Winter League

Wetherby Tennis Club run their own Winter League for clubs in the area that may not have floodlights and who are keen to keep their competitive tennis going even during the depths of winter.
Mike Triffitt is the organiser and we start our 14th term this winter . We are running two Divisions with six teams in Division 1 playing each other twice and nine in the second tier playing each other once. Division One winners will be the Winter League Champions with the team finishing bottom replaced by the Division Two winners the following season.
Winter League Tables 2024/25
Division 1 | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Games For | Games Against | Points |
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Wetherby 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 28 | 2 |
Knaresborough 1 | |||||||
Harrogate Spa | |||||||
Boston Spa 1 | |||||||
Starbeck | |||||||
Rufforth 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 44 | 0 |
Division 2 | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Games For | Games Against | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Knaresborough 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 30 | 2 |
Bardsey | |||||||
Wetherby 3 | |||||||
Almscliffe | |||||||
Tadcaster | |||||||
Thorner 1 | |||||||
Thorner 2 | |||||||
Rufforth 2 | |||||||
Wetherby 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 42 | 0 |
The title will be decided on a head to head record if two teams are on the same match points whilst if three or more teams are tied, a mini league of results involving those clubs will determine the champions!
Below are the fixtures for the 2025/26 Season
Week 1
Oct 7 Wetherby 2 v Knaresborough 2 30-42
Oct 9 Wetherby 1 v Rufforth 1 44-28
Oct 10 Thorner 1 v Rufforth 2
Week 2
Oct 14 Wetherby 3 v Tadcaster
Oct 16 Rufforth 1 v Boston Spa
Oct 17 Bardsey v Thorner 2
Week 3
Oct 21 Almscliffe v Wetherby 2
Oct 23 Starbeck v Harrogate Spa
Oct 24 Knaresborough 2 v Rufforth 2
Week 4
Oct 28 Tadcaster v Bardsey
Oct 30 Wetherby 1 v Harrogate Spa
Oct 31 Thorner 1 v Wetherby 3
Week 5
Nov 4 Thorner 2 v Almscliffe
Nov 6 Knaresborough 1 v Boston Spa
Nov 7 Wetherby 2 v Rufforth 2
Week 6
Nov 11 Knaresborough 2 v Wetherby 3
Nov 13 Starbeck v Wetherby 1
Nov 14 Almscliffe v Thorner 1
Week 7
Nov 18 Harrogate Spa v Knaresborough 1
Nov 20 Thorner 1 v Bardsey
Nov 21 Thorner 2 v Tadcaster
Week 8
Nov 25 Harrogate Spa v Starbeck
Nov 27 Rufforth 1 v Starbeck
Nov 28 Wetherby 2 v Bardsey
Week 9
Dec 2 Rufforth 2 v Tadcaster
Dec 4 Boston Spa v Harrogate Spa
Week 10
Dec 9 Wetherby 2 v Wetherby 3
Dec 11 Boston Spa v Wetherby 1
Dec 12 Knaresborough 2 v Thorner 2
Week 11
Dec 16 Rufforth 2 v Bardsey
Dec 18 Harrogate Spa v Rufforth 1
Week 12
Jan 6 Rufforth 1 v Wetherby 1
Jan 8 Knaresborough 1 v Starbeck
Jan 9 Almscliffe v Bardsey
Week 13
Jan 13 Starbeck v Knaresborough 1
Jan 15 Harrogate Spa v Wetherby 1
Jan 16 Boston Spa v Rufforth 1
Week 14
Jan 20 Harrogate Spa v Boston Spa
Jan 22 Starbeck v Boston Spa
Jan 23 Knaresborough 1 v Wetherby 1
Week 15
Jan 27 Knaresborough 2 v Bardsey
Jan 29 Rufforth 1 v Knaresborough 1
Jan 30 Wetherby 2 v Thorner 2
Week 16
Feb 3 Knaresborough 2 v Thorner 1
Feb 5 Wetherby 1 v Boston Spa 1
Feb 6 Thorner 1 v Wetherby 2
Week 17
Feb 10 Wetherby 3 v Almscliffe
Feb 12 Knaresborough 1 v Harrogate Spa
Feb 13 Almscliffe v Tadcaster
Week 18
Feb 17 Wetherby 3 v Bardsey
Feb 19 Starbeck v Rufforth 1
Feb 20 Rufforth 2 v Thorner 2
Week 19
Feb 24 Wetherby 1 v Knaresborough 1
Feb 26 Wetherby 1 v Starbeck
Feb 27 Wetherby 2 v Tadcaster
Week 20
March 3 Rufforth 2 v Wetherby 3
March 5 Boston Spa v Knaresborough 1
March 6 Thorner 1 v Thorner 2
Week 21
March 10 Knaresborough 2 v Tadcaster
March 12 Rufforth 1 v Harrogate Spa
March 13 Thorner 1 v Tadcaster
Week 22
March 17 Rufforth 2 v Almscliffe
March 19 Boston Spa v Starbeck
March 20 Wetherby 3 v Thorner 2
Week 23
March 24 Almscliffe v Knaresborough 2
March 26 Knaresborough 1 v Rufforth 1
March 27 Spare date
Rules and Guidelines
Teams
Two men and Two ladies playing mixed,mens and ladies
Days
Tuesdays ,Thursdays and Fridays 6.30 – 9.30pm Oct -April
Cost
£20 per team per match. New balls supplied,clubhouse opened,fees collected,floodlights on/off,supply scoresheet.A Wetherby member will try be around to Open/close clubhouse and collect completed scoresheet. However this year we may ask clubs to carry out those tasks . We have a spare key outside the clubhouse door and provision to leave match fees.
Match
Four mixed,One mens,One ladies each of 12 games in any order.
Results
The match winner being the team with the most games won of the 72 played or of the completed rounds of 48 or 24 (minimum).
Fixtures, results and tables will be available on the Wetherby website.
Here are the contact details for the Winter League Clubs
Knaresborough 2 Paul White 07769 118809
Rufforth Kate Lewis 07939 272498
Starbeck Diana Lang 07790 811213
Wetherby 1 Dawn Steel 07908 439531
Wetherby 2 Mike Triffitt 07508 057744
Wetherby 3 Jesse Richardson 07454 135997
Boston Spa Kate Butterfield 07930 452477
Tadcaster Craig Derry 07825 871512
Bardsey Beth James 07840 177663
Thorner Karan Sprong 07977 223394
Knaresborough 1 Matt Hindle 07445 682212
Almscliffe Kirsty Bryant 07748 163127
Harrogate Spa James Letherby 07720 388236
Winter league contact Mike Triffitt – details above
Have an enjoyable winter of tennis.
Mike Triffitt
Well done Dave Rowlands, Charlotte Mannall, captain Dawn Steel, Ollie Steel, Laura Delafield and Jack Medcalf who played crucial roles helping Wetherby 2 lift the 2024/25 Division Two Winter League title.
Dawn Steel also helped the First team lift the Division One Winter League crown as needing to win their final match the team defeated Boston Spa 55-17. Thanks to Fraser Cummings , captain Emma Abel and Andy Jones for contributing to this success.