Essex Blades Tennis

Essex Blades Tennis

WHAT IS TENNIS?

Tennis is a racket sport that can be played individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles).

Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court.

The object of the game is to play the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return.

The player who is unable to return the ball will not gain a point, while the opposite player will.

HOW MANY TEAMS DO WE HAVE?

  • Men's 1st Team (BUCS South Eastern Tier 1)
  • Men's 2nd Team (BUCS South Eastern 4)
  • Women's 1st Team (BUCS South Eastern Tier 1)
  • Women's 2nd Team (BUCS South Eastern 2)
  • *New* Women's fast four 1st team (BUCS South Eastern Tier 3)

RECENT HONOURS

  • Essex Blades Silver Standard Club - 2017/18
  • Essex Blades Gold Standard Club - 2018/19
  • Essex Blades Club of the Year - 2018/19
  • Essex Blades Social Club of the Year - 2018/19
  • Essex Blades Simon Loveday Award - William Gurton - 2018/19
  • Essex Blades Volunteer of the Year - Edward Beach - 2018/19
  • Women's 1st Team - BUCS South East 2B Winners - 2018/19
  • Men's 2nd Team - BUCS South East 4B Winners - 2016/17 & 2018/19

GET STARTED

To be a part of the club, you need to join up as a member. The different club membership options are listed below with a description of what each membership covers. By purchasing a membership you are agreeing to the club's code of conduct.

To play you simply need sports clothing and trainers. Rackets can be provided for Beginner's but members are welcome to bring their own.

 

 

Tennis Dampeners 

 

 

Please note that your membership information will be used in conjunction with Essex Sport (University of Essex) purely for the purpose of providing access to required facilities and data analysis. Your data will not be shared with anyone else or used for marketing purposes. Memberships are uploaded to the Essex Sport system manually and so it may take up to 5 working days before you are able to book onto your session via the Essex Sport app and attend training sessions.

Should you have any problems please email blades@essex.ac.uk

TRAINING TIMES

BUCS TEAM TRAINING

Monday 7-9PM

Tuesday 7-8PM

Tennis Courts/Bubble

Training for Men's & Women's BUCS Teams

DEVELOPMENT COURSE

Tuesday

8-9PM

Tennis Courts/Bubble

Development course for intermediate and beginners with student coaches

CLUB TRAINING (SOCIAL SESSION)

Friday

7-9PM

Tennis Courts/Bubble

Club trianing for active/BUCS members

 

LEAGUE RESULTS

CLUB COMMITTEE

Fundraising Officer

Men's 1st Team Captain

Men's 2nd Team Captain

President

Secretary

Social Media Officer

Social Secretary

Treasurer

Vice President

Welfare Officer

Women's 1st Team Captain

Women's 2nd Team Captain

Women's 3rd Team Captain

 

 

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