Phyllis Court Club Fundraiser

Tennis First hosted a fundraising event at the charming Phyllis Court Club, on the banks of the River Thames this weekend.

Members and guests enjoyed a lunch before a tennis showcase from rising stars of the Tennis First Get Ready! centre, Billericay Lawn Tennis Club. The on court demonstration was led by Suzi Riley and Helen Parish and afterwards guests were invited to play with grantees Ranah Akua Stoiber, Mark Ceban, Shami Ndoro, Edie Griffiths and Georgiana Mititelu.

Dianne Sayer from Phyllis Court said, “I chose this charity because it is close to my heart and want to thank Phyllis Court for allowing me to host this event today. It’s really nice that the charity can help young people take up the game. For a long time people used to call tennis an elitist sport because only people who went to private schools or have tennis courts could afford to play and so it’s great that Tennis First helps anybody from any background to get on the court and they do a lot of fun games for them which I think is fantastic. We were lucky to be able to give our kids tennis lessons but lots of parents can’t afford to do that.”