Tennis
Play at Hamilton
The following information indicates the normal opportunities for tennis at Hamilton over the year.
From July 4th, because of the current Covid restrictions, our courts are open for members and non-members to play both singles and doubles but with no mixing of players between courts. There are no organised group sessions until restrictions allow.
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. Members can also have individual coaching. (See Book a Court and Coaching)
We regret that currently we are unable to open the club house or provide toilets but tennis is going on. Please practise good hand hygiene and social distancing at all times.
Click here for current Rules of Play
Hamilton Tennis Club has excellent facilities and provides opportunities for tennis at all levels. Courts and changing rooms are open daily from 9:00am.
Our tennis courts are open all year round and are free for members to play on when courts are not required for club sessions. Courts 5 and 6 are also available for bookings from non-members through ClubSpark Pay & Play. The following sessions are organised for members at the club to provide numerous opportunities for all ages and levels of ability.
- 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
- When Club activities are resumed we will hope to be able to hold the remaining Tournaments shown below.
- 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.
Current team arrangements and contact details can be found in our ‘Who’s Who?’ section below.
Regular club reports can be found on our Facebook page.
Fixtures and Results
2020 summer leagues have been suspended due to Covid. We will give details of the proposed league arrangements as soon as they are available and display information about our teams, captains and contacts.
Book a Court
We run many organised club sessions during the evenings so there are limited times for free play, however courts are generally available during the day. To view court availability throughout the season and when courts are in use for club nights, coaching, tournaments, matches etc go to CLUBSPARK COURT BOOKING where you can now also 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.
All organized club sessions are suspended during Covid restrictions so all courts are available for bookings throughout the week.
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 | Steve Plaistow | 07887 352 454 |
| Match Secretary | Eileen Merrison | 07757 467 348 |
| Mens Tennis Co-Ordinator | TBC | TBC |
| Ladies Tennis Co-Ordinator | Margaret Heggs | 07407 547 714 |
| Social – Tennis/Tournaments | Margaret Shufflebotham | 07762 757 905 |
