At Hillside LTC we have a wide range of tennis and social events for all ages. A few of them are shown on this page but a lot more goes on at the club. Why not join us and make some new friends!
Hillside LTC Centenary Gala Dinner/Dance
Saturday 7th June at The Bold Hotel
Come and join us for a great social evening at The Bold Hotel in Southport on Saturday 7th June to celebrate 100 years of Hillside LTC. Enjoy a delicious three course meal (click here for the menu) followed by music and dancing. Cost is £40 per person, friends and families are very welcome. If you would like to attend please contact Angela, our Social Events Co-ordinator, with your choice from the menu as soon as possible or email her on this link: Email Angela.
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Competitive Tennis Events
A good range of both serious and fun tournaments are organised throughout the year, details will be added here a couple of weeks before each event. You can download the HLTC Tournament Rules here and a copy is displayed on the clubhouse notice board.
Hillside LTC Club Championships 2025 - adult events
Entries are now open for the adult section of the Hillside LTC Championships 2025. Entry must be via email to referee@hillsideltc.org.uk. Please do not try to enter by any other route as your entry may be missed and not included in the draw.
The deadline for entries is 22nd June. Entries are open to all adult playing members and to all juniors that have played for adult teams. Please note that there is a maximum of 3 events (whether junior or adult) that may be entered by any one person.
The Finals will be held on Saturday 6th September with a reserve day, in case of bad weather, of Sunday 7th September. It is a strict condition of entry that you must be available to play at any time on both those days.
League Tennis – Details of adult and junior Southport & District League tennis are on our Club Activities pages. League fixtures for 2025 are currently being finalised and will be shown on the League Planner website very soon. If you would like to be considered for team selection, please contact our Club Captain - see our Contact Us page and/or come along to our match practices. Adult match practices started on Monday 24th March and are on Mondays and Tuesdays for 4 weeks. (Those who played in the 1st or 2nd team last year should come on the Mondays, all other playing club members who would like to play in adult teams are welcome on the Tuesdays.) Summer League matches for 2025 will start on Monday 28th April.
Social Tennis Events
Senior club "mix-in" sessions are on Wednesday evenings (from 6.30pm-9pm) from 5th March 2025 until the end of October. The first hour is drills and coaching with our Head Coach, Mike Taylor, at a cost of £3 each, and that is followed by mix-in tennis. All adult (playing) club members are welcome to come and mix-in at these sessions. If you don't want to take part in the drills and practice you can just join in at 7:30pm instead. Juniors who have played for adult teams or been invited to adult group coaching are also welcome.
Court 5 is also reserved on Sunday afternoons from 2.30pm until 5.15pm for anyone who wishes to come along and "mix in" or to use the practice fence or ball machine.
Ladies Tennis Afternoons – these take place bi-weekly on alternate Saturdays from 2pm to 4pm. The dates can be found by looking at our Court Booking page. More details can be obtained from Rachel Miles.
Junior clubnights – every Friday after school from Friday 25th April until around the end of October. The first hour (from 4.30pm to 5.30pm) is for junior school age children and parents need to stay, the second hour (from 5.30pm to 6.30pm is for senior school age children (up to 16) and parents are very welcome to stay. All sessions are run by an LTA registered coach and comprise lots of fun, tennis related, games. Cost is £1 for club members and £3 for non-members. Raquets and balls can be provided, you just need some suitable tennis shoes.