Welcome to Banbridge Tennis Club!
We meet regularly at King George V playing fields in Banbridge. We play our tennis on three Astroturf courts owned by Banbridge District Council; two of these courts have flood-lights enabling us to play tennis all year round - weather permitting! Current Club court times are published on this website.
We have a
Junior Club and a
Senior Club but the two are closely linked and we like to think that we have a friendly, open welcome for players of all ages and abilities. Several years ago we introduced a new family membership category and this has nearly doubled our membership numbers.
Whether you are interested in social or league tennis Banbridge Tennis Club has something to offer. We enter a number of teams - junior, senior, ladies and men's - in the Belfast and District leagues throughout the year. As well as interclub matches we have a number of club fixtures during the summer season. These include Captain's Day, President's night and a sponsored Tennis-In marathon to raise money for charity. One of the most popular club fixtures is the Senior Club's annual match against Elm Park in Dublin. We also enjoy a number of
social events most of which take place in the modern, new clubhouse we share with the bowling club.
Whether you are interested in joining Banbridge Tennis Club or are already a member feel free to contact us at
info@banbridgetennisclub.co.uk
All our matches in the Belfast and district leagues are now concluded. It has proved a successful campaign with our under 18 girls A team being the most productive by picking up their league title and finishing runners-up in the Knock-out Challenge Trophy. A special mention goes to Jane Simpson, unbeaten in all league matches. The under 14 boys A team grabbed second spot in division 2 and lost in the semi-finals of the Challenge Trophy by games,after the match ended in a draw, to the eventual winners of the competition. Our under 18 A boys team reached runners-up in a highly competitive division and got to the quarter-finals of the Knockout Cup.
Craig Campbell, our number one boy’s player, has since won the Newry and Warrenpoint Championships with the loss of just two games for the second year running. Ruth McNickle, a promising young A team player, lost in the final of the girl’s equivalent by just one game. The club has two teams playing in the Ulster finals of the Community Games tomorrow, 28th June 2008. We wish them every success.
Finally, congratulations to all players who played on our eight juvenille teams this season, especially those who starred in the under 14A girls and under 14C boys teams.Well done.
The A team won the division 3 winter league on Wednesday night closely followed by Malone. A good start to 2008!
The A team won a hard fought match at home against Bangor. The final result was 3-1.
The Banbridge Ladies B match had to be postponed due to weather conditions and has been re-arranged for 15th March.
Banbridge ladies A won a close match against Ward Park. The match was a tie but Banbridge won on sets.
The mens team had a good first victory in the Saturday morning winter league beating Queens 2-0.
The club AGM will take place on Tuesday 26th February at 7.30pm. We hope as many members as possible will be able to attend.
Winter league commences 2 February 2008. Three teams are taking part this year. Matches are played on Saturday mornings. Players draw lots for their partners and just one match is played by each pair.
winter league matches commence saturday 2 February. We have 2 ladies teams and 1 mens team entered. Watch this space for results!
We have three mixed teams entered. A team unbeaten as of 28 January with just one match remaining. B team had won all matches but were beaten last week by Bangor and this week by CIYMS