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
Wetherby 1	1	1	0	0	44	28	2
Rufforth 1	2	1	1	0	74	70	2
Harrogate Spa	1	1	0	0	41	31	2
Knaresborough 1
Starbeck	1	0	1	0	31	41	0
Boston Spa	1	0	1	0	26	46	0

 

Division 2	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Games For	Games Against	Points
Knaresborough 2	2	2	0	0	69	51	4
Thorner 1	1	1	0	0	61	11	2
Wetherby 3	1	1	0	0	41	31	2
Bardsey	2	2	0	0	85	59	4
Tadcaster	2	0	2	0	64	80	0
Almscliffe	1	1	0	0	50	22	2
Thorner 2	1	0	1	0	26	46	0
Rufforth 2	2	0	2	0	33	87	0
Wetherby 2	2	0	2	0	52	92	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   61-11

Week 2

Oct 14 Wetherby 3 v Tadcaster  41-31

Oct 16 Rufforth 1 v Boston Spa  46-26

Oct 17 Bardsey v Thorner 2  46-26

Week 3

Oct 21 Almscliffe v Wetherby 2  50-22

Oct 23 Starbeck v Harrogate Spa  31-41

Oct 24 Knaresborough 2 v Rufforth 2  27-21

Week 4

Oct 28 Tadcaster v Bardsey  33-39

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.