Tennis
The University of Bristol Tennis Team are creating a world class environment for students and the wider tennis community. We help people play tennis and maximise their potential on and off the court. Read on to find out more about what we do and how you, your family, and friends, can get involved!
The Tennis Centre is at the heart of Coombe Dingle Sports Complex and provides four indoor acrylic and 10 outdoor courts for our community. It is also the home to the University of Bristol student Tennis Club.
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Book a court
Members and non-members can book a court to play tennis at Coombe Dingle Sports Complex. Indoor and outdoor courts can be booked online.
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| Indoor | £18.95 per court, per 55 mins |
| Outdoor | £6.50 per court, per 55 mins |
Certain memberships give access to free or discounted tennis court hire. If you are a student living in University of Bristol residential accommodation, you can exclusive beginner coaching and social tennis sessions with B:Active Residences.
Tennis coaching
We help people play tennis and maximise their potential on and off the court.
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Junior group coaching
Our LTA qualified and accredited coaching team deliver a junior coaching programme throughout the year, during term-time. Courses take place at the Tennis Centre at Coombe Dingle Sports Complex. To enrol your child, get in touch.
8yrs & Under promotion: if your child was born between 2015 and 2018 and you would like them to play with us, please get in touch to claim 1 FREE coaching session on our term-time programme, indoors at Coombe Dingle.
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Individual coaching
Our 1:1 lessons are a great way to get started or work on specific skills outside of our weekly term-time coaching courses and sessions. Individual coaching is available with any of our coaches and can be arranged directly with the coach.
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B:Active Residences
B:Active Residences is a free programme of fitness and social sport activities exclusively for University of Bristol students living in university-allocated residential accommodation. Find a session here!
Adult group coaching indoors at Coombe Dingle
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Coach & Play - Tuesday 9:30 - 11am (beginners)
Coach lead session for players that are new to the game or have little to no previous tennis experience. Each session will be led by a coach who will work on you shot technique, to build consistency into your play for you to be able to maintain a rally and play a match. £12 per session.
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Coach & Play - Tuesday 9:30 - 11am (intermediate / advanced)
Coach led session based around a weekly theme for players that can comfortably play singles and doubles matches. Players will have the opportunity to play with a number of people throughout the session and receive personalised feedback to help improve their game. Always good fun and a great workout! £12 per session.
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Coach & Play - Thursday 9:30 - 11am (intermediate)
Coach led sessions based around a weekly theme for players that can maintain a rally from the baseline. Players will have the opportunity to play with a number of people throughout the session and receive personalised feedback to help improve their game. Always good fun and a great workout! £12 per session.
Book online via the link above. You will be prompted to log into your online account. Please use your email address as your username and if you can’t remember your password, you can click the “reset password” button. Bookings can be made 8 days in advance and once logged in to your account click on “make a booking” followed by “Coombe Dingle” in the drop-down sites menu. Then click on “tennis activities” followed by “coach and play” you will then need to click on “view timetable” followed by the date you would like to book.
Holiday Camps
We are running camps for children aged 5 - 16 throughout the 2022/23 season. Camps are run by our LTA-qualified and accredited coaching team, and will take place indoors and outdoors at Coombe Dingle. Dates for spring holiday camps will be listed below in due course.
Our Tennis Coaches
We have a friendly team of staff and coaches at University of Bristol Tennis who bring the highest level of professionalism and passion for the sport to our programme. Coaches can be contacted directly for 1:1 or 2:1 lessons.
We work in partnership with the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) to host a number of Coach education courses and wider professional development opportunities for the tennis community throughout the year. If you are interested in the courses we offer, get in touch.
Student Tennis
The University of Bristol Tennis Club (UBTC) is run by students, for students, and is one of the largest and most inclusive sports clubs at the University. There is something for everyone on court and the UBTC committee work hard to put on a host of social events throughout the season and focus on the wellbeing of their members.
Ollie Bendall (University Tennis Coordinator) is responsible for creating opportunities for students to play, train, compete (outside of BUCS) and gain work experience and qualifications.
Our Head Coach, Ali Blackett, works closely with our BUCS Captains and players throughout the year to make sure that they have everything they need on and off the court to reach their potential.
We have a limited number of scholarships available for high-performance athletes including the Vice-Chancellor scholarship and the new University of Bristol Maroon scholarship.
If you are considering applying to the University of Bristol and have competed for your county, region or country please email ali.blackett@bristol.ac.uk who will be able to provide you with more information or the opportunity to book in a Zoom meeting to get to know our programme better.
Get in touch
For enquiries relating to any of our memberships, programmes, services or facilities, please complete our online enquiry form
Check out our Frequently Asked Questions