Congratulations to Sheila Sclater - Alton veteran sportswoman of the year!

Please join us in congratulating Sheila Sclater, who was recently recognised for her outstanding commitment and contribution to tennis in Alton.

Sheila has made a considerable contribution to Alton Tennis Club since its inception some 12 years ago being a vital member of the Ladies Doubles and Mixed Doubles Teams in the Aldershot and District Premier League. She has also been on the Committee as Match Secretary for the whole of that period.  Sheila has also played for Kingsley Tennis Club in the Hampshire and IOW and East Hampshire top Divisions, captaining the East Hants Ladies Team for approximately 18 years.  She has also represented Hampshire in the Veteran category.

Sheila is an LTA Licensed coach at Level 2 (Club Coach Award) and is very well known in the area, working in a number of Clubs and Schools.  She coached 5 to 10 year olds at Kingsley on Saturday mornings for about 13 years, without missing a session!

Perhaps her greatest achievement so far is winning the British Women’s Tennis Association Ladies Doubles Masters Event in 2006 with her daughter, who now lives in the North.   This is a national competition, that has normally taken place atWimbledon, where 16 regional finalists compete in an Event to decide on the overall national champions.  This would be a great achievement on its own, but Sheila was diagnosed with cancer a few years ago, and has carried on regardless throughout the whole time of her treatment to the point where opposing teams would have hardly noticed the difference! We all admire her.