Women in South Wales are being invited to get on court for Tennis Tuesday – part of a drive to encourage more female players. Tennis Tuesday is part of a Britain-wide Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) initiative being trialled in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan by Tennis Wales. It involves women-only group tennis classes on a Tuesday evening in parks and clubs. Each session has a tactical theme and involves practice drills and some relaxed competition. Sessions are bookable online…

Tennis Wales welcomes new strategy to get more players across Britain! A new strategy from the governing body of tennis in Britain could further help boost the games in Wales. That’s the view of Tennis Wales chief executive Peter Drew after the launch of a four-year plan by the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA). The strategy for 2015-18 aims to deliver on the mission of getting “more people playing tennis more often” to address a decline in participation across Britain in…

Llantrisant Tennis Club has become the first club in Wales to gain the new LTA (Lawn Tennis Association) TennisMark + Award. TennisMark + installs a framework for maintaining standards and practices for clubs across Britain. It replaces the ClubMark award, which Llantrisant gained in 2010. Llantrisant Tennis Club, which is based in Southgate Park, Llantrisant, has an extensive coaching programme and classes across all age groups. The courts are owned by Rhondda Cynon Taf Council and the tennis club is…