Easystore Backs One of the UK’s Top Tennis Clubs

South Wales self storage firm Easystore has backed one of the country’s top tennis clubs in a sponsorship deal that helps the future of the sport in the Welsh capital.

Mackintosh LTC is based in the Roath area of Cardiff and will utilise the partnership to help reinvest in its facilities as well as support its senior teams, starting with an Open Day on Saturday 12th May.

Brendan Connies-Laing, Director of Easystore Self Storage, spoke of the link-up with the club: “I am incredibly honoured that Easystore has teamed up with one of the UK’s top tennis clubs. I am a hugely passionate tennis fan so to see this come to fruition is fantastic. The business has always supported local causes that sit near to our locations in Cardiff and Bridgend and I am delighted that we have managed to throw our weight behind another worthy and burgeoning community hub.”

Tom Griffiths, Chairman at Mackintosh LTC, said: “We’re absolutely delighted that Easystore Self Storage has chosen to support Mackintosh Tennis Club. This investment will enable us to keep progressing on both a club and national level. Sharing a huge passion and love of tennis makes Easystore Self Storage the perfect partner for us.”

Located in the heart of Roath, near the centre of Cardiff, the Mackintosh Sports Club has a very well established Lawn Tennis Club. Mackintosh Lawn Tennis Club recently named Tennis Wales Club of the Year for 2017 is one of the oldest tennis clubs in Wales and a founder member of the Welsh LTA. The club boasts a total of five outdoor floodlit hard macadam courts, and offers a comprehensive coaching and competitions programme catering for players of all ages and experience levels.

Easystore Self Storage was established in 2002 and developed its first facility in Cardiff the following year with the Bridgend facility opening in 2009. Previously, Mr Connies-Laing gained experience working within the self storage industry in the USA and recognised the importance of access control systems and in improving the self storage customer experience.

Easystore has several unique qualities that set it apart from other self storage companies such as easy access 24/7 along with a simple pricing structure. The business has a rich history of supporting community hubs with Brackla RFC, Rumney Under 16s and Techniquest all partnering up with the self storage firm over the last few years.

On Saturday 12th May 3-6pm, Mackintosh LTC is hosting a Great British Tennis Weekend Open Day. Come along and get involved with free taster sessions for all of the family, including: Tots Tennis, Mini Tennis, Junior Tennis, Tennis Xpress and Cardio Tennis. There will be special offers available on the day for new members.

For more information on Mackintosh LTC, please call 07929 264165 or email tenniscoach@mackintoshsportsclub.org.

For more information regarding Easystore please contact Cardiff or Bridgend on info@easystore.co.uk and follow @easystore_uk on Twitter.

Spring Term 2017 – Tennis Coaching

The Spring Term Tennis Coaching Programme will run from Thursday 5th January – Saturday 8th April. There will be no coaching on Saturday 18th – Saturday 25th February for Half Term.

Please download an application form & return to Rhys Morgan (Head Coach) with payment:
Mackintosh LTC – Spring Term Course 2017 – Tots

Mackintosh LTC – Spring Term Course 2017 – Mini Red

Mackintosh LTC – Spring Term Course 2017 – Mini Orange

Mackintosh LTC – Spring Term Course 2017 – Mini Green

Mackintosh LTC – Spring Term Course 2017 – Junior

Mackintosh LTC – Spring Term Course 2017 – Adults

For all enquiries, please contact Rhys Morgan at tenniscoach@mackintoshsportsclub.org or on 07929 264165

Mackintosh LTC – Junior Club Championships 2016

This years Junior Club Championships run from Monday 20th June until Sunday 7th August

A list of players contact details will be emailed to all players & placed on the Club Championships noticeboard at the club.

Please see the up to date draws for each event below:

Mackintosh LTC – Junior Club Championships 2016 – 14&U Boys Singles

Mackintosh LTC – Junior Club Championships 2016 – 14&U Girls Singles

Mackintosh LTC – Junior Club Championships 2016 – 18&U Boys Singles

Mackintosh LTC – Junior Club Championships 2016 – 18&U Girls Singles

Mackintosh LTC – Junior Club Championships 2016 – 18&U Boys Doubles

Mackintosh LTC – Junior Club Championships 2016 – 18&U Girls Doubles

Mackintosh LTC – Junior Club Championships 2016 – 18&U Mixed Doubles

Details of the draws for Mini Tennis events will be available on the day of the event. The dates for Mini Tennis events are as follows:

Mini Red (8&U) – Sunday 10th July 10am

Mini Orange (9&U) – Sunday 3rd July 3pm

Mini Green (10&U) – Saturday 2nd July 3pm

Mackintosh LTC – Club Championships 2016

This years Club Championships run from Monday 6th June, with finals day taking place on Saturday 6th August.

A list of players contact details will be emailed to all players & placed on the Club Championships noticeboard at the club.

Please see the up to date draws for each event below:

Mackintosh LTC – Club Championships 2016 – Men’s Singles

Mackintosh LTC – Club Championships 2016 – Ladies Singles

Mackintosh LTC – Club Championships 2016 – Men’s Doubles

Mackintosh LTC – Club Championships 2016 – Ladies Doubles

Mackintosh LTC – Club Championships 2016 – Mixed Doubles

Mackintosh LTC – Club Championships 2016 – Men’s 45 Singles

Players are encouraged to check the noticeboard at the club for the deadline to play each round.

Mackintosh LTC – Adult & Junior Club Championships 2016

Mack Club Champs 2015

With the Summer tennis season well and truly underway, entries are now open for our 2016 Adult & Junior Club Championships.

With more events than ever this year, there is a great opportunity for players of all ages and abilities to get involved.

Matches will start from Monday 6th June, with Finals Day taking place on Saturday 6th August.

If you are keen to get involved, please download an entry form below & return along with payment to Rhys Morgan

Mackintosh LTC – Club Championships 2016

Mackintosh LTC – Junior Club Championships 2016

Entries close on the following dates:

Adult Club Championships – Tuesday 31st May 10pm

Junior Club Championships – Friday 3rd June 8pm

If you require any additional information please contact Rhys Morgan at tenniscoach@mackintoshsportsclub.org.

Mackintosh LTC – Family Quorn Tennis Cup 2016

 

Based on the success of last years event we will be running another Mini Red Family Quorn Tennis Cup event this year. This event is open to all Mini members at the club born 1 September 2005 or later (10 years & under) playing with an adult family member* born 31 August 1997 or earlier (18+). Entry to the event will cost £5 per pair.

*adult family member – parent, carer, guardian, step parent, co-parent, uncle, auntie, sibling or grandparent.

Last year this event was loads of fun for everyone. The children loved playing with their parents & it was a great introduction for many to start enjoying playing matches. I would recommend this event to any Mini players keen to start playing matches. There will also be great deals on the day for the parents, including membership discounts & adults coaching discounts.

The winners from the Mackintosh Family Quorn Tennis Cup will earn the opportunity of a day at a Quorn Family Tennis Cup event held on the qualifying weekend of a LTA grass court major event in May or June. Last year Mackintosh winners Rocco and Becky had an amazing experience playing at Surbiton and watching some of the professionals play.

Please contact Rhys or Emma if you would like to enter. We will be asking as many of you as possible to enter over the next few weeks.

Mackintosh LTC – Road to Wimbledon Competition 2016

This years Road to Wimbledon competition will take place from Saturday 30th April – Monday 2nd May. This event is a must for all Junior players aged 14 and under on 31st August 2016. This year we will be running a Boys event and for the first time ever a Girls event. Entry costs £5 per player – with all players guaranteed at least 2 matches. Players will play against other Mackintosh players in a friendly, relaxed enviornament. The winners and runners-up from the Mackintosh event will get the opportunity to play in the South Wales County Finals, with the winners from the County Finals getting the opportunity to go to play at Wimbledon.

If you would like to enter, please download and print the entry form below & return with payment to Rhys Morgan (Head Coach)

Mackintosh LTC – Road to Wimbledon Entry Form 2016

Mackintosh LTC – Mixed Singles Handicap Competition 2016 – Results

Handicap Final 2016

Saturday was a great day at the club with the Tennis Mixed Singles Handicap finals taking place.

Firstly,  Head Coach Rhys Morgan was against Coach Billy Barclay in the Main Draw final. The handicap system meant Rhys had to give Billy an 8 point head start in each set. Both players played some excellent tennis in the match with Rhys eventually coming out on top in 3 sets 21-12 9-21 21-11.

The second match was the Consolation Draw final which was contested between Aaron Trott and Oskar Gregory. Both players had excellent wins in their respective semi-finals to reach this stage of the competition. Oskar proved to be too strong for Aaron in the final winning in straight sets 21-8 21-13. This was a great achievement for Oskar – who was the youngest player in the draw.

A big shout out to Chair Umpire Tom Griffiths who did an excellent job umpiring the matches. Also a huge thanks to all of the spectators who came along to watch the matches.

Please click on the links below for the results from this years competition:

Mackintosh LTC – Mixed Singles Handicap Tournament 2016 – Draw

Mackintosh LTC – Mixed Singles Handicap Tournament 2016 – Consolation Draw

Mackintosh LTC – Mixed Singles Handicap Tournament 2016

The 2016 Mixed Singles Handicap Tournament is a fun competition for everyone, giving the less experienced players an equal chance of winning as the stronger players at the club.

This years competition is now in full flow, with a number of closely contested matches already completed. Keep up to date with the draw and results by clicking the link below:

Mackintosh LTC – Mixed Singles Handicap Tournament 2016 – Draw

Mackintosh LTC – Mixed Singles Handicap Tournament 2016 – Consolation Draw

Mackintosh LTC – Easter Holiday Activities

We have a busy schedule of fun & exciting activities planned at Mackintosh Tennis Club this Easter.

Children’s Easter Egg Hunt – Saturday 26th March 3-4pm 

The Easter Bunny will be making its annual trip to the club and needs lots of children to help search for all of the Easter eggs it’s dropped around the tennis courts and other parts of the club. Suitable for all children aged 8 and under (younger brothers and sisters welcome too). Cost: £5 per child. Each child will get an Easter Egg to take home afterwards. Please contact Emma at emmamcclory@yahoo.co.uk or 07970 820307 if you would like to come along.

Easter Holiday Tennis Camps

Our ever popular Easter Holiday Tennis Camps will be running for 2 weeks during the school holidays. The Camps will run on the following dates:

Week 1 – Tuesday 29th March-Friday 1st April

Week 2 – Monday 4th April-Friday 8th April

Mini Red (ages 4-8 years) – 10-11am

Week 1 – £20 members/£25 non-members (4 days)

Week 2 – £25 members/£30 non-members (5 days)

Per Day – £5 members/£7 non-members

All Day (ages 8+) – 11am-4pm

Week 1 – £60 members/£75 non-members (4 days)

Week 2 – £70 members/£90 non-members (5 days)

Per Day – £18 members/£23 non-members

Wrap around care also available at an additional cost from 8:30am-6pm for children attending the All Day Tennis Camp. Wrap around care will include fun, games, arts, crafts and snacks – supervised by a qualified Primary School teacher

Please note – places are limited and will be on a first come first serve basis. If you would like to book a place – please download one of the forms below and return along with payment to Rhys Morgan (Head Coach).

Mackintosh LTC – Easter Holiday Tennis Camps 2016 – Mini Red

Mackintosh LTC – Easter Holiday Tennis Camps 2016 – All day

Family Open Day – Saturday 2nd April

This will be a fun day out for all of the family. The day will include loads of FREE taster sessions, lots of fun, games, competitions and challenges for every member of the family. We are also hoping to get the BBQ out for the first of many times this year. Please keep an eye out for further details