Inaugural Winter Leagues

We are delighted to announce the launch of a new inter-club tennis league hosted in the FOSLTC Bubble this winter. We have invited four clubs from the C&D League; Spring Lane, Colchester Officers Club, Dedham, and Lexden Hill, to join FOSLTC in this inaugural competition.

Matches will be played over a 10-week period from January through March, taking place on Saturday and Sunday afternoons and evenings. Each team will comprise 2 men and 2 ladies per match, but the same players do not have to play every match.

• One Men’s Doubles

• One Ladies’ Doubles

• Two Mixed Doubles sets (each pair plays both opposing pairs)

Games will be played across Saturdays and Sundays from January to March. Please see below the league schedule:

Saturday 3 January 2026 FOSLTC v Spring Lane

Sunday 18 January 2026 Lexden Hill v FOSLTC

Saturday 24 January 2026 Spring Lane v Colchester Officers Club

Saturday 31 January 2026 Dedham v Lexden Hill

Saturday 7 February 2026 FOSLTC v Colchester Officers Club

Sunday 15 February 2026 Spring Lane v Dedham

Saturday 21 February 2026 Lexden Hill v Colchester Officers Club

Saturday 28 February 2026 FOSLTC v Dedham

Saturday 7 March 2026 Spring Lane v Lexden Hill

Each match consists of 6 sets. Points are awarded based on the result of the match (3 points for a win or 1 point each for a draw). In addition, both teams can win bonus points:

If the winning team wins all six sets it will receive 1 extra bonus point. 

Both teams will be awarded 1 point per set that they win. 

Any team that wins a set 6-0 will be awarded a bonus point for every set with this scoreline. 

Example 1 – team A wins 4:2 with the following set scores 6:1, 6:1, 6:2, 6:3, 0:6, 0:6, Team A scores 7 points (3 for the win plus 4 bonus points) and Team B scores 4 points. 

Example 2 – team A ties with team B with the following set scores 6:1, 6:2, 6:3, 1:6, 0:6, 0:6. Team A scores 4 points (1 for the tie and 3 bonus points) and Team B scores 6 points (1 for the tie and 5 bonus points). 

Example 3 – in the unlikely event that team A beats team B 6:0 and all six sets are 6:0. Team A scores 16 points (3 for the win plus 13 bonus points).

Scores will need to be sent to David Binns by WhatsApp or SMS by 12 noon on the Monday following each match.