Dumfries Tennis Club is the main club in South West Scotland and has operated from the Nunholm grounds for well over a hundred years.

It still retains its family atmosphere and offers something for every standard of player.

The four courts are all weather synthetic grass with full floodlighting.

There is a courtside pavilion with a small kitchen, changing and toilet facilities.

Download the 2012 Club Tennis Leaflet here

Summer Club Nights

Dumfries Tennis Club Open Day

Mixed Monday nights are run from April until September and are open to all senior and selected junior members who have the ability to play doubles matches.

The sessions start from 6-30pm and run until approximately 8-30pm but can be extended if numbers are good.

Thursday nights are new and is a ladies night which runs from April until late August and starts at 6pm. Club nights are set up for doubles matches depending on numbers.

Thursday nights also have a junior club night which runs from May until late August and starts at 6.00pm. Club nights for the juniors are fun and fast with short sets, singles and doubles play. Watch the club’s noticeboards for more details.

Summer & Winter Box Leagues

The box leagues are open to men and ladies of any standards who are members of the sports club. Each League consist of three or four players and are the best of two sets, to join and see what the rules are click on the tennis league quick link at the top of the right hand column.

Coaching

The club currently has 2 qualified coaches who run various sessions on a Tuesday and Saturday.

Colin Dunbar is our head coach and is a fully qualified L.T.A. Senior Performance Coach. Colin has worked with the club for several years and now oversees our early Saturday morning sessions.

Richie Cunningham is our newest coach and is a local lad who grew up on our courts. A qualified LTA level 2 coach, Richie oversees the later Saturday sessions and the Tuesday sessions.

Dumfries Tennis Club Championships

Junior Coaching Programme

Tuesday sessions;
These sessions are pay as you play with current fees set at £2 for members and £3 for Non-members.

• 4pm to 5pm – 9yrs and under Orange and Red Player (8 Max)
• 5pm to 6pm – 10yrs and over, Full yellow ball.

Saturday sessions;
These sessions are split between the 2 coaches.

• 9am to 10.30am – 11yrs+ (Limited numbers)

The above session is taken by Colin Dunbar and will be a pay as you play session form £4 for members and £5 for Non-members. Contact Colin on 07762 624329 to book your place.

• 10.30am to 11.30am – 8-11yrs (Mini Green & Orange players)
• 11.30am to 12.30pm – 6-9yrs (Mini Red players)

These sessions are taken by Richie Cunningham and will be pay as you play sessions from £2.50 for members and £3.50 for Non-members.

To book contact Michael on 077334 073397 or email tennis@dumfriessportsclub.co.uk .

The club has also signed up to deliver the LTA’s mini tennis programme. Click on the link to see what it is all about, www.lta.org.uk/lta-mini-tennis .

Adult Coaching

We currently have 1 adult coaching session which runs on a Tuesday from 6pm to 7pm and is geared up for beginners and intermediates. These sessions cost £3 for members and £4 for non-members.

Individual & group private lessons can be arranged at the convenience of the coach and yourself.

• Individual junior lessons – £10 per hour
• Group junior lessons – £10 per hour (players split cost between them)
• Individual adult lessons – £16 per hour
• Group adult lessons – £16 per hour (players split cost between them)

To book contact Richie on 07815 207517 or email the club.

Juniors

We have a strong junior structure in place with coaching for all ages from the very young to secondary school age. We have a good, and increasing, number of juniors of all ages. There are junior teams in different age groups competing in the South of Scotland Club League. For any further information please contact Michael Goldie on 07734 073397.

Match Nights

These are generally held on a Wednesday from April to September. We run a variety of men’s, ladies and mixed teams in the local South West League. The men’s team competes in the National Scottish Club League and has been very successful. We also enter cup competitions locally and nationally.

Tournaments

The club runs its own championships for all senior and junior members of the club. This includes open singles and doubles as well as handicap events. We aim to run an open event during the year. There is information about tournaments held at other clubs on the notice board in the main clubhouse.

Booking Courts

It is compulsory to book courts at all times. Members are kindly requested to book the courts through the computerised meter situated in the corridor of the main clubhouse. The cost for booking the court is 20p (this should be done by 1 player only in the summertime). There is an additional cost for floodlit tennis of £3.00 per session (£1.50 for each singles player, 2 players need to book to switch the lights on) and £1.50 per session for two juniors which is also paid for through the meter. Sessions are 1.5 hours long and can be reserved online.

Benefits

The club is also an LTA affiliated club, therefore by signing up to become a British Tennis Member (which is currently free at www.lta.org.uk/membership) you will receive the following benefits;

• Entry into the BTM Wimbledon ballot
• An AEGON British Tennis Rating
• Discounts & pre-sales on tickets for events
• A personalised monthly e-newsletter
• Access to an exclusive online members’ area
• Access to TeamCard – a loyalty points scheme

Coaches

Club members and volunteers who want to develop their coaching can get help and information at South West Coaching, a local resource involving sportscotland and Dumfries and Galloway Council to provide assistance to local coaches and volunteers (see www.southwestcoaching.org).

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Contact

We would be delighted to welcome new members to the tennis club. For further information please contact Michael Goldie on 07734 073397.

You can also contact the tennis club through tennis@dumfriessportsclub.co.uk .

The tennis club is raising funds through Easyfundraising website.

There are over 2,000 retailers available, no additional costs involved and also discounts available. This approach has successfully raised hundreds of pounds for other clubs.

The funds raised will contribute towards the maintenance of the tennis courts and the busy junior programme at the  club.

Just register at the following web address www.easyfundraising.org.uk/dumfriestc and then carry out your online shopping as normal. Support the club and look out for special offers and increased contributions! Further details are available here.