Jordanne Whiley led a haul of three titles for Brits as the Bolton Indoor Wheelchair Tennis Tournament came to an end on Saturday, with Whiley winning the women’s singles crown for a third time. Stefan Olsson of Sweden won the men’s singles and Dutchman Sam Schroder retained the quad singles title as both players also
Luke Johnson and Alicia Barnett capped off a fine 2020 LTA British Tour event for Team Bath Tennis by claiming silverware on their home courts on Saturday. Three of the four finalists in the Grade 1 Premier competition train at the University of Bath, with number two seed Barnett coming through a three-set thriller against
Great Britain’s deaf tennis players are assured of unprecedented success at the 2nd World Deaf Tennis Championships, with a squad of four players selected by the LTA set to play for six medals, including at least two silver medals, over the course of the next two days in Antalya, Turkey. Lewis Fletcher, Esah Hayat, Valerie
The LTA, the governing body for tennis in Britain, has announced the four players who will represent Great Britain at the second ever World Deaf Tennis Championships in Turkey later this week. Taking place from 12th – 19th October in Antalya, Turkey, the Championships will see players from 18 countries battling it out across singles,
French Open semi-finalist Johanna Konta’s bid to become the first British woman since 1976 to win the title at Roland Garros is being helped by a former Team Bath Tennis coach. Dan Smethurst joined Konta’s training team as assistant coach and hitting partner after first working with her during Great Britain’s successful Fed Cup campaign
As some of the world’s top female tennis players head to the University of Bath for this week’s international Fed Cup event, the host venue is investing in the future with a pioneering project designed to encourage more young women to play the sport. Team Bath Tennis has this year expanded its successful Tennis 4
The Great Britain team and more than 100 local schoolchildren got to experience the newly-built Centre Court on Monday as a big week of international Fed Cup by BNP Paribas tennis got under way at the University of Bath Sports Training Village. Johanna Konta, Heather Watson, Katie Boulter, Katie Swan, Harriet Dart and captain Anne
Lucy Shuker will open her women’s singles campaign against Dutch defending champion Diede de Groot, while Andy Lapthorne plays former champion David Wagner of the USA in his first of three quad singles round-robin matches. Reigning US Open champion Alfie Hewett faces a rematch of September’s men’s singles final in New York against world No.
Great Britain’s Fed Cup Captain Anne Keothavong and Team Bath player Anna Smith joined local tennis players at the University of Bath yesterday as tickets for the highly-anticipated Fed Cup by BNP Paribas went on sale to the general public. The University’s £30million Sports Training Village will stage the international women’s team event, dubbed the
The international nature of the Bath Indoor Wheelchair Tennis Tournament was illustrated by its roll of honour as players from six countries claimed the titles after another excellent week of world-class competition at the University of Bath Sports Training Village. Italy’s Giulia Capocci wrapped up the second ITF 1 Series women’s singles title of her
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