Dear Member,
Hope you’ve had a great week. Here’s a quick round up of what’s happened in the last week at Rackets Academy; certainly been a busy one! Our men’s teams both made the league semi-finals last week and are gearing up for their semi-final’s matches this weekend. We had our last session with Autism Rocks before summer, and look forward to recommencing in September. Congratulations to Coach Mariano, who recently got engaged. Read on to find out all the latest news at the academy…
Players of the Week
Congratulations to our Players of the Week Leon Pasquino and Elia Hamawi. Leon receives this award for finishing as semi-finalist in the U14s tournament last weekend, in which he played some fantastic tennis. Elia receives this award for hitting a superb ace during his U14s tournament. Congratulations boys!!
Ladies League Results
Well done to all our ladies who took part in league matches last week. They had some tough games, but our ladies fought hard, with 3 out of 5 matches ending in a super tie-break…
Division B: MCRA Full Metal Rackets vs JBH
Line 1: 6-4 4-6 7-10 (winner: JBH)
Line 2: 4-6 6-2 3-10 (winner: JBH)
Overall winner: JBH
Division B: Rackettes vs Atlantis
Line 1: 4-6 1-6 (winner: Atlantis)
Line 2: 6-2 2-6 5-10 (winner: Atlantis)
Overall winner: Atlantis
Division C: MCRA Baseliners vs JBH
Line 1: 3-6 0-6 (winner: JBH)
Line 2: Walkover (winner: JBH)
Overall winner: JBH
Tournament Results
Well done to all the boys who took part in the U14s tournament last weekend. It was a fantastic day with some top tennis and great sportsmanship. Big shout out to Rehan for his brave performance during the tournament and to the Chidiac twins, Gabriel and Ralph for both making the semi-finals. Well done boys!
U14 Boys
Semi Final – Leon Pasquino beat Gabriel Chidiac 4-2
Semi Final – Ralph Chidiac beat Jules Geiser 4-1
Final – Ralph Chidiac beat Leon Pasquino 4-0
Rackets Football Team
In other sports, the Rackets Football Team are flying high! They had their final game of the season last week before the playoffs. Currently second in the league, they are hoping for a win this weekend in order to finish on top. Good luck guys!!
Upcoming Tournaments…sign up today!
Check out our upcoming tournaments over the next month. If you’ve not signed up to a tournament before, why not give it a go! Just call 052 992 8595 or email register@racketsacademy.ae to put your name down.
Friday 11th May – Orange Ball Tournament
Friday 18th May – Green Ball Tournament
Friday 25th May – Mixed Doubles Tournament
Friday 1st June – Under 14s Tournament
Have a great week!
Rackets Academy