Southampton University Tennis Club welcomes everyone who is interested in playing tennis and looking for a great social atmosphere! We are one of the largest sports teams on campus and always have room to keep on growing

SUTC offers an accessible, affordable way to learn tennis as well as regular training, coaching and match play for experienced players. Our 4 membership options provide players of all standards with the opportunity to play tennis in the way that suits them.

Our society offers a fantastic social scene with weekly socials for all members alongside additional events of Christmas Balls, Boat Balls, oversea tours, Club tournament open to all members and Varsity matches against Portsmouth.

The society’s BUCS squads boast 3 gentlemen’s teams and 2 ladies’ teams which compete against other universities. We’ve had a successful last year seeing both the men’s 1st and 2nd teams winning their respective leagues, gaining promotion.

Our membership options provide the following:

  • Social Membership
    • Access to Sunday’s social tennis play where fun games are organised, or friendly sets/match practice are arranged
  • Development Membership
    • Access to Sunday’s social tennis play plus one 90 minute begineer session per week ran by a coach and our Development Captain
    • Development ladder offering weekly singles matches across the year
  • Performance Membership
    • Access to Sunday’s social tennis/match practice plus two intermediate/advanced coached sessions per week ran by a coach and our Performance Captains
    • Performance ladder offering weekly singles matches across the year
    • Access to Performance teams competing in Southampton winter leagues against local clubs
  • BUCS Membership
    • Access to Sunday’s social tennis/match practice plus 3 coaching/training sessions per week ran by coaches/BUCS Captains
    • Weekly matches against other universities on Wednesday afternoons in BUCS leagues
    • Two training sessions and all the BUCS home matches take place at the excellent indoor facilities at David Lloyd Southampton
    • Note you must be selected during our trials for this membership

 

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The Committee

All clubs and societies within the Students' Union are run entirely by students. The student committee for Tennis this year are:

Ben Heath
Development Captain
Jonathan Duggan
Kit Secretary
Anna Buckley
Ladies' BUCS Captain
Toby Bloomfield
Men's BUCS Captain
Matthew Reeve
Performance Captain
Daniel Ridge
Performance Captain
William Stone
President
Connor Allen
Social Secretary
Thomas Bain
Social Secretary
Ben McCluskey
Tour & Social Media Secretary
Rupert Curtis
Treasurer
Stephanie Seeger
Vice President
Olumide Idowu
Welfare & LTA Secretary

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Membership Information

These are the current membership fees offered by Tennis, although many clubs and societies offer a free period for new members to try out their activities.

Please note that some memberships of this group may also require you to purchase Sport & Wellbeing membership from the University of Southampton in order to use the relevant sport facilities
You must be a member of the Students' Union to join a club or society
NameCostValid PeriodDetails
Social Membership 2022 - 2023£15.0026/09/2022 - 01/06/2023Access to Sunday’s social tennis play where fun games are organised and friendly sets/match practice are arranged. Social tennis time: Sundays 13:00 - 15:00 No playing experience or equipment required, we provide the balls and racquets!
Development Membership 2022 - 2023£60.0026/09/2022 - 01/06/2023Development Membership is for begineers who want to improve their tennis. No playing experience or equipment is required! Development membership offers access to: Sunday’s social tennis/match practice and one Monday evening 90 minute begineer sessions per week ran by Will Stone - Level 2 coach - and Ben Heath - Level 1 coach. Development ladder offering weekly singles matches across the year And of course, Wednesday socials!!
Performance Membership 2022 - 2023£100.0026/09/2022 - 01/06/2023Performance is for intermediate players who want regular coaching and some match play. Anyone is welcome to join but we expect players to be able to consistently rally from the baseline, serve and have a understanding of the rules of tennis. Performance membership offers access to: Sunday’s social tennis/match practice plus two intermediate/advanced coached sessions per week ran by a level 4 coach and our Performance Captains Performance ladder offering weekly singles matches across the year Access to our two Performance teams competing in Southampton winter leagues against local clubs And Wednedsay socials of course!
Ladies BUCS Membership 2022 - 2023£180.0026/09/2022 - 01/06/2023ONLY PURCHASE THIS MEMBERSHIP IF YOU HAVE BEEN SELECTED BY OUR LADIES BUCS CAPTAIN This membership is for our ladies BUCS squad. It offers access to: 3 coaching/training sessions per week ran by coach/BUCS Captain Weekly matches against other universities on Wednesday afternoons in BUCS leagues Two training sessions and all the BUCS home matches take place at the excellent indoor facilities at David Lloyd Southampton Transport fees to David Lloyd sessions and matches are subsidised. And Wednesday socials of course!
Mens BUCS Membership 2022 - 2023£180.0026/09/2022 - 01/06/2023ONLY PURCHASE THIS MEMBERSHIP IF YOU HAVE BEEN SELECTED BY OUR MENS BUCS CAPTAIN This membership is for our mens BUCS squad. It offers access to: 3 coaching/training sessions per week ran by coach/BUCS Captain Weekly matches against other universities on Wednesday afternoons in BUCS leagues Two training sessions and all the BUCS home matches take place at the excellent indoor facilities at David Lloyd Southampton Transport fees to David Lloyd sessions and matches are subsidized. And Wednesday socials of course!
Semester 2 Development Membership£40.0016/02/2023 - 01/06/2023Development Membership is for begineers who want to improve their tennis. No playing experience or equipment is required! Development membership offers access to: Sunday’s social tennis/match practice and one Monday evening 90 minute begineer sessions per week ran by Will Stone - Level 2 coach - and Ben Heath - Level 1 coach. Development ladder offering weekly singles matches across the year And of course, Wednesday socials!!

Constitution

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Health & Safety

All clubs & societies are required to risk assess their activity to ensure it is carried out in a safe manner for members. Current risk assessments for Tennis are available to view below