We strive to be the best place to play tennis in Bedfordshire.
Our mission is to drive up participation levels in the County, introducing more players to this wonderful sport for all ages.
Our aim is to create a welcoming tennis Club which continually invests in and improves its facilities and where members feel valued and listened to. Whatever your current playing standard, we invite you to come and sample our first-class facilities and get involved in our social tennis, coaching programmes and competitions.
TENNIS TIMETABLE
3 x purpose-built indoor courts.
4 x Floodlit outdoor courts with winter dome option.
We have three purpose-built indoor courts on a carpet surface with LED lighting – providing a comfortable environment for all-year-round tennis.
In addition , we have four floodlit outdoor courts on a “Tiger Turf” artificial grass surface. These outdoor courts are protected by a high-quality tennis dome in the winter season. The dome has internal lighting and a dark blue end of court back-drop to give superb “viewing” conditions. For the summer season, the dome is removed to provide an excellent outdoor facility overlooked by our sun terrace.
Courts can be booked on your phone via our App or at the Reception. There is no additional charge for court bookings.
We try to encourage players at all levels of the sport. We operate group coaching programmes for beginners, intermediates and juniors, and if you like a bit of competition, we have internal box leagues operating for both singles and doubles.
Our social tennis session runs on Saturday afternoons, attracting players of mixed ability, and we have regular competitions. These can be fairly serious, like our Club Championships, or “fun and friendly” such as our Christmas Jumper and Strawberry and Pimms tournaments. We also run regular competitions for our juniors, to help with their development.
Our Coaches
Nick Boys
Current England Player and National Grass Court Doubles Champion 2019
QUALIFICATIONS
LTA level 4 licensed & PTR Academy Pro
PRICES
£175 x 4 sessions pcm
£50 x single session
CONTACT
M: 07810 832774
E: [email protected]
(Please contact Nick directly to book)
EXPERIENCE
Nick is a former Head Coach at the Bolletieri Academy in the Middle East where he worked with touring pros and top ranked juniors. He is the current County U14 and U18 Boys Coach. With over 20 years coaching experience, Nick specialises in developing players of all ages to county and national level playing standard.
“Nick has been an outstanding and very professional coach for my entire family. Nick is meticulous with his planning and the strides each one of us has made in their game has been monumental. Nick‘s enthusiasm is infectious whether it be the children or me and my wife and we all look forward to our weekly lessons. I could not recommend Nick highly enough to anyone who wants to improve their game from beginner to advanced, your game will definitely be improved by him.”
Dan Lincoln
“Nick has been an outstanding and very professional coach. In the time he’s been coaching me, he has greatly improved the level I am playing at and made me more confident in my ability. Nick plans every lesson to work on specific areas of my game. Nick’s infectious enthusiasm for both the fun and competitive sides of the game make lessons recommended for any player wanting to improve their game.”
Claire Raddan | Current ITF World Number 3 Over 35s doubles.
Boglarka Berecz - Szatmari
Level 3 LTA Accredited & Licensed Coach
QUALIFICATIONS:
Level 3 LTA Accredited & Licensed Coach
PRICE:
£45 per hour
4 Hour Sessions £160
CONTACT:
M: 07575 443999
(Please contact Boglarka directly to book.)
EXPERIENCE:
Boglarka has over 30 years experience, she is a former WTA Player and a collegiate player at the University of Florida (Gators). She has been coaching for 13 years working with all levels including performance players (both juniors and adults) specialising in player development.
“With her WTA experience Boglarka (Bea) is bringing a wealth of tactical and technical experience to the court and will get you playing to your highest level.”
Nick Boys Racquets Manager
Paul Braithwaite
Level 4 LTA Accredited & Licensed Coach
QUALIFICATIONS:
Level 4 LTA Accredited & Licensed Coach
PRICE:
£35 per hour
EXPERIENCE:
Paul has coached tennis in and around the county for over 25 years, working with all ages and abilities. He spent two years undertaking a diploma in youth and community work, some of the topics included the following: Youth identity and society, Interpersonal development working with groups, Interpersonal working in a one-to-one setting and managing in youth and community setting. He also regularly attends top -up courses to maintain up to date coaching tips & tactics.
“Paul provides a professional, fun, friendly and highly enjoyable coaching experience. He displays strong interpersonal abilities with great knowledge, competence and enthusiasm to teaching tennis at a high level. He is committed to promoting a supportive learning environment which incorporates skills based training, court tactics and encourages a positive approach and sportsmanship, especially with the children. I happily recommend Paul to work in any children or adult tennis coaching capacity.”
Joanna Snook
