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
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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.
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Friday Evening Social tennis Mix-in from 30th April
Now that the league season is upon us, the social tennis mix-in evening will move to Fridays, starting at 6.30. These sessions are open to all players, ladies and gents. With C19 restrictions still with us, booking will be through a WhatsApp group ‘Jan’s Friday Challenge’. 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. New members are especially welcome. Find Jan when you arrive, and she will explain how the evening will work and get you involved.
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.
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. Captains’ contact details will be added when these are available.
Leicestershire Handbook
Summer Fixtures 2021
Summer Fixtures updated 21.6.21
| Summer League 2021 | Team Co-Ordinator | Contact | View Fixtures and Results |
| Match Secretary | Steve Plaistow | 07887 352 454 splaistow@outlook.com | |
| 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 | Emily Harrison | 07734 495 625 | Group 3B |
| Mixed 2 | Sue Harrison | 07932 000 069 | Group 5B |
| Mixed 3 | Patrick Whenham Bossy | 07814 747 330 | 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 | Tracy 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 |
