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
#Wimbledon │ Congratulations To Roger, Rafa, & Djokovic For Reaching Wimbledon 2072 Semi-Finals 😂
Wow - well done to the Men’s Albany B Team winning Summer League Division 2 - fantastic, and well done to the Men’s Albany A Team winning Division 1 - brilliant 👏🏻👏🏻🏆🏆. I had to keep making sure I read that correctly!! So that’s all three of our Men’s teams winning their Divisions, along with the Ladies Albany B Team - 4 out 5 is very good going. Thanks to all the Captains and teams for your support!
well done, boys 🏆🎉🎉
Reminder: There will be no junior club coaching groups this week 8-13th July due to the Equiom Junior Tennis Championships taking place at the club.
(Red ball - Tuesday 4-5.30pm will be on)
I sent a email to enter Sonny to the Isle of Man Tennis address. Only just noticed it was returned undelivered. Sorry about that.
ALBANY TENNIS NEWS
by Pat Sharp 28 June 2019
Congratulations to Sean Drewry on winning the IOMLTA County Closed Championships men’s singles and the Men’s doubles, with Rob Comber. Sean was also r/up in the Mixed Doubles with Elena Snidal. That will be a nice warm up for them before they travel with the Island tennis team to Gibraltar next week for the Island Games
Equiom Junior Open will start on Monday 8 July with the Mini red, orange and green events being played on Saturday 13 July as well as the other age group finals. Entry is on line and the entry date has been extended to Wednesday 3rd July at 6pm. More information contact Ian Watson (496293) or ianwatsonpts@manx.net . Please enter promptly – there will be events for all age groups provided the entry is good.
Mini Red coaching will be on as usual at 12noon and 1pm tomorrow (Saturday). New players aged 4yrs or older should turn up at 11.45am.
Wednesday saw the nets put up and the re-painted courts ready for play. The fine weather has enabled the club to re-open the outdoor courts as planned and my word the courts look good.
The indoor court is back to the normal booking system and thanks to everyone’s patience whilst the work was carried out.
U12 Boys County Cup news? Chrystals Open dates changed?
Gavin Parry
Mini tennis is on this Saturday 28th 12-1 & 1-2pm as usual but it won’t be on the following Saturday
Gavin Parry
ALBANY TENNIS CLUB NEWS
by Pat Sharp 19 June 2019
Well the good news is, that after months of planning, weather checks, e-mails etc the men arrived on Tuesday to repaint the courts. The weather was perfect for the job on Wednesday and all was completed the same day. My word they look really smart. The paint requires about 5 or 6 days to cure, so they are not available for play before next Wednesday. If the nets aren’t up PLEASE don’t go on the courts. So the rules for use of the indoor court are as all members have been informed.
The Race Night held at the club last Friday and organised by members of the IOM Island Games Tennis team raised at least £1000 towards the team’s transport and hotel costs. The team wish to thank the companies who sponsored a race or donated raffle prizes and all who came on the night. the Games in Gibraltar is proving to be more expensive than the last time in Gib as the team are having to stay in hotels – instead of barracks – and airfares are quite high. So if any member can suggest a company who might make a sponsorship donation please contact by e-mail: daphnesnidal@manx.net. Albany has made a small donation to each of the team who is a member of Albany. These cheques were presented to Sean Drewry, Hannah Snidal, Elena Snidal, Laura Feely, Katie Harris, who is home from university in America, and Rob Comber.
On Wednesday 24 July the club will again welcome 18 children and their escorts/interpreters from the Children of Chernobyl holiday scheme. They will have 2hrs of tennis coaching and play sessions and then have lunch provided by club members. We will be asking for a few members to help on court for safety reasons. This event is always enjoyed as much by club members as by the children. More details nearer the time.
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
