The Irish TimesIAVI Tennis Tournament is set for Wednesday, August 26th in Lansdowne Tennis Club, D4. Application forms for teams of four are available from Valerie Bourke at the IAVI, 38 Merrion Sq, D2.
Thirteen teams entered last year’s event with a team from Sherry FitzGerald (Simon Ensor, Colin Smith, Roly Burke and Kate Carton) beating one from Hooke MacDonald to win The Irish Times Perpetual Trophy.
Down the years there has been an excellent atmosphere at the competition. Teams knocked out in earlier rounds head for a barbecue or the bar. The hotly contested tennis-fest is traditionally held before agents gear up for the autumn season.
Originally intended as a social outing, over the years it has become a bit of a white-knuckle event, with agencies taking the whole thing very seriously and bringing their not inconsiderable sense of competitiveness to bear on the proceedings. Savills HOK won the tournament for three years preceeding Sherry Fitz’s latest win while Sherry Fitz has won six titles, one clear of arch rivals Hooke MacDonald, who last won in 2004.
