St. Columba's Tennis Club | St. Columba's Pont Street

St Columba's Tennis Club

Courts available from 8:00am to 9:00pm

Long established if relatively unknown, St Columba's Tennis Club is located between Carbery Avenue and the North Circular.

If you follow the pathway between numbers 30 and 32 Carbery Avenue, you will find our little clubhouse, along with four hard courts and, if your timing is right, some members ready to welcome you to the club.

If you're looking for a new club and are considering St Columba's, please join us as a guest at Social Play (from 2:00pm) on a Saturday afternoon, so that you can meet and play with existing members, and get a feel for the club.

For more information:

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Latest News from the Club

About the Club

Welcome to all those new members who have joined the Club since our last newsletter. We hope you’ll join us for regular Club sessions and become active members of the Club.

For those of you who have joined recently, we thought it might be useful to provide a little more background about the Club. The Club itself is owned by St Columba’s Church, Pont Street, which is part of the Church of Scotland. We will be welcoming members of the congregation to the Club next month for a social session on 17th September.

On a day to day basis, the Club is run by a committee made up of volunteer members who meet on a regular basis. Our main aim is to create a thriving Club environment, which means increasing our profile so that we can build the membership, ensuring that the courts, clubhouse and local environment are kept in good shape and promoting a positive setting where everyone can enjoy playing tennis at a level which suits them, as well as feeling included.

We are looking to welcome new members onto the Committee, so if you have any skills from which you feel the Club could benefit, please do reach out to learn more. We are specifically seeking a new Membership Secretary and a new Social Secretary, as we’re keen to put some more Club events in the diary, and would welcome volunteers for both these roles.

There are lots of ways to join in, both on and off the court, as you will see below. We have various upcoming events, so hope to see you at the Club soon. If you have a suggestions in the meantime, please do get in touch.

Finally, if you are receiving this and are not a member but are interested in joining, please do get in touch by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Best wishes June, Andrew S, Andrew K, David, Gavin, Stephen and Steve B (Your Committee)

Upcoming Dates

Saturday 12th August - Juniors 11+ Social Tennis (4:30pm)

Saturday 26th August - American Tournament (2pm for 2:30pm start)

Sunday 10th September - Championship Finals

Saturday 16th September - Quiz Night

Sunday 17th September - St Columba’s Church social session (2pm - 5pm)

Saturday 30th September - American Tournament (2pm for 2:30pm start) followed by AGM

Social Tennis

Club members are invited to join our social sessions, which are hosted by a member of the committee or the wider club and take place as follows:

Improver/Intermediate Players - Mondays from 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Team/Club Standard Players - Wednesday from 6:00pm - 8:00pm

All Players - Saturdays from 2:00pm to 4:00pm

Please do come and join in! If you are unsure which session to attend, please talk to Club Coach, David James, who will be able to advise.

Singles League

We will be starting the next round of the Club’s internal singles league from this Saturday 12th August 2023 which will run until Sunday 12th November 2023.

This is an ‘Open’ league which means that (a) anyone can enter (men, women, adults, juniors, etc) and (b) it is played in the sporting spirit for which St Columba’s Tennis Club is known ie fair play at all times, being gracious on line calls etc. It’s a great opportunity to practise your singles games, as well as to meet other players who you might not normally meet! There will also be a small prize for the winner!

Match format: best of 2 normal sets with a Match Tie Break if 1-1. Match Tie Break is first to 10 points (2 clear points). Players receive: 3 points for a win, 2 points for a 1-2 loss, 1 point for 0-2 loss.

If you’re interested in playing, but haven’t already submitted your name (or simply want more details), please message Gavin on 07828 098 397 with your name and email address.

Safeguarding

As a Club serving our local Community, we need to ensure that we offer a safe environment for everyone.

The Club has a Safeguarding Policy, a copy of which can be found both on the website and on the noticeboard in the Clubhouse. On the first page of this document, there is a diagram showing what to do if you believe there is a safeguarding issue.

We are all responsible for safeguarding, so if you see or experience anything which you are concerned about, please raise your concern. You can follow the procedure shown on the Policy, or contact Andrew Kirkwood, our Safeguarding Officer (07778 641666) or another member of the committee if you prefer, in confidence.

Update on Coaching

Juniors’ Holiday Camps

Holiday camps are currently running from 10am to 12pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays until the end of August.

Term-time sessions will start again on Thursday afternoons and Saturday mornings from 7th September (see Coaching tab on website for more details).

Adult Coaching

Coaching will continue throughout the summer holidays at the following times:

Tuesdays

6:15pm - 7:15pm Coaching for improvers/club standard

7:15pm - 8:15pm Tennis Xpress for beginners/'rusty racquets'

Thursdays

10:30am - 11:30am Group coaching, open to all

Saturdays

1:00pm - 2:00pm Group lesson for Club/Team standard

2:00pm - 3:00pm Group lesson for ‘Rusty Racquets’/ Improvers/ Intermediates

Disability Tennis goes from strength to strength with an increasing number of participants. David and Stephen are taking a break over the summer but sessions start again on Thursdays from 7th September for Juniors at 5:00pm and for Adults from 5:45pm.

Anyone who is interested or wants further information about coaching in general please contact David (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or for disability tennis please contact Stephen (via WhatsApp on 07805 699687‬).

Club Championships Update

Matches in the Championship are progressing well, particularly in the Men’s Singles where we already have some of the semi-finalists.

For those still in the draw, please try to play your matches by the deadline given. We are all looking forward to Finals Day which is set for Sunday 10th September.

Please keep Stephen Williams up to date with your results via WhatsApp (07805 699687‬).

Good luck! 🎾

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