The tennis summer tournament season has arrived! To help plan your tournament calendar, check out the listings of Dorset competitions with links to enter. Tournament listings can be found on the ‘Find a Tournament’, page, link here. […]
News & Updates
9U County Cup 2023
Our 9U girls and boys teams were in action at County Cup, 25th and 26th March at David Lloyd Club, Southampton. The girls event was on the Saturday. First match up was v Hants & Iow which was a very close fought match going to a tie-break shootout, narrowly won by Hants & IoW. With […]
Emergency at Work First Aid – Upcoming Course
Upcoming Emergency at Work First Aid course : Date – Sunday, 16th April 2023 Time – 9 am to 4 pm Venue – West Hants Coach Credits – 6 Cost – £75 Link to book : First Aid Course (lta.org.uk) […]
Dorset and the ITF World Team Championships
CONGRATULATIONS to Phil Loose, Head Coach and Manager of Wimborne Tennis Club, Dorset’s Andy Phillips and our 8U to 11U County Performance Coach Debbie Hale on being selected to represent Great Britain at the ITF World Tennis Masters Tour World Team Championships at Manavgat, Turkey, 19th to 23rd March. Debbie Hale, women’s 40s Phil Loose, […]
SENSE Disability Course – 7th March
Thirteen coaches from Dorset attended Sensory tennis coach training, a very informative session giving the coaches great confidence in delivering more inclusive tennis sessions in the county. Thanks to Alice from charity Sense for running the training, to Southbourne Tennis Club for hosting and to the coaches who took part. […]
18U County Cup – 3rd to 5th March
Our 18U boys’ and girls’ teams did Dorset proud at 18U County Cup, the first County Cup event of the year. Congratulations to the girls’ team who had an outstanding weekend winning their Group and promotion to Group 3. Congratulations also to the boys’ team who fought hard on the last day to beat Berkshire […]
‘Virtual Coffee’ session with the Tennis Volunteer Community
The ‘Tennis Volunteer Community’ have their next ‘Virtual Coffee’ session on Wednesday, 15th March at 2 pm to 3 pm and 7 pm to 8 pm. These sessions will focus on club finance matters so ideal for Treasurers, Chairs and anyone involved in club money matters. Register below : 2 pm session 7 pm session […]
Local Referee Course
A 2 day Referee course is being held at The West Hants Club, Saturday, 29th and Sunday, 30th April 2023, 9 am to 5.30 pm both days. The Course This course is aimed at people with experience of organising competitions who would like to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to become a Tennis Referee. […]
Clubspark Membership Live Q&A Sessions
With March and April being a busy time for many clubs managing club renewals, Clubspark are running a series of live Membership Q&A sessions throughout March to answer your membership-related questions. Spaces will be limited, so book early to avoid disappointment! For dates, times and to book your place Click here […]
Funding Opportunity
To support the growth of local tennis, Dorset Tennis has allocated funding to provide grants to registered venues, coaches and schools to assist with projects which require additional financial support to enhance their initiative or coaching career. Our new Participation Committee has set aside £12,000 to be used to increase tennis participation locally. The process […]
