Sunday, 30th June 2024 1 pm to 6 pm Wimborne Tennis Club are holding a Charity Open Day to help raise money for two amazing charities, The Brain Tumour Charity and Forest Holme Hospice. A fun filled family event with lots going on including : 1 pm BBQ and drinks 1.30 pm to 3.30 pm […]
News & Updates
11U Girls County Cup Team Win Through to the Finals
A fantastic County Cup weekend for our 11U girls team who qualified through to the Finals taking place at Nottingham Tennis Centre, 5th to 7th July. The team were at Great Missenden LTC with teams from Essex, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Avon and Gloucestershire. A superb start to the weekend with a 6-0 win v Essex followed […]
Extraordinary General Meeting – 24th June 2024
An Extraordinary General Meeting of Dorset LTA is being held on 24th June, 7 pm by Zoom. The purpose of the meeting is to invite the members of Dorset LTA (who comprise the LTA registered venues in Dorset) to give approval for a change of entity to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation called Dorset Tennis and […]
Volunteers’ Week Celebrates 40 Years
It’s Volunteers Week (3rd to 9th June), a time to celebrate the amazing contributions volunteers make to communities across the UK. Much of the work tennis volunteers do is behind the scenes in clubs, parks, schools, at tournaments often going above and beyond to make tennis possible for so many across our county. Our thanks […]
Kevin Croydon awarded the LTA Meritorious Award for Outstanding Contribution to Tennis
Many congratulations to Kevin Croydon who has been awarded the LTA Meritorious Award having been nominated by Dorset LTA for his outstanding contribution to tennis over a period of 40 years. Kevin has volunteered in several tennis clubs in which he has played in different counties over a 40 year period. Since moving to Dorset […]
Dorset Volunteers at The British Open Masters Clay Court Championships
Great to welcome club and county volunteers at The British Open Masters Clay Court Championships at The West Hants Club today (30th May). With the weather not playing ball and play delayed, a get together over a complimentary coffee and cake was enjoyed. A small way of saying a big thank you to Dorset Tennis […]
Tennis Parents Community Live Q&A with Dorset’s Millen Hurrion
USA University Tennis with GB pro players, Dorset’s Millen Hurrion & Hollie Hutchinson who will be pleased to answer your questions about playing tennis on scholarships at US Universities Sunday, 9th June, 7 pm to 8 pm Dorset’s Millen Hurrion is one of the guests for this Q&A session. Millen, who grew up in Weymouth, […]
LTA Pledgeball League is back for 2024
The LTA’s partnership with Pledgeball, the research-backed charity dedicated to rallying the sports community to tackle climate change, is back for 2024. The climate crisis and changes to the environment are impacting tennis at all levels, and it’s up to everyone in the sport to play their part to secure a lasting future for tennis […]
Upcoming LTA Competition Organiser Courses
Interested in becoming a Competition Organiser at your venue? A great way to help run end of term informal coaching group tournaments; internal club tournaments; cluster events, competition with nearby clubs/venues, Play Your Way to Wimbledon, organising closed (or open) events which lead to winners going on to County and Regional events (possibly even at […]
10U County Cup Weekend
Great team spirit and positive attitudes all round from our 10U girls and boys County Cup teams over the weekend with both teams finishing in 3rd place. The girls faced tough competition from Hampshire & IoW and Surrey on day 1 but their determination shone through and on day 2, with some outstanding tennis, the […]
