Senior Tennis
The Tennis Section at Blackrock Bowling and Tennis Club has 4 all-weather floodlit courts. There are three active playing parts – Mens, Ladies and Juniors. Each section is involved in encouraging all levels of play from league competition to social.
The Club takes part in the DLTC leagues in both Summer and Winter, as well as local competitions. All members are welcome to Social Tennis. This is a great way to get to know members.
Courts are available from 8am - 10pm
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Senior Tennis Committee 2024/2025
Honorary Secretary: Michael Harty
Treasurer:
Ladies’ Captain: Sally Finlay
Vice-Captain (Ladies): Lita Griffin
Men’s Captain : Emmett Higgins
Vice-Captain (Men):
Junior Liaison: Alison Mulholland
Child Protection : Emmett Higgins & Kathryn Ryan
Social Committee:
Facilities Manager: Rory MacFlynn/Owen Kennedy
Ladies Tennis
Social Tennis
Social Tennis is run all year on Wednesdays from 7pm to 9pm. This is a casual social event suitable for both beginners and experienced players. Typically we play doubles but no partner is required– just turn up! It is an opportunity to meet other members and get some match practice.
Team Tennis
Ladies Team Tennis is a bi-annual event run in Spring and Autumn and takes place on Wednesday evenings between 7pm and 10pm. This is a very popular event. Even if you are not named on a team there are always plenty of opportunities to substitute for a team member who is absent that evening and attend the final night social evening.
DLTC Leagues
The Club enters teams in the DLTC Winter, Summer and Senior Leagues.
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Winter League: January to March on Sunday afternoons. Teams consist of six players: three doubles pairings.
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Summer League: May/June on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday evenings. Teams consist of seven players: three singles and two doubles pairings.
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Senior League: September/October on Sunday afternoons. The Club typically enters the Over-35s section. Teams consist of six players: three doubles pairings.
Charity League
Charity League runs over a five week period in Spring and Autumn. There are three sections - Beginners (Tuesday non-league), Improvers (Monday non-league) and Advanced (Monday and Tuesday league). We enter teams in all sections. Matches are played on Monday and Tuesday mornings starting at 10am. This is a very popular competition with our members. Competitive tennis is played and coffee and cakes are enjoyed afterwards. Teams consist of three doubles pairings and all proceeds from this event go to a charity nominated by the winning team.
5 Mile League
This is a local competition between clubs located within a five-mile radius of each other. It takes place once a year in May/June. Matches are played on Sunday evenings in May, starting at 7pm and consist of three doubles pairings.
Senior Club Championships
The Senior Club Championships are run over two weeks every year in mid-September. This is the highlight of our tennis year in the club with Mens, Ladies and Mixed events for which there is always a large entry. Matches are scheduled over the two weeks finishing with Finals Day and ‘At Home’ dinner with prize giving. The ‘At Home’ is the highlight of our social calendar every year.
Men's Tennis
Dublin Tennis Leagues
Winter League: Starts at the end of January and runs for 5 consecutive weeks followed by playoffs. BBTC enter 3 teams in Classes 2, 5 & 6. Teams consist of 3 doubles pairs and matches are played at either 9.30am or 11.00am on Sunday mornings.
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Summer League: Starts in early-May and runs for 5 weeks with a break for the June bank holiday followed by playoffs. BBTC enter 3 teams in classes 2, 4 & 6. Teams consist of 3 singles players and 2 doubles pairs and matches are played on Friday nights and Saturday afternoons.
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Floodlight League: Starts in September and runs through to mid-November. BBTC usually have 2 teams entered in Classes 2 and 4. Team consists of 4 players. Matches are made up of 2 singles and 1 doubles, names are drawn on the night of match. Matches are played on Monday evenings.
League Training
There is training every Tuesday evening for league players from 7.00pm to 8.15pm.
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For information regarding playing league or social tennis contact the Tennis Captains. Note that all players must be register with DLTC via this link.
Social Tennis
The club also enters a number of non-DLTC leagues during the year. The Easter Cup runs from March to April and is primarily is a competition for non-league players. There are also some internal Leagues organised during the year which are open to all players.
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In addition, there are a number of men's social tennis sessions each week when courts are pre-booked and members can just turn up to play: Tuesdays 8.00-10.00pm and Fridays 9.00am -10.00am
Mixed Doubles
Mixed Social Team Tennis
Mixed Doubles Summer BBQ
Mixed Doubles Charity Mince Pie Event
DLTC
A Mixed Social Team Tennis event takes place every year (Oct/Nov). All levels are encouraged to play and the team members are graded accordingly. The event usually takes place on Friday evenings from 7pm to 10pm. A social evening, including prize-giving, takes place on the final evening in the Club bar.
Is a social event run during the summer months. It takes place on a week-end evening and is a mixed-doubles American-style tournament.
The Mince Pie and Mixed Doubles Charity Event is run on a Friday morning in early December. We ask members to contribute to a specified charity each year.
The Club enters teams in class 2 and 3 in the DLTC Mixed League, which takes place in July/August each year on Friday evenings, starting at 7pm.
DLTC publishes the league schedule, fixtures and results on their website: http://www.dltc.net