The team of Ruth Copas (pic), Jennifer Timotin, Sophia Derivan and Jane Fennelly captained by Fed cup veteran Yvonne Doyle is confirmed. They will travel to Chisinau in Moldova to compete in Group III of the Fed Cup on June 13th-17th. The format is a round...
How did you get involved with your current profession? “In the end it was an easy decision, I knew I wanted to stay in sports after finishing up my tennis career and the media industry seemed the best way to do that. After graduating from...
The first of several referee courses aimed at providing tournament officials with the skills to run tournaments to a national standard took place at DCU this weekend. Twenty one club officials from clubs nationwide attended this inaugural course. The course was designed in conjunction with the Irish...
Simon Carr will be the only Irish player competing in this year’s French Open after James McGee’s elimination from the qualifying draw earlier today. He will spend this week in Milan where he drew the No 5 seed and World ranked #11 junior today. After...
James McGee’s bid to qualify for the French Open came to an end today as he was defeated by the 29 year old American Tim Smyczek. Although currently ranked at 195 it was clear from his career high ranking of 68 in 2015 that he...
The eight Blind/Vision Impaired tennis players have just returned from Alicante, Spain following last week´s first International Blind Tennis Association’s Championship. They arrived home with results they never dared to hope for: Willem Roode came 3rd in the B3 Class where he narrowly lost the...
Malahide Lawn Tennis Club, in partnership with Tennis Ireland and Fingal County Council, recently hosted a team building staff event for the Educate Together National Office. The staff participated in a fun mini tournament during the morning, followed by a schools tennis initiative presentation by...
The Annual General Meeting of Tennis Ireland was held on Saturday 6th May in The Crowne Plaza Hotel in Santry where there was significant representation from affiliated clubs and Regional Branches. CEO Richard Fahey provided a detailed operational review for the past year in which he...
Eight blind tennis players will make history next week as the first Irish Blind Tennis team to compete overseas. They will be participating in the International Blind Tennis Association’s Championship in Alicante, Spain. Playing against athletes from fifteen countries across Australasia, the Americas, and Europe;...
After a very positive response to the tournament officials course held earlier this year we are following up with a more comprehensive refereeing course which will provide volunteers with an opportunity to fully understand the duty and responsibilities of a referee. This course is designed to...
