Winter Leagues Complete

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Our winter leagues are over for another year. This season’s overall winners were: We had 666 unique players who played across the 560 matches in the Ladies, Mens, and Mixed winter leagues. This was the largest winter league setup in terms of players and matches since we started with the new website in 2016. Congratulations to all those players who have spent the last six months battling all the conditions that Essex winter tennis brings! If you want to look in more detail at the leagues, please click use the following links:

Summer Mens league final standings 2023

The Summer Mens league final standings are now complete. Division 1 Deanes took the title in their first season in the top division. They found it tougher than the Winter, losing 3 matches. Kris Stafford and Jack Vile from Deanes both had 100% records. Kris takes top spot in the standings as he played one more match than Jack. Division 2 Hockley were convincing winners of the division, only losing one match to Thorpe Bay in week 9. Second place was a very close affair with Rayleigh finishing 2.5 points ahead of Hadleigh Park. Kent Elms found it very tough […]

Summer Mixed league final standings 2023

The Summer Mixed league final standings are complete. Division 1 Rayleigh stormed to the title this summer, only losing one match all season. The top three positions were the same as in the winter league. Hockley found it tough going in the division. Both Emily Watts and Stuart Biggie from Rayleigh won all nine of the matches they played. Emily edged Stuart to top position by losing one less set. Division 2 Westcliff Lawn got their revenge on Southend Lawn from the winter as the top two positions were reversed here. Joanne Redding from Southend Lawn played all ten matches, […]

Summer Ladies league final standings 2023

The Summer Ladies league final standings are now complete. Division 1 A tight finish at the top of the table with the top three teams only separated by 7 points. Rayleigh emerged victorious while Thorpe Bay finished in third position. Melissa Glenister from Westcliff Hard finished at the top of the statistics, winning eight of her nine matches. She just pipped Emily Watts from Rayleigh to top spot but Emily did have a 100% record from her seven matches. Division 2 In a repeat of the winter, a close finish to the division with only one point separating the top […]

Winter Mens league final standings 2022

winter mens final standings 2022

As we enter April, the Winter Mens league final standings are now complete. Division 1 Deanes took the title in their first season in the top division. They were denied an unbeaten record by Wickford managing to defeat them in week 6. Will Roberts from Deanes had a 100% record, losing only 1 set. However, he was extremely lucky in his match against me :)…but we did break his partner ! Division 2 Thorpe Bay were convincing winners of the division, only losing the last match of the season due to weather and unavailable players on the day. Second place […]

Winter Ladies league final standings 2022

Winter Ladies Standings Final 2022

As we enter April, the Winter Ladies league final standings are now complete. Division 1 Thorpe Bay took the title and remained unbeaten all season. Just 3 points separated the bottom two teams before the final round of matches. However, Kent Elms shared the points in their last match while Wickford were unable to field a team. Division 2 A close finish to the division with only two point separating the top two teams. Sadly the last match of the season between these two was shared due to bad weather with the match unable to be rescheduled. A shame to […]

Winter Mixed league final standings 2022

mixed league standings final 2022

As we approach the end of March, the Winter Mixed league final standings are complete. Division 1 A really close end to the season here. Rayleigh drew with Thorpe Bay in the last game of the season to take the league by 1.5 points. Westcliff Hard finished with the same points as Thorpe Bay but had a lower set difference so finished third. Only 5.5 point separated the first four teams in the division! Division 2 Just 3 points separated the top two teams before the final round of matches. However, Southend Lawn took all 6 points in their last […]

Online results

The online results entry has now been in use for four match days. So far, over 40% of results have been entered online so far. A massive thank to everyone who has taken the time to use the new functionality. I’ve been tweaking the service based on your feedback since the start of the season. Yesterday some new changes were introduced that will hopefully make things even easier for you to use. There are also now a number of how-to guides that have been published that should explain the process. Find online result entry Enter a result Save result Approve […]

Summer league season starting

summer league season starting

The wait is over! The summer league season is starting on Monday 9 May. A massive thank you to Becky for all the work she has done over the last seven years as league secretary and in setting up this season’s leagues and matches. Good luck to everyone with their matches this week. A gentle reminder that this summer the format remains the same as previous years. Ladies and Mens leagues are three pairs. Mixed league is still Each pair plays two standard tie-break sets. Match cards can be sent to me via email (leagues@leighandwestclifftennis.org.uk) or whatsapp/text on 07563862991. If […]

L&W statement: Coronavirus update

Following the weekends announcement that Essex has moved into the newly created Tier 4, the committee of the Leigh & Westcliff Lawn Tennis Association has decided that the Winter League programme is to be abandoned with immediate effect. At the present time, we are unable to play match tennis and even if the situation improved before the start of the second half of the season, we are conscious of player safety and further lockdowns. It may be possible to restart the Winter Tournaments in the weeks to come and our Tournament Secretary, Maddie Maxwell, will keep you informed on this. […]

L&W statement: Coronavirus update

The Prime Minister has announced new national restrictions for England to be implemented from Thursday 5 November – Wednesday 2 December. As a result, the Leigh & Westcliff Lawn Tennis Association has suspended all fixtures scheduled for the remainder of the first half of this winter season from Thursday 5 November. All matches from this date will go down as a 3-3 draw. We hope to recommence the season in January 2021 however this is subject to restrictions at the time. We will advise further in due course. Any scheduled matches between Monday 2 November and Thursday 5 November may […]

Down to the wire

We head into the final week of the mixed leagues in the Leigh and Westcliff with several divisions still in the balance at both ends of the tables. There will be a mixture of nerves and excitement across the league as clubs prepare to sink or swim! Arguably the biggest match of the week comes in division one as Rayleigh host Westcliff Lawn with the top two facing-off in a winner-takes-all clash. Current leaders Rayleigh head into the contest unbeaten since week three including a 4-1 win at their opponents in week five. Westcliff Lawn suffered their first defeat since […]

Rain rain go away!

winter leagues, wet tennis court

The winter season may only be in its infancy however the 2019/20 season is on course to be a record breaker with several matches across all divisions falling foul of the weather. Despite the wet weather, the ever-present high standard has not waivered! Westcliff Lawn have asserted their dominance in Mixed Division One in the early weeks of the season taking fifteen points from a possible eighteen. Before their 4-2 win away at Hadleigh Park One in week three, they breezed past Westcliff Hard One 5-1 and Southend Lawn One 6-0. Next up they host second-placed Thorpe Bay One followed […]

Catch us if you can!

That’s the message Kent Elms are sending out to their Division Two rivals in both the mixed and men’s leagues! Elms have started the season in blistering fashion with both teams only dropping a combined total of three sets – a run that has resulted in both teams already having a five-point cushion at the summits! After a resounding 5-1 win on their travels the previous week, Elms’ first mixed team kicked off the week as they hosted Rayleigh who were looking for their first win of the season. It was soon apparent that the wait would continue into a […]