The Club receives most of its visitors during the summer months; but there are some who arrive at other times of the year. Last month we welcomed a Swedish player who had enjoyed playing at the Vignal last summer, & turned out to be a formidable opponent for our Irish Veterans Captain, Neagle Cathcart: in fact, so good that our member had a difficult job to win 2 of the dozen sets they played together. Quite a spectacle! Both of them now in the over 55 age group, here is photo taken back in 1972, when our Swedish visitor, Mikael Kirs, lost a Junior tournament Final, 6/1, 6/2, to Bjørn Borg!
So well done, Neagle; & Mikael was so happy with these matches that they will be meeting again in April on our courts. Try to be a spectator!
Now one of the marvellous aspects of tennis, is the fact that the game can be enjoyed at a multitude of levels. So my next photo is quite a contrast, but gives you a good view of the third author I mentioned in my last post, & who plays with us here. His pseudonym is 'George Cavendish', but his friends I've heard calling him 'Mike'. Here, he is revealed to you all:
Keep enjoying your tennis!
