Members, we hope you are keeping well and in good Tennis spirit coming into the winter months!! Here is a quick catch up on Rockfield!!

 

Captains Update

Men’s DLTC League

 

Senior League

Rockfield entered a strong team in the mens over 45 senior league, and did really well against some of the biggest clubs in Dublin.

Floodlit League

The men have also entered two teams in the Floodlight League One in Class 4 and one in Class 6. The fact that DLTC graded us as a Class 4 standard demonstrates the progress the club has made in 2023 has been clearly noticed.

The Men’s 1st team have qualified for the playoffs and the Men’s 2nd team have qualified for the Quarterfinals which means promotion to class 5 next year 

Brian 

Ladies DLTC League

Senior League

Rockfield entered 2 ladies teams into the over 35 Senior League, 1 in class 6 and 1 in class 7. Both teams had a super campaign and made it to the Quarterfinals.

Making it this far secured a promotion to class 5/class 6 for both teams which is a fantastic achievement. Congratulations to all the ladies involved 

Floodlit League

Rockfield has entered 2 ladies teams into the Floodlit League, 1 in class 5 & 1 in class 6.

This was the first time our ladies 1st team entered into class 5 and they have done a great job. They finished mid table so will remain at this class next year which is great 

Our ladies 2nd team have had a super campaign so far and have qualified for Quarterfinals which means promotion to class 5 next year! Well done to all the ladies involved, super achievement 

Fiona 

 

New Opening Hours

See here for Rockfields opening hours: https://rockfieldtennisclub.ie/new-opening-hours/

New Floodlight Fees

See our new floodlight fees here:  https://rockfieldtennisclub.ie/floodlight-fees/

Court Complaints

For complaints about behaviour on court please use: this form

Rockfield Tennis Club Court Etiquette

Did you see our new Court Etiquette signs at the entrance of courts 1 & 2 and courts 3 & 4. Be sure to take 2 mins next time your down to have a read  A full list of all our policies an be found on the link below 

www.rockfieldtennisclub.ie/policies 

 

DCC Update

As discussed at the AGM, Rockfield Tennis Club would benefit greatly from  improved communication with Dublin City Council (DCC) staff.  The city council owns our tennis club and the associated property.  Rockfield members benefit from this arrangement because they are able to use the facilities, which are jointly maintained by the management committee and the city council. In this situation, typically the club would obtain a licence to maintain the facilities.

The current management committee has been working with DCC to get a new licence in place, improve communication on court maintenance, and develop the facilities. Members of the  management committee met with key people from DCC to discuss development of the facilities. Some key points from this interaction are listed below.

• For short-term development of the current facilities, we coordinated with DCC  on an application for a sport’s grant to fund converting the hard courts to a premium surface and installing flood lights around them.

• We have begun to iterate on a draft licence to formalise our mutually beneficial relationship with DCC.

• We have also started to discuss the revival of the plans for a new pavilion that was originally drawn up/approved in 2015. Support from local councillors will be key in bringing this development about.  We have invited our local councillors to our 40th anniversary celebration to show them how the community and facilities at our club have grown and flourished over recent years.

We will continue to communicate key developments in our relationship with DCC to members.