Calendar of Events

Tennis Calendar 2020

EVENT	DETAILS	DATE
	DLTC Winter League	26th Jan – 23rd Mar (Sundays)
Doubles league with 6 players on a team (3 doubles) Men play at 11am and Ladies 2pm. There are 5 round-robin home or away matches followed by 4 rounds of playoffs to the finals. Lansdowne has entered 7 Ladies and 6 Men’s Team from Class 1-7
	Winter League Coaching	Jan 13th -6 weeks
Subsidised by the club, this is team training to help winter league squads get regular competitive doubles practice with their league partners
	Blue & Gold	TBC
	Frostbite	20th Feb - 20th March
Mixed doubles social tournament which runs for 5 weeks and is played on Thursday evenings with the exception of the last week which is on Friday. It is played in teams of 4 to 6 players divided into 2 sections. Matches are the best of 16 short games and a tie-break. Open to all members
	Spring Challenge Round Robin	3rd April – 5th May (Thurs, Wed, Fri, Sat & Sun)
Singles and doubles round robin box league providing players with competitive match practice before league and helping the Tennis Committee determine the order of merit for summer league. All matches are scheduled between Wednesday and Sunday each week with playoffs/finals in the last week followed by BBQ and prizes.
	DLTC Summer League	8th May - 27th June
Singles and doubles league with 7 players per team (3 singles and 3 doubles) played mainly on Mondays, Tuesdays or Wednesday for ladies and Friday/Saturday afternoons for men. There are 5 round-robin home or away matches followed by 4 rounds of playoffs if teams qualify. Lansdowne will enter a number of teams across all classes
	DLTC Mixed League	3rd July - 14th August
Mixed doubles league with 6 players per team (3 doubles) played on Friday evenings. There are 5 round-robin home or away matches followed by 4 rounds of playoffs if teams qualify. Lansdowne enters 3 teams ranging from Class 1 to 3 (equivalent to winter/summer league class 3/4, 5/6 and 7)
	East of Ireland Open Week	8th - 15th August
Our Senior Open Tournament runs for 8 days in August and is open to everyone from championship level to class 7/non-league. Matches are played in the evenings from 6pm onwards and all day during weekends.
	DLTC Senior League	30th August - 18th October
Doubles league with 6 players per team (3 doubles) reserved for players over 35 and played on Sundays in the morning for men and afternoon for ladies. There are 5 round-robin home and away matches followed by 4 rounds of playoffs if teams qualify. Lansdowne has 7 teams ranging from Class 1 to 6
	Senior Club Championships Enter HERE	6th - 19th September
Our internal Senior Championships open to all members of the club runs over 2 weeks in September and ends with finals and prize-giving on the last Friday of the fortnight
	Captain’s Ball	13th June
Annual Black Tie event held in honour of our Men’s and Lady Captains which will takes place in our recently refurbished clubhouse
	DLTC Floodlight League	28th September - 24th November
Singles and doubles league with 4 players per team (2 singles and 1 doubles drawn each week) played on Monday evenings for men and Tuesday evenings for ladies. There are 5 round robin home or away matches followed by 4 rounds of playoffs it teams qualify. Lansdowne has teams ranging from class 1 to 7
	Turkeys and Plumbers	Nov/Dec TBC
Doubles/Mixed Doubles social tournament which runs for 5 weeks and is played on Thursday evenings in teams of 6 to 8 players divided into 2 sections. Matches are the best of 16 short games and a tie-break. Final round is played on a Friday inconjunction with the CLub christmas party. Open to all members.
	Christmas Party	December TBC

Club Ladder

If interested in playing regular competitive singles matches the Club Ladder is an online singles challenge for Men and Women suitable for all levels. To find out more about how it works or to get started log into your smartcloud account here and on your dashboard click on  Bookings, this will bring you to the Ladder Challenge  on the Clubmanager 365 site

DLTC League Schedule HERE