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THE MAIN FUNCTIONS OF TENNIS IRELAND - MUNSTER BRANCH

  • Club Development
  • Performance Squads
  • Seniors (Veterans) Tennis
  • Tennis 10s & Junior Tennis Programmes
  • Schools Tennis & Events
  • Senior Tennis Events
  • Enjoy Tennis Programmes for Players with a Disability​

Munster tennis Key Activities - Administration

  • Contributes to Tennis Ireland activities – Two Representative Directors attend Board meetings, various members of the Branch serve on sub-committees
  • The Branch hosts Interprovincial matches, National Match-plays etc
  • Meets as a branch on a monthly basis to discuss any relevant member club issues and the development of the sport in general
  • Maintains this website which keeps members up to date on Munster Branch Competitions, access to documents such as ITF rules, the current player grading directory and other useful documents
  • Maintains a presence on Twitter and facebook
  • Employs an Administrator to organize and communicate with tennis clubs, Munster Tennis, and the general public
  • Promotes Tennis as a Sport throughout Munster

Munster tennis Key Activities - Staff

  • Munster Tennis, along with Tennis Ireland, employ a Regional Development Officer (RDO) for the Munster Area
  • Munster Tennis supports one Enjoy Tennis officer who runs the programme for players with disabilities
  • The RDO facilitates affiliated clubs with club Development, which includes :
    • Organisation & Management
    • Safety, Risk Management & Inclusion
    • Organisation of play-and-stay activities including
      • Coaching & competition
      • Outreach programmes
      • Communication and PR

Munster tennis Key Activities - Junior tennis

  • Organises Junior Match plays at Regional and Provincial level for Junior players during the Winter - one series in November and one series in February/March
  • Oversees and facilitates Junior Competitions for Primary Schools, Secondary Schools, in all age groups
  • Selects and co-ordinates Junior Interprovincial Teams
  • Supports Junior Rankings
  • Squad Development - Junior Squads, both development and performance squads are set up in the three main regions in the province, Limerick, Waterford and Cork.
  • Children from the ages of 6 to 16 form part of these squads and training sessions run from 2 to 6 hours depending on the age/standard of the players
  • Provides Tennis 10’s Competition throughout the region
  • Oversees all of the Junior Open Tournaments which provides great opportunities for competitive participation in the sport

​MUNSTER TENNIS KEY ACTIVITIES - senior TENNIS

  • ​Manage various events and competitions, including:
    • Senior Winter League which attracts a huge entry and provides competition throughout the winter for all the participants. In 2016/2017 there was an entry of 179 teams (which equates for in excess of 750 players), playing over 1200 matches across the province
    • Summer Cup competitions with 14 events for all grades of player
    • Senior Spring League in the Cork city and county area
  • Maintains an up-to-date grading system for all senior & veteran players on the basis of which Open Tournaments, Club Tournaments, Munster Branch Competitions are run
  • Oversee all of the Senior Open Tournaments which provides great opportunities for competitive participation in the sport
  • Selects and co-ordinates Senior Interprovincial Teams
  • Coordinates Enjoy Tennis Program (Tennis for People with a Disability) with Tennis Ireland in Munster
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Tennis Ireland - Munster Branch t/a Munster Tennis
The Munster Tennis Hub
Fota Island Resort
County Cork
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​087 706 1230
(office hours only)
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admin@MunsterTennis.ie

Regional Development Officer - Liz Clifford
liz.rdo@tennisireland.ie
087 758 1214

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  • President's Update
    • September 2022
  • About Us
    • The Munster Branch
    • Files & Documentation
    • Committees - Terms of References
    • AGM 2022
  • Players Directory
  • Junior
    • Safeguarding
    • Squad Payments
    • The Munster Tour '22
    • Junior Cups - 2022
  • Senior
  • Masters
  • Schools
  • Calendars
  • Cups - Leagues - Championships
  • Interprovincials
    • Non Playing Captains - Expression of Interest
    • Junior Interprovincial >
      • Selection Criteria
      • Squad Photos Archive
    • Senior Interprovincial
    • Masters (Seniors / Veterans) Interprovincial >
      • Selection Criteria
      • Gallery of Team Photos
  • Club Listings
  • Club Development
    • Regional Development Officer
    • Why Affiliate?
    • Club Mark
    • Tennis Leaders Course
    • Stay And Play Initiative
    • Tennis Xpress
  • Contact Us