Players of the Week
Congratulations to our Players of the Week, Helen Hughes and Gisele de Marchi (see top left pic), for their awesome performance during their match against Meydan last week and their debut performance against JBH the week before. A fantastic start ladies, well done!
League Results
B Team:
Line 1: 6-3 6-7 10-12 (winner: MCRA)
Line 2: 6-0 6-2 (winner: JBH)
Overall winner: JBH
C Team:
Line 1: 7-5 6-4 (winner: MCRA)
Line 2: 3-6 4-6 6-10 (winner: Meydan)
Overall winner: MCRA – Congratulations ladies!! (see top right pic)
Padel Tournament Results
Congratulations to our mixed doubles winners Bernadette & Andreas (see middle left pic), winning 5-2 against Monther & Hafsah in our first Padel Tournament at Rackets Academy. A great game guys, well done!
Friday Tournament Results
Very well done to all those who took part in last Friday’s tournament….
Women’s doubles champions – Courtley Winter & Lydia Plenoumou (see middle right pic), winning 5-2 to Riin Valdur & Annete Rego
U14 Boys Singles champion – Karan Dhamecha (see bottom middle pic, on left-hand side), winning 5-3 to Jules Geiser
Upcoming Tournaments – sign up today!
We are looking for players to sign up to the following tournaments this coming weekend…
Friday 13th October, 4pm – Men’s Doubles
Saturday 14th October, 8.30am – Green Balls Tournament
To sign up, please call Kris on 055 521 9364 or email kris@racketsacademy.ae
Padel Open Morning – this Friday!
We will be running another free Padel taster session on Friday 13th October, 8.30-10.30am for anyone who would like to give this sociable new sport a go. Bring a friend along too!
AS Roma Football – FREE trial this Saturday!
We are delighted to announce that from this month, we will be offering children’s football lessons for 4-8 year olds, in partnership with AS Roma at Rackets Academy! Bring your mini football fanatics along for a free trial on Saturday 14th Oct at 8:30am for Under 6 (2012-2013) and 9:15am for Under 8 (2010-2009).
Established in 2015, AS ROMA Academy Dubai’s vision is to develop the new professional, high quality coaching and training methodology that makes AS ROMA one of the top 10 UEFA Youth Sectors football teams in Europe (see bottom right pic).
They provide a qualified and experienced team of European coaches, trained with the AS ROMA Coaching System that is fully monitored by the AS ROMA Headquarters in Rome, Italy and run classes for Under 6’s through to Under 18’s.
First Aid Certified…
All our coaches are qualified in basic First Aid; however, we are pleased to announce Sean Smedley and Kris Neskovic have both recently completed their First Aid top up course.
US University Sports Symposium
If anyone is considering further education in the US, please look up the US University Sports Symposium, being held at The Meydan Hotel on Saturday 18th November, 5-8pm. For further information that breaks down recruitment, sports scholarships and the role of athletics in the admissions process for US universities, please click on the link below…
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/us-university-sports-symposium-tickets-38283808903