Very many congratulations to East Dorset LTCC legend Tim “Timbledon” Dean who won the O85 Men’s Grass Courts ITF Doubles title at Wimbledon with partner Derek Backhouse beating the number 1 seeds in the Final, 3-6, 6-2, 10-8 adding to his Seniors Clay Courts Championships doubles win earlier in the year at West Hants. Congratulations […]
News & Updates
LTA Coach Forum 2024
Thursday, 17th October David Lloyd Club, Poole 9 am to 1 pm 4 Coach Credits Cost | £30 Overview Mental skills are critically important in tennis but are rarely trained. This session will help you to better develop your players by training mental skills and drills across concentration, control of emotion and communication in a […]
LTA Venue Forum Webinars – September 2024
In September 2024. the LTA are running a series of Venue Forum Webinars with varying themes, set up in a way that ensures venues of a similar size are bought together. Forums are split by venues with: 1-3 courts 4-7 courts 8+ courts padel venues Venues with 1 to 3 courts – Monday, 2nd September […]
Coach Opportunity – 11U County Performance Coach
Dorset Tennis is looking for a highly performing coach with excellent communication and organisational skills to lead the 8U – 11U County Training programme. See full job description here. To apply Send CV with covering letter to Annie Smith, County Administrator – annie.smith@dorsetlta.co.uk by 31st August 2024. […]
Participation Committee Update: Club Visits and Grant Opportunities
This year, our Participation Committee is dedicated to visiting as many clubs across Dorset as possible. Our goal is to explain the grants we offer to help clubs boost their participation, learn about the exciting developments happening at clubs and hear about their future plans. Recently, David Lloyd (Participation Chair), Richard Henshaw (Chairman), and our […]
Women’s O35s County Cup Weekend – Report
Dorset Ladies over 35 County team took part in the County cup in Eastbourne on 3rd to 5th August. We competed in Group 4b and the team consisted of Anna Sharp, Chrissie Downes, Ros Topple, Hannah Richards and captained by Karen Adams. Our first match was against the strongest team North of Scotland whose singles […]
Wimborne Tennis Club’s Hugely Successful Charity Day
Dorset Tennis were delighted to support Wimborne Tennis Club’s Charity Day which was held in memory of member Rob Stillman who sadly died of a brain tumour before Christmas. The event featured a Stillman-Davis Junior Cup competition as well as an Adult and Child fun doubles tournament. An impressive 80 or more young players and […]
Fred’s Success at 12U Clay Court Championships
Huge congratulations to Fred, winner of the 12U Boys Singles Clay Court Championships, a Grade 1 event held at The West Hants Club, 27th July to 4th August (12U and 11U). Fred who was in Group A, won all his matches in his Group to go through to the Main Draw winning his Round 1 […]
Babolat – New Partner of Dorset Tennis
We are pleased to announce that Babolat UK has recently become the official tennis ball supplier to Dorset Tennis. As part of this partnership, all LTA registered clubs within the county of Dorset can access the following incentivised tiered offer from Babolat : For every 12 dozen Babolat tennis balls purchased from 1st June 2024 […]
Bridport Tennis Club – Open Afternoon
Bridport Tennis Club are holding an Open Afternoon on Saturday, 3rd August, 2 pm to 4 pm. Everyone is welcome to go along and see what the club has to offer. There will be fun tennis for juniors with new coach Justin, tennis for adults too. Or see how you match up to the ball […]
