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!
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.
Marcus Tournament
Our next club tournament is The Marcus. This is a mixed doubles tournament that you enter on your own and there is then a random seeded draw for a partner (full details are in our HLTC Tournament Rules). Entry is free for club members and you must enter before 19th September. The draw will be added here as soon as possible after that. You arrange when to play the rounds with your opponents and the final will be held on Sunday 2nd November at 2:30pm. Please enter on the form you can find at the bottom of this page or on this link: Marcus Tournament Entry. If you have problems entering then please contact our Tournament Referee at referee@hillsideltc.org.uk.
(The tournament is open to all adult playing members and to any juniors that have played for adult teams.)
League Tennis
Details of adult and junior Southport & District League tennis are on our Club Activities pages. League fixtures for 2025 can be found at: Adult League Fixtures and Junior League Fixtures. If you would like to be considered for adult team selection, please contact our Club Captain - see our Contact Us page. For Junior League matches please contact our Junior Coordinator at: juniors@hillsideltc.org.uk
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 – are arranged on Saturdays from time-to-time. For more details contact our Club Secretary at: info@hillsideltc.org.uk
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.
Events you can book here: