Thursday, September 19, 2024

Tennis

Conor Niland: ‘The Irish got such a kick out of me playing Wimbledon, but unfortunately there was just one chance’

Conor Niland has a confession. When people ask the Limerick native how often he plays tennis these days, he is not totally honest with...

South Dublin tennis club slams student accommodation plan

The Donnybrook Lawn Tennis Club has claimed that plans for a 10-storey, 225-bed student accommodation development “exceed the densities of Manhattan by some way”.A...

Co Wexford tennis aces swing into action to support Irish hot shot Ashley

A huge crowd attended a fundraising night of tennis, fun and fine food at Hillbrook Lawn Tennis Club in Enniscorthy Friday night to support...

Padel tennis launched at Naas Tennis Club

Naas Lawn Tennis Club officially opened their state of the art Padel Courts last week. This project, sponsored by Sheehy and their representative, David...

Irish Davis Cup star announces retirement from pro tennis at the age of 24

IRISH DAVIS Cup star Simon Carr has announced his retirement from professional tennis.Carr is still only 24 but he has represented Ireland with great...

Tennis pro lifestyle ‘had just worn me down’ – Carr

Just a few short months ago, Simon Carr took time out of his busy schedule to chat to RTÉ Sport ahead of an exciting...

CluneTech help tennis club serve up all-new padel court

CluneTech has been announced as the main sponsor of Kilkenny Tennis Club’s new padel tennis court. The club, the first in the region to offer...

Madrid Open: Andrey Rublev overcomes illness to win title

Andrey Rublev overcame illness and losing the first set to beat Felix Auger-Aliassime 4-6 7-5 7-5 for his first Madrid Open title.The Russian world...

Challengers review: Zendaya aces her performance in this steamy tennis drama

Also reviewed this week: ‘That They May Face the Rising Sun’ and ‘In the Land of Saints and Sinners’ No such problems in Challengers, where...

Emma Raducanu crashes out of Madrid Open in first round

Emma Raducanu saw the progress made at the recent Stuttgart Open stall after she collapsed to a straight-sets defeat by Maria Lourdes Carle at...

Permitting concerts on Derry tennis courts would be ‘absolute travesty’, says local coach

Peter Fryer believes that if a three-day music event is given the go-ahead, it will be the “nail in the coffin” for St Columb’s...

Sligo teacher selected to represent Ireland at World Tennis Masters in Mexico

Among those representing Tennis Ireland is Sligo’s Noreen Cassidy, a teacher in Colaise Muire, Ballymote. Tennis Ireland have selected three teams of four men...

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