Members' Court Availability
Members' Responsibilities
1 Courts and pavilion must be kept locked when not in use. Pavilion keys are available from behind the Club Bar (£5 deposit for each).
2 Shoes must be suitable for tennis and non-marking. Only sports clothing suitable for tennis may be worn.
3 Guests may be introduced by members at £5 each per day (£2.50 for juniors and students), paying at the Club Bar at the time or at the next opportunity if the bar is not open, or to a committee member. A guest may not play more than four times a year.
4 Tennis balls are provided for club matches and many club events, and are often left on the pavilion table for general play. Please leave any unwanted used balls in the box in the pavilion so they can be recycled via a charity to other countries.
2 Shoes must be suitable for tennis and non-marking. Only sports clothing suitable for tennis may be worn.
3 Guests may be introduced by members at £5 each per day (£2.50 for juniors and students), paying at the Club Bar at the time or at the next opportunity if the bar is not open, or to a committee member. A guest may not play more than four times a year.
4 Tennis balls are provided for club matches and many club events, and are often left on the pavilion table for general play. Please leave any unwanted used balls in the box in the pavilion so they can be recycled via a charity to other countries.
Weekly Regular Activities
1 Weekday evening play (April to September) starting from six o'clock
Monday: ladies
Tuesday: general tennis and group coaching
Wednesday: mixed (all welcome - also an afternoon session)
Thursday: men
Friday: juniors (when available)
Monday: ladies
Tuesday: general tennis and group coaching
Wednesday: mixed (all welcome - also an afternoon session)
Thursday: men
Friday: juniors (when available)
2 Weekend play (all year)
Saturday to noon): juniors
Saturday afternoon matches and general tennis
Sunday from 9:00): Rookie Rackets (beginners and improvers), and from 10:30 is club morning (all welcome)
Sundy afternoon: matches and general tennis
3 General tennis
General tennis is where members make their own arrangements to play and since the club has six courts, general tennis is available at most times, but is subject to the court availability and precedence rules set out below.
General tennis is where members make their own arrangements to play and since the club has six courts, general tennis is available at most times, but is subject to the court availability and precedence rules set out below.
Court Availability and Precedence (updated November 2020)
1. Senior Club matches and other inter-club competitions, as well as club tournaments have precedence on court, usually using any of courts 1 to 4.
They are mainly known well in advance and are on the club fixture lists on the website and in the pavilion, although rearranged matches
(due to postponements) are not always able to be shown in advance.
2. Club Sessions These have next precedence, usually using courts 1 and 2, and courts 3 & 4 as necessary. These include
◦ Monday at 6pm, Ladies’ night
◦ Wednesday at 2pm and 6pm, Mixed social tennis
◦ Thursday at 6pm, Men’s night
◦ Sunday morning from 9:00am (Rusty Rackets) and 10:30am (Mixed social tennis).
3. The Coaches
◦ Saturday mornings between 9:00am and 12:00pm. When coaching junior classes, the Coach has precedence on courts 1-2 and courts 5-6.
At this time, courts 3 and 4 are reserved for use by members.
◦ At all other times the coaches have precedence on courts 5 and 6 only.
◦ *On Tuesday evenings until 6.30pm in the winter when floodlights are needed, the Coaches may use court 1 & 2
◦ *Monday, Thursday, and Friday afternoons from 4pm to 6pm. When floodlights are required, Court 2 can be used for coaching for juniors and adults,
and on Saturday evening from 6.30pm for members of FCTC.
◦ *On a weekday, in the daylight, the coaches may use one of the tiger turf courts for private lessons to adult FCTC members only,
when these courts are not being used by members.
*These 3 court precedents will be trialled until the end of 2020.
4 If members are waiting to play, players on court should limit their total playing time to one hour and/or play at most a tie-break set.