Tennis Foundation Partners with RMA Sport

RMA Sport has a new partner, the Tennis Foundation! Together, we have designed a cost-effective grass-roots tennis wheelchair for both youth and adults. If you buy via the Tennis Foundation you can receive a 10% discount (for more information please email info@tennisfoundation.org.uk).

We believe this new chair is a ground-breaking development in making wheelchair tennis more accessible. Read more about the launch of the new chair.

We are also delighted to have RMA Sport on board as our sponsor for the National Wheelchair Tennis Series in 2017, together we are looking at how we can encourage more players to get involved in tennis and compete as there is an option for everyone to play – from complete beginner upwards. Please see event details below.

RMA Sport National Wheelchair Tennis Series is for wheelchair tennis players of all abilities across Great Britain. The series of events is an excellent platform for players to socialise and compete.

There are a couple of ways to participate in the series, for players new to competition there is a Novice division. This category fosters a fun, supportive way to play competitively for the first time. Through the Main draw, players can gain points at each tournament according to their finishing position. Awards for the top-ranked male and female players in both Singles and Doubles will take place at the end of the year.

Every player competing in an event throughout the year will be eligible to enter the Finals Weekend, 8-10 December 2017. This weekend runs alongside the Wheelchair Nationals and is a celebration of wheelchair tennis in the United Kingdom. It is a fun, social weekend with activities and an annual awards dinner.

Future Dates & Locations

15-16 July: Liverpool Tennis Centre, Liverpool

11-12 August: The Shrewsbury Club, Shrewsbury

2-3 September: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, Stratford

22-24 September: Belfast Indoor Tennis Centre, Belfast

7-8 October: Scotstoun Tennis Centre, Glasgow

8-10 December: The Shrewsbury Club, Shrewsbury

Tabitha Fung, wheelchair tennis player.

I started playing wheelchair tennis in the autumn of 2015. When tournaments started in spring 2016, with the encouragement from my tennis club where I train in Birmingham, and the support of the Tennis Foundation, I very quickly became addicted to competing in the National Wheelchair Tennis Series tournaments. Now in my second year of tournaments, my game has improved vastly; I have already won medals and awards. The Tennis Foundation are encouraging me to stretch my wings further this year by joining the main draw rather than stay in novice. I have tried this a couple of times and I’m reassured to know that if there is a particularly strong main draw, I am supported in dropping back to B draw (if there is one) or novice.

As a new player I remember how nervous I was at my first tournament but everyone was so friendly and welcoming. I encourage new players to enter the tournaments, take a push outside your comfort zone, it’s amazing match experience and you get to meet a seriously amazing group of people who you will very quickly call friends.

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Gosling Sports Park Hosts RMA Sport National Wheelchair Tennis Series

Asif Abbasi won the main draw singles at Gosling Sports Park’s RMA Sport National Wheelchair Tennis Series tournament over the weekend. In doing so, Abbasi denied Mark Langeveld a third title of 2017. He also denied Phillip Fielding a first title.

Abbasi had already been successful this year, winning the second draw singles at the Warwick National Series event.  On that occasion Langeveld won his second main draw title of the year, beating Fielding in the final. But, with all three players in the one draw in Welwyn Garden City, Abbasi demonstrated a noticeable progression.

Drawn to play Langeveld in his opening match, Abbasi advanced 6-4, 6-4. He then beat Geoff Ellis 6-2, 6-4 in their semi-final.

Nicole Benjamin and Tracey Proudlock at the RMA Sport National Wheelchair Tennis Series- Gosling Sports Park Photo credit: Tracey Proudlock

Nicole Benjamin & Tracey Proudlock at the RMA Sport National Wheelchair Tennis Series- Gosling Sports Park. Image: @TraceyProudlock

Fielding made comfortable progress to his third final of the year, defeating Gary Cox 6-1, 6-1 in the semis. However, he ultimately left with runners-up honours once again as Abbasi secured the title 7-6(8), 6-3.

With six players contesting the B Division singles, the event began in two round-robin groups. Alex de Stryca played and won the same number of games in both his matches. He earned a 4-0, 5-3 win over Sophie Barnett and a 5-3, 4-0 win over Nick King, therefore topping the group.

Tracey Proudlock and Nicole Benjamin vied for supremacy in the other group. It came down to a deciding match tie-break, Proudlock just havnig the edge and emerging the winner 2-4, 4-2, (10-5).

Another match tie-break decided the B Division title. However, this time Proudlock was on the other end of the result as de Stryca prevailed 3-5, 4-1, (10-5).

Benjamin and Tabitha Fung claimed the B Division play-offs for third and fifth places.

With Paralympian Marc McCarroll having recently called time on elite level competition, the former British No.1 paired up with Fielding for the doubles. The duo proved dominant throughout. They won all five of their matches 6-0. Aside from their loss to McCarroll and Fielding, Gary Cox and Geoff Ellis dominated their remaining matches. They finished as runners-up after three 6-1 wins.

The next RMA Sport National Wheelchair Tennis Series event takes place at Liverpool Tennis Centre on 15-16 July 2017.

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