Hear from the University of Stirling's University Tennis Coordinator Holly Smith on how timed tennis is getting more people competing at her university.
Scores of players turned out for the University of Stirling's first timed tennis competition at Scotland's National Tennis Centre.
Timed tennis is a new British Tennis programme which seeks to encourage university students to participate in tennis and try competition. And it proved at hit at Stirling with twenty tennis club members from all ability levels, including beginners and advanced, taking part in the event.
Players were placed into box groups of three or four and played 20 minute matches against each other, aiming to complete as many games a possible in the time span.
Katie Hoffman (3rd year History undergraduate) said, "Timed tennis was a great way to work on your tennis game, play multiple people, and have fun!"
Thirty eight matches were played in total and were submitted to the LTA by James Swanson, National Competition Co-ordinator, who added, "The format was easy to run and set up. The short matches meant all of our members could arrive at the same time and not have to wait for a long period of time between matches, which created a great social atmosphere."
The timed tennis event focused on fun rather than wins. Babolat balls and grips were awarded for varying achievements including most outrageous retrieval and most adventurous at the net.
The fast pace matches created a fun and friendly atmosphere. Players became more interested in winning a fun award than focusing on winning their box league. It was a great social tennis event that I'm sure we'll repeat in the future.
Find out more about university tennis here.
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