Munster Branch Junior Tennis

Well done to all Munster players at last weekend's national matchplays. Special mention to Alessia Popescu and Camille McDonnell who competed in the all Munster under 14 girls final. Alessia came out victorious this time but well done to both on a fantastic weekend. Well done also to Elina Popescu and Andrew Gaule who both finished 3rd and Amy McCarthy who finished 4th. It is great for all these kids to train together every weekend and we really see the benefit of this at national events

Yesterday our Munster under 10 Performance squad travelled to DCU for matchplay with the National squad.
It was a fantastic day for the kids who gained huge experience from it. Massive thanks to Munster Performance Director Cian Blake and National Futures Head Coach Galina Misiurova for organising the day.

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Yesterday we had our latest Munster Performance day in Limerick Lawn. The day consisted of physical screening, tactical sessions and matchplay. It was a fantastic day, which was made even better by the arrival of Irish tennis pro and former Munster performance player Sam Barry. Sam spoke to the players about his tennis journey from Munster performance squads all the way to competing against some of the best players in the world at professional level. Huge thanks to Sam for taking the time to share the afternoon with us. Huge thanks also to Limerick Lawn for the use of their fantastic facilities.

The Munster performance programme continues to grow and we have new regions again this term. With so many different squads and the start of our high performance programme this is sure to be the best term yet. Munster tennis has had an incredible year to date and it is our aim to improve on that for the rest of the year and into next year.

Fantastic news coming through from Belfast as Ireland are crowned under 14 Four Nations Champions for 2018. Huge congrats to Munster players Zach Murphy and Arthur O Sullivan who played starring roles over the 3 days. Special mention to Munster performance director Cian Blake who captained the team to glory. This is just the latest incredible achievement for the guys in what has been a record breaking year for Munster tennis. Well done also to Katie Morrissey who performed fantastically for the under 18 Irish team. We are all so proud of you

3 Munster Players and Munster Performance Director selected to represent Ireland at Four Nations tournament!!!

Fantastic news today as Munster will have no fewer than 4 representatives at the upcoming Four Nations event in Belfast. Huge congratulations to Arthur O Sullivan and Zach Murphy who have been selected for the Irish under 14 team and to Katie Morrissey who has been selected for the the under 18 team.
Huge congrats also to our Performance Director, Cian Blake, who has been selected to captain the Irish under 14 team.

This is a huge honour for the guys and just reward for the amazing year they have had to date. Again, to have so many Munster representatives at this level is a true reflection of the summer we have had at Munster tennis

Another fantastic week for Munster juniors

Munster news from Fitzwilliam:

The very best of luck to Elina Popescu, Zach Murphy, Arthur O Sullivan and Katie Morrissey who compete in singles finals in Fitzwilliam tomorrow. Best of luck also to Amy McCarthy, Olwyn Ryan Bovey, Zach Murphy, Arthur O Sullivan and Andrew Gaule who compete in doubles finals. Well done to Zach Murphy who claimed the under 14 mixed title this evening beating Alessia Popescu and Reem Gafurov in the final. It was fantastic to see 3 Munster performance players on court competing against each other in a Fitzwilliam final. We are so proud of our representation at this stage of the tournament and look forward to another fantastic day tomorrow

Incredible achievement for Munster tennis. Thanks to everybody who made this happen

Cork Roadshow Day:

For all players born in 2011,2010, 2009, 2008.
Venue: Rushbrooke
Date: Thurs 16th August 4-6
Please book your place by contacting Sinead on 0877682731

Well done Peter Bothwell. Fantastic day for Irish tennis. Great to see our sport broadcast live on television. Well done to Richard, Garry and all involved at Tennis Ireland

VACANCY - ADMINISTRATION MANAGER

Munster Branch of Tennis Ireland wish to recruit a dynamic person who will take charge of their office at The Munster Tennis Hub, Fota Island Resort, County Cork.

Please visit our website for further details :

http://www.munstertennis.ie/news/vacancy-administration-manager

Fantastic first day for Munster players Zach Murphy and Arthur O Sullivan at the under 14 European Championships in Czech Republic. Zach yesterday beat the number 2 in the Ukraine and the number 59 in Europe, Dmitriy Parintsev, while Arthur was victorious against Norwegian number 2, Kristoffer Dalbak. Arthur will now play in the last 64 today while Zach waits for his last 32 tie tomorrow. Best of luck boys and best of luck also to Connachts Cliona Walsh and Ulsters Rachel McCrum

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Best of luck to Munster performance player Katie Morrissey who competes in the semi final of the ITF event tomorrow in Malahide. A tough task awaits Katie as she takes on number 1 seed Taylor Cataldi from the USA. However we are sure that Katie will do herself and her province proud as always. It has been a fantastic week for Katie so far. Best of luck Katie from everybody at Munster tennis

MUNSTER PERFORMANCE PARENTS INFORMATION NIGHT!!!

Last Tuesday evening we had our latest parents information night in Fota Island Resort. With the Munster Performance Programme growing massively it is very important for the parents to understand the programme going forward. Huge thanks to our 3 speakers on the night. National performance co-ordinator, Garrett Barry, Munster performance director, Cian Blake and Mark Finnegan from All Sports Recruitment agency who spoke about tennis scholarships to America for Irish kids.

We have the biggest performance programme in the country and the results over the last 12 months are there for all to see from regional to international level. Huge thanks to the parents who took time out from the great weather to come on the night. We look forward to seeing everyone at the upcoming opens over the coming months.

Huge well done to Munster performance player Olwyn Ryan Bovey and Leinsters Anna O Farrell who made it all the way to the final of the ITF event in David Lloyd, Riverview only to be pipped in two tight sets (6-4,6-4) by their British counterparts. This was Olwyn's first ever ITF event and both girls are still only under 16. Well done to you both from everybody at Munster tennis.

MUNSTER PERFORMANCE PLAYER REACHES ITF DOUBLES FINAL!!!

Fantastic news coming through from Dublin as Munster performance player Olwyn Ryan Bovey and partner Anna O Farrell (Leinster) have reached the final of the doubles event at the International Tennis Federation event in David Lloyd. Beating the number 4 seeds along the way the girls won their semi final today 6-1,6-4 against Alicja Formella from Poland and USA's Anna Kalabukhova.
All ITF events are under 18 which makes it even more of an achievement for the girls as they are under 16 and under 15. The girls along with Ammar Elamin who is also in a doubles final are Ireland's only representatives left in the competition and we are sure they will do their provinces and country proud tomorrow.
Best of luck to the girls who will take on Alicia Dudeney and Grace Emma Eland of Great Britain and also to Amman in his doubles final.
Best of luck from all at Munster tennis.

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Pictured with our Munster performance team is former world number 7 in singles and world number 1 in doubles, Roberta Vinci. As well as the above Roberta reached the 2015 US Open final beating none other than Serena Williams along the way. She has also won the Fed cup for Italy. It was fantastic for our players to meet such a star of our game. Roberta was absolutely tremendous with the kids, signing autographs and posing for hundreds of photos. She is now an adopted Munster woman and we are working on her for Interpros 2018. Another fantastic experience for the Munster performance team.

MUNSTER PERFORMANCE TENNIS GOES INTERNATIONAL!!!!

Pictured are members of the Munster performance team who have just touched down in Rome for their camp with the Italian tennis federation. This is an incredible opportunity for the players as they will get to work with some of the best players and coaches in Europe. Munster performance tennis has gone from strength to strength over the last while and this is only the latest fantastic opportunity for these players.

Great start for the players in Portugal 👍

Best of luck to Munster performance players Camille McDonnell and Zach Murphy as they compete in the Vilamoura international under 14 tournament in Portugal. It is fantastic to see our juniors competing at the highest level in Europe and shows how far we have come as a province in a very short space of time.

Best of luck to all Munster players starting their exams today 👍

Start of something great. Well done to all involved