Tennis
Southampton University Tennis Club welcomes everyone who is interested in playing tennis and looking for a great social atmosphere! We are one of the largest sports teams on campus and always have room to keep on growing.
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SUTC offers an accessible, affordable way to learn tennis as well as regular training, coaching and match play for experienced players. Our 4 membership options provide players of all standards with the opportunity to play tennis in a way that suits them.
Our society offers a fantastic social scene with weekly socials for all members (and their friends!) alongside additional events such as Christmas Ball, Boat Ball, overseas tours, the club tournament (open to all members) and Varsity matches against Portsmouth.
The society’s BUCS squads boast 3 gentlemen’s teams and 2 ladies’ teams which compete against other universities. Last season, our mens first and second teams narrowly missed promotion in their heavily contested leagues, with first team finishing the season with positive results against extremely strong opposition. The mens third team was able to secure late results in hard fought matches to avoid relegation. All of this sets the boys up for a strong and very exciting season this year. The ladies first team unfortunately suffered a relegation this season despite playing incredibly well against some very tough competition. The ladies second team ended their season in a strong position after a year of great tennis. Both ladies teams are now in the Western tier 2 league and the ladies first team is looking for a promotion!
Our membership options provide the following:
- Social Membership
- Access to Sunday's social tennis session where we run relaxed drills, games and matches
- Runs at Wide Lane Sports Ground from 13:00-16:00.
- Development Membership
- Access to Sunday's social tennis/ match practice
- Plus a weekly beginner/ intermediate session
- Monday evenings at Wide Lane
- Coached by Will our LTA level 2 student coach, supported by our development captain
- Plus the development ladder offering weekly singles matches throughout the year
- Performance Membership
- Access to Monday's social tennis/ match practice
- Plus twice weekly intermediate/advanced sessions
- Thursday evenings and Saturday afternoons at Wide Lane
- Coached by Stuart, our professional LTA level 4 coach, supported by our two performance captains
- Plus the performance ladder offering weekly singles matches throughout the year
- Plus access to the Southampton winter league, playing against local clubs
- BUCS Membership
- Access to Sunday's social tennis/match practice
- Plus three high-level coaching/training sessions per week
- Two sessions hosted at at the excellent indoor facilities at David Lloyd Southampton
- And an additional session at Wide Lane
- Coached by our advanced coach, Candy, along with our two BUCS captains
- Weekly matches against other universities on Wednesday afternoons in BUCS leagues (home games at David Lloyd)
- Note: You must be selected during our trials for this membership
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The Committee
All clubs and societies within the Students' Union are run entirely by students. The student committee for Tennis this year are:
Development Captain
Female Performance Captain
Female Social Secretary
Kit Secretary
Ladies' BUCS Captain
Male Performance Captain
Male Social Secretary
Men's BUCS Captain
President
Tour & Social Media Secretary
Tour & Social Media Secretary
Treasurer
Vice President
Welfare & LTA Secretary
Membership Information
These are the current membership fees offered by Tennis, although many clubs and societies offer a free period for new members to try out their activities.
| Name | Cost | Valid Period | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Membership ANNUAL 2024 - 2025 | £25.00 | 01/09/2024 - 01/06/2025 | Access to Sunday's social tennis session where we run relaxed drills, games and matches. Runs at Wide Lane Sports Ground from 13:00 to 16:00. No playing experience or equipment is required, we can provide balls and racquets! | |
| Development Membership 2024 - 2025 | £60.00 | 01/09/2024 - 01/06/2025 | This membership is for beginners and beginer/ intermediate players who want to improve their tennis - no playing experience or equipment is required. Development membership provides access to Sunday's Social Tennis and one Monday evening 60-minute session led by our fantastic LTA level 3 student coach Will, and of course Wednesday socials! | |
| Performance Membership 2024 - 2025 | £100.00 | 01/09/2024 - 01/06/2025 | Performance memberships are for intermediate players who want regular coaching and some match play. Anyone is welcome to join but we expect players to be able to rally from the baseline, serve and have an understanding of the rules of tennis. Performance membership provides access to: Sunday's social tennis/match practise plus two 90 minute intermediate coached sessions per week run by our LTA level 4 coach Stuart and the performance captains. Plus the opportunity to compete in competitive doubles matches against local clubs in the Southampton Winter League. And of course Wednesday Socials! | |
| Mens BUCS Membership 2024 - 2025 | £205.00 | 01/09/2024 - 01/06/2025 | ONLY PURCHASE THIS MEMBERSHIP IF YOU HAVE BEEN SELECTED BY OUR MENS BUCS CAPTAIN. This membership is for the men's BUCS squad. This provides access to 3 coaching/training sessions per week run by coach/BUCS captain. There are weekly matches on Wednesdays against other universities in the BUCS leagues. 2 training sessions and all BUCS home matches take place at the brilliant indoor facilities at David Lloyd Southampton. One session a week is coached by our LTA level 4 coach, Candy. Transport fees to David Lloyd sessions and matches are subsidised. And of course Wednesday socials! | |
| Ladies BUCS Membership 2024 - 2025 | £205.00 | 01/09/2024 - 01/06/2025 | ONLY PURCHASE THIS MEMBERSHIP IF YOU HAVE BEEN SELECTED BY OUR LADIES BUCS CAPTAIN. This membership is for the ladies BUCS squad. This provides access to 3 coaching/training sessions per week run by coach/BUCS captain. There are weekly matches on Wednesdays against other universities in the BUCS leagues. 2 training sessions and all BUCS home matches take place at the brilliant indoor facilities at David Lloyd Southampton. One session a week is coached by our LTA level 4 coach, Candy. Transport fees to David Lloyd sessions and matches are subsidised. And of course Wednesday socials! | |
| Social Membership SEMESTER 1 2024 - 2025 | £15.00 | 01/09/2024 - 25/01/2025 | SEMESTER 1 ONLY: Access to Sunday's social tennis session where we run relaxed drills, games and matches. Runs at Wide Lane Sports Ground from 13:00 to 16:00. No playing experience or equipment is required, we can provide balls and racquets! Semester 2 memberships will be avalible at a later date, for the same price. | |
| Performance Membership SEMESTER 1 2024 - 2025 | £60.00 | 23/09/2024 - 25/01/2025 | SEMESTER 1 ONLY: Performance memberships are for intermediate players who want regular coaching and some match play. Anyone is welcome to join but we expect players to be able to rally from the baseline, serve and have an understanding of the rules of tennis. Performance membership provides access to: Sunday's social tennis/match practise plus two 90 minute intermediate coached sessions per week run by our LTA level 4 coach Stuart and the performance captains. Plus the opportunity to compete in competitive doubles matches against local clubs in the Southampton Winter League. And of course Wednesday Socials! |
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