kilroy, Mary O'Grady, Veronica Casey and Susannah Kingston, to Cathy Grehan who subbed for Mary in the final, and to additional team subs Eunice Chapman and Sandra Cotter. And also contributing to the team success was the terrific support from the club, particularly during the play-offs, quarter and semi-finals and especially today on Finals day, when a strong supporters contingent from Shankill travelled to Templeogue to watch tennis in fairly chilly conditions. Official team photographer Rachel Donovan has captured some of the supporters below... Sincere thanks to all, and the club has the satisfaction of knowing that the team has been promoted to Class 4 for next years league.

****Junior Club Championship**** This year the Junior Club Championships will run from Monday, October 30th – Saturday, November 4th. Finals will be played on Saturday, November 4th followed by prize giving. The U8’s/U10’s Orange Ball and Green Ball round robins will take place on Bank Holiday Monday, 30th from 10 – 12pm. *****ENTRIES CLOSE AT 7pm on MONDAY, OCTOBER 23rd***** Entry forms can be downloaded from www.shankilltennisclub.com or are available from the club house.

Sorry NO SUPERVISED TENNIS TODAY Thursday 19th October...