Albany Lawn Tennis Club
We are a friendly tennis club with over 300 members aged from 4 to 85. Albany is a unique tennis club on the Isle of Man proudly boasting privately-owned floodlit courts and facilities, as well as an indoor court ensuring play is possible in all weathers and seasons. We offer opportunities for social play, a great coaching team, men’s, ladies’ and mixed League tennis, and a tournament programme for all. New members are always warmly welcomed. Come along and visit us any time, meet our friendly club members and see our excellent facilities. We operate a ‘try before you buy’ policy so you may visit three times with a member before having to commit to join the club. Click buttons below for LEAGUE INFORMATION and UPCOMING EVENTS.
Messages from our Social Facebook Group
Your Albany Membership Cards are now in the Clubhouse for collection.
Happy Easter :)
ALBANY TENNIS NEWS
by Pat Sharp 17 April 2019
Will as many of our members as possible help a fellow member, Sean Drewry, by completing a survey which he is conducting as part of his final year for his degree. (E-mailed out to all members). We have always tried to support and encourage our younger members with their studies in various forms. It only takes about 7 minutes and it is really easy. One or two questions might make older members stop and think.
The IOMLTA men’s and women’s leagues started last week and the first set of results is encouraging, considering a lot of people are away during the school Easter holiday. In Women’s division one our A team drew with Douglas A 3-3. Nice to see our juniors in league teams – this match included Aalish Kelly (14). In division two Albany B bt Ramsey A 6/0. Men’s division two Albany B drew 3 -3 with Douglas B at Kensington Road. Slightly different age group here! With “Pistol Pete” Dunworth partnering Alastair Montgomery and David Bufton with Paul Reid. If we have new members who would like to be considered for our league teams please contact Club Captain, Jackie Russell (captain@albanyltc.co.uk) as it’s always good to have a few reserves.
There is still time to enter the free ballot for 10 free one-hour sessions, in the indoor court as a celebration of the court’s 25th Birthday. It will be drawn on Saturday 27 at 1pm. Members and juniors can enter. Also please come along on the day – we will be providing refreshments and the outdoor courts will be available for social tennis. Remembering all the hard work fund raising and the opening by Davis Cup player Nick Brown it brings back lovely thoughts on how far Albany has progressed from playing at Victoria Road and in Nobles Park with a membership of 40 – 50 all seniors.
Congratulations to the Albany Men’s B Team on a 5-1 win over Castletown B last night at Albany 👏🏻👏🏻
‼️Calling all coaches! ‼️
There is an exciting opportunity for coaches to attend a one-day workshop with Nick Jacques from Tennis New Zealand. The course is titled 'Developing the Thinking Cap' and is designed to help you understand more about how your players develop competence, autonomy and purpose through your coaching. It will take place at the University of Warwick Tennis Centre from 9am-3pm on Wednesday 29th May.
Please see the attached flyer for more information, including details of how to book on.
inspire2coach coach education Warwickshire LTA
Well done to the Albany Teams this week. A win in Division 2 for the Albany B Ladies, and a draw in Division 1 for the Albany A Ladies. There was also a draw in Division 2 for the Albany B Men. A great start after the first week matches were all rained off :)
Isle of Man Lawn Tennis Association Leagues
The 2019 Tennis season sees the IOMLTA Summer Leagues starting in April and set to continue until June/July.In the Men's League there are 12 teams split into 4 Divisions: 4 teams from Douglas ...
Isle of Man Lawn Tennis Association Leagues
Week 3 Fixtures (Starting 15th April)Monday 15th April
Douglas A v Castletown A (M1)
Tuesday 16th April
Port Erin A v Douglas D (M4)
Wednesday 17th April
Albany B v Castletown B (M2)
Thursday 18t...
A brilliant draw last night for the Ladies A Team v Douglas A! 🙂
Kirsten, Lisa, Katsuyo and Aailish
Well done team !!
Well done !
A fantastic win for the Ladies B Team on Wednesday v Ramsey A : 6 - 0 🙂
Trish, Katsuyo, Aailish & Kath
Well done!
ALBANY NEWS
by Pat Sharp 9 April 2019
Forms for the IOMLTA Veteran Championships are now in the clubhouse. Please take one and enter if only for doubles. The event will be held at Castletown Tennis Club from 11th to 18th May You only have to over 35ryrs and there are various age groups – men/women singles o/35, o/45, o/55, o/65 and o/75. Doubles is men/women o/35, o/45 and o/55 with mixed doubles o/35 and o/55. Closing date for entries Sunday 5 May at 6pm. Entries to go to Neil Ronan, Tournament Organiser 5 Elizabeth Rise, Castletown IM9 1EL or e-mail neil_ronan@hotmail.com. It would be great to see a big entry from Albany.
A reminder that we are having a special draw to celebrate the 25th Birthday of our much-loved indoor court! It’s a FREE draw and each current member -senior and junior (but not Mini) can take a free raffle ticket from the book in the clubroom. Please put your name on the ticket stub. There are 10 x £12 vouchers for an indoor court booking and the draw will be made on Saturday 27 April at 1pm. We will be providing some refreshments, so it would help if you could let Jan Gaskill or me know if you will be there – for catering numbers.
With there not being any junior coaching over the school holidays, might it be prudent to delete the bookings as there may be members who would like to book as they are free?
CONGRATULATIONS!
The club sends all our best wishes to our Coach, Ian Watson, on becoming a Grandad for the first time!
Seth David became UK tennis' next great hope on 24th March 2019!
Recycling Initiative
Wear it Pink Day 2018
Road To Wimbledon 2018
Congratulations to all the players who entered this year's Road to Wimbledon event. On the 15th July, 8 boys and 8 girls competed in the Isle of Man County section of this competition. The winners, Rich Mirski and Charlotte Clarke, qualified to play at Wimbledon against the other county champions. The runners up, Jayden Go and Sarah Long, also got to go to Wimbledon for some special coaching sessions. During the week of 13th August, the County champions played in round robin and knock-out matches at Wimbledon. An Isle of Man player has never progressed from the group stage before, but this year both Roch and Charlotte did and both got all the way to the semi-finals!! Charlotte even went on to win the girls' tournament altogether. This is an extraordinary achievement by both players, whose hard work and dedication should be commended, together with that of their parents and of their coach, Ian Watson. Congratulations to all of you! Photos from Road to Wimbledon 2018 Charlotte's Tournament winning point!Outdoor Courts
The planned repainting of the outdoor courts, that was due to commence on 13th August, has been postponed. Given the need for good weather coupled with the availability of the contractors, this is now likely to take place in early summer/late spring in 2019. In the meantime, we thank you for your help in keeping the courts clear of leaves and pine needles as much as possible. It is the degradation of these things that is primarily responsible for the levels of algae we experience on the courts. Following cleaning this year, all courts are currently in good shape; the planned painting is a cosmetic improvement more than a necessity at the moment.A Glimpse at Our History
Here are the videos shown on the night of the '50 Years at Ballaughton' Celebration Dinner held in September 2016, which shows the timeline of Albany's development over the past 50 years.
The club's Annual General Meeting was held at the club on Wednesday 28 November at 6.30pm.
The meeting presented the 2017/8 statutory accounts, which were adopted, and the membership and indoor court fees for 2019/20 were agreed. David Long was voted in as the club's new Chairman, and we wish him well. David will take up the info@albanyltc.co.uk e-mail address.
All these sessions are a great way to play some tennis and meet friends, and are open to senior members and nominated juniors. Join in our fun and friendly social sessions held each week on:
OPEN TO ALL
- Sundays 10:00am to 12:00pm
- Tuesdays 7:00pm to 9:30pm
- Wednesdays 10:30am to 12:30pm
