Category Archives: Tennis
Tennis coaches update
An update on the news regarding our tennis coach – Richard Axton (embers1000@outlook.com) is available for private and group coaching for members and non-members. Private coaching is £20 an hour (£25 for non-members) and £5 per person in group sessions (£7 for non-members). If non-members decide to join after they have had non-member coaching sessions; they will be reimbursed 2 months worth of additional money paid for coaching (i.e. £5 reimbursement for one £25 private lesson).
Photos and further details can be found on our tennis page: https://thedeanclub.co.uk/tennis/
Photos and details of the 2016 tennis championships are also now available at https://thedeanclub.co.uk/tennis/tennisfinals2016/
Cardio Tennis and midweek tennis social
As summer gets underway finally in Edinburgh, we are restarting the Cardio tennis that ran successfully throughout Autumn and Winter. Cardio is on every Thursday (subject to weather and numbers attending) at 7:30pm til 8:30pm for £5 per person. Please check with our coach Wendy to confirm attendance. Cardio Tennis involves a lot of running about and aims to keep players fit and nimble – so all playing ability suited!
We are also adding in an extra social tennis session on a Wednesday night 7-9pm. Come join in for some doubles midweek!
End of Squash Season / start of Tennis Season Party Photos
At the end of March Dean held a party following on from the squash championship finals to celebrate the winners and round off the squash season; and to welcome in the tennis season! Below is a selection of photos from the prize giving and following party.
Sunday Funday Success!
Thanks all who took part in the Funday Sunday tennis tournament, squash friendlies and racquetball (more to follow about that in a separate post)! We had great weather and a wonderful BBQ; many thanks to Carl, Amanda, Bram, Nynke and others for supplying food and BBQ!
The winners of the tennis tournament were: Philippa McPherson & Carl Tweedie!
Some more photos of the event:
Another Successful Tennis Championship Finals!
Congratulations to all the winners and many thanks to all those that took part and attended the day!
Sunday Funday – September 7th
To celebrate the start of the squash season and the completion of the tennis season, we are having a squash & tennis Fun Day at the Dean Club. Join the club for an afternoon of squash, tennis and BBQ from 2pm!
Squash: We will be running a handicap squash tournament and racquetball taster sessions.
Tennis: We will be running a tennis tournament where you play with different partners every 15 minutes to try and win the most number of games: we will have prizes! This tournament is fun for all levels of tennis, and because you keep swapping partners you will play a wide range of people and abilities. So whether you are a complete beginner or play regularly, come play the mini tournament!
We would be grateful if you could sign up to the event so we know roughly how much BBQ food to provide, and how many will take part in the day’s events! Please send any questions to Sarah at sarah@lowmanio.co.uk.
Sign up here:
http://doodle.com/bqg5btv6ctpsn6wy
Adult Tennis Coaching
The next block of adult tennis lessons will be Thursday 21 Aug to 25 Sept (6 weeks) – 7:30pm to 8:30pm – for £30. Members should contact our coach Wendy directly to book a place.
Great British Tennis Open Day at Dean
If you want to play tennis come and have a hit at Dean’s beautiful courts in the West End during the weekend of 21st-22nd June. It’s a free event, open to all. Club members will be on hand to show you around and to play tennis with. You can see what the club has to offer – including our newly refurbished squash courts. We look forward to seeing you. Book a session for Saturday or Sunday – or just turn up.
Tennis Social Starts This Weekend
Following the recent survey of member interest in re-establishing a regular and defined social tennis session, it has been decided to run this on Sunday afternoons, from 2-4pm. Members will be encouraged to stay for tea afterwards. This Sunday the 19th will be our first session – come play and then have some cake!
The LTA is running an initiative called the Great British Tennis Weekend that will see tennis parks, clubs and venues across Britain open their courts to members of the public over the summer. Dean Tennis Club have registered to take part over the weekend of 21st-22nd June, where we will open the courts to the public. We hope that members will be on hand to show people around and to play tennis with. More details, including posters around the club, will follow shortly.