Friendly, competitive tennis on Wirral Parks's public courts
Local Tennis Leagues is for anyone, no matter your tennis experience. Play YOUR way.
Join thousands of players in hundreds of Leagues across the UK. Whatever your standard, we’ll find you great matches!
Local Tennis Leagues is a place for friendly tennis, where you can meet like-minded people and make new friends.
Join us now!
KEEN TO JOIN?
From the dates above, choose your Round and click on the Join By link. If the Round is currently running, and it's before the mid-point, you can sign up as a late joiner here. Otherwise, check back soon for info about the next Round.
FREE TENNIS BALLS
Every player who plays 3 matches by the mid-point of any Round can claim a FREE tube of tennis balls! Plus, there are great offers in our shop.
HOW IT WORKS:
- Players are organised into groups of 6 to 8 players of a similar standard
- It is a mixed sex, singles league
- Groups are put together by standard and there can be any combination of men and women in a group
- Contact details are emailed and posted to each player's account page the day before the Round begins
- Players arrange their own matches, book courts and share costs
- You can play on any court that suits both players
THE LEAGUE IS:
- For anyone over the age of 18
- For beginners as well as advanced players
KEY POINTS:
- There are various scoring formats you can use for your match
- Contact details are emailed and posted to each player's account page the day before the Round begins
- Players are placed in groups according to their ITF World Tennis Number
- Each player attempts to play each of the other players in their group once during the Round
- A point is awarded for each set won
- If you play 3 matches before the mid-point of a Round you receive 2 bonus points and a bonus prize
- 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
See here for the complete rules and regulations.
Getting started
New players will need to create an account with us and include their LTA Advantage Number before joining a Round. Once you’ve signed up, and for returning players, you can join the next Round here.
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.
Missing Something?
If you notice any of our venue information is out of date, missing court costs or opening hours, please let us know.
Primary Venues
Birkenhead Park
Park Road North, Birkenhead, Cheshire, CH41 8AX Tel: full venue details »Wirral Tennis & Sports Centre
Bidston Moss, Valley Road, Birkenhead, Merseyside, CH41 7EJ Tel: 0151 606 2010 full venue details »Port Sunlight LTC
Warren Lane, Bromborough, Wirral, Merseyside, CH62 3QQ Tel: full venue details »Other Venues
Ashton Park
Carpenter's Lane, West Kirby, Hoylake, Cheshire, CH48 7EX Tel: full venue details »Higher Bebington Recreation Ground
Higher Bebington Rd, Wirral, Lancashire, CH63 8LS Tel: full venue details »Marine Park, New Brighton
King's Parade, Wallasey, Cheshire, CH45 2NY Tel: full venue details »Oval Sports Centre
Old Chester Road, Bebington, Wirral, Cheshire, CH63 7LF Tel: 0151 606 2010 full venue details »
Report your results
Collapse AllWirral Parks Singles - Round 30 | Thursday 31 March 2022 to Wednesday 25 May 2022 (Midpoint: Wednesday 27 April 2022)
Current Rankings:
| Pos. | Name | Played | P | Won | W | Lost | L | Bonus | BNS | Total | PTS | Form | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danny Elder | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | WWWW | ||||||
| 2 | Andrew Benc | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | LLWW | ||||||
| 3 | Dominic Spivey | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | WWLW | ||||||
| 4 | Paul Scallion | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | LWLW | ||||||
| 5 | David Britzman | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | WLLW | ||||||
| 6 | Rob Slade | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | LLLW | ||||||
| 7 | Emanuele Milletti | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | LLLL |
Match Results:
Reveal CommentDavid Britzman bt Rob Slade (May 14) 6-3, 6-0
Danny Elder bt Paul Scallion (May 9) 6-0, 6-0
Danny Elder bt Andrew Benc (May 9) 6-3, 6-4
Reveal CommentDominic Spivey bt David Britzman (May 7) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "Nice weather conditions for the match. A close game with David. Could have gone either way. Look forward to playing him again in future rounds👍" -- Dominic
Reveal CommentDominic Spivey bt Rob Slade (Apr 27) 6-4, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Nice weather conditions, good to meet and play Rob. Look forward to playing again👍" -- Dominic
Danny Elder bt Rob Slade (Apr 26) 6-1, 6-2
Reveal CommentPaul Scallion bt Emanuele Milletti (Apr 26) 6-1, 7-5
Player Comments:
- "First time playing Emanuele and first time playing at Higher Bebington. The courts there are great for public courts and we had an enjoyable match. Emanuele took a little while to find his range but once he did he was hitting a lot of powerful spin shots that I was struggling to deal with. The second set was very even and I was happy to sneak it as Emanuele kept improving as the match was going on. Thanks for the game Emanuele, good to meet you and look forward to playing again soon." -- Paul
Reveal CommentDanny Elder bt Dominic Spivey (Apr 26) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "I felt Dominic was the better player. Hitting winners, serving aces. I actually don't know how i won. Ask Dom. Lol. " -- Danny
Danny Elder bt David Britzman (Apr 25) 6-2, 6-4
Reveal CommentDavid Britzman bt Andrew Benc (Apr 23) 0-6, 7-6 (8-6), 7-5
Player Comments:
- "Very close game with Andrew that could have gone either way. It started off very one sided with Andrew racing into a 6-0 5-2 lead with a series of excellent aggressive forehands from shorter balls that I couldn’t get anywhere near. At 5-2 in the 2nd I decided I had to find a way to get the ball deeper and stop him from coming in. I won 3 games in a row to bring the score back to 5-5 with a few good deeper forehands and drop shots. The next 2 games were shared leading to a tense second set tie break. Andrew had 2 match points at 6-4 before I won 4 points in a row to take the set. The 3rd set was very even but I was able to find a way to get over the line and take the set 7-5. A great surprise for me to win against a very strong opponent!" -- David
Rob Slade bt Emanuele Milletti (Apr 22) 6-1, 6-0
Reveal CommentDominic Spivey bt Emanuele Milletti (Apr 20) 7-6 (7-4), 2-6, 7-5
Player Comments:
- "Brilliant match. Nice weather, loads of good rallies. Brilliant come back from Emmanuel in the third from 0-5, 0-40. Look forward to playing again👍" -- Dominic
Reveal CommentAndrew Benc bt Emanuele Milletti (Apr 19) 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "Long match. Emmanuel got everything back!" -- Andrew
Reveal CommentAndrew Benc bt Paul Scallion (Apr 18) 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-2)
Player Comments:
- "Very close game which could have gone either way.. some great rallies and good sportsmanship. Thanks Paul. " -- Andrew
Reveal CommentPaul Scallion bt David Britzman (Apr 14) 6-2, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "In the nicest possible sense I hate playing Dave, he is so difficult to hit a winner against and has an uncanny knack of being able to get almost anything back to a decent length wherever he is on court. Although we didnt actually play that many games the match took ages with many long rallies and deuce games. Today the small margins were on my side and I was able to get my first win against him. An enjoyable, competitive match and a good chat after we finished, thanks Dave." -- Paul
Danny Elder bt Emanuele Milletti (Apr 14) 6-1, 6-0
Reveal CommentAndrew Benc bt Dominic Spivey (Apr 9) 6-4, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Good game played on a lovely sunny day but became windy as the match developed." -- Andrew
Current Rankings:
| Pos. | Name | Played | P | Won | W | Lost | L | Bonus | BNS | Total | PTS | Form | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Errington | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | WWWW | ||||||
| 2 | Adrian Oglodek | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | WWWW | ||||||
| 3 | Chris Nolan | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | LLWW | ||||||
| 4 | Peter Ferrett | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | LWWL | ||||||
| 5 | Colin Rens | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | LLW | ||||||
| 6 | Marco Candeloro | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | LLLL | ||||||
| 7 | Gregg Ellis | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | LLL |
Match Results:
Reveal CommentAdrian Oglodek bt Peter Ferrett (May 7) 6-4, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Great to meet Adi, we played at North Cheshire LTC on the shale which was coming out of damp, slowing balls down and keeping them low. Adi adapted to the surface quickly, I tried to move him wide, both ways, quite a a lot but he got to most shots with ease. He seemed to know how I was likely to play as he hit the right shots to bother me, keeping the ball low, hitting flattish forehands to good deep court positions in both corners and slice backhands/dropshots short in the forecourt. The low shots took away my backhand slice drive for most of the match. I had a few good dropshots at the start of the match but towards the end it was Adi hitting them to great effect. Once the serve improves he'll be even harder to play. Thanks for match Adi" -- Peter
Reveal CommentMark Errington bt Gregg Ellis (May 7) 6-3, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "What a great match in the sunshine at Hoylake. Both sets were very close with some excellent rallies and lots of deuce games. Loads of running and great net play. Thanks for the chat and knock-up afterwards!" -- Mark
Reveal CommentAdrian Oglodek bt Chris Nolan (Apr 30) 6-3, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "What a tough game at Hoylake. Many long rallies and the game didn’t look like the score whatsoever, was much closer than that. Thanks for the game, Chris. 👍" -- Adrian
Reveal CommentMark Errington bt Marco Candeloro (Apr 30) 6-3, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "A great match and lovely to meet Marco. There were some really good baseline rallies and Marco’s movement, strong backhand and superb passing shots were giving me a lot of trouble. We traded quite a few breaks and the second set went back and forth a few times. A few lucky net shots gave me just enough to get over the line. We were both enjoying the glorious weather in Bebington and stuck around for a fun knock-up in the sunshine. Thanks Marco!" -- Mark
Reveal CommentAdrian Oglodek bt Colin Rens (Apr 25) 6-2, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "What a game at Higher Bebington tennis courts. Really tough one. Many, many long rallies and quite few deuces. Thanks for a game Colin. 👍" -- Adrian
Reveal CommentPeter Ferrett bt Chris Nolan (Apr 25) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Good to play Chris again. Last time was on asphalt, this time on North Cheshire's shale. A rollercoaster match, in the 1st set I was using my home court advantage, keeping the ball low to make topspin drives etc, difficult. Chris adapted to the situation and in the 2nd set, sped up the pace of rallies and was hitting flat and slice shots past me (and some dropshots) to take the set, Chris was moving really well to get to wide balls and then hitting great shots back. In the 3rd set I managed to slow things down again, low deadeners and dropshots with the occasional down the line drive and lob if Chris came in. A very enjoyable match, lots of rallies (cat and mouse stuff in the 3rd and 4th sets) & lots of deuces. Thanks for the match Chris." -- Peter
Reveal CommentPeter Ferrett bt Marco Candeloro (Apr 25) 6-2, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "I've probably still played Marco more than any one else in the Parks League. It was one of those days where I played quite a variety of my shots and fortunately a fair few came off. We were playing on the shale courts of our common home ground : North Cheshire LTC. It was dry, so there was a reasonable height to the ball bounce along with the usual biting take on spin shots. Marco wasn't quite able to get his usual consistency today and was making a few more errors than is usual in our matches. He won his games when he managed to string several good shots together, often ending the point with a driven two handed backhand or his new drive forehand. Again the score doesn't show all the long rallies and deuce/ad yo-yoing. Thanks again Marco " -- Peter
Reveal CommentAdrian Oglodek bt Marco Candeloro (Apr 23) 6-1, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "What a game at Birkenhead Park. Many rallies and quite few duces. It didn’t look like the score. Thanks for the game and nice chatting. 👍" -- Adrian
Reveal CommentAdrian Oglodek bt Gregg Ellis (Apr 18) 6-3, 6-0
Player Comments:
- "Nice sunny day at Higher Bebington tennis courts. We had quite few good rallies and I was bit struggling with Gregg’s dropp shots and few good serves. Thanks for the game and good company. 👍" -- Adrian
Reveal CommentChris Nolan bt Marco Candeloro (Apr 18) 6-2, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "An enjoyable match as always with Marco. There were lots of deuce games but I won some of the important points. Marco made a really strong start to the second set and had me worried but thankfully I managed to string a run of games together. Thanks Marco, it's always a pleasure to play." -- Chris
Reveal CommentMark Errington bt Colin Rens (Apr 17) 6-1, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "Lovely sunny afternoon at the great tarmac courts in Higher Bebington. It was nice to meet Col and there was some good baseline rallies in both sets. My serve was on form today which gave me the edge despite some great passing shots and service returns from Col. Thanks for a fun match!" -- Mark
Reveal CommentMark Errington bt Peter Ferrett (Apr 13) 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
Player Comments:
- "Thanks to Peter for hosting at North Cheshire. A really fun match on the shale courts. Lots of deuce games and some great rallies at the net. I was relieved to take the first set after we traded several breaks early on. The second set was really tight and could’ve gone either way. Peter’s excellent slices were causing me trouble and he had the momentum after saving match point at 5-4. I just about nicked it in the tie-break." -- Mark
Reveal CommentColin Rens bt Marco Candeloro (Apr 10) 6-0, 2-6, 7-5
Player Comments:
- "Topsy turvy match played in the sunshine at Bebington Park Tennis Courts... my new favourite courts on the Wirral. Always good to play Marco - entertaining and some great rallies. It was 5 all in the final set and honestly could have gone either way, just manage to edge it today..." -- Colin
Reveal CommentMark Errington bt Adrian Oglodek (Apr 9) 6-1, 6-4
Player Comments:
- "A great match and a lovely morning down at Hoylake. Lots of deuce games in the first set and it was much closer than the 6-1 scoreline would suggest. Adi got his serve going in the second set and there were some excellent rallies all over the court with plenty of running from both of us. Ali has a really strong backhand and will be an even tougher opponent when he lands his serve. Thanks for a fun knock up afterwards too." -- Mark
Reveal CommentChris Nolan bt Gregg Ellis (Apr 9) 6-1, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Enjoyable match with Gregg in the cold sunshine on excellent courts in Bebington. Was much closer than the score suggests especially in the second set where Gregg really came into it with some excellent drop shots. Gregg forced several deuces and had a couple of advantages in the seventh game but fortunately I managed to hold serve. It might have been a very different outcome if it had gone 4-3 instead of 5-2. Thanks Gregg, look forward to playing again!" -- Chris
Reveal CommentMark Errington bt Chris Nolan (Apr 2) 6-2, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "Thanks to Chris for a warm welcome to the league! A great match with some neat rallies and a few lucky shots from me. Chris was getting in some great serves during the last set but my net play managed to win a couple crucial break points. We had a fun knock up after the match and a good chat. Looking forward to playing a few social matches again in the future. Thanks again! Mark" -- Mark
Current Rankings:
| Pos. | Name | Played | P | Won | W | Lost | L | Bonus | BNS | Total | PTS | Form | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piotr Sananowicz | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | WWW | ||||||
| 2 | Howard Davies | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | LLLW | ||||||
| 3 | Kalpani Vitharana | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | WLLW | ||||||
| 4 | Philip Brown | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | LWW | ||||||
| 5 | Andy Turnbull | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | WWL | ||||||
| 6 | Dax Bale. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | W | ||||||
| 7 | Benjamin Wong | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | LLLL | ||||||
| 8 | Pawel Lipka | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Match Results:
Reveal CommentAndy Turnbull bt Howard Davies (May 12) 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)
Player Comments:
- "A very close match to say the least! More than two hours of tennis. Lots of long rallies and close games resulted in three sets decided by a tie break. Really enjoyed it and look forward to playing Howard again." -- Andy
Reveal CommentAndy Turnbull bt Benjamin Wong (May 10) 6-1, 6-1
Player Comments:
- " A good match played in a fair bit of wind. Ben played a lot of good shots but managed to beat me with a couple of brilliant lobs. Score does not reflect how even a lot of the games were. Overall very enjoyable to play against Ben and look forward to the next game down the line" -- Andy
Reveal CommentPiotr Sananowicz bt Philip Brown (Apr 25) 7-5, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "Great game. Defo the most challenging game so far. Phil is a great opponent hounting for possibility attack and score. Thank you mate :-)" -- Piotr
Reveal CommentKalpani Vitharana bt Andy Turnbull (Apr 23) 6-1, 3-6, 6-0
Player Comments:
- "Very enjoyable if a bit windy. Good game and we'll played Kalpani!" -- Andy
Reveal CommentPiotr Sananowicz bt Howard Davies (Apr 22) 6-2, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Great match with Howard. Amazing defense skills. I was enjoying every minute of game and Howards company. Much appriciated mate. " -- Piotr
Reveal CommentPhilip Brown bt Howard Davies (Apr 20) 6-1, 7-5
Player Comments:
- "Great to meet Howard such a friendly and great guy. Howard really picked up his game in the second set and played some really great passing shots leaving me stranded in the middle of the court on many occasions we had some great long rallies from the baseline and I had to dig really deep to get over the line in the second set. Thank you for the game Howard and hope to play again soon. Phil" -- Philip
Reveal CommentHoward Davies bt Benjamin Wong (Apr 19) 6-1, 6-0
Player Comments:
- "An energetic and fun match in the lovely but a little bit blinding sunshine :-) Some great rallies and loads of unexpected return shots from Ben made it a far closer match than the scores would make it appear! " -- Howard
Reveal CommentPhilip Brown bt Kalpani Vitharana (Apr 16) 6-4, 6-4
Player Comments:
- "What a slog this match was , an hour and 45 minutes for two sets of tennis shows how close this match was , 90% of the games went to deuce . Kalpani is so good at baseline rallies and keeps you pinned back . I had to change tactics and get to the net otherwise I would of just been outplayed from the baseline with her consistent ground strokes. Thank you for a great game Kalpani nothing between us at all in this match , your one very tough opponent . Thanks again for a great game hope to play you again soon , but not to soon please !!!!!!" -- Philip
Reveal CommentPiotr Sananowicz bt Benjamin Wong (Apr 10) 6-3, 6-0
Player Comments:
- "Great Sunday morning in Birkenhead Park. We had some very good time on court competing, chatting, exchanging tennis experiences. Ben is very frindly and he has some good range of shots. Thanks. " -- Piotr
Reveal CommentDax Bale. bt Kalpani Vitharana (Apr 9) 3-6, 7-5, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "i think this as the toughest match ive played lots of deuce games over 15 minutes. i thoght the match was lost at 5 - 3 down in the second set but came back to win it 7-5 and then an extremel tough 3rd set the scoreline not doing it justice - nearly 3 hours of play in total great close match" -- Dax
Reveal CommentHoward Davies bt Pawel Lipka (Apr 9) 6-1, 5-4 Pawel Lipka Retired
Player Comments:
- "Aww - a really enjoyable and tightly fought match that ended suddenly in injury, Pav got a calf injury so we had to finish :-/ Up until the finish, there were good rallies and some of Pav's hard serves were just unreturnable - a really good opponent and great fun to play, we should all be wishing him a speedy recovery!" -- Howard
Reveal CommentKalpani Vitharana bt Benjamin Wong (Apr 2) 6-0, 6-0
Player Comments:
- "I didn't really stand a chance in this match!!! Kalpani played a great game of patience, consistency, endurance, keeping the pressure on me and returning what seemed like everything I threw at her!! Even when I was up in a game, kalpani came back fighting! There were loads of hard fought rallies, but I made far more errors at the end of the day and couldn't get my rhythm going towards the end!!! " -- Benjamin
Results
Looking for previous matches? Visit the Wirral Parks archive.
The results listed here include the current and previous Rounds matches for Wirral Parks.
Scoring Information:
You earn one point for every set you win. Players who play three or more matches by the mid-point of the Round receive 2 bonus points and a bonus prize. Bonus prizes must be claimed within 28 days using the link emailed to the player.
Understanding the current rankings display:
Players' names, 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.
Player Comments: