News
Draw for Round 2 of the Tennis Box League now available
(Posted: 19th Mar 12)
Dorking Welcomes new Tennis Coach
(Posted: 15th Mar 12)
We are pleased to welcome a new coach to our coaching team. His name is Valentin, he is 25 years old and comes from Romania. He speaks very good English along with four other European languages!
As a junior he played to a very high level and has played professional team tennis in Germany as well as in national and international tournaments. He has developed great coaching skills from all his experiences in other European countries from club tennis to coaching in prestigious hotels.
“I am a high performance coach with extensive experience working with all levels, from beginner to performance, of all ages. I am passionate about tennis and enjoy discovering and developing new talents. I am hard working and believe in mutual respect and positive encouragement. I look forward to being a positive influence at Dorking Tennis Club working with all standards. I look forward to seeing you all around the club.” - Valentin
Valentin is available for coaching and you can contact him on 07919 453206 to arrange a lesson.
Calling all tennis and squash and social members who like a party!
(Posted: 15th Mar 12)
Our lovely social committee are considering organising one of their dazzling black tie dinner dances later in the year but, before they spend time gathering prices, making bookings and softening up the chefs to come up with something as good as Caroline Stamp can, they need to know if you’d like one!
The DINNER DANCE is likely to be in October (but the committee are open to suggestions) at the Betchworth Golf Club.
IF YOU WOULD DEFINITELY BUY TICKETS, PLEASE EMAIL JANET AT
MARTINANDJANET@TALKTALK.NET
2012 Junior Tennis Coaching - Easter Holiday Camps and Saturday Coaching
(Posted: 7th Mar 12)
Every year, Club Head Coach Brian Love, organises mid-week, Saturday and Half Term coaching sessions and camps.
Full up-to-date details, dates, prices and entry forms can be read and downloaded Junior News.
UPDATE re Memorial Service The Club is sad to announce the death of past-chairman, Peter Johnson.
(Posted: 24th Feb 12)
The Club is sad to announce the death of past-club chairman Peter Johnson on Saturday 4th February. Peter was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2010 and suffered a severe stroke just before Christmas. He was 75.
Peter will be buried at a private family funeral on Friday and friends are invited to a memorial service to be held at St John's Church, North Holmwood at 11am on 2nd March, and afterwards at the Clubhouse.
A long standing club member, Peter was club Chairman from 1998 to 2003. A regular with the men’s mid-week tennis groups until a few months before becoming ill, Peter was a larger-than-life character who maintained an in-depth interest in the running of the club and contributed in a very hands-on way.
At this sad time, our thought and prayers are with Peter’s family, particularly his wife Virginia and their children – Edward, Samantha, Richard and Thomas.
2012 Junior Tennis Coaching
(Posted: 25th Jan 12)
Every year, Club Head Coach Brian Love, organises mid-week, Saturday and Half Term coaching sessions and camps.
Full up-to-date details, dates, prices and entry forms can be read and downloaded Junior News.
2012 Audrey Hughes Dates Announced
(Posted: 13th Jan 12)
Audrey Hughes Tournament Entry Forms will be available early May from the clubhouse and on-line and further details of this event will be updated in the Junior News section of the Club Website.
Junior Squash success
(Posted: 2nd Oct 11)
Congratulations to Ross Glide who did the Dorking club proud by winning the U-13 Plate competition at the Surrey Closed Squash tournament last weekend. Ross is seen here proudly showing off his trophy.
Tony Spencer
(Posted: 23rd Sep 11)
Brian's Junior Tennis Squad News and Audrey Hughes full results.
(Posted: 6th Sep 11)
Full details and entry forms are now available in the Junior News section for viewing and download for the Autumn Tennis Mid-Week and Saturday team coaching squads. Also to be found are details and full results of the 2011 Audrey Hughes junior open tournament with photos.
JUNIOR SUCCESS IN CLUB’S ANNUAL TOURNAMENT
(Posted: 10th Aug 11)
Junior members took several of the honours in the club's annual tennis tournament, competing on equal terms with senior players.
It was great to see so many of our junior players competing in this year’s annual club tournament.
Special congratulations go to the following:
Alex Jackson
Winner of the Men’s Singles and Men’s Doubles
Hannah Ferrett
Winner of the Ladies Singles
Alex Hemsley
Runner up of the Ladies Singles
Jake Blackband and Oscar Cremmen
Winners of the non-team Men’s Doubles
(Posted: 10th Aug 11)
Alex Jackson
Winner of the Men’s Singles and Men’s Doubles
(Posted: 10th Aug 11)
Hannah Ferrett
Winner of the Ladies Singles
(Posted: 10th Aug 11)
Jake Blackband and Oscar Cremmen
Winners of the non-team Men’s Doubles
New layout Junior News Section
(Posted: 11th Mar 11)
The Junior News section has been redesigned with lots more information and pictures of junior players and their successes throughout 2010 - plus up-to-date information about what's going on in your club in the coming months.
Dorking triumphs at Dorking and Leatherhead Awards
(Posted: 2nd Feb 11)
At the presentation of the Dorking and Leatherhead Senior and Junior Winner's trophies for 2010, held on 25th January 2011 at Banstead Tennis Club, once again Dorking has had an incredible year, winning in three senior and four junior divisions.
Winner Ladies I Division - received by Ladies I captain Amanda Peters
Winner Ladies 2 Division - received by Ladies 2 captain Jeannie Burrell
Winners Mens I Division - received by Mens I Division team member Brian Love,
seen here with club Match Secretary Rob Lightwood.
(Posted: 2nd Feb 11)
Winners of Junior Divisions
Junior Under 14s mixed,
Junior Under 16s mixed,
Junior Under 16 boys and
Junior Under 18 boys
The Awards were received by Holly Pearce, Dominic and Hannah Ferrett and Tennis Coach Brian Love.
DLTSC 'MOLE VALLEY SPORTS CLUB OF THE YEAR - 2010'
(Posted: 23rd Nov 10)
At the prestigious Mole Valley Sporting Awards ceremony, held at Dorking Halls on Friday 12th November, the Dorking Lawn Tennis and Squash Club was awarded the ‘Mole Valley Sports Club of the Year’ award for 2010.
To qualify for this award, nominees had to meet a wide range of criteria including holding the LTA ClubMark accreditation which the club achieved in July of this year.
These awards recognise the continuing effort put in by the members, staff, coaches and volunteers to ensure that the club operates in all areas to the highest standards and, in particular, the emphasis on encouraging youngsters of all abilities to play to the best of their abilities and to enjoy their sport.
To receive the award from the Chairman of Mole Valley District Council were Juniors’ Director Destine Watson, Club Head Coach Brian Love, Club Administrator Linda Deslandes, Men’s Captain Steve Peters, Hamish Chalmers, Leslie Jackson and junior members Alex Jackson, Chris Ogden, Pippa-Feng Ratzke, Beth Quick and Kemal Dogansoy.
Congratulations to all those involved in helping our club achieve these two notable and prestigious awards during 2010,
Tennis Clubmark, awarded by the LTA in July, and
Mole Valley Sports Club of the Year – 2010
awarded by the Mole Valley Sports Council in November.
DLTSC achieves LTA Clubmark accreditation
(Posted: 23rd Nov 10)
Dorking Lawn Tennis and Squash Club has been awarded the prestigious Tennis Clubmark accreditation by the Lawn Tennis Association. On Thursday 15th July, Claire Hamilton, Surrey LTA Tennis Development Manager, presented the award plaque to DLTSC Chairman Bob Gray which will be proudly displayed in the club pavilion.
Clubmark was introduced by Sport England in 2002 and is currently being implemented across 34 sports. The LTA administers its own version of Clubmark based on the National guidelines for best practice.
On receiving the award, Bob Gray said “Clubmark is an important step forward for the Club and demonstrates our continuing determination to provide the people of Dorking and the surrounding area with top class tennis and coaching facilities in a safe and enjoyable environment for players of all ages and standards. A lot of hard work has gone into gaining Clubmark status and I congratulate the Club team on their achievement.”
Dorking Tennis and Squash Club has thriving competitive and social tennis and squash sections with teams and individuals playing at County standard and boasts a total membership of approximately 900. Great emphasis is placed on the coaching and development of junior members in a supportive and family friendly environment. Playing ages range from ‘Mini-Juniors’ aged five and upwards to Veterans, a number of whom are still enjoying their sport well into their eighties!
The Club has nine tennis courts (six artificial grass and three all weather) and three heated squash courts, together with a well equipped warm-up room and pavilion with bar. A full-time professional coaching team is available and membership for squash and tennis is open to all ages and playing standards including beginners.
Weekly Tennis Coaching Schedule
(Posted: 18th Feb 10)
A full programme of coaching sessions are held throughout the week, from Tuesday to Saturday for both Juniors and Seniors. These sessions are open to Club Members and non-Members although there are restrictions on the number of times that the latter may attend. For details click here.
(Posted: 22nd Jun 09)
Tennis Weekend in France
(Posted: 22nd Jun 09)
40 tennis players from Germany, France and the UK took part in a fun mixed doubles tennis tournament near Paris on the weekend of 12th to 14th June 2009. The event was hosted by the twinning committee of a group of small towns and villages in the Beauce region, which is 50 miles south west of Paris. There were six competitors from Dorking, 11 from Germany and 23 from the host clubs. The matches were played at three tennis clubs, Aunay sous Auneau, Denonville and Beville, each of which had just two tennis courts and some matches were also played in the grounds of a beautiful chateau.
The competition started with a round robin at each venue and the intention was that each man would play a 20 minute match with each lady player and the man and woman with the most wins from each venue would then compete in the semi finals. Unfortunately for Dorking’s best players, Tom Lester and Robert Lightwood, the results from their venues were a bit of a lottery and the three Dorking players who reached the semi finals were Harriet and Bob Gray and Scott Sullivan. The semi finals were very close, with the Grays losing 21-19, whilst Scott and his French lady partner with a powerful forehand, squeezed into the final, which they then won in dramatic fashion by 17-16, having trailed 13-16.
The hospitality from the French was outstanding for the whole weekend, which started on the Friday afternoon with a boat trip along the river Seine in Paris accompanied by the Germans. There were 50 to 60 people at the multicultural dinners on Friday and Saturday evenings, where everything was provided by the French hosts. Although many of the French and Germans spoke either very little or no English, the Dorking team, inspired by the star of the weekend, Mr Happy (Kiwi!), had two great evenings, culminating in an interesting rendition of Waltzing Matilda from Dorking’s Australian tournament winner!
Results and Press Releases added to this site
(Posted: 22nd Apr 09)
Club tournament and match results and any related press releases can now be viewed by going to the
Results and Press Releases
tab at the left of any page and then clicking on the headline. Match captains and secretaries should forward any brief copy, together with digital photos to info@dltsclub.org.uk. Please note that permission must be sought from anyone appearing in a photograph. This applies particularly in relation to children who's parents must give their express permission.
Home Tennis Match and Tournament Calendar
(Posted: 5th Feb 09)
You can view and download/save the Tennis Home Match and Tournament Calendar by clicking here (xls, 370k).
If you don't have MS Excel loaded on your computer, or have other problems with the calendar, please contact the Club Administrator.
BRITISH TENNIS
(Posted: 7th Dec 08)
Tennis playing members of all ages are encouraged to join British Tennis. Membership brings a number of benefits, both to the club and its members, particularly by ensuring that we obtain the greatest possible allocation of Wimbledon tickets each year.
Details of what's on offer and how to join can be found on their website http://www.lta.org.uk/BritishTennisMembership.
Membership is free, at least until 2012, and you can download the application form from this site by clicking on Applications and Downloads to the left of this page.
Updated Instructions for the new booking system are available to download on-line
(Posted: 10th Sep 08)
All members receive details of the new on-line court booking system in the post. However the user guides for both on-line access and the touch screen terminal in the clubhouse have been updated to cover floodlit tennis court bookings as well as squash. They can be found under Applications and Downloads on this site for download as pdf files.
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