Just saw this on the BBC website

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/26488401

 

Realy sad news for former British number one and daughter of ICT''s first manager.

 

She's clearly got one hell of a fighting spirit and she will certainly need that now.  Treatment is improving all the time but that is not a good cancer to get.  Let's just hope she can pull through and devote herself to what she recently said she wanted to do - coaching youngsters at the game she loves.

While we are all quite rightly getting excited about our cup final lets spare a thought for Elena who has been diagnosed with liver cancer. Her father Sergei has had close links with our club and I'm sure she still has many family in the Ukraine.

Hopes and prayers to her and her family.

Yes that is really so sad. This is almost a thread which could be on "ICT" given that she is the daughter of a former manager who, although not especially successful, was a complete gentleman and holds an important place in ICT's history.

A sad time for Sergei between this and what is happening in the Ukraine.

I have just put a post on "other sport" on a thread started by Doofer's Dad suggesting that it would indeed be appropriate to have something on "ICT", given the significant role Sergei played at a very early stage in ICT's history. Extremely sad.

As some on here probably know, I'm a HUGE Tennis fan so was shocked when I saw this news on teletext at dinner time :(, 1st Ross Hutchins, now Elena.

Lets win League cup and then dedicate it to Sergei and Elena.

Anyone with good contact links with the club perhaps dedicate the cup final to Elena!

Maybe do a whip round for cancer research at half time?

Tragic news for anyone, let alone one so young.

 

I wish her well.