• Golden Vale Tennis Challenge 2025: Serving Up Community, Competition, and Charity

    Golden Vale Tennis Challenge 2025 Concludes with Strong Participation and Charitable Support

    Kilfeacle, Co. Tipperary – 14 April 2025 – The Golden Vale Tennis Challenge (GVTC) 2025, organised by Kilfeacle Community Tennis Club, has concluded after three months of inter-club competition. This year’s event saw 223 players from 12 clubs across South Tipperary, North Cork, and East Limerick take part in a ladder-style competition, covering men’s, women’s, doubles and mixed matches across a range of grades.

    Over the course of the tournament, 305 matches and more than 5,300 games were played. The finals took place on Saturday, 12th April, with 17 matches held throughout the day.

    Finals Day Matches

    Women’s Singles

    • Grade 1/2: Clodagh Bermingham v. Michelle O’Meara
    • Grade 3/4: Mary Donovan v. Siobhán Kinane
    • Grade 5: Natasha Coady v. Ziyan Jin
    • Grade 6: Marina Quinlan v. Lisa Nolan

    Men’s Singles

    • Grade 3/4: Gearoid Slattery v. Kevin McCarthy
    • Grade 5/6: Daniel Klimchuk v. Sergiy Klimchuk

    Women’s Doubles

    • Grade 1/2: Bermingham/Guilfoyle v. Dawson/Richardson
    • Grade 3: Kinane/O'Connor v. Downey/O’Keeffe
    • Grade 4: Downey/Nolan v. Fanning/Fitzgerald
    • Grade 5: Donovan/O’Meara v. Kennedy/English
    • Grade 6: Coughlan/Treacy v. O’Connor/Egan

    Men’s Doubles

    • Grade 1/2: Keaty/Ahern v. Tarrant/Moroney
    • Grade 3/4: Adamczyk/Coleman v. Anglim/Ryan
    • Grade 5/6: Ryan/McCarthy v. Klimchuk/Klimchuk

    Mixed Doubles

    • Grade 1/2: Drohan/Tarrant v. Crowe/Ring
    • Grade 3/4: O’Brien/Hogan v. Coady/Coady
    • Grade 5/6: McCarthy/Myers v. Kirby/Shetty

     

    The year saw the GVTC team up with a charitable cause. €20 from each €25 entry fee was donated to the Circle of Friends Cancer Support Centre in Tipperary with a total of €4,560 raised for the charity.

    Kilfeacle Community Tennis Club would like to warmly acknowledge and thank the 11 fellow participating clubs for their generosity in waiving green fees throughout the GVTC 2025. By offering free court access to visiting players, these clubs made it possible for matches to take place across the region. Their support not only enabled the smooth running of the competition but also helped to strengthen the spirit of collaboration and community that defines this event.

    The GVTC has become a valued fixture in the local tennis calendar, giving players competitive match experience early in the season and strengthening ties across clubs.

    For more details, visit: www.kilfeacletennis.ie/gvtc
    Contact: gvtc@kilfeacletennis.ie