Galway Lawn Tennis Club team claim mixed doubles title
City club also has finalists in Grace 3 Mixed Doubles and Grade 4 Men’s Doubles
The Munster vs Connacht Showdown 2026 between the Winter league champions from both provinces took place at Nenagh Lawn Tennis Club last weekend, with a number of teams from Galway Lawn Tennis Club representing the province on finals weekend.
In the Grade 4 Mixed Doubles final the Galway Lawn Tennis Club team of Deirdre Byrnes, Vincent Daly, Ciaran McGoldrick, and Patricia O'Connor took on the Munster team from Tipperary club, Rosanna LTC.
After four mixed doubles matches it was honours even at 2-2. This led to a super set decider which the Galway pair of McGoldrick and O'Connor won 6-4 to clinch the title.
Two other GLTC teams were runners up to teams from Ballinlough in Cork: the Grade 3 GLTC Mixed Doubles Team of Johnny Garvey, Stephen Molloy, Ciara Cannon and Cathy Turke; and The Grade 4 Men's Doubles team from GLTC of David Cutliffe, Luke Finlayson, Ronan Sharkey and Daragh Matthews.