Russian ace Vitalia Diatchenko impressively recovered from losing the opening set to win a thrilling final in the Budgen Motors World Tennis Tour W60 Shrewsbury tournament. Diatchenko eventually ran out a 5-7, 6-1, 6-4 winner against Belgian star Yanina Wickmayer to be crowned champion of the prestigious $60,000 event in front of a capacity crowd […]
Ten-time Grand Slam champion Jordanne Whiley enjoyed a successful playing return at the Tennis Foundation’s National Wheelchair Tennis Championships at The Shrewsbury Club. Whiley, the 2015 US Open singles champion, was crowned winner of the open women’s singles event as she impressed in her first tournament since giving birth to her first child earlier this […]
World class tennis is to make a swift return to Shropshire early next year thanks to The Shrewsbury Club being chosen to host a high-profile women’s tournament. The Sundorne Road venue has been selected by the Lawn Tennis Association to stage a prestigious $60,000 event in February. It will start just a few days after Great […]
Shropshire’s fixtures for the 2019 season have been released – with venues for the matches in the Unicorns Championship, Trophy and Twenty20 competition currently being finalised. Shropshire, who will play a Twenty20 friendly at home to Staffordshire on Sunday, April 28, are in the same group as last year in the T20 competition. Home matches […]
Maia Lumsden’s memorable week in Shrewsbury ended in title glory as she was crowned champion of the Budgen Motors GB Pro-Series women’s tournament. The 20-year-old from Glasgow, having emerged from the qualifying rounds, sealed a seventh victory in as many days by beating former top 100 player Valeria Savinykh 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 in an exciting […]
Shropshire car dealership Budgen Motors will once more play a key role in the return of top professional tennis to the county next month. Up and coming stars of women’s tennis will compete in the $25,000 Budgen Motors GB Pro-Series event at The Shrewsbury Club between November 4-10. It will be the second high-profile tournament […]
An established Shropshire sports coaching company and a popular county trampoline park have teamed up to form a new community partnership. Crossbar Coaching Education in Sport will be working closely with Jump In Shrewsbury to give youngsters from around Shropshire the chance to have fun and be active. They plan to join forces to promote […]
The Lawn Tennis Association’s performance director will be guest speaker at The Shrewsbury Club’s next sports dinner in November. Simon Timson will share stories from his successful career in high performance sport with guests on Friday, November 9. Tickets are now available for the event to be held on the eve of the Sundorne Road […]
A Shropshire company which specialises in building energy efficient homes has relocated its headquarters within Shrewsbury’s Battlefield Enterprise Park. Point 1 Building Systems has completed the purchase of Unit 5, Knights Park, Hussey Road. A modern industrial unit, featuring a ground floor showroom with rear warehouse and large open plan first floor offices. It extends […]
Shropshire’s Alexei Kervezee scored more runs than any other player in the Unicorns Championship Western Division during a successful first season with the county. The former Worcestershire man struck 748 runs in six Championship matches as he ended the campaign with an impressive average of 74.80. Kervezee’s top score of the season was 166 in […]