The Archive
Club archives
Thanks to the efforts of our former hon. secretary, Chris Weir, the club's historical documents have been deposited at Nottinghamshire Archives on Castle Meadow Road, where anyone who is interested can examine them free of charge. We are one of very few tennis clubs in the county to make use of this facility.
What is it?
The online Archive is a repository of articles and other documents produced over the years by club members. Most were originally published in that distinguished journal The Racketeer but you will find other items here too. We hope that the Archive will be of interest to club members and also that anyone seeking an insight into the history and activities of a tennis club will find enlightenment and possible entertainment.
What's in it?
Look through the contents, which have been arranged into a number of categories. Titles here may be abbreviated or descriptive rather than as they appear at the head of the relevant item. There is also a list by author. Some articles have been edited slightly.
Annual reports
- Captain's Report 1994 Geoff Firmin
- Glorious Victories Andy Lusis
- Good Year for Tennis Geoff Firmin
- Members Make a Club Chris Weir
- Rivers of Creosote Chris Weir
- Tennis at Mapperley Park - 75th Year Andy Lusis
- Winter Report 1992-3 Geoff Firmin
Events/matches
- Annual Dinner 2005 Vince Selke
- Day to Remember Andy Lusis
- Drama on Court One Andy Lusis
- West Bridgford Beaten Andy Lusis
- Wimbledon Experience Brad Payne & Adam Richardson
- Woodthorpe Walloped John Broomfield
History
- Club History 1961 Robert Pullman
- Concise History of MPTC Andy Lusis
- Court in Time (Men's B team) Vince Selke
- Prehistory of MPTC Andy Lusis
- Publishing Phenomenon Andy Lusis
- Seventy Years Ago (1932) Andy Lusis
- Story of MPTC (13 parts) Chris Weir
- Tennis Clubs in Mapperley Park Andy Lusis
The lighter side
- Collins Wimbledon Shock Andy Lusis
- Global Domination Andy Lusis
- Leaving Balls on Court... Andy Lusis
- Lesson from History Andy Lusis
- Parsing Wind Andy Lusis
- Sick as a Garratt Andy Lusis
People
- Jack Britton Andy Lusis
- David Corder Catherine Corder
- Pat Darlaston Andy Lusis
- Suzanne Lenglen Chris Weir
- Christine Preston Anita Jones
- Robert Pullman Andy Lusis
- Frank Raistrick Andy Lusis
- Chris Weir Anita Jones
Records
- Club Officers Andy Lusis
- Tournament Winners Andy Lusis
Travel
- Five Go Mad in La Manga Anita Jones
- Five Go Mad (Drinking Sangria) in La Manga Anne Trahearn
- Florida - Tennis Heaven Steve McKeown
- Fun in the Sun Anita Wood & Diane Fieldhouse
- La Manga Revisited Diane Fieldhouse
Other stuff
- Letter from America Ed Petryczka
- Great Flood Chris Weir
- Lethal Spin columns Frank Raistrick
- Mystery Solved Ed Petryczka
- Straight from the Horse's Ed Ed Petryczka
- Summer of Drought Vince Selke
- Tennis Heroes Duncan Burd
- Tennis in the Movies Malcolm Turner