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We are looking for a motivated and diligent volunteer to become our new Treasurer.

We are looking for motivated and diligent volunteers to become Trustees.

This Winter Competition Guide has been designed to support you in finding County and Local Tour events in Wiltshire taking

We are delighted to announce details of the new WILTSHIRE TENNIS COACH BURSARY SCHEME. Wiltshire Tennis is committed to growing

Course description The Welfare Officer Induction course is designed for new welfare officers who want to increase their knowledge and

Captains: Lewis Fletcher & Neil Watts A fantastic effort from both the boys’ and girls’ teams at the U9 Tennis

We are delighted to inform that 4 of our regional award winners have gone forward to the National LTA Awards! 

Each year, the LTA Tennis Awards highlight the incredible achievements and contributions of people across Britain.Launched in 2015 with the

The Tennis Volunteer Group is a Facebook community group for anyone who volunteers within a tennis venue including tennis clubs,

The LTA and Wiltshire Tennis work with venues across the County to put on a range of activities to improve

As a sport, we throw away an estimated fifteen million tennis balls each year in GB. Most balls will only

Ben Rogers is a Battery Commander and previously holding a demanding role at Army HQ he dedicates an extraordinary amount

Holt Sports Courts (HSRC) is delighted to announce they have secured grant funding for 12 months of walking tennis coaching

Following a successful Paris 2024 Paralympic Games where Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid won Gold in the Men’s Doubles, completing

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY FOR TALENTED ATHLETES IN BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET AND SWINDON The GLL Sport Foundation is an athlete

LEARNING DISABILITY Date EventVenue22nd – 23rd February Leeds Learning Disability Tennis Tournament | LTA – Tennis for BritainJCCS Tennis Centre 8th – 9th

This Winter Competition Guide has been designed to support you in finding County and Local Tour events in your area

Regular weekly practices have continued to be held throughout the year at Swindon’s Delta Indoor Tennis Centre on Monday lunchtimes

It was the inaugural Wiltshire Padel County Championships which was kidly hosted by Padel4All at Bassett Down. Whilst the storm

Play Your Way to Wimbledon Competition – Adults Competition by Will Knight The Play your Way to Wimbledon event is

The Wiltshire 12U Teams played in the LTA County Cup over the weekend of 14th and 15th September. The boys

Following the success of the Wiltshire Junior County Championships we headed to Trowbridge Westbourne Tennis Club in September for the

The Wiltshire Ladies O35’s team of Helen Benton, Sarah Hosking, Alexandra Melhuish, Emma Morrell and Karina Weedon gathered at Devonshire

Our 2024 Junior Championships had a bit of a revamp with the introduction of our junior picnic, doubles pizza day

The Wiltshire Men’s County Cup 35s team delivered a strong performance in this year’s competition, finishing joint top of their

The Quarry Road Tennis Courts next to the Town Gardens in Swindon have been formally reopened following extensive refurbishment. This

The Wiltshire Mens and Ladies teams played the LTA Summer County Cup from 22nd – 26th July 2024. The Men

Holt Sports Court held a series of six walking tennis sessions, using funding from Wiltshire Tennis, over a period of

The LTA have released the LTA Tennis Foundation’s (LTA TF) Annual Report which showcases the work and impact that the

It was back to Pewsey Tennis Club this year for the Junior Play Your Way to Wimbledon Wiltshire County Finals

From the 5 teams we had last year to the 16 teams (8 mens and 8 ladies) it was all

On Saturday the 5th October in support of the NSPCC CPSU Keeping Your Child Safe in Sport Week 2024, the LTA

The Wiltshire County 10U teams competed at the LTA County Cup on 18th and 19th May. The Boys played at

Last year the LTA piloted the Young Person’s Welfare Ambassador (YPWA) programme with 23 children and young people across England,

The LTA recently held the National Welfare Officer Induction session and had almost 200 attendees. The recording of this session

We are pleased to confirm that Babolat are again offering all Registered tennis venues within the county of Wiltshire the

The Wiltshire County 14U teams competed at the LTA County Cup on 27th and 28th April. The Boys played at

The Tennis Volunteer Group is a Facebook community group for anyone who volunteers within a tennis venue including tennis clubs,

Our 8U County teams competed at the LTA 8U County Cup on Sunday 28th April in Southampton. BOYS REPORT The

On Saturday 13th April, two teams from Swindon’s Padel4All attended the national IPadel finals at Rocket Padel in Bristol. The

Sam Hull, a tennis coach working mainly with Marshfield Tennis Club and more recently Biddestone Tennis Club and Men’s captain

Our very own Roger Henry has won the regional Lifetime Achievement award and Andrew Payne the Volunteer of the Year. 

This case study covers the building of a new pavilion at Marlborough Tennis Club.

FREE training and a £250 reward voucher Designed specially for primary and secondary school teachers to support the curriculum. The

Venue – Aldershot Tennis Centre Captains – Lewis Fletcher and Neil Watts Girls Team: Gabrielle, Mary, Lowri and Ava Boys

1st – 3rd March 2024 GIRLS GROUP : 4BVENUE: TAUNTONTEAM: Olivia, Rebecca, Georgia, Jessica, Tillie, Sophie, Matilda, EmilyCAPTAIN: BECKY WATTS

In the heart of Swindon, what started as a casual gathering among friends has blossomed into the thriving community that

Leo, one of our fantastic Wiltshire 9U Squad players and his older sister, Isla, recently appeared on CBBC! They were

The Tennis Volunteer Group is a Facebook community group for anyone who volunteers within a tennis venue including tennis clubs,

Each year, the LTA Tennis Awards highlight the incredible achievements and contributions of people across Britain.Launched in 2015 with the

This term Sheldon Secondary School deaf and hard of hearing students began taking tennis lessons at Chippenham Tennis Club. They

Report by Andrew Luo from Ramsbury Tennis Club: I am thrilled to share an update of the LTA Young Person’s

Wiltshire Tennis are delighted to be offering the below qualification and CPD opportunity to all coaches, venues and volunteers. Wiltshire

Teams representing Wiltshire descended on Rocket Padel in Bristol on the weekend of the 18th/19th November to compete in the

Bright colours, children laughing, balls flying everywhere and captains cheering on their teams was the atmosphere at the Wiltshire Tennis

The County Adult teams played in the LTA Winter County Cup event on 24th – 26th November 2023. The men’s

Group: A Bucks Indoor Tennis Centre Players Girls: Ava, Mia, Kate, Talluah Players Boys: Nathaniel, Felix, George, Scott Captain: Dave

The winners of our 12U County Championships qualified for Babolat Cup UK Finals 2023. Mia and Adhrit represented Wiltshire and

The 12U County Cup was held over the weekend of 16th & 17th September 2023. The girls competed at Bradfield

We were delighted to be returning to Pewsey Tennis Club for the Wiltshire Adult County Championships which were played over

Salisbury Tennis Club was the perfect setting for this years Wiltshire Junior County Championships in August.  With just over 100

LADIES REPORT The Ladies O35’s County team of Alexandra Melhuish, Helen Benton, Fiona O’Sullivan, Sarah Hosking, June Keen and Karina

For the second year in a row Padel4All ladies team(Bassett Down club) representing Wiltshire won the South West regional qualifying

Wiltshire’s Lewis Fletcher and Phoebe Suthers (Elland, Yorkshire) have won their second successive World Deaf Tennis Championships mixed doubles silver

The LTA has named a team of five players, including 2019 medallists Esah Hayat, Wiltshire’s Lewis Fletcher and Phoebe Suthers,

Prime Video LTA Youth Girls is designed to inspire thousands of girls to pick up a racket and try tennis

Wiltshire Ladies had their most promising set of results across the age groups during the 2023 Senior County championships, securing

Five teams were entered for 2023 with team captains Hans Monahan (M55) & Mike Powell (M75 non-playing) continuing in post,

Congratulations to the Wiltshire Mens County Cup team who are promoted to Division 5 after close final rubber matches against

Congratulations to the Wiltshire Ladies Team who gained promotion at their County Cup event in Manchester and will now play

The LTA have recently launched a Disability Performance Pathway Resource Guide. This booklet is a resource for disabled players and

On Wednesday 21stJuly, our Wilts M75 team surpassed expectations against a strong Hampshire/Isle of Wight side which included two players

The July edition of the LTA Padel newsletter can be found below: padel-newsletter-july-2023Download

We are also hosting a Wiltshire Disability Tennis Festival which is open to players of all ages and abilities at

It was fitting to be running the Wiltshire County Play Your Way to Wimbledon 14u County Finals the weekend before

Wiltshire were delighted to host the area finals for Wiltshire, Dorset and Somerset with the event held at Salisbury Tennis

The Wiltshire 11U County teams competed at the LTA 11U County cup event over the weekend of 17th and 18th

The 10U County Cup was held over the weekend of 20th and 21st May. The Wiltshire boys played at Royal

The 14U County Cup was held over the weekend of 29th & 30th April. The girls competed in Torquay and

Date: Sunday 23rd April 2023Venue: SouthamptonCaptains: Lewis Fletcher and Catherine FletcherCounties in Groups: South Wales, Dorset and Hampshire and IOWBoys

Wiltshire Tennis are keen to support venues to develop their coaching workforce and bring more young people into the game

9U County CupVenue – SouthamptonGirls Captain – Lewis FletcherBoys Captain – Neil WattsBoys assistant Captain – Dave MorrisCounties – Wiltshire,

Please see the link below to the important interactive safeguarding simulation developed by the LTA in partnership with the University

We are sad to report that Graham Daniels, a stalwart of Wiltshire tennis in the 1950s, died in January at

BOYSThe boys captained by Neil Watts and assisted by Will Baillie, played in Hull in Group 5A. The Boys battled

Wiltshire’s Amelia Bissett, who is playing for Florida States has earned four total wins over the last weekend and has

On April 1st coaches Martin Wright and Jon Gregory from Pewsey Tennis Club will be attempting a 24hr tennis Marathon in

Each year, the LTA Tennis Awards highlight the incredible achievements and contributions of people across Britain.Launched in 2015 with the

What is Clean Sport?  Clean Sport is a sport without doping. We all have a responsibility within tennis to protect

Youth League and National Summer League 2023 – Online Entries now OPEN  We are pleased to announce that entry for

The majority of tennis balls end up being dumped in landfill or even worse incinerated. To date very little recycling

12U Boys – Bideford Team – Harry, Andrew, Josh, Joel. JacobCaptain – Neil Little Day 1- The boys started against

On 15th October, Wiltshire Tennis were delighted to welcome the LTA President, David Rawlinson, to the County. The day started

Wiltshire Tennis has committed to a net zero emissions target and have signed up the United Nations Sports for Climate

Get involved with informative online sessions which equip parents to support their child through their player journey. Ask questions, make

A newly formed Wiltshire Men’s team met up in Eastbourne for the 2022 LTA Over 35’s County Cup in mid-August. 

Junior County Champs Royal Wootton Bassett Tennis Club and Delta Tennis Centre was the setting for the 2022 Wiltshire Junior

Men’s Over 35’s A newly formed Wiltshire Men’s team met up in Eastbourne for the 2022 LTA Over 35’s County

With Covid restrictions lifted, all the Senior Ladies teams were again out representing Wiltshire in their respective age groups over

When Tillie (Trowbridge Westbourne, aged 13), played doubles against Tessa McWhirter (Chippenham Park, aged 73) this week, the 60 year