Teams & Leagues

Lansdown enter men’s, ladies, mixed, junior and senior tennis teams in a variety of local and national leagues.

Avon League

We typically enter 4 men’s and 2 ladies teams in the Summer League which runs from May to July on Friday evenings.  Matches consist of 4 players per team, with two doubles matches for each pair, best of 3 sets.

The Winter league runs from October to March with matches usually being played on Sunday mornings.  We typically enter 2 teams, each consisting of 2 men & 2 ladies, playing a single-sex doubles and then one mixed match, best of 3 sets.

Chippenham & District aka Wiltshire League

As Lansdown Club sits on the borders of Somerset and Wiltshire we are also able to take part in the Chippenham & District League, colloquially known as the Wiltshire League.

We typically enter 3 ladies teams in the Summer league which runs from April to August with fixtures usually played on a Wednesday evening.  Matches consist of 4 players per team, with two doubles matches for each pair, playing 2 sets per match.

National League

The LTA National League is what was previously known as Aegon Team Tennis and involves teams competing at either a county, regional or national level, offering a very high standard of competitive match play.  We usually only take part in the Summer League which runs from April to June – teams consist of up to 6 players with 4 singles and 2 doubles being played per match.  We typically enter a Men’s Regional team and a Ladies County team.

National Premier League

We also take part in the NPL dependent on player availability. This is a high-level, indoor league competing against other clubs in the South West initially, with a progression to National Finals if successful.  Matches consist of 4 players per team, with two doubles matches for each pair, best of 3 sets.  As we do not have indoor courts, our home matches are played at an alternative local indoor venue.  We typically only enter a Men’s NPL team, in the South West division. All participating teams are guaranteed entry into the following year’s event unless they state otherwise – entries need to be confirmed by Aug/Sept, with team players being nominated by early November.

Team Training

We run different sessions throughout the year to suit our teams’ needs. Currently, team training takes place on Monday evenings from 7–9pm and is a mixed session, usually coach-led by Blue Sky. These sessions run from April to July during the summer season.

The playing standard for Teams is generally in the 4.0 – 5.5 range of the USTA NTRP ratings. Any Rackets member interested in getting involved is encouraged to contact a relevant team captain to discuss more, and to sign up via the “Club Events” section on the Manage Our Club system. You can still view team details in the Team Training Google Sheet, link available on our members portal under Useful Links (login required), and for further information, feel free to contact tom@blueskytennis.co.uk.