East Dorset Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club are holding a Mini Red and Mini Orange ‘Team Challenge’ event on Sunday, 3rd December, 1.30 pm to 4.30 pm. Team events for boys and girls aged 5 to 8 (Mini Red) and 8 to 9 years (Mini Orange). No rating required. For more details and to sign […]
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Coach Forums
Book your place on an upcoming Coach Forum today. The Forums are ideal for coaches working in a club environment, have an interest in receiving up-to-date information on the latest LTA initiatives and want some fresh on-court ideas for the year ahead. On-court sessions will be based around ‘technical fundamentals’ mostly applicable for coaches working […]
British Tennis Awards nominations now open
British Tennis Awards nominations now open. Closing date : 31st October 2017. The British Tennis Awards celebrate the achievements made by outstanding individuals and venues in British Tennis throughout the past year. They present us all with a great opportunity to say thank you to everyone in the schools, clubs, parks and community venues within […]
Dorset Men’s 60’s Team winning end to the season
The Over 60’s Men’s County Seniors played their last match in the National Inter-County Championships finishing strongly with a 3/2 win over Hereford and Worcester. The 5 man team of Boyd Brackstone, Nick Chapman, Gerard Wherity, Phil Tovey and Steve Davies all won a game each to secure a win over the likely league winners […]
Dorset County Championships 2017
The Dorset County Championships 2017, sponsored by Liverpool Victoria, took place at The West Hants Club, 27th August to 1st September. A great week with most matches being played on the clay courts despite a very wet Wednesday! Finals day on Friday saw some very exciting matches with presentations made to the winners and runners […]
Men’s 65’s Winning Season
Congratulations to Dorset Men’s 65’s Team on winning Division 2A in the Seniors Inter-County Championships. The Team played their final match against East of Scotland and needed a win to secure first place winning 5 out of 5 matches. The team gave it their all and won 4-1 securing the top spot. The Team : […]
9U County Cup Team Runners-Up in Taunton
A big congratulations to the Dorset 9U County Cup team who managed to finish runners up in their Group. The day started with a very early alarm clock, as all players needed to travel down to Taunton by 9.00am for a team warm up/practise session. The team faced last year’s runners up Devon in their […]
Gruelling County Week for Dorset Men’s Team
The Dorset Men’s County Team travelled to West Worthing for County Week where they faced North of Scotland, Berkshire, Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. After a long gruelling week, placings were very close and even though the team won 2 matches and had a better rubber count than 3rd and 4th place (only 1 rubber different […]
West Hants 14U Boys & Girls Aegon Team Tennis Premier League Champions
Congratulations to the West Hants 14U Boys and Girls teams who both won the Aegon Team Tennis Premier League Finals at Roehampton. A winning performance from the girls saw the team upset top seeds Nuffield Tennis Academy to claim the title. They overcame the strong Yorkshire team to clinch a solid 8-2 win. A steely […]
Dorset County Championships 2017
Entries are now open for the Dorset County Championships 2017 taking place at The West Hants Club, Sunday, 27th August to Friday, 1st September. Mini, junior, open and senior singles and doubles events plus a Quorn Family Tennis Cup event on Friday, 1st September, Finals Day. Go to the LTA website for more details/to enter […]
