Windsor Ladies gain promotion (From Penarth Times)

Windsor Ladies gain promotion

IT HAS BEEN an excellent season for Penarth Windsor Ladies' teams, culminating in the second team gaining promotion to the second division for next year.

With help from fellow members Alwyn Young, Gill Ford, Joan Watts and Carol James they have fought off all competition only losing one match all season.

The ladies' first team, made up of captain Margaret Richmond, Kay Clarke, Avril Morgan, Linda Ellis, Babs Dawes, Cathy O'Doherty and Gill Latham have finished second in their Division 2A and have qualified for a play-off encounter with the top of the table team from Division 2B to see which team gains promotion to Division One.

This will take place in September and the club wish them luck for the match.

The ladies' third team have struggled with more than their usual share of illnesses and injuries and the club wish a speedy recovery to several members and hope to have them back in the fold for next year. The team, having won promotion last year, have managed to secure their promotion in the third division and thanks go to Kim Ferguson, Pam Chugg,

Gill Wood, Sue Barker, Kate Gilliver, Jette Johnson and captain Yvonne Gimber. Many thanks go to Pat Tatham, captain of the fourth team who has encouraged and helped so many new, young experienced and less experienced members to play "team tennis".

The club have witnessed some exciting play and although they have not been promoted they have achieved the aim of integrating the juniors and new members into the rigours of the summer league.

The club extend their thanks to all who have partaken in the many events and given up their evenings and weekends to achieve such a good season. However, no resting on their laurels, they now have the Handicap tournament coming up plus the Winter League to keep them fit for the next season.