Dear Member,
Hope you’ve had a great week! Find out who our Player of the Week is and how our Mrs Miyagi’s Ladies got on in the first week of the new season. We have results from the UTR U12 and U17 singles events last weekend and an interview with our lovely Coach Sean. Check out our Rule and Tip of the Week from Coach Moro and review our upcoming tournaments. Lastly, but by no means least, we announce our new Ladies League Co-ordinator…Read on!
Player of the Week
Congratulations to Silki Guha who is our Mrs Miyagi’s Ladies League Player of the Week (photo to follow next week). Silki wins a brunch for two at Mrs Miyagi’s Restaurant in Studio City. She was voted for Player of the Week by the coaches after winning 4 sets in a row this season in Division B, despite never winning a set in 2 seasons in Division C! A fantastic achievement Silki and a great start to the new season, well done!
UTR U12 Boys & Girls Singles Event – Results
A fantastic effort from those who took part in the UTR U12 Boys & Girls Singles event last weekend. Congratulations to Eva Lukyanova who beat Raed Rizvie 6-1 7-6 in the Semi-Finals and to Ernest Yakubovskiy who beat Yassin Elbahrawy 6-2 7-5 in the Semi-Finals. Good luck to Eva and Ernest who go head to head in the finals this week.
UTR U17 Boys & Girls Singles event – Results
Well done to everyone who took part in the UTR U17 Boys & Girls Singles event last weekend. Congratulations to Ethan Milgan who beat Elliott Kahi 6-4 5-7 (10-7) in the Semi-Finals and to Ruby Cooling who beat Enzo Kahi 7-5 6-3 in the Semi-Finals. Good luck to Ruby and Ethan who will battle it out this week for the winner’s trophy!
Introducing our new Rackets Academy League Co-ordinator, Nicola Keeling…
Hi! I’m Nicola Keeling and have played tennis at Rackets for coming up 3 years. I have played tennis for many more years in the U.K. (too many I’d admit to) and have run ladies teams, tournaments and social events at my previous club.
This season Rackets decided to mix the format up a bit for the A League focussing on individual scores. The idea is to give competitive tennis but make it social and fun too! The tournament will be held once a month over the next four months. We are planning each tournament to be held at Motor City, so it’s a great way for everyone to play competively at one venue in a fun yet safe environment!
Sean and Luca will be helping me so you can contact any of us with any questions. I will be updating the social media too so any fun photos please send through to me from all leagues! I’ll also be communicating with the captains and coaches of the B and C Leagues and updating the scores! So again, please send through your stylish sunny photos and anything newsworthy! Hope you all have a great season and I’ll be in touch with updates and future events ?
Upcoming Tournaments
Check out our tournaments that are taking place over the next few weeks. To sign up, call 052 992 8595 TODAY or email register@racketsacademy.ae:
Fri 29th & Sat 30th January – Ace For Good Tournament, RA Motor City & Atlantis Hotel, Palm
Fri 5th February – UTR Boys & Girls U14 Doubles, Atlantis Hotel, Palm
Fri 5th & Sat 6th February – UTR Men’s Doubles, Rackets Academy, Motor city
Fri 12th & Sat 13th February – UTR Boys & Girls U13 Singles, Atlantis Hotel, Palm
Fri 12th & Sat 13th February – UTR Boys & Girls U17 Singles, Rackets Academy, Motor City
Fri 19th & Sat 20th February – UTR Boys & Girls U16 Singles, Rackets Academy, Motor City
Fri 19th & Sat 20th February – UTR Men’s Singles, Atlantis Hotel, Palm
Interview with Coach Sean
This week’s interview is with Rackets Academy Coach, Sean Medley.
1. Who is your favourite professional player (male & female)?
Roger Federer and Sofia Kenin
2. Why do you love tennis?
There so many aspects to tennis, you can always learn something new at every level both as a player and a coach. It’s a game
of pure class.
3. How did you get into tennis?
I attended an after school tennis session and loved it, and it became a passion.
4. When did you start playing tennis?
I started playing tennis at 11years old and have been playing for 22 years.
5. List 3 things you like about Rackets Academy
- Always bringing in new clients and characters, allowing me to adapt my coaching
- Many different venues to coach and play
- Being part of a growing team
Rule of the Week
If you have a ball on your side of the court and it gets hit by another one during play, you can still play the point, as long as you hit the same ball that was in play, before the second bounce.
Coach Moros’s Tip of the Week: Aim the Ball
“Most intermediate adults forget to aim the ball with their free hand while hitting a forehand. Aiming the ball helps not just by positioning your body correctly but also helps keeping an adequate distance between you and the ball.. …Good luck!“
Mrs Miyagi’s Ladies League: Season 7 – W/c 17th Jan: Results
Season 7 of our Mrs Miyagi’s Ladies League got off to a cracking start last week when Division B took to the court for their first match of the season. Congratulations to Rackettes, Simon’s Rackettes and The Aces who won their matches. See scores below.
Division B:
Baseliners vs George’s Rackettes:
Line 1: 5-7 1-6 (winner: George’s Rackettes)
Line 2: 0-6 3-6 (winner: George’s Rackettes)
Overall Winner: George’s Rackettes
Bulldogs vs Simon’s Rackettes:
Line 1: 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 (winner: Bulldogs)
Line 2: 4-6 0-6 (winner: Simon’s Rackettes)
Overall Winner: Simon’s Rackettes
The Aces vs Team Jordi:
Line 1: 7-5 3-6 (10-5) (winner: The Aces)
Line 2: 6-2 6-1 (winner: The Aces)
Overall Winner: The Aces
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Have a great week!
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