senior tennis - what we do
- 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 Mental Disability) with Tennis Ireland in Munster
The Munster Tennis Senior Provincial Squad is kindly supported by FDC Group
www.FDC.ie
www.FDC.ie
The Senior selectors role is linked to the selection of the Munster Senior interprovincial team each year. The selection committee is usually made up of about 5 -6 Munster Tennis branch members and they set out the criteria that are used for the team selection.
Working closely with the non-playing captain, they organise squad training sessions along with looking at the player’s season results to assist in the team selection.
There are 10 players picked on the team comprising of 5 men and 5 women. The format of play consists of 2 men’s singles matches, 2 ladies singles matches, a men’s doubles match and a ladies doubles match. Each province plays the other 3 provinces in half day sessions/rubbers.
Having 5 men and 5 women on the team allows the non-playing captain to alternate players for each session/rubber as he/she sees fit to give the province the strongest possible chance of success.
Working closely with the non-playing captain, they organise squad training sessions along with looking at the player’s season results to assist in the team selection.
There are 10 players picked on the team comprising of 5 men and 5 women. The format of play consists of 2 men’s singles matches, 2 ladies singles matches, a men’s doubles match and a ladies doubles match. Each province plays the other 3 provinces in half day sessions/rubbers.
Having 5 men and 5 women on the team allows the non-playing captain to alternate players for each session/rubber as he/she sees fit to give the province the strongest possible chance of success.
Cian Blake
Munster Tennis Senior Provincial Squad Non Playing Captain
Munster Tennis Senior Provincial Squad Non Playing Captain
