The Club continues to thrive under the new ownership; the restaurant has more & more enthusiastic adherents as the word passes from member to member & from friends to new friends: this is the way to success - the words that pass are congratulatory for both food & service, & the elegant set tables & welcoming staff are always inviting; a credit to the Club. A superbly flowering hibiscus plant & a championship player on the nearby refurbished court complete the happy picture.
The player is Jonathan Eysseric eldest son of Didier (Club Technical Manager) & Pascale, his wife. We shall see more & more of the rest of the family on court as time goes by: a formidable array! Jonathan is of world class & is high on the list of French players.
Weekly visits of tennis groups of player are an ever-important part of the Vignal community; take the Tuesday morning Dutch group for instance. They have excelled themselves recently by using 6 courts for their 2-hour session, that is 24 doubles players. Here they are, after an exhausting time, taking a well-earned drink before lunch.
We mustn't forget individual players who have contributed to the Club over very many years, I occasionally catch one or other of these friends in a suitable posture. Last week it was Andy Hill, now Headmaster of a School in Sophia, who provided me with an amusing photo. A good match player, both singles & doubles (often with his sporting wife, Bev), trencherman-supporter of the Tie-Break, he here seems to be helping to hold up the ancient fabric.
On this merry note, I leave you until next time, with two more items;
1. Don't forget that your restaurant is closed on Mondays.
2. Be careful to help preserve the newly renovated courts when watering them;
don't leave the spray in one area too long; move it around at about head-height
and don't neglect the outer surfaces.
Enjoy your tennis, & bring along more friends !
