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Tennis partnership given seal of approval by LTA chief

The man in charge of British tennis has given his seal of approval to a partnership between Tennis Shropshire and Shrewsbury Town Council to help re-establish a tennis programme at Monkmoor Recreation Centre. Michael Downey, the chief executive of the LTA, called in at Monkmoor along with the Mayor of Shrewsbury, Councillor Beverley Baker, during […]

Top double bill of speakers make club’s dinner a big success

An impressive double bill of guest speakers attracted a full house to The Shrewsbury Club for a hugely successful sporting dinner. Renowned television sports presenter John Inverdale, who fronts the BBC’s Today at Wimbledon programme and their Six Nations rugby coverage, entertained guests with amusing stories featuring some of sport’s biggest names from his long […]

Dodin to face Witthoeft in Aegon GB Pro-Series final in Shrewsbury

French qualifier Oceane Dodin will meet rising German star Carina Witthoeft in the ladies singles final at the $25,000 Aegon GB Pro-Series tournament at The Shrewsbury Club tomorrow afternoon. The highly promising teenagers successfully came through entertaining semi-finals at the Sundorne Road venue today to set up an intriguing clash. Dodin, ranked 559 in the […]

Belgian ace Mestach books semi-final spot at expense of No 1 seed

 The $25,000 Aegon GB Pro-Series event at The Shrewsbury Club has now reached the semi-final stage, but there is no place in the last four for No 1 seed Cagla Buyukakcay after she bowed out to An-Sophie Mestach in straight sets.The Turkish player, ranked 144 in the world, had no answer to the impressive Belgian […]

Rising star Smith relishes thrill of captaining Wales Under-19s

Dominic Smith, the latest in a growing line of Shrewsbury Town youngsters to gain Welsh youth caps, is hoping his first taste of international captaincy can boost his prospects of pushing for a breakthrough at Shrewsbury Town. Fellow defender Connor Goldson, who has skippered Town in many of their early season matches, certainly believes the […]

Lauren preparing in Belgium for home town tennis tournament

Lauren McMinn, the ambitious Shrewsbury tennis ace, is spending the week training in Belgium before striving to make an impact in the Aegon GB Pro-Series tournament which starts in her home town this weekend. Lauren earned her first world ranking last year after impressively battling through qualifying in the prestigious $25K event held at The […]

Rising tennis stars return to Shrewsbury for top event

Rising stars of European tennis are heading to Shropshire as The Shrewsbury Club gears up to host a prestigious professional women’s tournament. Qualifying for the $25K Aegon GB Pro-Series event gets under way at the Sundorne Road venue on Sunday with the first round draw to be held during a civic reception next Monday. Local […]

Tennis ace Roan ends season top of national rankings

Highly rated young tennis ace Roan Jones, a junior member at The Shrewsbury Club, has ended his excellent season ranked number one on the national 10U competition leaderboard. Roan, from Condover, enjoyed another highly successful season as he continues to move firmly in the right direction. The highlight of the 2014 season for the talented […]