What a special evening to celebrate a fantastic year of racquet sport and fitness achievements!
We welcomed over 200 members and their friends and families as we honoured the winners of our Club Championships across all sports, toasted our successful league and cup teams, and shone a spotlight on those receiving special recognition awards voted for by our amazing staff, volunteers, and trustees.
Here is the long list of winners, runners-up, nominees and special achievement recipients.
Junior Tennis Captains 8&U Douglas Neagle 9&U Rhea Creighton
Men’s & Ladies’ Tennis Team Captains 2024/2025 Selwyn Fisher, Dave Thresher, James Wickett, Steve Doyle, Dave Vinall, Lee Osmond, David Fallaize, Catherine Andrews, Sally Rana, Helen O'Toole, Marian Vinall, Tish Shere, Tania Winters, Mark Clayton, Marian Vinall, Sandra Clarke, Sally Ferguson, Steve Minall.
Badminton Team Captains 2024/2025 James Bonner, Elsie Davies, Sarah Cook, Paul Royal-Muir, Jon Hooper, Andy Seaman, Glen Parry, Becca Hookway.
Squash Team Captains 2024/2025 Toby Davies, Kevin Cobbledick.
All of our Team Captains receive a chocolate orange by way of thanks for all the hard work they do.
8&Under Tennis Team – Division Winners; Brayan Neagle, Cara-Rae Bass, Rupert Harrold, Rupert Lawrence
9&Under Tennis Team – Division Winners; Dylan Crighton, Jay Carr, Lydia Smale, Ella Emptage
10&Under Tennis Team – Division Winners; Boris Lobato, Oliver Wild, Dylan Crighton, Sandy Mellor.
All of these players receive a medal.
Box league
Tennis Winners Sally Rana, Simon Trapnell, Lynsey Newcombe, Steve Doyle
Badminton Winners Harj Nijjar Nick Webster
Squash Winners Paul Murphy, Josh Martin, Ashley Rhode, Oliver Keates, Alison Regan, Sam Jury, Andy Wilcox, Ian MacDermott, Rory Akam, Ollie Harding Fleet, Ramin Shamsolahi.
Court Vouchers are given to all Box League Winners.
Box League Player of the Year – The player winning the most matches during the whole year. Paul Murphy (Trophy)
Club Championships (winners and runners-up glasses)
Tennis
Mens’ Open Singles Alistair Prades, Jayden Lovelock
Mens’ Open Singles Consolation Nick Beer, Ebon Seldon Green
Ladies Open Singles Daisy Parsons, Heidi Clarke
Mens’ Vets’ Singles Simon Trapnell, Kevin Hooper
Ladies Vets’ Singles Sara Milburn, Sally Lewis
Mens’ Open Doubles Steve Doyle, Ebon Seldon Green, Selwyn Fisher Donald Cull
Mens’ Open Doubles Consolation Damon Reid, Jonathan McNeil, Nick Beer, Matt Daniel
Ladies Open Doubles Lynne Wiseman Cooke, Marian Vinall, Heidi Clarke, Tish Shere
Ladies Open Doubles Consolation Bev Trapnell, Sally Lewis, Zoe Green, Christine Walker
Mens’ Vets’ Doubles Ken Stoate, Dave Thresher, Kevin Hooper, Simon Trapnell
Ladies Vet’s Doubles Sue Doncaster, Tish Shere, Denise Koval, Lorraine Kurlej
Ladies Vets’ Doubles Consolation Mary Fisher, Marian Vinall, Sally Lansdale, Amanda Stewart
Mixed Doubles Alistair Prades, Tish Shere, Simon Trapnell, Katie Rowe
Mixed Doubles Consolation Rowan Seldon Green, Caroline Tucker, Kevin Hooper, Bev Trapnell
Mixed Vets' Doubles Phil Yabsley, Monika Hayter, Ian Leonard, Sarah Powell
Mixed Vets' Doubles Consolation Tish Shere, David Vinall, Sara Milburn, John Daffern
U8 Singles Harry Edwards, Brayan Neagle
U9 Singles Ella Emptage, Dylan Crighton
U10 Singles Ella Emptage, Dylan Crighton
U14 Singles Girls (PYW to Wimbledon) Daisy Parsons, Heidi Clarke
U14 Boys Boys (PYW to Wimbledon) Iseo Gould, Nathan Fox
U18 Boys Singles Nathan Fox, Jayden Lovelock
U18 Girls Singles Amelia Crighton, Heidi Clarke
U18 Boys Doubles (Road to Wimbledon) Iseo Gould, Arlo Gould, Nathan Fox, Josh Beavis
Badminton
Open Singles Darren Frisby, Jack Powell
Open Singles Consolation Harj Nijjar, Paul Royl-Muir
Open Doubles Nick Webster, Gary Young, Ryan Bewes, Matt Cloke
Open Doubles Consolation Alistair Prades, Zach Copeley, Rufus Underwood, Neil Harris
Ladies Doubles Linda Buckland, Jacqui Bewes, Lisa Rothwell Orr, Sara Milburn
Mixed Doubles Ryan Bewes, Jacqui Bewes, Alison Bowman, Neil Harris
Mixed Doubles Consolation Mark Davis, Bonnie Davis, Gary Young, Sara Milburn
Mystery Mixed Doubles Dan Smith, Jacqui Bewes, Evin Kopelman, Nick Webster
Mystery Mixed Doubles Consolation Simon Trapnell, Linda Buckland, Jon Hooper, Lianne Lowe
U18 Singles Theo Mellor, Jayden Lovelock
U18 Singles Consolation Oscar Lovelock, Heidi Clarke
Table Tennis
Open Singles Peter Rowe, Alistair Prades
Open Singles Consolation Graham Herbert, Nick Beer
U18 Singles Jayden Lovelock, Nick Beer
U18 Singles Consolation Percy Friend, Jack Wright
Open Doubles Nick Waite, Patricia Martin, Sara Milburn, Graham Herbert
Open Doubles Consolation Oscar Lovelock, Nick Beer, Jayden Lovelock, Patricia Martin
Squash
Men’s Singles Pete Griffiths, Tom Chambers
Men’s Singles 3rd/4th Place Alex Coyle, Kevin Cobbledick
U18 Singles Theo Clarke, Rudi Lobato
Fitness
Class Attendance Award Emily Adams
Open Gym Attendance Award Nick Whitaker
Teen Gym Attendance Poppy Brown
Most Improved (Nominee certificates, winner glasses and trophies)
Most Improved Male – Fitness • Nominees Mark Nesbitt, Stefan Myczko. Winner Stefan Myczko
Most Improved Female – Fitness • Nominees Emily Adams, Helen O'Toole, Emma Sinclair. Winner Emma Sinclair
Most Improved Teen Fitness • Nominees Will Sweetland, Dylan Pattemore. Winner Will Sweetland
Most Improved Fitness Legend (Ages 50+) – Jean Shields
Most Improved Male – Badminton • Nominees Kevin Bowman, Zach Copeley, Alfie MacMahon, Nigel Chick, Nick Smith, Callum Knox, Andy Seaman, Jamie Ryan, Dave Mountfield. Winner Alfie MacMahon
Most Improved Female – Badminton • Nominees Alison Bowman, Freya Tonks, Evin Kopelman, Frances Clarke, Sarah Cook. Winner Freya Tonks
Most Improved Junior (Ages 11 – 18) – Badminton nominees Freya Tonks, Bonnie Davis, Rufus Underwood, Fredi Klingenstein, Jayden Clarke. Winner Bonnie Davis
Most Improved Mini (Ages 5 – 10) – Badminton • Harry Craze
Most Improved Male – Squash & Racketball • Callum Ford
Most Improved Female – Squash & Racketball • Grace Major
Most Improved Junior (Ages 11 – 16) – Squash & Racketball • Koby Sullivan
Most Improved Male – Table Tennis nominees Phillip Martin, Vaughan Wallis, Nick Waite. Winner Phillip Martin
Most Improved Female – Table Tennis nominees Ginny Jones, Nilufer Shaw, Louise Felton. Winner Nilufer Shaw
Most Improved Male – Tennis • Nominees Ashley Clements, David Thresher, Ebon Seldon Green, Matt Daniel. Winner Matt Daniel
Most Improved Female – Tennis • Nominees Jane Parsons, Mary Gilmour, Kate Maukonen, Freya Hooper, Katie Rowe. Winners Mary Gilmour & Jane Parsons
Most Improved Junior (Ages 11 – 18) – Tennis nominees Oliver Wild, Freya Hooper, Reuben Ridgers, Ebon Seldon Green, Daisy Parsons. Winner Daisy Parsons
Most Improved Mini (Ages 5 – 10) – Tennis • Nominees Harry Edwards, Athelia Stacey, Ella Emptage. Winner Ella Emptage
Most Improved Adult with a Disability – All sports • Nominees Logan Helps, Sam Williams, Stephen Fisher. Winner Sam Williams
Team of the Year • Nominees ARC Men's A Tennis, ARC Mixed A Badminton, ARC Ladies B Tennis, ARC Medley A Badminton. Winners ARC Men’s Tennis A (Certificates for captains)
Community Partner of the Year • Nominees Bideford Round Table, Northam Care Trust, Atlantic Coast Co-Operative Trust, The Village Schools Partnership, Torridge Growing Together, Torridge District Council. Winner The Village Schools Partnership (Certificates for nominees, winners trophy and glass)
Staff Member of the Year • Nominees Ella Wilson, Lydia Underwood, Leanne Avery, Alex Grigg, Alistair Prades, Neil Harris, Andy Seaman, Tom Vinall, Jane Creese, Abi McLellan, Karen Girard, Matt Pepper, Ryan Jeffs, Ed Jenner, Emma Champion, Marian Vinall, Matt Cloke. Winner Lydia Underwood. (Nominee Certificates)
Volunteer of the Year nominees Glen Parry, Maisy Underwood, Bill Brookes, Neil Harris, Phil Yabsley, Neil O'Sullivan, Claire O'Sullivan, Bev Trapnell, Sue Doncaster, Gary Young, Cindy Reynolds. Winner Simon Trapnell. (Nominee Certificates)
Special Recognition Award • Phil Byers
A huge well done to all of our nominees, winners and runners-up and thank you for all your support over the year.