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Tournaments within the club are held on a regular basis throughout the year, and are open to all JITC members. These are usually held in the club session mornings, and are often followed by lunch, either on our club terrace, located in front of the courts, or at a local restaurant.
One of our main club events is the Kees Memorial Tournament held in November, which is named after a founder member, who still played into his eighties. The trophy for this tournament is the racquet used by Kees, which is presented by his daughter to the winner of the tournament.
Local tournaments with other clubs are also organised when the opportunity arises. This gives our members the opportunity to meet & visit with other clubs in the area, and mix socially, often including refreshments or lunch afterward. These friendly events are intended as fun, and the participants are made-up from our non-league players, who can indicate their preference to play by placing their name on the list once a fixture date has been advised. Formats vary from mixed doubles pairs, to timed games.
The club Championships are held every year during May and September. From 2011 there will be two forms of the Club Championships, an Open, and Handicap. All members are eligible to enter both formats.
The Open tournament will run in the normal way, with all players choosing their own partners for the doubles events. The Handicap tournament will only be for Doubles events, and players will be matched to a partner by a seeding committee and then allocated a handicap.
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