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Welcome to the web site for Ingatestone and Fryerning Tennis Club
Do you or your family & friends want to learn to play tennis, or come back to the game? Then come and join us at Ingatestone & Fryerning Tennis Club (I&FTC). I&FTC is a friendly, inclusive, relaxed club in the heart of Ingatestone, with three hard courts located at the rear of the Community Club. We offer:
* Inclusive membership for players of any age and standard
* Coaching under the supervision of our Head Coach Nick Hilder
* Social play at weekends and on summer evenings
* Visitors welcome
* Annual knock-out tournament
* Monthly fun American tournaments
* Teams playing in local leagues (see Playing / League Matches)
* Social and fundraising events
* Very reasonable membership rates (see Membership Zone) - renew now
for 2018/19
* Join our Facebook Group!
* See "News" page, for calendar of events and details of recent activity
Forthcoming dates & events:
8 & 9 September - Club Tournament Finals' Weekend
11th September - Mini-tennis resumes
30th September - Sixth American event
21st October - "Pink" American Charity event
...and more details coming soon of the Club Quiz Night at the Community Centre, provisionally fixed for 5th October.
Winter league 2017/18
The season ended with the men finishing 3rd in a tightly-contested Division 5 and sneaking into the third promotion place; the mixed team were in a strong 4th position in Division 4, only a few points short of promotion.
Fixtures for winter 18/19 now out - see Playing / League Matches.
Recent & forthcoming Chelmsford & Brentwood summer league matches 2018:
3rd Aug - men (C) win 5-4 away to Chelmsfordians II
8th Aug - seniors daytime mixed win 6-2 home to Forrester Park
10th Aug - women win 5-3 away to Chelmsfordians III
14th Aug - seniors daytime mixed draw 4-4 away to Forrester Park
15th Aug - men (C) lose 3-6 away to Stock I
16th Aug - mixed lose 3-5 away to Hamptons II
20th Aug - women concede match away to Southminster - 2 point deduction
6th Sept - mixed away to Grove III
12th Sept - seniors daytime mixed away to Grove
14th Sept - seniors daytime mixed away to Danbury
17th Sept - men (C) away to Danbury II
7th November 2017: Following a public vote, IFTC have won a £500 grant from Skipton Building Society under their "Grassroots Giving" scheme. The grant is being used to provide t-shirts for junior players - see photo in Gallery page 17.
Club Tournament 2018 in progress - see Club Tourn page!