Rules & Regulations for Members & guests

  1. Players to wear appropriate clothing and in particular avoid the use of any footwear that may cause court surface damage, especially in hot weather (i.e. not casual wear trainers with hard soles)
  2. Keep the access gate to the courts closed during play to avoid injury.
  3. Only paid up members and guests may use the courts and court booking.
  4. A member or paying guest may only book one court for a maximum of one and a half hours. Continuous play in excess of this is not allowed when other members are waiting to play.
  5. Every effort should be made to delete any unwanted bookings in advance to enable others to re-use the booked time.
  6. Unattended/unused court bookings may be utilised by other members. If claimed within the first 15-minute period the original booking should stand. Thereafter those on the court take preference to the named booking.
  7. All members are responsible for their guests, and for payment of the appropriate guest fees. These should be paid online in advance, or passed to a Committee member.
  8. Coaching is provided by Match Point Tennis Coaching (MPTC), and no other tennis coaching is permitted unless authorised by DPTC Committee
  9. Members are responsible for keeping court codes confidential.
  10. Members are expected to provide their own balls except for the Club organised events when Club balls may be made available.
  11. Non tennis related activities are not allowed on the courts.
  12. Only those individuals involved in the games in progress (playing or officiating) are allowed on the courts at all times.
  13. Members, who are last to leave the courts, must ensure that gates are closed and locked on departure