Dorchester Tennis and Squash Club

16/09/2026

16/09/2026

Great work at DTSC putting Court 3 back into top condition. Many thanks to the plastering, cleaning and painting crew led by Andy Gilks - Henry Blake, Dave Bhattercharjee, Lee Loder, Julia Kersey, Trevor Green and Stuart Scourfield. You are all stars - well done 👏

11/09/2026

An amazing bunch of volunteers working hard to maintain our lovely artificial clay courts. Many thanks to Keith Mason, Sarah Skidmore, Chris Porter, Stephen Hockaday, Derek North and Club Chair Al Clark 🙏👏🏻

07/09/2026

16 junior players from Dorchester Tennis & Squash Club travelled to Belgium and the Netherlands for an exciting week-long tennis tour. The group’s training base for the week was Tennis Club De Lusthoven in Belgium, a beautiful club boasting 8 outdoor and 3 indoor courts, situated just across the border from Holland. It provided the perfect base for a busy week of tennis, competition and team activities.

During the tour, the players took part in international meetings against juniors from Lawn Tennis Club Bladel, Lawn Tennis Club De Kemphanen and Tennis Club De Lusthoven. These matches provided a fantastic opportunity for the Dorchester players to experience competing against youngsters from different nationalities and backgrounds. Playing international opponents also brought an unexpected challenge: the language barrier! The players quickly discovered that tennis is very much a universal language, with plenty of communication taking place through smiles, hand signals and, of course, the scoreboard. It was fantastic to see the juniors getting to know new people, embracing the differences and thoroughly enjoying the experience of competing against Dutch and Belgian players.
The group also took part in two local tournaments, the Geldermalsen Open and the Zonnebloem Open in Barneveld. The standard of tennis on display was outstanding, with the Dorchester players competing strongly throughout both events.

It was very impressive that 7 DTSC players reached at least the semi-final stage, with 3 players going on to win their respective events. These results were a fantastic reward for the hard work, determination and commitment shown by the players throughout the week. However, the success of the tour was about much more than results. Throughout the trip, the juniors demonstrated exemplary sporting etiquette, showing respect to their opponents, officials and hosts. They embraced the opportunity to experience tennis in different countries, competed with enthusiasm and supported one another both on and off the court.

A huge thank you to LTC Bladel, LTC De Kemphanen, TC De Lusthoven and the organisers of both tournaments for hosting DTSC so brilliantly and making the players feel so welcome throughout the tour.

Tremendous congratulations to all 16 players who represented Dorchester Tennis & Squash Club so brilliantly. They should be extremely proud of both their tennis and the way they conducted themselves throughout the week. It was a fantastic week of tennis, friendship and international competition, and one that the players will hopefully remember for many years to come.

05/09/2026

Peter Cox write up in the Dorset Echo

There was a full turnout for the Peter Cox Fun Handicap Tennis Tournament on Bank Holiday Monday at Dorchester Tennis and Squash Club

31/08/2026

Another fun day of tennis at the Peter Cox tournament. With 24 players who all played 3 rounds of 8 games with handicap scoring with different partners. The eventual 4 women and 4 men went on to the semifinals with Ros Clark and Dugald Lockhart beaten by Lorraine Slowther and Matt Haines. Going through to the final over James Warne and Andrea Chambers were Chris Porter and Julie Nash. The Finalists pictured below.

18/08/2026

Fun tournament for DTSC members

18/08/2026

The Saturday morning Junior Squash participants received their annual tournament trophies.
Congratulations to Ursula Mealor (pictured centre) 2026 Squash and Racketball Young Person of the Year. 👏👏

14/08/2026

Congratulations to Joe Slowther of Dorchester tennis and Squash Club!

Dorchester’s Joseph Slowther may not have lifted silverware this week on the manicured lawns of Wimbledon – but he still enjoyed an…