Junior Tennis
Glasnevin LTC have over 330 junior players, most of them active tennis players and involved in coaching and representing the club in Junior League and friendly matches throughout the year. Junior members are under 14 years of age on 31st of December of the preceding year. Intermediate members are an older group of Junior members between the ages of 14 and 18. They are an important part of our club, for now and for the future and we are fortunate to have many member families as part of our tennis community.
Junior Members Information
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Junior Updates & Events
U18 Boys Team & Girls U14 Team
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Well done to the U18 Boys team who won the U18 Division 2 final against Templeogue in Shankhill Tennis Club. The boys played really well and Congratulations on a great campaign. pictured Michael Bannon, Padraig Roe, Jack McKeon and Adam Treacy.
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Congratulations to the girls U14 team who won the shield in the u14 stars and stripes competitions in Portmarnock. They had a great campaign and thanks to all the girls who played throughout the competition. IThe Boys came up against tough comepetition in Rockfield. Thanks again to Rachael Ryan who organised all the teams throughout .
Girls: Anna Toolan , Ella Mc Munn, Gemma Lynch, Grace Dooley, Grace Wu, Hannah Nolan, Lauren Fox, Saoirse Mc Donagh & Elizabeth Kelliher.
Boys : Cian Cullivan, Ciaran Flood, Cillian Cassidy, Jake Hogan , James Mc Fadden, Tom Bannon, Bobby Emerson, Felix Toolan, Noah Murphy, David Faustino, Ed Bacon, Tadhg Furlong Clancy, and Max Nisbet.
Girls: Alice Doyle, Marielle Sharpe, Rosie Hanley, Fine McCluskey, Lily Fallon, Michaela Fennessy, Clara Maughan Dias.
Boys: Jake Hogan, Cian Cullivan, Noah Murphy, Hugo Lynch, Ollie McDonnell, Ed Bacon, Luke Bacon, Henry Nisbet, Adam O'Connor, Ciaran Duggan.
Big thanks to Rachael Ryan who looked after the teams
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A wet Saturday did not stop the kids playing for the afternoon. we had some great finals and everyone who came got to play a match. Congratulations to all who took part and to all the winners of the boxes. We had very tight game of Round the World after the prizegiving. It came down to Beau versus Sam and Sam Bacon ended up the winner. A great evening was had by all and thanks to our great barbequer Donal Cash, Ronan Burke James Butler and John Nisbet.
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18 of our junior members who are doing coaching with Gary Bolger were lucky enough to go for 4 days to Rafa Nadal Academy in Majorca in Spain . They all had a trip of a lifetime getting coaching and playing padel. They even spotted Rafa himself in the gym. Big thanks to Gary for organising.
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The Club Junior Championship will take place the week 9 - 16 August. The finals day is the 16 August. Entry for this will go live in July but I will message more on same closer to date on the whatsapp groups.
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A full list of junior competitions is available on the Tennis Ireland Junior Tournaments Calendar: https://www.tennisireland.ie/organiser/junior/page/1/
Junior Competition Highlights
John Sheridan
Winner - U14s T200 Junior Open -Templeogue
Julianne Keogh
Winner U12 Singles – Greystones
Aisling Fallon
R/Up U16/18s Singles - Greystones
Josh Butler
Winner U14 Singles - Sutton
John Sheridan
Winner U14 Singles - Leopardstown
Julianne Keogh
Winner U12 Doubles – Rushbrooke
Julianne Keogh
R/Up U12 Singles - Sutton
U18’s Junior League Team
Under 12 Girls Stars and Stripes
U10’s Winter Weekends Team
Adam Treacy & Josh Butler
Winner - U14 Doubles – Greystones
Child Protection
Glasnevin Lawn Tennis Club has adopted and implemented the Code of Ethics and Good Practice for Children’s Sport as set out by Tennis Ireland, as an integral part of club policy on children and club membership.
Upon joining the Club or renewal of membership, all members agree to abide by the Club’s Child Protection Policy and Codes of Conduct. These policies and codes are set out below and all members and their children should read and become familiar with them.
Glasnevin Lawn Tennis Club is not responsible for providing adult supervision for children other than at organised junior coaching, junior camps and junior tournaments. Glasnevin Lawn Tennis Club does not accept responsibility for juniors that arrive to the club to play on their own. It is strongly recommended that if children are playing in the club independently of the club’s organised activities that a parent/guardian stays with them for the duration of the activity.
The club’s child protection officers are available should any member have any questions or require any assistance in relation to child protection in the club.
COACHING
Coaching is also available for all junior levels.
Call Glasnevin LTC on 01-8371042 or email glasnevintennisclub@gmail.com with enquiries.