Double delight as Batley Tennis Club Ladies celebrate two title triumphs

Batley Tennis Club’s ladies team has celebrated more success this year.

After winning the Huddersfield and District Tennis League’s first division crown for the first time in their history last year the Batley women have done it again with another fantastic league title success.

Courting success are the Batley A team ladies (from left): Shenna Oddy, Laura Murray, Lucy Renucci, Helen Carbutt, Sue Selby, Linda Baldwin and Angela Phipps. Players from the team not in the photo are Isla Findlay, Olivia Dean, Claire Findlay, Claire Wood.

placeholder image — Courting success are the Batley A team ladies (from left): Shenna Oddy, Laura Murray, Lucy Renucci, Helen Carbutt, Sue Selby, Linda Baldwin and Angela Phipps. Players from the team not in the photo are Isla Findlay, Olivia Dean, Claire Findlay, Claire Wood.

And this year the ladies doubles teams at Batley are celebrating a double success in the Huddersfield League with two trophy triumphs.

The A team are proud to have retained their first division trophy from last year after coming out on top over seven other teams from across Kirklees.

Net success: Batley Ladies B team (from left): Ewa Batko, Claire Wood, Angela Phipps, Fiona Campbell Hall, Wendy Cockcroft, Lynne Morton. Players not in photo are Katarzyna Napieralska, Meg Hutchinson, June Fisher, Monica Proctor, Kate Cross, Anita Hyde.

Batley won 12 of their 14 league matches over the season, losing only once and drawing on one occasion.

They were pushed by Holmfirth A, but finished four points clear of them with Huddersfield A a further four points back in third and Cleckheaton A facing relegation after finishing at the bottom of the division.

Batley’s B team have also won the second division trophy – which means that both Batley teams will play in Division One next year for the first time.

It will be particularly interesting when the two teams compete against each other for the first time!

The Batley Ladies A team with their league trophies (from left): Sue Selby, Sheena Oddy, Lucy Renucci, Helen Carbutt, Isla Findlay, Linda Baldwin. Players missing are Olivia Dean, Claire Wood, Claire Findlay, Angela Phipps and Laura Murray.

The B team won nine, drew one and lost two of their 12 league matches and were promoted as champions after ending three points ahead of closest challengers Thongsbridge B.

The teams play at Batley Sports and Tennis centre as their home venue and travel across the Kirklees region, playing as far as Thongsbridge and Holmfirth.

Each team consists of six players and they play weekly from April to August.

The ladies picked up their trophies at the annual awards evening at Crosland Heath Golf Club last month.

Batley B team players with their league championship trophy: Katarzyna Napieralska, Fiona Campbell Hall, Ewa Batko, Claire Wood, Angela Phipps, June Fisher and Lynne Morton. Players from the team not pictured are Monica Proctor, Wendy Cockcroft, Meg Hutchinson, Kate Cross, Anita Hyde.

“It has been so satisfying to have strength in numbers in the teams this year and great to have ladies coming through to play in the teams from the adult social classes that are run by 'We Do Tennis' at the Sports Centre,” said A team player Helen Carbutt.

“If there are other ladies out there who would like to play team tennis please contact [email protected]”