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.
Social Tennis
We provide a full programme of social tennis for all members.
Tennis Ladders
Singles and doubles ladders offer opportunities for competitive social tennis through much of the year, apart from May through to October when Summer League matches are on. If you wish to take part, please contact the following organisers for more information and to be included. You can enter either ladder as an individual. Once set up, ladders are organised through whatsapp groups.
Singles – Bridget Longworth 07419 822972 Players are arranged in groups of 5 or 6 by ability. They arrange to play everyone in their group over a set period. Winners move up and losers go down to another group at the end of the period (approx 6 weeks).
Doubles Karen Walker 07779 076629 Played over a 3/4 week period. 4 players in a mixed group. They arrange to play together in one session at their convenience. 3 doubles sets are played so that each player plays with a different partner during the session. Sets are played to 4 with a tie-break at 3 all. Winners move up, losers move down in the next period.
Mix-in Club Sessions
These weekly sessions are open to all adult members who want to play social tennis and just turn up and play. They are especially helpful to new members and are a great way to get to know others. Whatsapp is used for messages about reduced court availability or contacting others. Please contact the session organisers for more information or to join the WhatsApp groups.
Monday Morning Social Tennis from 9.30am – Contact Claire Cook 07931 978828
Tuesday Afternoon Social Tennis 2pm – 3.30pm – Contact Yvonne Jarvis 07834 635618
Thursday Afternoon Social Tennis 2pm – 3.30pm – Contact Gillian Bunting 07852 701890
Mixed Evenings – Regular Drop-in Sessions Tuesdays & occasional Fridays from 6.30pm – Contact jan@janjackson.uk
Ladies Nights – Wednesdays 6.15-9pm (winter) – Contact margaret.heggs@sky.com Ladies Nights are organised on a league basis and run from late September through to March. They are open to all ladies who want to play regularly and are organised through a WedLadiesNight WhatsApp group. To join the group or for more information about these sessions contact Margaret.
Mens Nights – Thursdays from 6.30pm To join the group and be added to the WhatsApp group Contact – Graham Brown 07870 690811 or Will Harrison 07794 366659
Clubhouse
The opening times for the clubhouse are shown in the “Social Events and Bars” area
Tennis members may access the clubhouse at all times throughout the day but players need to provide their own drinks.
- Club nights on Tuesdays from 6.30pm. Mixed play.
- Wednesday nights and Sunday afternoons – ladies sessions. Over the winter, Wednesday evenings are organised as a ladder competition.
- Thursday nights and Sunday mornings- mens sessions
- Monday club mornings 9-12 noon.
- Tuesday club afternoons 2.00-3.30pm.
- Thursday club afternoons 2.00-3.30pm.
- 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.
- Regular group coaching sessions for adult beginners and for improvers/intermediates. Team coaching, junior coaching and individual coaching is also available.
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
Tennis Leicestershire / Home (lta.org.uk) For information and handbook with all league rules
LTA -Tennis for Britain For access to all Leicestershire Leagues
Summer League 2024
Full Fixture list
Mens Fixtures
Ladies Fixtures
Winter League 2023 | Team Co-Ordinator | Contact | View Fixtures and Results for each team Click the group below |
Match Secretary Eileen Merrison | 07757 467 348 01664 851 979 eileen.merrison@ntlworld.com | ||
Ladies 1 | Nicky Herbert | 07702 060 991 nickyjane16@gmail.com | Group 1B |
Ladies 2 | Polly Ahir | 07831 873 520 pollydolby@gmail.com | Group 3A |
Ladies 3 | Sarah Jones | 07900 577 009 sljbolt31@hotmail.com | Group 5A |
Mens 1 | Will Harrison | 07794 366 659 will.harrison100@gmail.com | Group 3A |
Mens 2 | Edwin Shufflebotham | 07531 920 598 edshuff@hotmail.co.uk | Group 5A |
CLUBSPARK COURT BOOKING
See court availability throughout the season and court use for coaching, club sessions or matches. Sign in to Clubspark to book courts on-line. Courts 5 and 6 are available for non-members to book through Pay & Play at a £7.50 per 1.5hr session. Members who want to play with a non-member may book any hard court at £5 per session.
Who’s Who?
Position | Name | Contact Number |
Match Secretary | Eileen Merrison | 07757 467 348 eileen.merrison@ntlworld.com |
Club Captain | Gillian Bunting | 07852 701890 gillianbunting@icloud.com |
Tennis Coordinator | Will Harrison | 07794 366 659 hello@debenspaceslimited.co.uk |