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The Wiltshire 12U Teams played in the LTA County Cup over the weekend of 14th and 15th September. The boys played at Taunton and the girls in Ivybridge. Full reports

The Wiltshire Ladies O35’s team of Helen Benton, Sarah Hosking, Alexandra Melhuish, Emma Morrell and Karina Weedon gathered at Devonshire park on Friday evening for welcome drinks before the competition

The Wiltshire Men’s County Cup 35s team delivered a strong performance in this year’s competition, finishing joint top of their division with Staffordshire and Somerset (https://competitions.lta.org.uk/sport/draw.aspx?id=23A0D117-50C9-4518-8F6A-887092813992&draw=10). However, they narrowly missed

The Quarry Road Tennis Courts next to the Town Gardens in Swindon have been formally reopened following extensive refurbishment. This major project, made possible by a generous £140k investment from

The Wiltshire Mens and Ladies teams played the LTA Summer County Cup from 22nd – 26th July 2024. The Men played at West Worthing in Group 5 and the Ladies

Holt Sports Court held a series of six walking tennis sessions, using funding from Wiltshire Tennis, over a period of 6 weeks from 25th May to 3rd July 2024.  The

LTA COACH FORUM THURSDAY 7TH NOVEMBER 2024 – DELTA TC SWINDON – 9.30AM -1.30PM Cost: £30 The 2024 LTA Coach Forum, are aimed at coaches with an interest in developing

The LTA have released the LTA Tennis Foundation’s (LTA TF) Annual Report which showcases the work and impact that the LTA TF had throughout 2023. The LTA TF is the

It was back to Pewsey Tennis Club this year for the Junior Play Your Way to Wimbledon Wiltshire County Finals and it was great to see so many players with

From the 5 teams we had last year to the 16 teams (8 mens and 8 ladies) it was all to play for and the matches didn’t disappoint. Salisbury Tennis

The forthcoming Wiltshire Junior County Closed Competition, which will also feature junior matchplay events and a junior/adult Tie Break Tens event, takes please between the 25th and the 31st August

On Saturday the 5th October in support of the NSPCC CPSU Keeping Your Child Safe in Sport Week 2024, the LTA will be running The LTA Safe to Play Annual Safeguarding Conference 2024 The Conference has

The competition takes place in Devonshire Park, Eastbourne on Friday 9th – Sunday 11th August, 2024. Any player over the age of 35 is eligible to compete. There will be

We are pleased to confirm that we are holding a Wiltshire Tennis Open Court Festival on Wednesday 10th July. A Wheelchair Tennis Festival will take place in the morning from

The Wiltshire County 10U teams competed at the LTA County Cup on 18th and 19th May. The Boys played at Royal Wootton Bassett and the Girls at Sherborne. BOYS REPORT

Last year the LTA piloted the Young Person’s Welfare Ambassador (YPWA) programme with 23 children and young people across England, Scotland and Wales. With it’s success they are now developing the

The LTA recently held the National Welfare Officer Induction session and had almost 200 attendees. The recording of this session can be accessed here – https://vimeo.com/941909003/300cf4f8a8

UCoach have the below courses taking place in Wiltshire and Hampshire during 2024. For further details or information please contact UCoach via the below course links: + Assistant – Basingstoke

We are pleased to confirm that Babolat are again offering all Registered tennis venues within the county of Wiltshire the opportunity to access a Club ball offer. For every 12

The Wiltshire County 14U teams competed at the LTA County Cup on 27th and 28th April. The Boys played at Taunton and the girls at Torquay. BOYS REPORT Players: Harry,

The Tennis Volunteer Group is a Facebook community group for anyone who volunteers within a tennis venue including tennis clubs, parks, universities and schools. The latest newsletter with details forthcoming

Our 8U County teams competed at the LTA 8U County Cup on Sunday 28th April in Southampton. BOYS REPORT The Boys kicked off against Hampshire and they proved to be

Its a busy weekend of Junior County Cup tennis this weekend! In the 14U County Cup the Wiltshire boys team are playing at Taunton, captained by Neil Watts and Dave

On Saturday 13th April, two teams from Swindon’s Padel4All attended the national IPadel finals at Rocket Padel in Bristol. The IPadel competition is held twice and year and has two

Sam Hull, a tennis coach working mainly with Marshfield Tennis Club and more recently Biddestone Tennis Club and Men’s captain ran the London Marathon in memory of his father, who

Applications are now been welcomed by the LTA for the 2024 Seniors Tennis GB (STGB) / LTA Participation grant scheme.

Our very own Roger Henry has won the regional Lifetime Achievement award and Andrew Payne the Volunteer of the Year.  Both will now go onto the National Awards which are

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 FREE LTA teacher training CPD comes with access to a

Venue – Aldershot Tennis Centre Captains – Lewis Fletcher and Neil Watts Girls Team: Gabrielle, Mary, Lowri and Ava Boys Team: Myles, Leo, Euan, Nathaniel, Zach and Guy The Wiltshire

1st – 3rd March 2024 GIRLS GROUP : 4BVENUE: TAUNTONTEAM: Olivia, Rebecca, Georgia, Jessica, Tillie, Sophie, Matilda, EmilyCAPTAIN: BECKY WATTS & LAUREN WALLIS Wiltshire girls worked hard over our u18

In the heart of Swindon, what started as a casual gathering among friends has blossomed into the thriving community that is now the Swindon Pickleball. From its humble beginnings, the

Leo, one of our fantastic Wiltshire 9U Squad players and his older sister, Isla, recently appeared on CBBC! They were on the series of ‘I Can Do It, You Can

The Tennis Volunteer Group is a Facebook community group for anyone who volunteers within a tennis venue including tennis clubs, parks, universities and schools. A flyer can be found below:

Each year, the LTA Tennis Awards highlight the incredible achievements and contributions of people across Britain.Launched in 2015 with the help of former LTA president Cathie Sabin OBE, the awards

This term Sheldon Secondary School deaf and hard of hearing students began taking tennis lessons at Chippenham Tennis Club. They have all enjoyed learning the basics of tennis and developing

Report by Andrew Luo from Ramsbury Tennis Club: I am thrilled to share an update of the LTA Young Person’s Welfare Ambassadors project at Ramsbury Tennis club in Wiltshire. As

Wiltshire Tennis are delighted to be offering the below qualification and CPD opportunity to all coaches, venues and volunteers. Wiltshire Tennis have teamed up with New College Swindon to provide

Teams representing Wiltshire descended on Rocket Padel in Bristol on the weekend of the 18th/19th November to compete in the first ever UK County Padel Championships. There were teams fielded

Bright colours, children laughing, balls flying everywhere and captains cheering on their teams was the atmosphere at the Wiltshire Tennis 8u Festival held at Delta TC in November. It was

The County Adult teams played in the LTA Winter County Cup event on 24th – 26th November 2023. The men’s team competed in Aldershot and the ladies in Newport. Men’s

Group: A Bucks Indoor Tennis Centre Players Girls: Ava, Mia, Kate, Talluah Players Boys: Nathaniel, Felix, George, Scott Captain: Dave Morris Morning Session – The girls started first with us

The winners of our 12U County Championships qualified for Babolat Cup UK Finals 2023. Mia and Adhrit represented Wiltshire and the full results can be found at https://competitions.lta.org.uk/tournament/B9E7CEC4-BAD6-44DE-9AAB-7537DDC11F99 The wrap

The 12U County Cup was held over the weekend of 16th & 17th September 2023. The girls competed at Bradfield College in the Division 1 Play offs and the Boys

We were delighted to be returning to Pewsey Tennis Club for the Wiltshire Adult County Championships which were played over the weekend of the 23rd/24th September. With over 40 players

Salisbury Tennis Club was the perfect setting for this years Wiltshire Junior County Championships in August.  With just over 100 juniors competing across events from 8u to 18u singles and

LADIES REPORT The Ladies O35’s County team of Alexandra Melhuish, Helen Benton, Fiona O’Sullivan, Sarah Hosking, June Keen and Karina Weedon had the great honour of representing the county at

For the second year in a row Padel4All ladies team(Bassett Down club) representing Wiltshire won the South West regional qualifying beating East Glos., Winchester and West Hants, a great result

Wiltshire’s Lewis Fletcher and Phoebe Suthers (Elland, Yorkshire) have won their second successive World Deaf Tennis Championships mixed doubles silver medal after a narrow 7-6, 7-5 defeat to Czech No.1

The LTA has named a team of five players, including 2019 medallists Esah Hayat, Wiltshire’s Lewis Fletcher and Phoebe Suthers, to represent Great Britain at the 3rd World Deaf Tennis

Prime Video LTA Youth Girls is designed to inspire thousands of girls to pick up a racket and try tennis for the first time. The focus is on creating an

Wiltshire Ladies had their most promising set of results across the age groups during the 2023 Senior County championships, securing 2nd place for the Over 50s ,55s and 60s in their

Five teams were entered for 2023 with team captains Hans Monahan (M55) & Mike Powell (M75 non-playing) continuing in post, James Sinclair (moving from M65 to M70), and new captains

Congratulations to the Wiltshire Mens County Cup team who are promoted to Division 5 after close final rubber matches against Shropshire at the County Cup in Southsea. Well done boys!

Congratulations to the Wiltshire Ladies Team who gained promotion at their County Cup event in Manchester and will now play in Group 6. Well done Ladies!

The LTA have recently launched a Disability Performance Pathway Resource Guide. This booklet is a resource for disabled players and the tennis workforce, which aims to describe the different impairment

On Wednesday 21stJuly, our Wilts M75 team surpassed expectations against a strong Hampshire/Isle of Wight side which included two players selected recently for British National Teams to play in the

The July edition of the LTA Padel newsletter can be found below:

We are also hosting a Wiltshire Disability Tennis Festival which is open to players of all ages and abilities at Riverside Tennis Club on Wednesday 23rd August 2023.  This will

It was fitting to be running the Wiltshire County Play Your Way to Wimbledon 14u County Finals the weekend before the start of the Championships and the matches didn’t disappoint.

Wiltshire were delighted to host the area finals for Wiltshire, Dorset and Somerset with the event held at Salisbury Tennis Centre. It was a beautiful, if not slightly hot day

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

The 10U County Cup was held over the weekend of 20th and 21st May. The Wiltshire boys played at Royal Wootton Bassett TC and the girls at Sherborne in Dorset.

We are pleased to confirm the County Championships dates for 2023: JUNIOR COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS – SALISBURY TENNIS CLUBSUNDAY 20th AUGUST TO SATURDAY 27th AUGUST 20238u – 18u EventsSingles and DoublesSalisbury

The 14U County Cup was held over the weekend of 29th & 30th April. The girls competed in Torquay and the Boys in Taunton. Reports below: 14U Girls County CupVenue

Date: Sunday 23rd April 2023Venue: SouthamptonCaptains: Lewis Fletcher and Catherine FletcherCounties in Groups: South Wales, Dorset and Hampshire and IOWBoys Squad: Zac, Chris, Euan, Leo, NathanielGirls Squad: Gabrielle, Lowri, Ava,

Wiltshire Tennis are keen to support venues to develop their coaching workforce and bring more young people into the game to inspire others to play. Tennis Leaders provide coaches with:

9U County CupVenue – SouthamptonGirls Captain – Lewis FletcherBoys Captain – Neil WattsBoys assistant Captain – Dave MorrisCounties – Wiltshire, Hampshire and IOW, Dorset, Sussex and Kent.Both boys/girls had a

Please see the link below to the important interactive safeguarding simulation developed by the LTA in partnership with the University of Kent, supported by funding from Sport England and the

Play Your Way to Wimbledon gives players an opportunity to mimic their heroes and compete for a title at Wimbledon.  KEY VENUE DETAILS Register your event by 20 March For more

We are sad to report that Graham Daniels, a stalwart of Wiltshire tennis in the 1950s, died in January at the age of 89. Graham lived in Salisbury, and he

BOYSThe boys captained by Neil Watts and assisted by Will Baillie, played in Hull in Group 5A. The Boys battled hard all weekend and with a well deserved win on

Wiltshire’s Amelia Bissett, who is playing for Florida States has earned four total wins over the last weekend and has been named ACC co-Freshman of the Week by the Atlantic

On April 1st coaches Martin Wright and Jon Gregory from Pewsey Tennis Club will be attempting a 24hr tennis Marathon in aid of Cancer Research UK. They will playing a different

Each year, the LTA Tennis Awards highlight the incredible achievements and contributions of people across Britain.Launched in 2015 with the help of former LTA president Cathie Sabin OBE, the awards

What is Clean Sport?  Clean Sport is a sport without doping. We all have a responsibility within tennis to protect our sport from doping. The LTA Anti-Doping Programme includes a

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

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

12U Boys – Bideford Team – Harry, Andrew, Josh, Joel. JacobCaptain – Neil Little Day 1- The boys started against Cornwall and were 2-2 after singles. With great wins for

On 15th October, Wiltshire Tennis were delighted to welcome the LTA President, David Rawlinson, to the County. The day started at Royal Wootton Bassett Tennis Club, a thriving tennis club

Wiltshire Tennis has committed to a net zero emissions target and have signed up the United Nations Sports for Climate Action Framework. Background Global warming is placing our planet and

Get involved with informative online sessions which equip parents to support their child through their player journey. Ask questions, make suggestions, and hear from experts in the field to keep

A newly formed Wiltshire Men’s team met up in Eastbourne for the 2022 LTA Over 35’s County Cup in mid-August.  The weather conditions were clear skies and challenging heat and

Junior County Champs Royal Wootton Bassett Tennis Club and Delta Tennis Centre was the setting for the 2022 Wiltshire Junior County Championships. Our week commenced with the 8u and 9u

Men’s Over 35’s A newly formed Wiltshire Men’s team met up in Eastbourne for the 2022 LTA Over 35’s County Cup in mid-August. The weather conditions were clear skies and

With Covid restrictions lifted, all the Senior Ladies teams were again out representing Wiltshire in their respective age groups over the summer. A well attended practice session at Delta centre

When Tillie (Trowbridge Westbourne, aged 13), played doubles against Tessa McWhirter (Chippenham Park, aged 73) this week, the 60 year age gap proved that tennis really is a sport for

The Roger Witt Memorial Garden was designed and installed Chris & Natalie Haimes under the watchful eye of Jacky Witt during the Spring of this year.  Some plants were donated

Two Ukrainian tennis playing families have recently been matched with sponsor families close to Trowbridge Westbourne Tennis Club under the Government Scheme “Homes for Ukraine”.  The community club in Wiltshire

The LTA Open Court Programme is a national programme funded by Sport England and the LTA, which is delivered at a local level made up of a collaboration of key

Neil Allen from Swindon Tennis Centre was selected as the Regional Winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award for the South West region in the 2022 LTA Tennis Awards and below

It was a beautiful morning at Swindon Tennis Centre which was the setting for the 2022 Play Your Way to Wimbledon County Finals. As the players arrived the sense of

11U Girls – Bristol Team: Mia, Pheobe, Nicole and OliviaCaptain – Lewis Fletcher On the weekend of 18th June – the girls U11 County Cup event took place in Bristol. We

U10 National Finals were held at Bath Uni on 10 – 12th of June. Captain – Lewis Fletcher Team – Adhrit, Jacob, Reuben and Alexander It was a really proud

We are pleased to inform you that Wiltshire Tennis have signed up to Tree Nation.  Initially this will ensure our website is carbon neutral. We will review what else can be

10U Boys County Cup Burnham-On-Sea Group E  A wonderful weekend for the boys with glorious weather. There were 6 counties in our group with Devon and Somerset in our half

GIRLS – TORQUAY – GROUP A Team: Olivia, Ella, Emily, Matilda, Sophie and Anya It was a great weekend all round with the girls finishing second overall. There were six

The Play Your Way to Wimbledon, powered by Vodafone, junior tournament (previously called Road to Wimbledon) gives most players under the age of 18, an opportunity to follow in their heroes footsteps and compete for

Wiltshire are delighted to report that Neil Allen from Swindon Tennis Centre has been selected as the Regional Winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award for the South West region in

The Wiltshire 8U team played in the 8U LTA County Cup event on Sunday 27th March at Southampton in Group G . This year is the first time that the