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This is how it works:

  • Players are organised into groups of up to 8 people of a similar standard
  • Contact details are emailed
  • Players arrange their own matches
  • It is a mixed sex, singles league, so men and women play each other
  • You can play on any court that suits both players

The league is:

  • For everybody!
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 certificate and tennis prizes
  • Where possible, winners of groups are promoted to the group above for the next round.

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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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Gallery Road, West Dulwich, London, SE21 7AB
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College Road,, Dulwich, London, Kent, SE21 7BQ
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"From taking up tennis, at one of the Local Tennis Leagues, namely Belair & Dulwich League, I have met all the benefits of being fit and stress-free with a top-tier ace! I thank Sally, Nigel & all the participants for making that possible!"

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Annie Brown

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Collapse AllBelair & Dulwich Parks Singles - Round 10 | Thursday 20 July 2017 to Wednesday 13 September 2017 (Midpoint: Wednesday 16 August 2017)

Current Rankings:

  1. Gavin Kerr 8.2 [W3] 8 includes 2 bonus points
  2. Jeff Brown 10.1 [W3] 8 includes 2 bonus points
  3. Paul Spence 9.1 [W2, L2] 7 includes 2 bonus points
  4. German Echeverry 8.2 [W1, L5] 5 includes 2 bonus points
  5. Derek Daly 10.1 [W1, L1] 2
  6. Rob Lye 9.1 [W1, L1] 2
  7. George Williams [L2] 1

Match Results:

Jeff Brown bt George Williams (Aug 15) 6-3, 6-4
Paul Spence bt Derek Daly (Aug 13) 6-2, 6-1
Reveal CommentRob Lye bt German Echeverry (Aug 11) 4-6, 6-0, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Great match with a couple of rallies lasting longer than my cycle home. Thanks ! RL"  -- Rob
Jeff Brown bt Paul Spence (Aug 8) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
Gavin Kerr bt Rob Lye (Aug 8) 6-2, 6-2
Reveal CommentJeff Brown bt German Echeverry (Aug 7) 6-4, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Playing German you know you are in for a battle and today was no exception. A very hard fought match with some great long rallies and plenty of deuce games. German started the brighter and took a 4-3 lead before Jeff responded and with two breaks of serve and a nervy hold Jeff did enough to take the first set 6-4. Jeff started the brighter in the second set to take a 2-0 lead before German fought back to level at 2-2. Jeff then took control by taking the next 3. German pulled one back before Jeff held his serve to take the set and match. A very enjoyable game played in great spirit. "  -- Jeff
German Echeverry bt George Williams (Aug 6) 5-7, 7-6 (7-4), [10-5]
Reveal CommentGavin Kerr bt Paul Spence (Aug 1) 6-3, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "A closer match than the score suggests with virtually every game going to deuce, lots of break points and actual breaks of serve. The first set went with serve to 3-3, then a break, a hold and another break from Gavin took it. The second set was a case of who could hold their serve with four breaks of serve to 2-2. Then two nervy holds and to close breaks from Gavin took the match. A very tense match with lots of long rallies and some lovely winning shots from both players."  -- Gavin
Reveal CommentDerek Daly bt German Echeverry (Jul 30) 7-6 (7-5), 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "A very had fought match. Over 2 hours just to play 2 sets. Lot of deuce games. Thanks for the game."  -- Derek
Gavin Kerr bt German Echeverry (Jul 29) 6-3, 6-2
Paul Spence bt German Echeverry (Jul 26) 7-5, 7-6 (7-4)

Current Rankings:

  1. Richard Francis [W3] 8 includes 2 bonus points
  2. Patrick Silla [W3] 8 includes 2 bonus points
  3. Annie Brown [W1, L2] 5 includes 2 bonus points
  4. Joseph Harker 8.2 [W1, L2] 5 includes 2 bonus points
  5. Mark Cheung 9.1 [W1, L2] 5 includes 2 bonus points
  6. Richard Lodge 10.2 [W1] 2
  7. Robert Faux 9.2 [L3] 2 includes 2 bonus points
  8. Esher Nandra [L1]

Match Results:

Reveal CommentPatrick Silla bt Mark Cheung (Aug 13) 6-3, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Long rallies and good movement from the both of us today. Good fun (as always) - the first time we've not played a three setter or that I've not dropped my first set against him. Mark's recent holiday probably did him no favours! Look forward to playing him again. "  -- Patrick
Reveal CommentPatrick Silla bt Annie Brown (Aug 12) 4-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Annie gave me a real tough time - won many games on the trot and put me in some really difficult positions. Both exhausted afterwards - thank you for a great game and putting up with my occasional outbursts! "  -- Patrick
Reveal CommentRichard Francis bt Robert Faux (Aug 7) 6-0, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Some great rallies and plenty of deuce games"  -- Richard
Reveal CommentPatrick Silla bt Joseph Harker (Aug 5) 4-6, 6-0, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Got given a real run around by Joseph. Managed to pick up some rhythm for the second and third sets and held my nerve - scoreline not telling of the battles within games. Look forward to playing Joseph again! "  -- Patrick
Reveal CommentAnnie Brown bt Esher Nandra (Aug 1) 6-0, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for a very friendly and enjoyable game. A lot of rallies and the score not representative of the points contested," -- Annie
Reveal CommentRichard Francis bt Joseph Harker (Aug 1) 6-2, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Another very enjoyable match in the sunshine. Thankfully for me Joseph's serve was not firing on all cylinders, even so the scoreline is not a true reflection of how close it was."  -- Richard
Reveal CommentMark Cheung bt Robert Faux (Jul 31) 6-3, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "A really tight first set with lots of deuce games and high quality long rallies. Robert's form dipped a little in the second set, but still a number of close games and memorable shots played in a lovely warm summer evening."  -- Mark
Reveal CommentRichard Lodge bt Mark Cheung (Jul 30) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Great game, with some 'very' long ralleys, could of gone either way, "  -- Richard
Reveal CommentJoseph Harker bt Robert Faux (Jul 29) 6-3, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "A very enjoyable match. Robert and I had been trying to arrange a game since the last league so was great to play at last! "  -- Joseph
Reveal CommentRichard Francis bt Annie Brown (Jul 25) 6-3, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Very enjoyable game and I was definitely flattered by the scoreline. I think one game went to about 20 deuces"  -- Richard

Current Rankings:

  1. TOm Hillier [W2] 4
  2. Joseph Bell [W2] 4
  3. Enes Tunagur [W1, L2] 4 includes 2 bonus points
  4. Allan Monks [L3] 2 includes 2 bonus points
  5. Jenny Gregg
  6. Patrick Foster 9.2
  7. Ragnar Lorentzen 9.1

Match Results:

TOm Hillier bt Allan Monks (Aug 14) 6-1, 6-0
Enes Tunagur bt Allan Monks (Aug 12) 6-3, 6-0
Joseph Bell bt Enes Tunagur (Aug 5) 6-4, 6-4
Joseph Bell bt Allan Monks (Aug 3) 6-4, 6-1
Reveal CommentTOm Hillier bt Enes Tunagur (Jul 23) 6-2, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "We had a good game. Shame that the courts were very skiddy from day before. "  -- TOm

Current Rankings:

  1. Michael Norrish [W5] 12 includes 2 bonus points
  2. Francis Horovitch [W2, L1] 6 includes 2 bonus points
  3. Christopher Taylor [W1, L2] 5 includes 2 bonus points
  4. Angus Innes [L3] 1
  5. James Gooding 10.1 [L1]
  6. Omer Moghraby [L1]
  7. James Begley

Match Results:

Reveal CommentMichael Norrish bt Angus Innes (Aug 11) 3-6, 6-1, [10-8]

Player Comments:

  • "really good match with angus ... very close"  -- Michael
Michael Norrish bt Omer Moghraby (Aug 5) 6-2, 6-4
Reveal CommentFrancis Horovitch bt Christopher Taylor (Aug 4) 1-6, 7-6, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Excellent match played in great spirit. "  -- Christopher
Reveal CommentMichael Norrish bt James Gooding (Jul 31) 6-2, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "good match, james served very well two proper tennis players on the adjacent court made us feel a bit inadequate!"  -- Michael
Michael Norrish bt Francis Horovitch (Jul 25) 6-3, 6-0
Francis Horovitch bt Angus Innes (Jul 24) 7-5, 6-3
Reveal CommentChristopher Taylor bt Angus Innes (Jul 23) 6-2, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Enjoyable match played in good spirit. "  -- Christopher
Reveal CommentMichael Norrish bt Christopher Taylor (Jul 21) 6-4, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "good game on a lovely day... very competitive first set"  -- Michael

Current Rankings:

  1. Mark Catherall [W3, L3] 9 includes 2 bonus points
  2. Theo Andrew [W3] 8 includes 2 bonus points
  3. Neill Quinton [W2, L1] 7 includes 2 bonus points
  4. Charlotte Morton 9.2 [W1, L2] 4 includes 2 bonus points
  5. Charlie Smedley 10.1 [W1] 2
  6. Craig Gallacher [W1, L1] 2
  7. Craig Smith [L4] 2 includes 2 bonus points

Match Results:

Reveal CommentMark Catherall bt Craig Smith (Aug 16) 6-1, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "We covered a lot of the court in this one, lots of forwards and backwards running; Craig's backhand slice can go all the way to the baseline or just over the net and you can't tell which until it's too late!"  -- Mark
Reveal CommentTheo Andrew bt Charlotte Morton (Aug 14) 6-2, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Really nice game with Charlotte (once we found a racket) - well played! "  -- Theo
Reveal CommentMark Catherall bt Craig Gallacher (Aug 14) 7-6 (10-8), 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Great match so far, extremely close with lots of great rallies, both of us running all over the shop. I'm surprised there wasn't a crowd of spectators by the end of the set, we were hammering out some quality tennis! I look forward to set 2..."  -- Mark
Reveal CommentCraig Gallacher bt Craig Smith (Aug 11) 6-2, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Beautiful day for tennis on Friday morning, thanks for the game Craig."  -- Craig
Reveal CommentMark Catherall bt Charlotte Morton (Aug 3) 6-0, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "We had a great match, although we got so caught up talking about clean tech and electric cars between sets that it was borderline dark for set 2!"  -- Mark
Reveal CommentCharlie Smedley bt Mark Catherall (Aug 1) 6-3, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Good game. More even than the score suggests. "  -- Charlie
Reveal CommentNeill Quinton bt Craig Smith (Jul 27) 6-1, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks Craig for the match!"  -- Neill
Reveal CommentNeill Quinton bt Mark Catherall (Jul 26) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "A really tight and fun match, which seemed like it would go on for ever!"  -- Neill
Reveal CommentTheo Andrew bt Mark Catherall (Jul 24) 6-2, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Good game - much more evenly matched than the score suggests and some great rallies towards the end of the game when we both started to get our eye in!"  -- Theo
Reveal CommentCharlotte Morton bt Craig Smith (Jul 23) 6-2, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Great fun, with lots of games going to deuce. Not bad for someone who allegedly hasn't played for two years, and watch out for his superb winning drop shot!"  -- Charlotte
Reveal CommentTheo Andrew bt Neill Quinton (Jul 22) 6-2, 4-6, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Very good knock-up with Neill, both went for it in questionable conditions. Disrupted by intermittent rain and a very slippy service - otherwise I think it could have been a different game. Some good rallies played despite this, while errors were sparse. Cheer Neill! "  -- Theo

Current Rankings:

  1. Michael Bolding [W2, L2] 8 includes 2 bonus points
  2. Neil Johnson 9.2 [W2, L1] 7 includes 2 bonus points
  3. Chris Senft [W2, L1] 6 includes 2 bonus points
  4. Caroline Appel [W2, L1] 6 includes 2 bonus points
  5. Pedro Figueroa 9.2 [W1] 2
  6. Elizabeth Kane 10.1 [L4] 2 includes 2 bonus points
  7. Bruce Wilson

Match Results:

Reveal CommentChris Senft bt Neil Johnson (Aug 12) 6-4, 6-7 (3-7), 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Great game. Thanks. Well played. "  -- Neil
Reveal CommentCaroline Appel bt Michael Bolding (Aug 3) 4-6, 6-1, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Great match. We had to give up our court as we overran the reservation and had a 30 minute break to finish the match in Belair. Great game and evening! "  -- Caroline
Reveal CommentCaroline Appel bt Elizabeth Kane (Aug 1) 6-0, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Lovely sunny evening. "  -- Caroline
Reveal CommentPedro Figueroa bt Elizabeth Kane (Jul 31) 6-2, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "The sun and the Gods of Mount Olympus came out to watch a match which promised so much excitement given that Elizabeth had won our last encounter in two sets. Fortunately for me, Elizabeth was not on top of her game today and I managed to amass enough games in the two sets to take the win this time! I look forward to playing her again in the time to come!"  -- Pedro
Reveal CommentMichael Bolding bt Chris Senft (Jul 30) 6-3, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Great match. The third game of the second set went to deuce at least 10 times"  -- Michael
Reveal CommentMichael Bolding bt Elizabeth Kane (Jul 30) 6-0, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Great match. Some close games. Thanks Elizabeth, -- Michael"  -- Michael
Reveal CommentNeil Johnson bt Michael Bolding (Jul 30) 6-3, 3-6, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "An epic battle. Well played Neil"  -- Michael
Reveal CommentChris Senft bt Caroline Appel (Jul 29) 6-1, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for a great game Caroline! "  -- Chris
Reveal CommentNeil Johnson bt Elizabeth Kane (Jul 23) 6-2, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for a good game!"  -- Neil

Current Rankings:

  1. Nicholas Battle [W2] 4
  2. Fiona Cameron [W2, L1] 4
  3. Jeannine Mansell [W1] 2
  4. Peter Frost [L3] 2 includes 2 bonus points
  5. James Ward 10.2 [L1]
  6. Konrad Czornij 10.2
  7. Marianne McAlindon

Match Results:

Reveal CommentFiona Cameron bt Peter Frost (Aug 16) 6-0, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Brilliant game. Honoured to play such an experienced player and lovely man. Was a lovely game and hope to play each other again soon. Great serve and some great tricky shots you played that I couldn't run too. "  -- Fiona
Reveal CommentNicholas Battle bt Peter Frost (Aug 14) 6-1, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Hot 22C and the artificial clay was dry.. The sun was a slight problem with the serve. Nick had a backhand slice which died in the clay. He was very fit and reached most of my returns."  -- Peter
Reveal CommentJeannine Mansell bt Peter Frost (Aug 10) 6-1, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "The calm after a month's rain, playing on very damp clay. A bit like granulated sugar. A soft or drop shot was the one to send over. Jeannine not having played for about 4 months is a natural stroke player and played without many errors. Peter has to move in to try to take them on the volley. Peter, although ahead in some of the games it was the consistency and movement of Jeannine that came out ahead to win that game."  -- Peter
Reveal CommentNicholas Battle bt Fiona Cameron (Aug 1) 6-2, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "A fantastic game with some great rallies. Fiona has a neat little trick shot which she pulled off a couple of times. Well played Fiona."  -- Nicholas
Fiona Cameron bt James Ward (Jul 29) Walkover

Results

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