2025 Lemon Diz-all Tournament

Yesterday, we held our annual fun Mixed Doubles tennis tournament to celebrate the life of our very dear friend Diz, who passed away three years ago after bravely facing cancer.

Diz was a beloved and enthusiastic member of our club for many years, playing with the 3rd Team. The club held a special place in her heart, and in her memory, her family gifted us a bench nestled beside the roses named Elizabeth—a touching tribute to her true name. As many of our members know, Diz adored lemon drizzle cake, which inspired the name of this event: The Lemon Diz-all Tournament. It’s our way of remembering her with smiles and shared stories. 

After 2 hours of tennis, it was time for tea and cake – and yes, all 7 cakes baked by our lovely members were Lemon Drizzle Cakes. They were delicious – a big thank you to our bakers - and I saw several members trying different ones! Perhaps they thought they were on Bake Off!

In lieu of charging for this event we asked those taking part to donate instead to the JustGiving page we set up for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity in memory of Diz. This way the charity benefits with the inclusion of GiftAid on the donations.  Should you also wish to donate you can do so by just clicking on this link, https://www.justgiving.com/page/mandi-tindall-3?utm_medium=FA&utm_source=CL

Our winners on the day were Sam Coop and Nick Gimson and in lieu of prizes the club has made a donation to the charity also. Very well played to all who took part – and a further thank you to the organisers. It was certainly a fun afternoon with many memories of Diz being shared in the sun.