YOUR APRIL NEWSLETTER

A very warm welcome to the latest edition of RLTSC News – your regular members’ round-up of all the latest tennis, squash and social news.

TENNIS UPDATE:

Tennis School

We have had a great first term of our tennis school, despite the weather, within all of our sessions. Our new term will be starting in a few weeks and you can book on to sessions via our club website.

Holiday Camps

Our popular Holiday camps have started and are available to book through our club website. Book on now to avoid missing out!

Well Done, Rocco!

Huge well done to Rocco, who took part in his very first ITF tournament. He won his first match and before bowing out in the next round to the second seed - a great experience for our home-grown talent, and many more opportunities will come his way!

RLTSC Open Day

We are looking forward to hosting our first Open Day for a number of years on April 25, to showcase what this wonderful club is all about. We would love to have some of our fantastic members to volunteer some time on the day to help out.

If you would be interested in helping, please speak to the office.

Brain Tumour Charity Tournament

We had a fantastic day on March 27, raising money for a wonderful cause. The tournament was wonderfully attended by so many of you and we can only thank you for your support. Huge well done to all of you who took part, and especially our runners-up David and Danine and our winners, Danny and Noy (pictured above).

(Written by Mel Flower-Ellis)

Every year around 12,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with a primary brain tumour. In 2024, my 25-year-old daughter Abi became one of them. While recovering from the five-hour surgery at the National Neurology and Neurosurgery Hospital, she decided to do some research around tumours. She discovered that very little money goes into research in this area. This is largely left to charities like the Brain Tumour Charity who work tirelessly to make treatments and therapies more accessible to those affected.

Thankfully, Abi has recovered completely and she is now raising money to help others who are affected. In April, Abi and her sister Jess will be running the London Landmarks Half Marathon in aid of the Brain Tumour Charity.

Since March was Brain Tumour awareness month, we decided this was a perfect time to help them raise money by hosting a tennis tournament at the club. We were blown away by the support from members: on Friday, March 27 more than 50 people arrived to play and enjoy the day.

Chris and Laura got the day started and off we went with nine courts occupied with members of all standards mixed up and people having a great time. Hot cross buns were available and local vocalist Jess Flower provided live music. Tennis flowed and the rain stayed away.

Lunch was magnificent and was all kindly donated. Thank you’s must go to Kat of Thai Cuisine, Fress Deli, Vimi’s and several members who made sandwiches and cakes.

The raffle was fabulous with prizes generously provided by local businesses, members and coaches: Pedicure from Claudia Cohen, Massage from Spinelab, a voucher from Tennis Nuts, cakes from Gail’s, tennis balls by Skill, a voucher from Le Nails Studio, a great pair of sunglasses from Grant & Glass, a racquet restring, and self-defence lessons from Dynamic Self Defence Academy.

The event raised over £500 and represents everything the club stands for – community, sport and doing something good for society.

(Photos from the event below)

Dementia Adventure is delighted to be holding this training for tennis coaches and volunteers at Radlett Tennis Club, and also has funding to support Radlett Tennis Club and other attendees’ clubs to be inspired and run, thereafter, some dementia-friendly tennis sessions for local residents.
Get involved! Volunteer if you would like to help - speak to Jo R or Danine.

SQUASH UPDATE :

Internal Squash Events & Social

Squash social and internal events continue to be very popular, generating great energy and excitement within our community. Another fully booked and well-supported Speed Squash and inter-club tournament took place in March, with the Black Teams emerging victorious.

Featured in the photo [ Inter-club tournament] : Lee, Rich, Craig, and John

Junior Updates

We were delighted to host and welcome junior players and parents to the Radlett Junior Graded 2026 Squash Tournament, held on March 14. This event marked the first Hertfordshire Graded Junior CMStringers tournament, and we were extremely pleased with the level of interest it generated.

We welcomed 27 players from 12 different clubs, competing across three graded categories, representing an excellent turnout for a first-of-its-kind event at our club.

Thank you to all players, parents, coaches, and clubs for supporting this new initiative.

Radlett winners as follows (see the photos from left to right):

C Grade Runner-Up - Bobbi Batten

C Plate Runner-Up - Ronni Batten

D Grade Winner - Kian Shah

D Plate Winner - Kian Khorgami

E Grade Winner - Samuel Halahmy

E Plate Runner-Up - Alexa Migdal

Velocity Academy

Velocity Academy and our Junior Squash programme continue to grow. Lee and 16 juniors attended County Training in March. A fantastic effort from everyone involved. Well done to all!

The training sessions are delivered to a very high standard and take place on Thursdays from 5–6pm. Sessions can be booked via MyCourts. Please coordinate attendance with Lee or the Office.

SquashHER

Women’s Squash continues to go from strength to strength at Radlett. Jillian’s sessions are proving very popular, with strong attendance and great momentum. From April, sessions will run more frequently to meet growing demand.

Sessions can be booked via MyCourts. Please coordinate your attendance with Jillian Lillico or the Office.

Radlett Players Competing in External Tournaments and Events

Radlett players were busy competing in tournaments this month. Below are some highlights. Players featured in the photo (left to right):

· Shoa Bello – Winner of the Grade B Plate at the Southgate Graded Tournament

· Nick Cooper – Winner of Grade C at the St Albans Nuffield Graded Tournament

· Ronni Batten – Winner of Grade E at the St Albans Nuffield Graded Tournament

Our ever-popular Sunday sessions from 11.30am-1pm remain fully booked.

And finally, Jillian Lillico took Radlett onto the international stage, attending the Transatlantic Masters 2026 in Canada! A fantastic achievement and great representation. Well done, Jillian!

Squash Annual Club Championships 2026

Sign-ups are now open via the Tournaments tab on MyCourts — don’t miss out!

JUNIOR SQUASH UPDATE

Radlett Charity Graded (March 1) - We had a great turnout of 51 players, helping to raise £240 for Cardiac Risk in the Young. Well done to group winners Edwin W, Leo G, Kaiyan S, Ayla N and Luke H, as well as runners-up Henry Y, Muska S, Imogen W, Bobbi B and Izzy W.

The fifth and final charity graded of this season is on Sunday, April 26. The total raised for charity is now over £16,000.

Hertfordshire County Training (March 8)....Radlett juniors made up 13 out of 29 involved in the Nuffield St Albans training day run by Gary and Radlett coach Lee.

Oakleigh Park Bronze Tournament (March 15) - Congratulations to Oliver A (Boys U17 winner), Edwin W (Boys U11 runner-up) and Muska S (Girls U9 runner-up)

Inter-county National Finals (March 22) - Two Radlett juniors represented Hertfordshire in the National finals in Sheffield... Bruce Y (U15 Boys) and Amber H (U17 Girls)

Herts Interclub Team Competition (March 22) - It was another successful Sunday afternoon for Radlett in the fourth and final Matchday as all four teams (U9,11,13 and 19) won their leagues to become County Club champions.

Congratulations to the U9s (Muska, Kieran, Kaiyan and Niyan) who defeated Nuffield, the U11/13 team comprising Edwin, Jacob H, Kian K, Saarav S, Monjola, Seb, Leo, Lili and Adam A, who beat Ickleford and Berkhamsted, and finally the U19 league winning team with Kian S, Bobbi, Ronni, Izzy and Aser.

Calendar March-April 2026

Sunday, March 29 - normal Sunday sessions 2.30-3.30pm and 3.30-5pm. Please book online or through Julian

Sunday, April 5th - Easter Sunday, no squash

Sunday, April 12th - RLTSC Annual Junior Championships - age groups (on April 12) U8, U10, U12, U14, U16 and U19 with some finals on the April 12 and some on April 17 (with the Adult finals).

Entries online or through Julian on 07711 748557.

Tuesday, April 14, Wednesday, April 15, Thursday, April 16 - Junior Easter Holiday Camp 2.15-3.45pm each day. Entries online on "Courses" or through Julian. All ages and abilities welcome.

Sunday, April 19 - normal Sunday sessions 2.30-3.30pm and 3.30-5pm.

Sunday, April 26 - Radlett Charity Graded Tournament - U12 - 1-2.45pm, seniors plus parents 3-5.30pm. Entries through Julian, not online please.

RLTSC MERCH

With the weather starting to warm up a little, now is the perfect time to purchase some club merchandise. Our range includes branded RLTSC playing tops, gilets, sweatbands, sports bottles and holders. More details are available at the online shop.

https://rltsc.team-togs.com/shop

We hope you’ve enjoyed this edition of RLTSC News and we look forward to bringing you further updates from within and around the Club in another round-up soon.

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