Carkill makes Ennis Championship history

The 2011 Ennis Tennis Championships concluded on Sunday with a series of great finals. The highlight of the tournament was the performance of Ennis man and graduate of the club’s junior section, Robbie Carkill, who captured a clean sweep in the three A grade titles.
The club’s historians estimate that it is 20 years since Carkill’s feat was last achieved. It was the first time that he won the Singles A title and in doing so he displayed a rich range of shots and assertive tactics. On the way, he overcame the holder and three-time champion, Joachim Pintao. The gents’ singles A tournament is the club’s blue riband event and Sunday’s final was the 67th occasion that the PJ Cahill Cup was presented.
In the gents’ doubles, Robbie was partnered by fellow Ennis man, Dave Clohessy. In the mixed competition he teamed up with Angela O’Sullivan. It was also her first time to win at A level.
In the ladies A section, Fiona Healy won the singles for the first time after a close final with Alice Twomey. In the ladies A doubles, Liz Tuohy and Margaret Flanagan saw off Linda Kochhar and Maria Dolan.
In the B1 singles the winners were Noel Herlihy and Cathy Foley with Mary Browne and Tony Cox winning in the B2 section and all are now promoted for next year’s competition.
In the ladies B doubles, the formidable partnership of Una O’Reilly and Siobhán O’Donovan were successful and showed the benefits of representing the club together in various competitions during the summer.
A popular winner in the B mixed doubles was the partnership of Kevin Starling and Teresa Curtin. Kevin has come close on and a number of occasions but Sunday was his first win. In the gents B doubles, club stalwarts Paul Reynolds and Joe Walsh just did enough to defeat the relative newcomers of Chris Rudland and Wayne Burke
Great credit is due to tennis captain Kieran Tuohy and his committee; Colette Fannin, Martin Dunne, Kevin Starling, Martin Guinane and Martin Dunne.

The full list of winners is:
A singles gents: Robert Carkill; r/up: Dan Constantinescu. A gents doubles: Robert Carkill and Dave Clohessy; r/up: Jonathan King and Dave Keane. A singles ladies: Fiona Healy; r/up: Alice Twomey. A ladies doubles: Elizabeth Tuohy and Margaret Flanagan; r/up: Linda Kochhar and Maria Dolan. A mixed doubles: Robert Carkill and Angela O’Sullivan; r/up: Jonathan King and Margaret Flanagan. B1 gents singles: Noel Herlihy; r/up: Stephen Lester. B1 ladies singles: Cathy Foley; r/up: Clair Duffy. B1 gents doubles: Joe Walsh and Paul Reynolds; r/up: Chris Rudland and Wayne Burke. B1 ladies doubles: Siobhán O’Donovan and Una O’Reilly; r/up: Collette Fannin and Aileen Daffy. B1 mixed doubles: Kevin Starling and Teresa Curtin; r/up: Siobhan O’Donovan and Ger Browne. B2 gents singles: Tony Cox; r/up: David Elliot. B2 ladies singles: Mary Browne; r/up: Mary Frances D’Arcy. B2 gents doubles: Vincent and Dino Di Placido; r/up: Tony Cox and Jimmy Singpurialo. B2 mixed doubles: Isobel O’Dea and Tom Byrne; r/up: Anne Twomey and Martin Dunne.

Winter League
A sign-up sheet for the forthcoming winter league competitions is on the notice board.

Juniors host Munster Cup match
The U-18 team wrap up their Munster campaign when they host neighbours Limerick on Sunday.