Meet The Northumberland Team

Chris Lott - County Chairman

Chairman of the Northumberland LTA Council and on behalf of Northumberland LTA, Chairman and Director of Northumberland Tennis Ground Limited, which owns the freehold interest in the Northumberland County Tennis Ground and of the Northumberland County Tennis Centre. Chris is also Chairman of the Northumberland LTA Executive Committee, a member and an ex-officio member of the Management Committee of the Northumberland Tennis Academy. Chris was formerly a member of the Executive Committee of the Northumberland Club and is also currently Treasurer of his local club, Ponteland LTC.

Tom Kinloch - LTA Councillor

Tom joined the NLTA Council in 1998 having been involved in County tennis as the referee of The Northumberland Open since 1995, which he still referees. He was appointed as LTA Councillor for the County in 2000 and has served on numerous boards and committees, including 2 years on the Main Board as a Council Elected Member and now sits on the Main Board as Chairman of the National Tennis Operations Advisory & Scrutiny Board. Vice-Chairman of the County since 2004 and Chairman of the Northumberland Tennis Academy (HPC), Tom is also an ITF/ATP/WTA Gold Badge Referee.

Martin Clark - County Secretary

Martin has served on the Northumberland Council since 1994, he is currently Chairman of both the Northumberland Open Tennis Tournament and the Sport Newcastle Tournament (formerly the South Northumberland Open Tournament). He is also one of the longest standing members of the Northumberland Club, where he not only played for the teams but also served on the committee as Tennis Chairman for a number of years. Prior to this Martin was a member of Beverley Park LTC where he also served on the committee.

George Murphy - County Treasurer

Chartered Accountant, retired after 20 years as partner in private practice. Club Treasurer of Cullercoats LTC since 1991, regular player in Northumberland and Durham Tennis Leagues, Northumberland LTA Treasurer since 2002.

Kim Sanderson - County Administrator

Kim carries out a wide range of administrative duties on behalf of the County including the Northumberland Tennis Academy through which she also provides a schools tennis programme

The North Regional Team works closely with Northumberland LTA, which includes the Regional Tennis Participation Manager, Facilities Project Manager, Talent Performance Coordinator, Regional Tennis Education Officer and Regional Tennis Competitions Coordinator. The regional office in Leeds, where our Regional Tennis Services Assistants are on hand to offer further advice and information. To get in touch with any of the regional team please email North@LTA.org.uk

Meet The Northumberland Team

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