Information for Prospective and New Members
The club, occupying a superb setting in the lee of Colley Hill, has an active adult and junior membership. It has 4 artificial grass courts (4 of which are floodlit) and 4 acrylic courts (2 of which are porous and floodlit). The Kids Zone is a recent addition providing 2 mini tennis courts for juniors. The club has been awarded Performance status by the LTA, one of only a few clubs in Surrey to have been awarded this distinction.

Categories of membership

Full - entitled to use the courts at all times save where indicated otherwise (playing in test is a requirement). Full members are entitled to attend club sessions in accordance with the grading given by a Committee Member.

Week day - entitled to use the courts Monday to Friday 8.00am to 5.30pm (no playing in test required).

Monday evening - open to full members but especially suitable for beginners and improvers (no playing in test required). Restricted to Monday evenings only from 6.00pm

Thursday morning - for beginners and improvers (no playing in test required) but restricted to Thursday morning only

Off peak - entitled to use the courts at any time but no club sessions no playing in test

Membership enquiries:
Adult: Kiran Patel (07740 508620) email: kiranmpatel@yahoo.co.uk
Junior: Maureen Pinnegar (01737 240607) email: mandm.pinnegar@ntlworld.com

Club Sessions

Thursday Evening - The evening session takes place from 6.30pm onwards. Supper is provided during the summer season (April to September) at a small charge and the sessions are very popular. A club member is always in attendance to arrange courts, welcome new members and generally supervise. Thursday evening sessions are a great opportunity to meet many of our regular club members both on and off the court. In the winter season club tennis continues under floodlights (6 courts). A small charge is made in the winter season for the floodlights.

Saturday Afternoon - This is open to all graded players and starts at 2.30pm to 4.30pm. There will be a club member present to organize the tennis and welcome new members. Tea is served at approx 4.30pm. To encourage families our coaching team will provide coaching and games for juniors from 2.30pm to 4.30pm at a small charge.

Mid Week Club Session - This takes place on a Tuesday morning from 9.00am to 12.00pm. Once again a club member is in charge and will ensure that everyone gets a game.

Thursday Coffee Morning Tennis

This is supervised by one of our coaches and takes place throughout the year except for School holidays from 10.00am to 12 noon. The morning is divided into coaching in groups and playing in fours arranged by James with coffee afterwards. This is a relatively new activity for the tennis club and is proving to be very popular. A small charge is made to cover the coaching etc and there is a separate category of membership for this activity. This activity is also open to off peak and full members

Club Teams

The club runs 5 Ladies Teams and 4 Mens Teams in the Surrey Leagues. We have a good overall standard and have strength in depth. Additionally we enter a Ladies and Mens Team for the Nationals. We have several mid week teams; 2 Mixed Teams for the Dorking and Leatherhead League, 2 Ladies teams for the Mid Week Surrey League, one Mens and one Ladies Veterans Mid Week Surrey League.

Mens Match Practice takes place on a Tuesday evening from 6.00pm and is by invitation. This runs throughout the year in the winter under floodlights. The Mens Captain is Frank MacDonald Tel No. 07759596687.

Ladies Match Practice takes place on a Wednesday evening from 6.00pm and is by invitation once again it runs throughout the year. In order to ensure that everyone plays at a time convenient to them a rota is prepared on a monthly basis. The Ladies Captain is Nicki Constant Tel No. 01737 245547.

The club is always interested in anyone wishing to play competitive tennis, so do please contact one of the Captains if you wish to be in one of the teams.

Coaching

We are very fortunate to have James Smith as our coach. He has been on the professional circuit and still plays competitive tennis to a very high standard. He provides coaching on an individual or group basis to all standards. We have a number of assistant coaches to ensure that the needs of all the club members are met. Contact James if you wish to have coaching Tel No. 07921721041. Non members can have coaching from any of the coaches but must pay a visitors fee in addition to the coaching fee.

Tournaments

The annual Club Tournament takes place in June and the Handicap Tournament in July. There are also other tennis activities organized during the year (i.e invitation days, American Tournaments). Friendly matches are organised throughout the year with other clubs. See the Club Calendar for all the events. The first mixed doubles tournament Tennis and Tapas will take place on May 5th from 2.00pm new members are especially welcome and if you do not have a partner we will find one for you. After tennis, Tapas is available (for a small charge).

Social Activities

These take place on a regular basis and in the past have been BBQs, themed evenings, rounders matches, Dinner Dance and Christmas Party. The first social event of the summer season is the buffet lunch on 19th April during our Open Day to which everyone is invited. There is a welcome drinks party for new members to meet the Committee members on Sunday 4th May from 5.00pm onwards. Bring your racket, play some tennis and then have a drink. All new members are invited no matter what standard or age!!