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)
Social Tennis
Tennis Ladders
Singles, doubles and mixed ladders are now operating, offering opportunities for competitive tennis. If you wish to take part, please contact the following organisers for more information and to be included:
Singles – Mark Ashman mark@hill-fort.co.uk
Doubles – Graham Brown grahamb1969@yahoo.co.uk
Mixed – George Simpson georgesimpsonmusic@gmail.com
Instant CRM Letter
Monday Morning Social Tennis
There will be a mix-in on Monday mornings from 9.30 to 12.30 starting on May 10th.
Due to continuing C19 restrictions, entry will be via a WhatsApp group entitled Monday Morning Mix-in.
Margaret Heggs will be running this event. If you would like to join the group, please send your phone number to margaret.heggs@sky.com
New members are especially welcome to join us and will be a great way to get to know other members. Please make yourselves known to Margaret on your arrival.
Tuesday Challenge April 6th, 13th, 20th
Jan Jackson will be running a Tuesday Challenge on four courts. This will be mix-in. Booking will be through a WhatsApp group ‘Jan’s Tuesday Challenge’. There will be a maximum of 18 players on a first come first serve basis on 4 courts with 2 players waiting. 5 games. Losing pair is replaced by the two waiting. The winning pair stays on and splits. It moves very quickly! Jan looks forward to seeing you on the three Tuesdays before the league season starts. Open to all players, ladies and gents. New members are especially welcome. Please find Jan when you arrive, and she will introduce you for your first set.
To join the sessions, contact Jan at jan@janjackson.uk and let her have your phone number so that she can invite you into the WhatsApp group. Let Jan know if you would like to continue the Tuesday Challenge on Fridays once the league season starts.
Ladies Nights
Ladies nights have once again proved very popular through April but will pause during the busy match season. We look forward to them starting up again in the Autumn.
Ladies Night, inclusive to all Hamilton ladies including new members, will be on Wednesdays, from 6.30 to 9.30
Ladies will be put into groups of 4 with the highest ranked players starting in group 1 and rankings continued down through the groups. 3 sets will be played, each player playing with each of the 3 ladies in turn. Each group will stay on the same court all night. Results are entered onto a score sheet. Each players games for the 3 sets are entered onto a score sheet and totalled up. The player who wins the most games in each group is promoted to the group above them the following week. The player with the fewest games is relegated to the group below them. In the event of a tie, a spin of a coin decides who goes up or down.
If you would like to take part please contact Margaret Heggs by Monday 5th April by email margaret.heggs@sky.com or phone/text 07407 547714. Entrance will be by WhatsApp so Margaret will need your mobile number. The group will be called WedsLadiesNight21.
Come and join us to have some fun and some competitive tennis.
Clubhouse
Subject to Government Guidelines we intend to provide ‘outside services’ from April 12th at the following times: Monday to Thursday 4:00pm to 9:00pm, Friday 4:00pm to 10pm, Saturday 12 Mid-day to 10.00pm, Sunday 12 Mid-Day to 6:00pm.
When the Clubhouse is closed, toilets are available but players need to provide their own drinks.
Please practise good hand hygiene and social distancing and follow the advice on notices.
- 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
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 men’s, ladies and mixed teams in the Leicestershire leagues as well as a Men’s Team Tennis (Aegon) team. We also have men’s and ladies seniors teams and winter league teams. There are plenty of opportunities for anyone wanting to join a team.
Fixtures and Results
2021 summer leagues start the week beginning April 26th. Fixture list and captains’ contact details will be added as soon as these are available.
Leicestershire Handbook
Summer Fixtures 2021
| Summer League 2021 | Team Co-Ordinator | Contact | View Fixtures and Results |
| Mens 1 | Will Harrison | 07794 366 659 will@wjhgroupltd.co.uk | Group 3A |
| Mens 2 | Doug Hacking | 07834 423735 doughacking@btinternet.com | Group 5B |
| Mens 3 | Selwyn Carter | 07849 403 401 selwyncarter@hotmail.co.uk | Group 6B |
| Ladies 1 | Tracy White | 07794 358 498 tracywhite2611@gmail.com | Group 2 |
| Ladies 2 | Margaret Shufflebotham | 07762 757 905 magsfeet@hotmail.com | Group 5A |
| Ladies 3 | Jan Brookes | 07900 988 400 janice.brookes@icloud.com | Group 5B |
| Mixed 1 | Group 3B | ||
| Mixed 2 | Group 5B | ||
| Mixed 3 | Group 7A | ||
| Mens Vets 1 | Doug Hacking | 07834 423735 doughacking@btinternet.com | Group 3 |
| Mens Vets 2 | Graham Brown | 07870 690 811 grahamb1969@yahoo.co.uk | Group 5 |
| Mens Vets 3 | Steve Plaistow | 07887 352454 splaistow@outlook.com | Group 6 |
| Ladies Vets 1 | Tracey White | 07794 358 498 tracywhite2611@gmail.com | Group 1 |
| Ladies Vets 2 | Margaret Shufflebotham | 07762 757 905 magsfeet@hotmail.com | Group 4 |
| Ladies Vets 3 | Jo Draper Moore | 07496 109 582 joanne.drapermoore@btinternet.com | Group 5 |
| Mens Over 60s Seniors | Group 2 |
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 £7.50 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 |
| Match Secretary | Steve Plaistow | 07887 352 454 |
