Cricket Club Issue 39 | Page 15

Bovey Tracey BOVEY TRACEY TENNIS CLUB Tennis - what a great game! Played competitively, socially or just for sheer pleasure. It is also one of the most beneficial forms of exercise for more mature adults. Here at Bovey Tennis Club we have three excellent all-weather lit courts set within the beautiful community ground where we can play all hours. There is nothing more quintessentially British than playing tennis on a Friday evening in summer at the Recreation Ground; shrieks of pleasure echo from the outdoor pool across the cricket field where children grapple with the rudiments of cricket, with a bowls match being played on the adjacent green. Yes, tennis is played at the Recreation Ground where we have an enthusiastic LTA coach Ryan Bougourd who coaches juniors and adults alike. Juniors are coached throughout the week in appropriate groups depending on age and capability, and in his Back to Tennis session for adults on Tuesday nights those who have not played for a while a