Tennis News

 

WANTED SUPER-SENIOR TENNIS PLAYERS

50+ tennis events

The Club is prepared to organise the following 50+ tennis events during 2 weeks in October if there is sufficient support. It is hoped they will appeal to players who do not usually play in tournaments

FINALS DAY SATURDAY OCTOBER 12th

All events will be decided on 2 sets and a tiebreaker

Handicap Singles (1) mens (2) ladies
( 1 point every 6 games for every 5 years difference )

Mixed Doubles (3) 120 years combined pair ages

Doubles 2 age groups
(4) men 50+ (5) 60+ (6) ladies 50+ (7) 60+

Would members who are interested, please add their names to the list in the clubhouse against the event that they might wish to play in. Further explanations will be given once the support is known

 

Court Booking Rules

All courts are to be booked in advance at Reception.

Members and guests will be required to report to Reception to be welcomed and checked in for bookings. The payment of any guest fee will be taken at the time of booking in, i.e. prior to play or coaching session.

In the event of a Rackets member or non-member not booking in at Reception they will be regarded as a ‘no show’ and a charge of £5 will be made unless, of course, the booking is cancelled in advance.

Social Tennis Update Monday nights

By popular demand, an ADVANCED SOCIAL TENNIS SESSION has been agreed for MONDAY EVENINGS from 1 September onwards at 6pm. Any players who regularly attend the Wednesday evening and / or Sunday afternoon Social Tennis sessions who would like to play more competitively are welcome to come along. One court will be allocated in the first instance and if the sessions are well attended, a second court may be allocated. This is also an opportunity for competitive social tennis players to taste Match Practice sessions and be considered for League play in the future

Social Tennis Wednesday nights

Don Shears has kindly offered to organize the Wednesday evening Social Tennis sessions for the Club. The Tennis Committee, having given the idea serious consideration, feels this would be of great benefit to both the players attending Social play, as well as the Club generally. It would maximize the potential of the sessions through skilled and impartial stewarding, as well as giving them a higher and very marketable profile. Don is of course the UK Veteran’s Captain and what Club wouldn’t want to be able to make that claim!

With the prospect of more potential members viewing the Club over the coming months, the Tennis Committee feel that having Don looking after the session, would give an added incentive for those people to join. The Committee is also aware that having an independent, impartial organizer, works very well at Clifton Tennis Club and at Cotham Park, where the sessions are well attended and there are waiting lists to join.

Therefore, the Committee has gratefully accepted Don’s generous offer to start on the 6 February on a 6-month trial period, after which period it will be reviewed.

The system:
All players need to ‘check-in’ on arrival in the front bar . Don will organise the games, aiming to create a balanced foursome whenever possible. He will keep a record of attendees, collect the monthly ball contributions and distribute balls .Don will also be able to offer doubles tactical advice (if wanted) during the evening

The Games
Sets will consist of 9 games for a speedier turnaround. Scores will be kept via the mobile on court score-boards and Don will record these in order to give the evening a more competitive edge

Sunday afternoon social sessions will continue to run as normal

 

Veteran's Tennis

The Veterans Section also continues to thrive with opportunities for Summer and winter League play for the competitive players as well as social play opportunities on Tuesday and Friday afternoons from 1.30pm to 4pm.

 

BLTSC Tennis Court Etiquette

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THESE RULES APPLY EQUALLY TO BOTH ADULT AND JUNIOR MEMBERS.

Please do not walk behind players whilst a game or a rally is in progress, this is to avoid distracting other members and most importantly to avoid any potential accidents on court.

If you are trying to cross a court please wait until you are invited to and it is safe to do so.

Finally, when playing please wear recognised sports clothing (not jeans etc) and most importantly "Tennis Shoes ". This is for two reasons, first, other shoes mark the hard courts and damage the grass courts and second, non tennis shoes do not grip the courts as well and can cause accidents and avoidable injury if you were to fall or slip.