Riverview Junior Tennis

04/09/2026

🏆 GET A GRIP TENNIS ACADEMY AWARDS 2026 🎾

What an amazing afternoon celebrating the players at Get A Grip and the incredible team around them. ❤️

We are so lucky to have such a dedicated team — Lynsey, Galina, Emi, James, Lucy, Michelle, Mareze, Dami and Rosa.

Every person brings something different, but we all share the same goal — to do what’s best for every player, both on and off the court.

A huge thank you to the whole team for everything you give. ❤️

And a massive congratulations to everyone who was nominated and to all of our 2026 award winners! 👏🏆

🏆 TROPHY AWARDS

⭐ Girl Player of the Year — Isabel Horrigan
⭐ Boy Player of the Year — Rory O’Hanlon
⭐ Most Improved U18 Girl — Joye Chen
⭐ Most Improved U18 Boy — Charlie Tallon
⭐ Most Improved U12 Girl — Rose Callan
⭐ Most Improved U12 Boy — Micheal Wilkinson
⭐ Hardest Worker — Ross Connolly
⭐ Sportsmanship Award — Luke McGuinness
⭐ Players’ Player — Isabel Horrigan

🥇 MEDAL AWARDS

⭐ Energizer Bunny — Zoey Alverano
⭐ Extra Mile Award — Phoebe Boyle

⭐ Group of the Year — Green Ball 🎾
Jack, Johnny, Levi, Ella, Julie, Mia, Poppy, Sam & Andrew

⭐ Like a Pro — Levi Scott Galati
⭐ Braveheart — Jack Cooper
⭐ Extra mile — Phoebe Boyle
⭐ Most Improved Red Ball Player — Aaron Wang
⭐ Most Improved Orange Ball Player — Jamie Burke
⭐ Most Improved Green Ball Boy — Sonny Gavin
⭐ Most Improved Green Ball Girl — Mia Peng

💪 PHYSICAL TRAINING AWARDS

⭐ Hardest Worker U15 — Charlie Tallon
⭐ Hardest Worker U12 — Mark O’Sullivan
⭐ Most Explosive Power — Chuxuan Lu
⭐ Grit & Guts — Phoebe Boyle
⭐ Endurance — Mia Peng

☀️ SUMMER WARRIOR

⭐ Mengyao Lyu

❤️ A huge thank you to all the parents for the time, encouragement and endless support you give. We couldn’t do it without you.

And with the awards wrapped up… bring on the new term on Monday! 🎾💪

One team. One Academy. ❤️🎾

26/08/2026

A huge congratulations to all our players who earned their place at this year’s Nationals at Fitzwilliam 🎾👏 We’re very proud of everyone who competed!

A big thank you to the organisers and to Fitzwilliam for a fantastic two weeks of tennis.

Special congratulations to:

⭐ Rory O’Hanlon – Semi-finalist, Boys U16 Singles
Doubles - Semi- finalist
⭐ David Somers – Doubles Runner- Up, Boys u16
⭐ Isabel Horrigan – Semi-finalist, Girls U18 Singles, Player of the Tournament & Doubles Semi- finalist
⭐ Adam Buckley – Semi-finalist, Boys U12 Singles
⭐ Sonny Gavin – Semi-finalist, Boys U10 Singles
⭐ Joye Chen – Last 8, Girls U16 Singles, playing an age group up
🥈 Joye Chen – Doubles Runner-Up, Girls U14
🏆 Christopher Delaney – Doubles Champion, Boys U14
🥈 Rose Callan – Doubles Runner-Up, Girls U12
⭐ Michael Wilkinson & Oscar Hogan – Semi-finalist, Boys U12 Doubles (the double trouble team 💥)

Well done to everyone! 👏🎾 Looking forward to another busy term ahead!

30/05/2026

☀️🎾 Summer Tennis Weeks & Training 🎾☀️
Join us for 7 weeks of summer training!
Programmes available:

Under 11 Academy:
🎾 Under 11
🎾 Green Ball
🎾 Red to Orange Ball
🎾 Mini Red Ball - multisport
✅ Weeks 1, 3, 5 & 7 are open to non academy- members.

⚡ Performance training for Under 12s & 14s
✅ Week 2, 4 & 6 are open to non academy- members.

For dates and more information, please click on the link in our Bio 🎾☀️
https://forms.gle/Uh8D5cUkwDVhhVSs6

Or email us on [email protected].

22/02/2026

How much discovery is too much? 🔴🎾

Red ball player.
Inside-out forehand.

We started with the discovery method.
Fed every ball to the backhand and asked him to find the forehand.

It didn’t quite connect...

So we adjusted.

A little more guidance.
A clearer movement intention.
We temporarily “closed down” the skill.

In one lesson — it clicked.

Discovery is powerful.
But guidance matters too.

It’s not open or closed.
It’s knowing when to move along the pathway:

Closed → Semi-open → Open.

Once they master the skill,
the next progression is a decision-making exercise.

Design the environment.
Read the player.
Adjust the level of freedom.

Video 2: How we apply this in a group environment.

11/01/2026

Well done to all of the Academy players who competed in the National Indoors, and to everyone who qualified to take part — fantastic performances all round! 👏

Under 12 Girls
🏅 Quarter Finalist: Rose Callan
Under 14 Boys
🏅 Quarter Finalist: Ross Connolly
Under 16 Boys
🥈 Runner Up: David Somers
🏅 Semi Finalist: Rory O’Hanlon
Under 16 Girls
🏅 Quarter Finalist: Sophie McKenna
🏅 Semi Finalist: Robyn Kennedy
🥈 Runner up: Sarah Cahill
Under 18 Girls
🥇 Champion: Kate Gunne
🥈 Runner Up: Isabel Horrigan

26/10/2025