East Dorset Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club

Excited to get our Autumn LTA tournaments underway next Sunday with a Grade 5 10U Singles green ball event... but we need one more player for it to go ahead! Entries close 10am tomorrow so don't delay! 🎾💚 Dorset Tennis & Padel Wimborne Tennis Club East Dorset Tennis Academy Southbourne Tennis Club

Many congratulations to O60 tennis group player Graham Farrant who has recently represented the country in the O65 hockey national “B” team World Cup in Breda in the Netherlands. 7 matches played on the way to winning the final against Australia B in the final on penalties after a 1–1 draw. Graham’s highlight scoring a hat trick in the 4-2 win over Germany in the quarter final. So Graham’s team are current European and World “B” team champions having won the European Champs in Germany last summer.

Great finish today to the O60 men’s Dorset Summer League.
We were at home in the last match of the season to Southbourne with the winners winning the league. Our team of Andy Sommerville, Neil Abercrombie, Paul Nation and Keith Grant won a great battle 3-1 meaning East Dorset top the league unbeaten in 8 matches, 31 rubbers to 1
We are the only club with 2 teams in the league, our 2nd team had 2 wins captained by Andrew Hawker.

There are now just a few days to go with the current Season 14 of the Tennis Box Leagues and entries are still open for NEW entries for the new Season 15, which, is sponsored and will offer trophies for all of the winners.
Our thanks go again to Ward Goodman, our headline sponsor, who in addition to providing the trophies, will also sponsor an Awards presentation evening in September 2026, where there will be free refreshments for all Box league entrants, as well as the trophies being awarded.
As a reminder, it is totally free to enter and you can enter as many or few leagues as you wish, but you must be a paid up member of the club.
However, you need to sign up by 31st August 2026.
There are Leagues for Mixed Singles (men and ladies), Mens Doubles, Ladies Doubles and Mixed Doubles.
If you don't have a partner, not a problem, just fill in the entry form and state "Request" in the appropriate boxes.
The playing format is first to 9 games, Tie Break at 8 all, and sudden death deuce in all games. So matches can be played in an hour or just over.
The next Season will start on Thursday 10th September and will run until Thursday 31st December 2026.
Here is the link to the entry form: https://form.jotform.com/262222593910353 and further details are available on the Box League Tab on our website See less See less

EAST DORSET TENNIS BOX LEAGUE SEASON 15 - December 2026 ENTRY FORM Please click the link to complete this form.

Another great turnout for our O60 session on Tuesday afternoon. All 6 grass courts in use for 5 doubles and one singles . Thanks to Kirin for keeping the courts in great shape all summer in spite of the weather!

Another excellent win for our O60 Mixed team at West Hants yesterday. A winning draw has secured the title with all 4 matches won. Congratulations to captain Keith Grant, Andy, Elaine and Kaye and the other squad members. And our O60 mens first team have won all 7 matches so far with one left v Southbourne to secure the title

Well done to our winners and runners up in the annual Dorset Open Tennis Tournament. Congratulations also to the joint winners of the Betty Booth trophy given to players showing great sportsmanship.

In Support of Breast cancer. To book your afternoon tea contact a member of Cafe staff in the club house you can also call or text Sam on 07951 588699

🎾 Club Championships Finals Day 2026 🎾

A huge congratulations to everyone who took part in this year’s Club Championships, and especially to all of our finalists who put on some fantastic tennis throughout the day. 👏

A massive thank you to all of our volunteers, officials and everyone who helped make Finals Day such a success. We couldn’t do it without you!

Congratulations to our finalists:

🏆 Open Men’s Singles
Winner: Pete Dixon
Runner-up: James Fletcher

🏆 Open Men’s Doubles
Winners: Simon Adams & James Fletcher
Runners-up: Pete Dixon & Connor Glover

🏆 Open Ladies’ Singles
Winner: Antonia Fox
Runner-up: Liz Fox

🏆 Open Ladies’ Doubles
Winners: Ros Topple & Liz Fox
Runners-up: Antonia Fox & Kensi White

🏆 Open Mixed Doubles
Winners: Pete Dixon & Liz Fox
Runners-up: Connor Glover & Kensi White

🏆 Over 45 Men’s Singles
Winner: James Fletcher
Runner-up: Keith Grant

🏆 Over 45 Men’s Doubles
Winners: Simon Adams & James Fletcher
Runners-up: Andy Somerville & Keith Grant

🏆 Over 45 Ladies’ Doubles
Winners: Liz Fox & Ros Topple
Runners-up: Nicky Cook & Sam Burnand

🏆 Over 45 Mixed Doubles
Winners: Ros Topple & Dave Tonkes
Runners-up: Lucy Stainer & Tristan Cooper

🏆 Over 60 Men’s Doubles
Winners: Neil Abercrombie & Andy Somerville
Runners-up: Steve Sherlock & Keith Grant

🏆 Over 60 Mixed Doubles
Winners: Keith Grant & Ros Topple
Runners-up: Nicky Cook & M. Thomas

🏆 Over 70 Men’s Singles
Winner: Malcolm McPhail
Runner-up: Chris Stevens

🏆 Over 70 Men’s Doubles
Winners: P. Nation & C. Strain
Runners-up: Malcolm McPhail & Steve Pearce

👏 Well done once again to everyone who competed this year. It was fantastic to see so many great matches and such brilliant support throughout the day. We can’t wait to do it all again next year! 🎾💙

Well done to the ladies who took part in our Social Doubles Tournament on the grass on Thursday morning, it was lovely to have some shade on the end court and the groundsmen had already been out with the sprinkler! Nothing better than a bit of grass court tennis during Wimbledon fortnight 🎾🌱😎