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14U County Cup Report- 3rd & 4th May 2025
14U GIRLS VENUE: Bideford, DevonGROUP:2DCAPTAINS: Neil Watts & Becky KaufmannPLAYERS: Matilda, Phoebe, Mia, Daisy, Nicole The Under 14 girls had an amazing weekend in Devon. We played teams from Devon, Somerset, Cornwall and South Wales. This team have been together for a long time and the spirit and enjoyment they all get from being with…
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10U COUNTY CUP – 10th & 11th May
10U GIRLS VENUE: Poole, East DorsetGROUP: South Group CCAPTAIN: Lewis FletcherPLAYERS: Gabrielle, Jessica, Lowri, Sophia The U10 Girls County Cup took place in East Dorset, with teams from South Wales, Berkshire, Dorset, and Wiltshire coming together in a fantastic display of junior tennis talent. Representing their county with pride, our young team played with determination…
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11U COUNTY CUP REPORTS – 14th & 15th June
11U BOYS VENUE:Â Oxstalls GlosGROUP: 2ECAPTAINS:Â Lewis Fletcher and Becky KaufmannPLAYERS: Zach, Neil, Damian, Harry and Lucas The Wiltshire U11 Boys took part in the County Cup held at Oxstalls in Gloucestershire, alongside teams from Hampshire & Isle of Wight, Shropshire, Hereford & Worcester, and hosts Gloucestershire. It was a fantastic weekend of Tennis, and the Wiltshire boys…
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National Volunteer Week – hear from our president
A little poem by our LTA President Sandi Proctor to say a big thank you to all the tennis volunteers across the county and the nation.
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Wiltshire Tennis Celebrates it’s Centenary
1924 – 2024 Yesterday, May 10, Wiltshire Lawn Tennis Association celebrated its centenary with a special afternoon tea at Marlborough Golf Club. In honour of the occasion, Geoffrey Owen, President of the Wiltshire Lawn Tennis, has written a history tracing its early beginnings with just 10 clubs through the turbulent years of WW2 to the…
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The Deaflympics and Deaf Tennis: A Century of Breaking Barriers
In Deaf Awareness Week and ahead of the 2025 Deaflympics being held in Tokyo this November, we mark 100 years of the Deaflympics and the pivotal role deaf tennis has played in its history. The Deaflympics, originally known as the International Silent Games, were first held in Paris in 1924. The brainchild of Eugène Rubens-Alcais,…
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U8 Tennis County Cup – Southampton, 26th April
Captains – Lewis Fletcher / Neil Little It was a full-on afternoon of tennis action at the U8 County Cup in Southampton, with teams from Wiltshire, Hampshire & IOW, Avon, and Berkshire competing. Both our boys and girls arrived full of smiles, excitement, and ready to play. It was particularly special to see the entire…
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U9 Tennis County Cup – Aldershot
Captains: Lewis Fletcher & Neil Watts A fantastic effort from both the boys’ and girls’ teams at the U9 Tennis County Cup in Aldershot! The girls showed great competitiveness throughout the event, with many close battles. It came down to a tight contest for second place between us and Berkshire, with Berkshire just edging ahead…
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Four Award Winners go through to LTA Finals
We are delighted to inform that 4 of our regional award winners have gone forward to the National LTA Awards! Congratulations to : – The Wiltshire LTA National League for Competition of the Year. – Hilda Moore for the Lifetime Achievement Award. – Marlborough Tennis as Club of the Year. – Kay Gilbert for the Presidents…
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2024 Award Winners
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 recognise the many thousands of inspirational individuals involved in tennis, dedicating their precious time and energy; 25,000 volunteers, 4,672 coaches and 975 officials. They also…
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TVC Newsletter 2025 February/March
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 meetings for the Tennis Volunteer Community Group is available below.
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LTA Tennis Ball Recycling Scheme
As a sport, we throw away an estimated fifteen million tennis balls each year in GB. Most balls will only be played with for 4-6 hours on court, but each ball can take up to 300 years to degrade in landfill. We have been looking at solutions to this problem and following a successful pilot…
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Army Sports Awards – Ben Rogers
Ben Rogers is a Battery Commander and previously holding a demanding role at Army HQ he dedicates an extraordinary amount of time to tennis, as the Army and UKAF Men’s Team Captain. He is a serial Army and Inter-Services singles and doubles champion and in 2024, he represented England in the 35+ Four Nations and…
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Holt Sports Court secures Walking Tennis funding!
Holt Sports Courts (HSRC) is delighted to announce they have secured grant funding for 12 months of walking tennis coaching on Holt tennis courts!  The funding is being provided by the Wiltshire Community Foundation (www.wiltshirecf.org.uk) under their Older People’s Programme. Walking tennis was introduced in Holt in May 2024 and to date has involved around a…
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Honorary Treasurer
We are looking for a motivated and diligent volunteer to become our new Treasurer.
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Trustees
We are looking for motivated and diligent volunteers to become Trustees.
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2024 Senior Mens Report
Regular weekly practices have continued to be held throughout the year at Swindon’s Delta Indoor Tennis Centre on Monday lunchtimes 12.00-2.00 and have been well-attended in both summer and winter months. This can give marginal home advantage in matches as our players are accustomed to the lighting and court surface. Four teams were entered in…
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2024 Padel County Championships
It was the inaugural Wiltshire Padel County Championships which was kidly hosted by Padel4All at Bassett Down. Whilst the storm brought heavy rain and strong winds outside, we had the luxury of being indoors under the canopy with competitive matches being played alongside friendly banter and topped off with the music playing in the background…
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Play Your Way To Wimbledon Competition – player reports
Play Your Way to Wimbledon Competition – Adults Competition by Will Knight The Play your Way to Wimbledon event is a great way for club level tennis players to reach where champions are crowned! Tim and I entered the event without thinking of reaching Wimbledon. After winning four competitive matches at TWTC, we reached the…
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12U County Cup Reports
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 below: BOYSVenue: Taunton Team: Jasper, Hector, Finlay and ReubenCaptains: Lewis Fletcher and Neil Watts Our U12 team faced some challenging competition in the County Cup.…
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