Match Tennis
The 2024 winter season will start on October 1st for the Dorset League.
Please see other pages for details of the team captains and match dates.
Our captains do a fantastic job!
Men’s 1 – Lloyd Harkcom
Men’s 2 – Owain Gosling
Men’s 3 – Neil Mackley
Men’s Vets 45+ – Patrick Brown
Men’s Vets 60+ – Mike Newman
Ladies 1 – Cleo Skilton
Ladies 2 – Carol Young
Ladies 3 – Sue Manson
Ladies Vets 60+ – Celia Barron
Mixed 1 – Kirsty Holmes
Mixed 2 – Lena Chavez
Mixed 3 – Dan Light
Visit the LTA site for team information
WINTER 2024 MATCHES
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Visit the LTA site for team information
Southbourne Tennis Club – Team Ethos and Selection
- Southbourne Tennis Club aims to be a very friendly club open to players of all abilities.
- The club will aim to run enough teams for the number of members wishing to play in teams.
- The club will run a squad system for each of the teams.
- The squad will elect a captain at the start of each season.
- The club will always try and pick the best players for each squad.
- The squad will be chosen using the squad and match selection criteria.
- Where a squad is made up of very committed members with good availability a minimum of 6 players would be suitable. Where a squad comprises members with not such good availability a larger number of members may be required.
- Members wishing to be a member of any squad will be required to attend at least one pre-season selection evening.
- The selection of each squad will be made by head coach and the coaching team.
- All team members should be good ambassadors for Southbourne Tennis Club.
- Team captains will choose the teams having regard to the good practice for teams captains criteria.
- Team players will have regard to the good practice for team players criteria.
Finally whilst putting our best teams out is important at Southbourne Tennis Club, having fun and enjoying tennis is paramount.
Good practice for Team Players
The club recognises that team players play an important part in club life.
- Always support your captain, especially with the sometimes difficult decisions they have to make.
- Let your captain know of your availability and update monthly.
- Attend pre-season selection evenings
- Try and attend the Tuesday evening team training session when possible
- Pay match fees promptly to the team captain
- Try and take an active part in the running of the club
- Be a good ambassador for the club.
SQUAD AND TEAM SELECTION CRITERIA
Squads are needed so that we can cope with injuries, illnesses and squad members being away. Squads will therefore need to be made up of a minimum of 6 members.
Dorset League
We have 12 teams playing in the Dorset winter and summer leagues (2 pair); 3 Men’s, 3 Ladies, 1 Men’s vets 40+, 1 Ladies and 1 Men’s vets 60+ and 3 Mixed, all of whom are in high divisions so the standard is good.
Selection for the squads will be based on:
- Doubles success/experience at Senior Club level or other representative level
- Doubles results
- Flexibility to play with different partners and in a team environment
- Fitness to play at least 2 doubles matches (4 sets)
- General Availability
- Behaviour and attitude on and off court to maintain the good standing of Southbourne Tennis Club
A small committee will put together the Club’s squads taking advice from the Head coach and the existing captains.
During September there will be an opportunity for all club members who would like to be considered for a team to attend a team selection session. There will also be an evening when Team captains will invite their squads to a match practice evening. Subsequently there will be discussions between team captains, the match secretary and club coach to discuss squads.
It is the responsibility of the Captain of each squad to select players for each match.