At West Heath we are dedicated to the development of Junior Tennis. and cater exclusively
for children aged 5-16. Learn more about us by following the links above. To receive
early information about our West Heath events please join our Emailing List! Our
contact details are listed at the bottom of this page.
Tennis Manager: Hélène Jackson ~ 07710 677675 ~ 01342 870805
The Two Houses, Hollow Lane, East Grinstead RH19 3PS westheathtenniscentre@googlemail.com
Jersey - advance notice!
In 2012, we are looking at the grade 3 in Jersey (July 23-28) - back just in time
for the Olympics! We have had great reports of this tournament and there are excellent
campsites with tennis courts nearby for visiting groups (and of course Jersey is
lovely!!). Let Hélène know if you would be interested.
Every child needs...LTA British Tennis Membership to participate in the West Heath
programmes. And the good news is that - because West Heath is an LTA-Affiliated Club
- it’s free! To register or to renew your membership please click here.
Old RacketsWe need junior rackets sizes 21-25 for our work in local primary schools.
If your children have outgrown any, we would be very grateful! (07/05/11)
The highlight of the year was the success of our teams, particularly our U12 girls,
who became National Champions (Cathrine Hogh, Ellie Knox, Josephine Hogh, and Nell
Miller - see photo of team below, with Martin Whitehouse, Kent LTA Coach of the year)
, while our U14 boys and U10 and U9 mixed teams won at County level. Nick Brookes
& Jonah Smith were part of the Kent U12 team who became National Champions in the
Aegon County Cup Championship held at the Bolton Arena in mid-July. West Heath coach
Max Robinson was Team Captain, and he and Vice-Captain Dom Cobby were in Bolton with
the Kent team . For a picture of the Champions, and Max’s report on the LTA website
click here! At the Kent Junior Championships Ellie Knox (U12s), Anton Matusevich
(U10s), and Oscar Brown (U9s) all won the County titles. Nick Brookes (U14s), Jonah
Smith (U12s) and Cathrine Hogh (U12s) were runners-up, but Nick and Cathrine both
won doubles titles with their respective partners Tom Wright and Josephine Hogh.
Martin Thomas won the U12 Consolation Singles. Other individual successes at Summer
tournaments included Hammad Ansari, who won three(!) grade 4 U10s, and Matt Collins,
Connie Howard and Steven Rich who all won their first Grade 4 titles at Gravesham
and Crowborough. Jonah Smith and Oscar Brown won the end-of-season tournaments at
Roehampton. This Autumn the U12 Boys Team won their box, and the U8, U9 and U10 mixed
teams have all qualified for the Kent Finals in March. And Oscar Gordon-Reid and
Ethan O’Reilly, National U14 Save the Children Fund Champions, enjoyed their prize
at the O2 Masters practising next to and meeting Jo Wilfried Tsonga! Just before
Christmas Ellie Knox won the Powder Byrne National Title, and Nick Brookes won the
U14 Grade 3 at Raynes Park.
Congratulations to all the players, their coaches, and their supportive parents!
Some of our winners at the Kent County Finals day
Well done guys!
Our U12 Champions!
...rounding off 2011, which was the best year ever for West Heath!
A Happy New Year!..
...to all West Heath parents and players from Hélène, the coaches, and not least
our youngest green, orange and red players who won the Bromley 5 Clubs Challenge
Tournament just before Christmas!...
