Dorset Tennis & Padel

🎾 The 103rd Bournemouth Open 2026 🎾

🌟 VOLUNTEERS WANTED 🌟

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📢 Volunteers Wanted – be part of the The 103rd Bournemouth Open 2026 which runs 19th-25th July at the Club.

🎾 We're looking for volunteers to help make this annual LTA - Tennis For Britain tournament another fantastic success.

👋🏼 No previous experience is necessary – just a friendly attitude and enthusiasm to help. Volunteers must be 18+ and we ask for a minimum commitment of 4 hours but any extra time is always appreciated.

💚 It's a great opportunity to meet new people, be part of a fantastic team, and help deliver one of the area's longest-running sporting events.

📲 Interested? Email us today - [email protected]

🌟 103rd Bournemouth Open is kindly sponsored by Five Star Pest Control

Dorset Tennis & Padel

💥 Don’t miss out on entering the Grade 3, Frost & Co Dorset Open 2026.

‼️ ENTRIES CLOSE THIS SUNDAY, 12TH JULY – 10 AM

📅 26th July to 1st August
📍 East Dorset Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club
🎾 Junior, Open, Senior events
🎾 DOR-26-0054
🎾 Closing date | 12th July, 10 am

EVENTS
🎾 Junior (8U to 18U)
🎾 Open
🎾 Senior (40+ Women’s, 45+ Men’s, 60+ Men’s and Women’s, 75+ Men’s )

🎾🎾 Doubles in many events

✅ Enter on-line - https://competitions.lta.org.uk/tournament/EB7CE584-A637-441E-AC41-44CBC920A2AF

💥 Weymouth Lawn Tennis Club is looking forward to welcoming the community to explore its newly refurbished clubhouse and courts at this Saturday's Open Day!

📅 Saturday 4th July
⏰ 9.30 am – 12.30 pm
📍 Radipole Park Drive, Weymouth, DT3 5EZ

🎾 Whether you're a seasoned player, keen to give tennis a go for the first time, or simply curious to see what the club has to offer, everyone is welcome.

Go along with your friends and family and enjoy:

🎾 Challenge the ball machine
🎾 Fun games and coaching sessions
🎾 Rackets provided – just turn up and play!
☕ Refreshments available
⭐ Special offers on the day

No booking is required – simply pop along and have a go!

💥 Dorset Tennis & Padel are excited to be hosting a junior padel friendly v Hants & IoW on Saturday, 11th July at East Dorset LTCC, starting at 3 pm.

🎾 Parents of players, age 10 to 18 years, interested in taking part in this fun event are invited to contact Annie at [email protected] by midday, 29th June.

💥A fantastic weekend for our 11U County Cup teams!

🏆 Boys crowned County Cup Champions! 🏆

Our boys’ team of Shantanu, Jack, Coby, Storm and Asher, captained by Gary Toop and Rob Booth, produced an outstanding performance in Devon, winning all three matches to take the title.

The weekend began with a convincing 5-1 victory over Cornwall before the boys faced a much tougher challenge against hosts Devon. Showing incredible determination, teamwork and resilience, they battled through some closely contested matches to secure another impressive 5-1 win.

After a great evening spent with players and parents, attention turned to Sunday’s match against Somerset. With the match not going according to plan initially, Dorset found themselves 2-0 down, the team roared back to claim the next four matches and the title of County Cup Champions🏆

🎉 Huge congratulations to the team 🎉

💥 Girls battle hard at East Dorset LTCC 💥

Our girls team - Nuala, Valentina, Elizabeth, Shriya and Sophia, captained by Jon Pankhurst with Sienna Smith - were competing at home venue East Dorset LTCC against strong teams from Berkshire, Hertfordshire and Avon.

A great start to the weekend with a superb 4-2 win over Berkshire – with Dorset 3-1 up going into the doubles before securing the victory with a crucial doubles win.

Next up v Hertfordshire who, with a number of top national players, were tough opposition. The team put in a strong performance with the score at 2-2 going into the doubles. Two hard-fought doubles matches followed - Hertfordshire edged both to claim a 4-2 win.

The final match against Avon was another thriller. With the teams at 3-3 after singles and doubles, the tie was decided by a shootout tie-break which narrowly went Avon’s way. The team finished 4th - a huge well done to the team 👏

🙏 A massive thank you to all the players for their effort, attitude and sportsmanship throughout the weekend and special thanks to the parents whose support was outstanding from start to finish 👏

🌟 The County Cup is always a brilliant opportunity for team bonding, development and creating lasting memories, and this weekend was no exception.

🎾 Upcoming Coaching Courses in Dorset 🎾

🎾 Coaching Kids Padel 🎾
Date | Sunday, 21st June 2026
Time | 9 am to 2 pm
Venue | Advantage Padel, Mudeford
Provider | Rocket Padel
Coach Credits | 5
Cost | £100
Learn safe and effective ways to grow your kids’ coaching programme in red stage padel through maximising court occupancy whilst ensuring safety, fun, and the development of players.

🎾 Introduction to Padel Coaching 🎾
Date | Sunday, 2nd August 2026
Time | 9 am to 2 pm
Venue | Advantage Padel, Mudeford
Provider | Rocket Padel
Coach Credits | 5
Cost | £100
This course will provide basic padel coaching knowledge and skills to tennis coaches, other racket sports coaches and padel enthusiasts.

🎾 LTA Assistant (Level 1) 🎾
Start date | 18th October 2026 - 9 am
End date | 8th November 2026 - 5 pm
Venue | Bournemouth Gardens Community Tennis Centre
Provider | Rocket Padel
Coach Credits | 12
Cost | £265
This enhanced two day qualification is ideal for tennis parents, enthusiasts, or keen players looking for the knowledge and skills to support group coaching sessions, alongside a lead Coach.

🎾 Improve Players Faster with 4 Learning Strategies 🎾
Start date | 19th October 2026
Time | 8.30 am - 12.30 pm
Venue | The West Hants Club
Provider | Rocket Padel
Coach Credits | 4
Cost | £50
Explore proven learning strategies that enhance players’ comprehension, application, and retention of new skills.

ℹ️ Links for more info and to book on our website - https://dorsettennisandpadel.co.uk/county-support/coaches/

🔥🎾 Brilliant weekend for Dorset U14 Boys at County Cup Finals in Nottingham🔥🎾

💥 A huge effort from the team saw Dorset finish an impressive 6th overall against some of the strongest counties in the country 👏

🎾 Day 1 started with a tough match against Middlesex. The boys fought hard with Jayden securing a brilliant win at No. 2 singles but Middlesex proved to be too strong and took the win 5-1.

🎾 Next up came an epic showdown with Cheshire – with singles wins for Monty and Jayden, a doubles win for Jayden and Josh, Dorset edged the match in a dramatic shootout tiebreak with Jayden and Ethan producing an impressive 10-1 win 💪

🎾 Dorset then faced Cambridgeshire in a scoreline that didn’t reflect the hard fought matches. Jayden continued his unbeaten singles run while Ethan and Josh were desperately unlucky to lose tight match tie-break battles. 5-1 Cambridgeshire.

💥 With the team playing for 5th/6th place on Sunday, up against a strong Yorkshire team, Dorset once again put up a good fight with Jayden winning his singles and Jayden and Monty, doubles. Yorkshire also battled hard and claimed 5th place with a 4-2 win.

💥 Superb effort from the team all weekend, fantastic tennis and amazing team spirit, huge well done and thanks to all.

🙏 Big thanks to Captains Rob and Gary 👏