Tennis
Play at Hamilton
Hamilton Tennis Club has excellent facilities and provides opportunities for tennis at all levels. Courts are open all year round from 8am and are free for members to play on when not required for club sessions. Courts must be booked in advance using our ClubSpark booking system. Courts 5 and 6 are available for non-members to book online through Clubspark Pay and Play and members may play with non-members on any hard court.
Members can also have individual coaching. (See Book a Court and Coaching)
All players should arrange their own tennis games. Please try to maintain social distancing and avoid players mixing between courts during play.
Whilst there are no organised group sessions until restrictions allow, singles, doubles and mixed ladders are operating. To be included, contact
Singles – Mark Ashman mark@hill-fort.co.uk
Doubles – Graham Brown grahamb1969@yahoo.co.uk
Mixed – George Simpson georgesimpsonmusic@gmail.com
The clubhouse is open on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 5pm and from 12 noon at the weekends. Toilets are available throughout the day but players need to bring their own drinks. Please practise good hand hygiene and social distancing and follow the advice on notices.
Click here for current Rules of Play
- Club nights on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Mixed play and regular monthly Club night tournaments.
- Regular group coaching sessions for adult beginners and for improvers/intermediates. Team coaching, junior coaching and individual coaching is also available.
- Monday nights and Sunday mornings – Men’s play.
- Wednesday nights and Sunday afternoons – ladies play. Over the winter, Monday and Wednesday evenings are organised as a ladder competition.
- Monday club mornings 9-12 noon.
- Tuesday club afternoons drop-in 1.30-4pm.
- All club sessions are organised so that any member can turn up and mix in. In addition to these times there are also opportunities for free play if courts are available.
- Our main tennis events throughout the year are shown in the Calendar.
Club Night Tournaments
All Club activities are suspended until Covid restrictions can be lifted. Future tennis programmes will be announced as soon as possible.
Tournament Nights are once a month, on the second TUESDAY of the month. On the first of the month an entry sheet will be placed on the club notice board. Please put your name down if you want to join in or text Margaret who will put it down for you. Entry £1.
This is a social event and played for prizes on the night. We will not be organising food (if you want food please order your own beforehand.) It would be nice if people did stay for the prize giving and a drink.
These tournaments are open to all Senior Tennis Members and Intermediates and are based on American style, which rotates players so that you are with different partners during the evening. It would be good to see new members join in.
We like to start at 6.30 prompt so please arrive earlier to pay and find your first partner. We normally finish about 9pm.
If for some reason you are unable to turn up on the night could you please try to find a replacement or phone Margaret Shufflebotham who will do the same. We do need 24 people to make the tournament run smoothly, so if you could be a reserve player, please leave your name and phone number on the sheet. (You may be called at the last minute!)
Club Night Tournaments 2020
- Jul 14th
- Aug 11th
- Oct 13th
- Nov 10th
- Dec 15th + Christmas Meal
Looking forward to some enjoyable Tournaments this year.
Margaret Shufflebotham
(Social Tennis Co-ordinator) Tel: 07762757905
League Tennis
For more competitive play, we run four men’s, four ladies and four mixed teams in the Leicestershire leagues as well as a men’s Aegon team. We also have men’s and ladies seniors teams and winter league teams. There are plenty of opportunities for those wanting to join a team.
Fixtures and Results
2020 winter leagues start Sunday October 4th, in line with continued LTA and Government Covid advice.
Leicestershire Handbook
Winter Fixtures 2020
Rearranged Fixtures for January 2021 (Highlighted fixtures to be confirmed)
| Winter League 2020 | Team Co-Ordinator | Contact | View Fixtures and Results |
| Ladies 1 | Tracy White | 07794 358 498 tracywhite2611@gmail.com | Group 4 |
| Ladies 2 | Margaret Shufflebotham | 07762 757 905 magsfeet@hotmail.com | Group 7 |
| Ladies 3 | Jan Jackson | 07951 398 616 jan@janjackson.co.uk | Group 9 |
| Mens 1 | Joe Jackson | 07847 510 362 joejackson883@gmail.com | Group 3 |
| Mens 2 | Mark Ashman | 07905 665 335 mark@hill-fort.co.uk | Group 8 |
| Mens 3 | Graham Brown | 07870 690 811 grahamb1969@yahoo.co.uk | Group 9 |
| Mens 4 | Joe Cunningham | 07879 853 669 joseph.cunningham@ntlworld.com | Group 11 |
Book a Court
To view court availability throughout the season and when courts are in use for coaching or matches, go to CLUBSPARK COURT BOOKING where you can book courts on-line. Courts 5 and 6 are also available for non-members to book through Pay & Play at a £10 per 1.5hr session. Members may also play with a non-member by booking any hard court at £5 per session.
Coaching
We regret we are currently unable to offer group coaching due to Covid restrictions. However individual coaching for members is continuing. To find out more contact hamiltonlawntennisclub@btconnect.com
Who’s Who?
| Position | Name | Contact Number |
| Club Captain | Graham Brown | 07870 690811 |
| Match Secretary | Steve Plaistow | 07887 352 454 |
