This year’s AGM marked a poignant moment as Kevin Croydon, Treasurer of Dorset LTA for the past two decades, retired from the role. Kevin has enjoyed a remarkable tennis journey spanning nearly 50 years. Having immersed himself in the world of tennis since the early ‘70s, Kevin has showed remarkable dedication and passion for the […]
News & Updates
Opt In for the LTA Advantage Ballot is now OPEN
The opt in for the 2024 LTA Advantage Wimbledon ballots is now open for Advantage members, Accredited+ Coaches, Venue Volunteers and Licenced Officials. LTA Advantage members get exclusive access to the ballot for a chance to buy tickets to the biggest tennis event of the season – The Championships, Wimbledon This year, the LTA Advantage […]
The Role of Officials in Junior Competition
The Tennis Parents Community are hosting a live Zoom Q&A with Matthew Morrissey, the LTA Officiating Manager on Tuesday, 28th November at 7 pm. This is a great opportunity to learn how officials become qualified, what their licensing scheme involves and what parents & players should expect from them at junior events, and lots more. […]
Upcoming Tennis Volunteer Community Q&A
CHANGE OF DATE This event is now taking place on Tuesday, 12th December – 2 pm and 7 pm Join the Tennis Volunteer Community for a Q&A session answering all your questions about choosing the right shoes, strings and rackets to suit your needs and requirements. With Professional Racket Technician, Huw Philipps. Register here 2 […]
LTA Tennis Awards 2024 – Nominations Open
The LTA Tennis Awards, presented by Lexus, launched in 2015 with the help of former LTA President Cathie Sabin OBE celebrate the achievements made by outstanding individuals and venues in tennis throughout the past year, from grassroots tennis to elite performance. They present us all with a great opportunity to say “thank you” to those […]
Dorset Men’s O70s Win Through To Seniors County Cup National Finals
A great team effort from our O70s men’s team who travelled to Sheffield for the Senior County Cup Finals v Kent. Kent proved to be strong opposition and although each rubber was well contested, the final score was 3-0 to Kent. The Team Boyd Brackstone (Captain) Bob Birchley Gerard Wherity Paul Nation A fantastic season […]
Congratulations to Pauline & Boyd – World Champions
Huge congratulations to Pauline Fisher, Ladies 70s Singles World Champion and Boyd Brackstone, Men’s 70s Doubles World Champion. Pauline and Boyd, who both play at The West Hants Club, have had an exciting couple of weeks having competed and gained world titles in the World Individual Championships in Mallorca and playing for Team GB in […]
A Full House at the Dorset LTA Coach Forum 2023
Fantastic to see so many Dorset coaches coming together at the LTA Coach Forum at The West Hants Club. A fab morning of high energy, doubles drills co-written by doubles expert Louis Cayer, taken from the British Tennis doubles system, to develop attacking and defending skills for competitive players. The off-court session, ‘Developing yourself and […]
A Grand Day Out for Dorset Volunteers
A fab day was had by Dorset volunteers who travelled by minibus to the National Tennis Centre for an action packed Tennis Volunteer Community (TVC) live event that included cardio tennis, tennis, padel tennis and a tour of the NTC with other volunteers from around the country. An interesting Q&A session kicked off the […]
Parents in Tennis Month – October 2023
Building on the success of the first ‘Parents in Tennis’ month in 2022, the LTA will again deliver a series of online workshops/webinars designed to support the parents of competitive tennis players during the month of October. The interactive sessions will be delivered by experts and will give attendees the opportunity to ask questions and […]
