The Australian open will be on from Jan 12th – 26th.  Enjoy!

Fun tennis afternoon on Saturday 11th January for all our Junior members age 13 and under.  Everyone who enters will play a minimum of 3 games against others from the club of similar age.  It will be all held in GLTC on the one day from 3pm-5pm.  It’s a great opportunity for our juniors of that age to get some match-play practice while having a fun day.  Everyone in the club of that age should come along if possible.

Leinster Tennis junior leagues will be starting on 23rd February.  These are U12/U15/U18 and it would be great if we could enter both a girls and boys teams in all age groups.  Matches will be on Sunday evenings, starting on 23rd February for about 5 weeks.  Some weeks will be home and some away, so parents will need to be available for lifts to away matches.  Registration details have been emailed to members.

Best of luck to all our intermediates playing in mens/ladies winter league this year which begins at the end of January.

The Junior Ladder has been updated since the RR finals in Dec and with any challenges or competitive matches that affect it.  It is now on the junior notice board.  Shortly this will be live on the smartclub system.  Here you will be able to view the current ladder & ladder rules.  You can also enter challenge requests and results.  Therefore will always be the most up-to-date version of the ladder online.  More information to follow on a separate email.

If you are age 14+ and need to get a fob, in order to be able to use the lights etc., please contact Scott in the club during the week and he can arrange it for you.

The Junior information booklet has been updated with any relevant changes.  I would encourage all parents of juniors, and the juniors themselves, to read through this in order to refresh yourself on all aspects of GLTC junior membership.  It also includes the WhatsApp links for age groups.  These groups are a great way for you to keep in contact with and arrange matches with other junior players of the same age.

The Junior Information booklet is on the Junior Notice Board in the club or can be accessed here.

Outside of coaching and club events, the club does not provide junior supervision.  The club can be quite empty at times, so please ensure your kids are not in a vulnerable position, if they are the only ones on the premises, especially in darkness.  This is the parents’ responsibility not the clubs.

The 2025 calendar is displayed on the Junior notice board in the lobby.  Events have been marked in it that relate to Junior players in the club such as the junior championships, leagues, opens etc.  Also marked on it, are senior events that our intermediate players will be eligible to enter. 

Full information and entry details on all Tennis Ireland events are available on the website Tennis Ireland (tournamentsoftware.com)

• June 1st-6th – Westport Open

• June 7th-9th – Sunday’s Well U14 T500 Junior Open

• June 8th-15th – Bray T500 Junior Open

• June 15th-22nd – Carrickmines T1000,200 & 100 Junior Open

• June 21st-23rd – Castlebar T500 Junior Open

• June 2nd-29th – Douglas T200 Junior Open

• June 2nd-29th – Lansdowne T100 & 500 Junior Open

• June 27th-30th – Newtownpark T100 Junior Open

• June 29th – July 6th – Nass 100 & 500 Junior Open

Full information and entry details are available on the Tennis Ireland website.

The Glasnevin AGM will be held in the club lounge on Friday 24th January at 8pm.  While junior members (<18s) are not permitted to attend, parents of juniors, who are also club members are encourage to attend.

Reminder that if you cycle to the club, please remember the following;

• Always lock your bike

• Preferably, park it at the bike rack near court 6

• Everyone needs to make sure the gate is kept closed at the club.  Please close it each time you enter/leave the club.  This will help to keep bikes and the club safe from intruders as only members can access the gate with the code.