Congratulations to Adam Walker for being selected by the LTA to attend a National Talent Identification day! Adam is BLTC’s current Junior of the year and we wish him every success!
Tuesday Club Evening
Club evening continues on Tuesdays from 7-9pm. To cover ball costs and floodlights there is a £2 charge per person.
Club night is a social evening for members to play some tennis & meet other members. It’s club standard open play- if you’re new and not sure if you’re quite up to club play yet, perhaps get some guidance from Sam during the new members free coaching session on Wednesday evenings.
Tuesday Club Evening continues!
Club evening continues on Tuesdays from 7-9pm. To cover ball costs and floodlights there is a £2 charge per person.
Club night is a social evening for members to play some tennis & meet other members. It’s club standard open play- if you’re new and not sure if you’re quite up to club play yet, perhaps get some guidance from Sam during the new members free coaching session on Wednesday evenings.
CLUB OPEN FINALS DAY – SATURDAY 10TH JULY
Open Finals Day is on July 10th and play will begin at 1pm. Mens & Ladies Singles will start around 2pm. There will be afternoon tea at around 3.30. Presentation of trophies for both the Handicap and Open events will follow end of play.
If you would like food in the evening, Mary is providing lasagne & pudding for £5. Please contact her on 07762 542476 to book.
Good luck with your remaining matches!
New racket stringing service for members!
Jolly Good Sports in Petts Wood now offers club members a drop off and collection service for restrings. All you need to do is leave your racket behind the bar, complete the slip, then simply book and pay online- all the instructions are on the yellow ticket. Rackets will be picked up and collected on Mondays and Thursdays.
Junior Club Evening – Fridays 6-8pm
Sam’s Friday night sessions have now resumed and will run every Friday during term time. Come down and join in the fun! Free for junior members
Social club night on Tuesdays continues!
Club evening continues on Tuesdays from 7-9pm. To cover ball costs and floodlights there is a £2 charge per person
Club night is a social evening for members to play some tennis & meet other members. It’s club standard open play- if you’re new and not sure if you’re quite up to club play yet, perhaps get some guidance from Sam during the new members free coaching session on Wednesday evenings.
Happy hour continues from 9-10 pm, draft beers will be £1.50 a pint and bottles on wine only a fiver- what better way to reward yourself after an evenings tennis!
A new Head Coach for BLTC !
A warm welcome to Andrew Richardson who joins BLTC as Head Coach this week
During his professional career Andrew has played at the highest level around the world: competing all four Grand Slams and reaching the third round of The Wimbledon Championships in 1997.
Since retiring from the pro circuit, he has gone on to coach players of all standards: performance level, Davis Cup and world top 100.
With such impressive credentials Andrew has the capability to develop and expand our player base from where we are today across all age groups. Great news!
Full information about the coaching team can be found on the ‘Tennis’ page
Wimbledon Draw – Sunday 25th April
The draw sheets for Wimbledon are up in the clubhouse. In order to enter into the draw you must be a fully paid club member (9 years & over) for the current season and have a British Tennis Membership number.
The draw will take place on Sunday 25th April at 5pm.
Courts 5-7 to be re-surfaced end March 2010
Work to re-surface courts 5,6 and 7 is scheduled to begin at the end of March , weather dependant! Provided the weather is kind, work should be completed in approximately two weeks. The courts will be Summer Green with Olive Green to the run off areas.