Friendly, competitive tennis on Cambridge's public courts
You are just a step away from joining our mixed-sex, singles league for men and women (aged 18+) of all standards.
If you have been meaning to get back into tennis or would like to meet new people to play, why not give it a go!
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Want to Get Playing?
From the dates above, choose your round and click on the Join By link.
FREE TENNIS BALLS
Every player who completes three matches by the midway point of any round is sent a FREE can of tennis balls! Plus there are great offers all the time in our shop.
This is how it works:
- Players are organised into groups of between 5 to 9 people of a similar standard
- It is a mixed sex, singles league, so men and women play each other
- Groups are put together by standard and there can be any combination of men and women in a group (we do not guarantee a balance of men and women and you could be the only man in a group of women or vice versa!)
- Contact details are emailed and posted to each player's account page
- Players arrange their own matches
- You can play on any court that suits both players
The league is:
- For everyone over the age of 18
- We welcome beginners as well as advanced players.
- Don't worry that you won't be good enough - playing matches is the best way to improve, and we use an online questionnaire to assess people's ability so you play only people of a roughly similar level
- Affiliated to the LTA For adults aged 18 years and above
Key points
- Matches are best of three sets; if a set reaches 6 games all it is decided by a tiebreak
- The evening before the round starts you will receive an email with all the contact details of the players in your group. Contact details are also posted to your Account Page
- Players are placed in groups according to past performance in the league and, for new players, their Player Standard Questionnaire
- Each player attempts to play each of the other player on their group once during the round
- A point is awarded for each set won
- If you complete three matches before the midpoint of a round you receive 2 bonus points and a bonus prize (either a pair of Local Tennis Leagues dampeners, or a tube of tennis balls)
- The winner of the group is the player with the most points at the end of the round
- The winner of the group wins a voucher for £20 to be spent in the Local Tennis League online shop. A winner's certificate is also posted to the winner's Account Page as a PDF file.
- Where possible, winners of groups are promoted to the group above for the next round.
See here for the complete rules and regulations
Getting started
New players will need to complete the player questionnaire before they can join a round. Once you’ve signed up, and for returning players you can join any of the upcoming rounds above.
For everything you need to know before you get started see the FAQs and review the Rules and Regulations, which all players agree to adhere to when playing in the leagues.
If there is anything else you need help with get in contact with Nigel, Sally and the team who will be happy to help!
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If you notice any of our venue information is out of date, missing court costs or opening hours please let us know.
Primary Venues
Hills Road Sports & Tennis Centre
Other Venues
Trumpington Recreation Ground
Cherry Hinton Hall Park
Club Venues
Haslingfield Lawn Tennis Club
Cocks and Hens Cambridge Tennis
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Collapse AllCambridge Singles - Round 18 | Thursday 25 June 2020 to Wednesday 19 August 2020 (Midpoint: Wednesday 22 July 2020)
Current Rankings:
- Rohan Gaddh 10.1 [W1] 2
- Liam Woods 9.2 [L1] 1
- Christos Malliakos
- Daniel Savage 8.2
- Hamish Stuart Smith 8.2
- Sebastien Scaux
- Viktor Pesek
Match Results:
Current Rankings:
- Angelica Fachechi [W1] 2
- Rasmus Christensen [L1] 1
- Cassie Zerbe
- Charles Marrow 8.2
- Gary De Allende
- Jake Gordon 9.2
- John Radford 7.2
- Sergio Mercado
- Simon Leader
Match Results:
Player Comments:
- "Great match! Many long rallies 💪" -- Angelica
Current Rankings:
- Merissa Lim Sarrias [W3] 8 includes 2 bonus points
- Apostolos Fourlis [W2, L2] 7 includes 2 bonus points
- Tom Serby [W2, UF1] 5
- Andrew McIntyre [W1, L3] 5 includes 2 bonus points
- Christopher Hawkins [L1, UF1] 1
- Matt Hagge [L1]
- Vincent Ryan [L1]
- Owen Crawford 10.2
- Richard Hodge 10.2
Match Results:
Player Comments:
- "An epic gruelling defensive battle by both players saw a parity in games won, an enormous amount of sweat expended on an overcast evening when the rain held off until just after the 2'15'' contest finally came to an end after Apostolos had predictably defended several match points in the last game. Tremendous exercise for body, mind and spirit!" -- Tom
Player Comments:
- "Very enjoyable match" -- Merissa
Player Comments:
- "Well played, Merissa. It was a very competitive match and was fun. If I could only win more deuce games!" -- Andrew
Player Comments:
- "Good match, to be continued!" -- Christopher
Player Comments:
- "Fun match, especially the second set. There was the added challenge of strong wind and low sun" -- Merissa
Player Comments:
- "Third set scheduled for Tuesday, June 30." -- Andrew
Current Rankings:
- Ashley Brown [W1] 2
- Dominic Lovedale [W1] 2
- Ohad Yogev 8.2 [L1] 1
- Liam Brooks 10.1 [L1]
- Federico Baglioni
- Huw Davies
- Karolina Pesek
- Liam Higgins
Match Results:
Player Comments:
- "Great first match back after a long break! Very close with the strong winds making it quite technical :D" -- Dominic
Current Rankings:
- Joachim Kehren 9.2 [W2, L1] 6 includes 2 bonus points
- Nicholas Dale [W1, L2] 5 includes 2 bonus points
- Sergio Balaguer [W2] 4
- Michael Zahner [W1, L1] 3
- John Bateman [W1] 2
- Alison Paskins [L2]
- Sergio Bacallado [L1]
- Junior Agboola
Match Results:
Player Comments:
- "An excellent and very enjoyable match. Closely fought with no shortage long and challenging rallies. Thank you and well played Nick." -- John
Player Comments:
- "Really nice game on a nice afternoon with a bit of a breeze to contend with. Thanks very much Ali!" -- Nicholas
Player Comments:
- "A typical summer's day - overcast, cool and windy. However, we enjoyed playing so much that we had another couple of sets. Joachim" -- Joachim
Player Comments:
- "A bit windy at times but both players handled it. There were good serves and long rallies during the match." -- Sergio
Player Comments:
- "Michael having beaten Joachim on all previous occasions, this match could easily have had a different outcome. Maybe it was Joachim's 'home advantage' or the more recent match experience - Michael was certainly increasingly getting increasingly into his stride as the match progressed and this was a very tight match." -- Joachim
Player Comments:
- "Nice first match of the group. Good rallies and some winners from both players." -- Sergio
Current Rankings:
- Rose Hughes [W2] 4
- Neha Thakerar 10.2 [W1] 2
- Faye Rodgers [W1, L1] 2
- Dominic Noble [L1]
- David Jeal 10.1 [L2]
- Jon Phillips
- Susie Newman 10.2
- Tim Ellis
Match Results:
Player Comments:
- "Dave and I had a great match, with a really closely fought second set. Lucky for us the wind died down and the sun came out." -- Faye
Player Comments:
- "It was great to meet Dave - challenging conditions with the gusty wind!" -- Rose
Player Comments:
- "It was great to meet Dom and get back into playing again - we were both slightly rusty to start with as we hadn't played in months and months, but our games eventually became pretty competitive and went to deuce a number of times. Was good to meet you and hope to play again soon :)" -- Neha
Player Comments:
- "A closely fought match with some long rallies! - we were lucky to enjoy some beautiful evening sun." -- Rose
Results
Looking for previous matches? Visit the Cambridge archive.
The results listed here include the current and previous round of Singles matches for Cambridge.
Scoring Information:
You earn one point for every set you win. Players who complete three or more matches by the mid-point of the round receive 2 bonus points, and a bonus prize (typically a free can of HEAD tennis balls). Bonus prizes must be claimed within 28 days using the link posted to the player's Account page. The link is also emailed to players.
Please note, while matches tied at one set all may be completed with a matchtiebreak, singles matches completed to this shortened format, do not count toward bonus points.
Understanding the current rankings display:
Player name, [LTA rating - if known], W - tally of wins, L - tally of losses, UF - tally of unfinished matches] 'n' - points won (if bonus points have been won a note to this effect is added)
Comments:
Reporters of results are encouraged to leave a comment on the "Report Your Score" form. Additional commentaries may be added by submitting a result revision (see the pencil icon next to your results)
Player Comments: