Carraig Tennis Club

18/12/2024

Congratulations to Breeda Claffey - Tennis Ireland Development Coach of the Year! Breeda is a vital part of Carraig TC, especially for our junior and Enjoy Tennis programmes. 🥳👏

04/10/2024

After your opponent hits a shot, you usually have very little time to react. You need to calculate how hard the ball has been hit, with what type of spin, and where it is heading for. And you need this information in a hurry.

Would it help if you could have some idea of what type of shot is coming before your opponent actually hits it? Many people think that this skill of `anticipation` is only for advanced players, but this is not the case. A player at any level who has his or her thinking cap on can make it easier to get to the ball, by asking a few relevant questions.

Anticipation is not something you need to do on every one of the other player’s shots. But if your opponent is in a strong position, and looks as if she will be able to hit a winner unless you move in the right direction before she hits the ball, here are some questions you should ask yourself:

1. What shot has she played before in this situation? If a player has a habit of going crosscourt off a short ball on their forehand side, chances are they will do so again.
2. What shots can this opponent not play? If you know she cannot hit a wide slice serve to the deuce box, you need not concern yourself with preparing to return this shot.
3. What shot would I play if I were in my opponent’s position? If you see a logical place where your opponent`s next shot should go, she probably sees it too.

Anticipation boils down to an educated guess. If you guess correctly, you have a chance to get to a ball you really had no right to get to!

13/08/2024

Autumn gales will be here soon – what coping strategies can you employ?

WIND IN YOUR BACK - danger of hitting past the baseline:
• aim low over the net.
• use more topspin.
• use less power.

WIND IN YOUR FACE - danger of hitting into the net, or short (allowing opponent to attack):
• aim high over the net.
• use less topspin and more power.
• slice (sidespin) serves will be extra effective.
• good drop shots will be very effective.

CROSS-COURT WIND - danger of the ball being pulled wide:
• allow plenty of margin for error when hitting crosscourt or (especially) down the line shots, on the side where the wind can force the ball into the tramlines.
• use a slice serve to pull the receiver way off court.

ALL WINDY CONDITIONS
“Keep calm and carry on”. Most players find it frustrating to play in the wind. The wind is the same for both players, whoever copes best will often win.

25/08/2023

We are delighted with our five new scoreboards which were purchased with the aid of a grant from DLRCC

05/08/2023

Congratulations to our Ladies Captain, Karen Walsh, (on right) who won the 6/7 Ladies Singles at the CWLTC Senior Open today!
Karen and Niamh Corby also reached the semi-finals of the ladies doubles. Great achievement!

13/07/2023

We are delighted with our new scoreboards - funded by a grant from Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Co Co.

27/05/2023

06/04/2023

**SAVE THE DATE** Our Tennis 4 Cancer charity event is fast approaching on Friday 21 and Saturday 22 April at Carraig Tennis Club. This promises to be a fun filled tennis event in aid of Tennis 4 Cancer which supports Arc Cancer Support Centres and the National Breast Cancer Research Institute. 🎾

10/03/2023

Good luck to our teams playing in the Winter League this weekend:
Quarter-Finals - Women Class 7: Carraig 2 v Shankill 7 Sat 2pm (Home)
Semi-Finals Men - Class 8: Carraig 2 v Glasnevin 5 Sun 11am (Home)
💪🍀🎾💪🍀🎾

04/03/2023

*Winter League Playoffs Sun 5th*
Ladies class 6:
Carraig 1 v Claremont Railway (Away)
Ladies Class 8:
Carraig 3 v Glenalbyn (Home) 2pm
Men’s Class 8:
Carraig 2 v Skerries (Home) 11am
Best of luck to all our players!

25/02/2023

Well done to all who organised, played and contributed to our recent Club Night in aid of the Turkey/Syria earthquake. €1440 donated to Goal.