Dear Member, After a long wait DLTC have started running leagues again. This year Winter Leagues will start in September instead of the usual Senior leagues. Winter Leagues take place on Sundays - mornings for the men and afternoons for ladies. Each team is made up of three doubles pairings. We have entered five teams for both ladies and men. To sign up please log in to Smart Club, click on the Events tile, select your name and add either Ladies Winter League or Mens Winter League to your cart and checkout.  Juniors aged 14 as at December 31st 2020 are eligible…

Dear Member, Friday night tennis is back this Friday at 7pm!! Our tournament numbers are limited to 32.  To enter log into your Smart Club account, click on the Events tile, select your name and add the event to your cart.   The bar will be open from 7 and we will have the BBQ fired up too! Kind regards The Tennis Committee

Dear Member,   With over 200 players on court this week and 165 matches played so far, we have reached Open Week Finals Day. Play starts at 10am this morning and we have a terrific day of tennis ahead.  Our Men's Championship final is due on court at 12 with the No. 1 seed Dorian Kos taking on the No. 3 seed Odhran O'Sullivan Hamill and our Ladies Championship final with former Ireland No. 1 Lesley O'Halloran taking on Italian Gulia Redmondina at 1.30. The full schedule is available here. https://ti.tournamentsoftware.com/tournament/cb3e4150-eff9-4692-90bf-e7e294c3a18c/matches/ Kind regards Open Week Committee (Ciara Baguley, Gary Gibson, Caroline Blennerhassett,…

Dear Member,   We are just over half way through Open Week and have had some terrific tennis so far. This evening we have over 20 matches scheduled including a number of Championship and Class 2/3 quarter final and semi final matches. Play starts at 6pm and the bar will be open from 7pm and we will have the BBQ on too. So do come down if you can for what will be a great night of tennis. Kind regards Open Week Committee (Ciara Baguley, Gary Gibson, Caroline Blennerhassett, Alan Connolly)  

Dear Member,   After a successful first day of this years Open Week which saw close to 30 matches played, we have a full schedule tomorrow including a number of our Championship and Class 2/3 singles matches. Play starts at 10am and there will be food and drinks available during the afternoon. Please come down to soak up the sun and watch some great tennis. Full schedule of matches is available by clicking on the link below.   https://ti.tournamentsoftware.com/tournament/cb3e4150-eff9-4692-90bf-e7e294c3a18c/matches/20210725   Kind regards Open Week Committee (Ciara Baguley, Gary Gibson, Caroline Blennerhassett, Alan Connolly)

Dear Member, After almost 3 weeks of very enjoyable Team Tennis, the final will take place this Friday evening at 7.30pm. The top team in each section will battle it out to be crowned Summer 2021 Team Tennis Champions. We will be in touch with both team captains once this evening matches are completed. The bar will be open and we'll have the BBQ running from 7.30pm.  (Please note that our catering numbers will be limited to 50). Kind regards The Tennis Committee

Dear Members,   We need some volunteers to help out with the BBQ and get food & supplies for Open Week.  We will be operating the BBQ from 3pm to 10pm on the first weekend and from 7pm to about 10pm during the week.    Please email Justin Fitzsimons at justin@fhm.ie by Wednesday next, July 21, if you are able to help out with the BBQ or pick up supplies any day during Open week and he will put a rota together.   Kind Regards Open Week Committee

Dear Member,   Open Week is a very special event our Club’s calendar and this year it is taking place from Saturday July 24th to Saturday July 31st.   During Open Week, we open our doors to players from other clubs and the competition and conviviality of this festival of tennis creates a truly unique atmosphere in our Club and this year we are delighted to be welcoming back our Championship singles events.   The Open Week Committee is currently seeking patrons, whose support ensures the continued success of our Open.  Becoming an Open Week patron keeps alive a tradition that dates back…

Dear Members, The result of the recent "Club Finances" survey can be viewed here. The committee would like to thank all 183 of you who expressed your opinion. We felt it was important to gauge how the membership felt on this subject prior to us making any decision regarding a rebate of subscription fees due to the COVID club closures. We received the lot of very welcome messages of support from you which was a great boost for us, thank you! We also received many great suggestions for club improvement which we promise to discuss at our next meeting. The final decision on this…

Dear Members,   Tonight and for next two nights members are entitled to a free half pint of our new light larger called Rock Shore.   Regards Bar Committee