How to find us
Hill Lane Tennis Club
Hill Lane
Plymouth
Devon
PL3 5QR
Next event: Sat 3rd August, Vegetation Chopping on court 4 at Lockington!
Important News!
Lockington Court 4 Vegetation Chopping from 12.30 pm Sat 3rd August. Please bring muscles and any heavy duty tools you have. Burgers, hot dogs and soft drinks for sale and there may be a bit of social tennis too!
Adult Club Tournament : pre-finals rounds must be completed by the first week in September. If you want to book a court more than 7 days in advance please email hilllanetennis@gmail.com and one of the booking admins will do this for you.
The finals day will be on Saturday the 7th September, starting at 2pm. There will be a social event to follow. We have provisionally booked Sunday 8th September as a weather back up.
Guest Player Fees have been set at £5 for adults and £2 for under 18s. The member inviting the guest will need to complete the Guest Log and will ensure the fee payment is made online to the club.
Hill Lane court 1 & 2 and Mini courts resurfacing. The Club is negotiating possible dates with contractor.
Club Committee membership this year. Lesley Hill (Chair), Kim Cuthell (Safeguarding Officer), Karen Harley (Membership), Debbie Wilson (Ladies' Team Captain), Bev Urbans (Newsletter Editor), Will Davies (Junior Competitions Co-ordinator), Caroline Floccia (Treasurer), Alan Mayes and Mike Smith (Men's Team Captain). If any members would like to assist with Committee work, even on an ad-hoc basis, please email us at hilllanetennis@gmail.com. Any comments, suggestions or questions for committee members can also be sent to this email address.
Introduction
Hello and welcome to Hill Lane Tennis Club!
We are a friendly community based club in Plymouth, that operates across two sites within 200 meters of each other. Our Hill Lane site is dedicated to our juniors and then Lockington Avenue courts for the adults.
We welcome all ages and abilities, from beginners to competitive players. There are regular group coaching sessions for children and adults at a very minimal charge. But you don't have to be a budding Rafa or Serena, you may just want to have fun playing tennis in the fresh air with a friendly bunch of people. Let's face it, compared with some gym membership charges, our club gives you all year round access to courts and you can keep fit for less than the cost of a cup of cappuccino per week. Membership fees are great value and we even offer a discount for some membership categories..
The club has various Club Sessions per week (see the Events and News header tab), where you just turn up and play with others, it's a great way to meet people. Once registered with our club you can have court access any time and we have an easy online booking system to book your court. Don't forget all court time is free once you have joined us!
The club has floodlights which can be used up to 10pm. Both sites have a clubhouse with kitchen, toilet and changing facilities and there is easy street parking available.
Several times during the year we have social events, usually mixed in with a bit of social tennis. These include quizzes, barbecues and other themed food events. So far this year we've had well attended Spanish, BBQ and Curry events, and Alan's famous egg and bacon rolls after weekend team practice are legendary!
So why not give us a try? You can even come and have a couple of free sessions to see if you like us first before committing. Just contact the Membership Secretary, details on the 'Membership' tab.
The club is run by a committee of volunteers with the help of club members and parents. If you would like to be involved with the organisation of the club please email the Hill Lane email address on the next tab.
The club is stacked in history, the 1931 first round Davis Cup match, the only one ever played in Plymouth, between GB and Monaco and played at our Lockington site (then Carhullen). GB winning 5v0 with Fred Perry making his GB debut.