Entry for the Lisburn Junior Open 2018 at Hilden Tennis Club  is now open Click HERE to enter online.

The online entry has been extended to Thursday 22nd March 2018 at 22.00GMT

Entries are open for the Spring Closed Matchplay Regional Qualifiers - please note the following for this year's events:

1. All entries must be made on-line via the tournament site at the link below
2. All players must be members of clubs affiliated to Ulster Tennis
3. All players must have a Tennis Ireland PIN number and enter in when making your entry. Your PIN number is now associated directly with your Tournament Software account. If you do not have a Tournament Software account please click the "Sign Up" link on the https://ti.tournamentsoftware.com site - a PIN will be allocated immediately when you create a new account.
4. Under 12 players may enter Under 14 age groups, Under 16 players may enter Under 18 age groups. Under 12/14 players may NOT enter Under 18 age groups.
5. If you entered the Winter regional matchplays, you must play in the same region in the Spring matchplays
6. There will be a charge of £6 for regional events which is payable when entering
7. As last year some players will be exempt from playing regionals based on their current UTP ranking - these players are listed below
8. If you have any queries about the matchplays please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
   

RULES

The matchplays will be run according to the following rules:

Matchplay Rules 2016-17

The list of clubs in each region is contained in the following:

Matchplay Regions

CLOSING DATES

The closing date for entries for each regional matchplay will be:

AGE GROUP ELIGIBILITY

Players must be under the specified age on 31st December 2016. Under 14 players may not play up to Under 18 The following table shows each age group and the years of birth which qualify:

*Players born in 2008 are Under 10 and are not eligible for Under 14 events unless they hold a current Tennis Ireland Passport allowing them to do so. See http://www.tennisireland.ie/players/juniors/player_passport

EXEMPTIONS

The following players are exempt from playing regional matchplays in the age groups specified. If your name is listed here you do not need to enter the regional matchplays if you intend to play in the Ulster event.

BOYS EVENTS

GIRLS EVENTS

MATCHPLAY DATES

Dates for other regions will be published as soon as available.

South East Region

(NOTE: If you are a member of CIYMS or David Lloyd you are in the South Eastern region)

Southern Region

North Eastern Region

Western Region

Belfast Region

(NOTE: If you are a member of CIYMS or David Lloyd you are in the South Eastern region)

HOW TO ENTER

1. Click on the tournament entry link below - if you do not have a Tournament Software account then you can create one through the website itself. Having an account will allow you to easily enter your details when entering any tournament which has online entry
2. Follow the steps to enter the appropriate event - make sure that you have checked the date and time of the actual event for the appropriate region in the tables above
3. Pay the entry fee of £6 when requested - this can be made using any credit/debit card or via a PayPal account if you have one
4. PLEASE IGNORE THE DATE OF THE 18th MARCH WHICH WILL APPEAR ON THE TOURNAMENT SOFTWARE ENTRY - THE ACTUAL DATES BEFORE THIS CANNOT BE ADDED TO THE TOURNAMENT SINCE THERE WILL STILL BE PEOPLE ENTERING FOR EVENTS AFTER THESE DATES AND THE SYSTEM WILL NOT ALLOW IT. THE ACTUAL DATES OF THE MATCHPLAYS ARE IN THE TABLES ABOVE.
5. Submit your entry
6. You will receive an email confirmation of entry to the email address which is associated with your entry.

CLICK HERE TO ENTER THE REGIONAL QUALIFIERS

Spring Junior Matchplay Series

To all Ulster junior players and parents

Please note that the Tennis Ireland Spring Matchplay series has been discontinued from this season due to the heavy junior tournament schedule at National level during the spring weeks.

However Ulster Tennis will run an Ulster Spring Closed Matchplays event, which will be open to players in Ulster only. This event will be run on the following basis:

• be run over Under 14 and Under 18 age groups only
• age groups will be limited to a maximum of 16 players in each age group
• the top four players in the 2018 UTP rankings at Under 14 and Under 18 level will qualify directly for the corresponding age groups in the Ulster Matchplay event
• regional qualification events will run at Under 14 and Under 18 level (with the same format as the current regional matchplays) and the top two qualifiers from each region will also qualify for the Ulster Matchplay event
• Under 12 players may play up to Under 14, and Under 16 players may play up to Under 18 (Under 14 players may NOT play up to Under 18)
• UTP ranking points will be awarded for the regional and Ulster events

This event will provide a further opportunity for players to play at regional and Ulster level and gain points towards their UTP ranking. This will also count towards the total of three Ulster junior tournaments that players must play to be eligible for selection for the Interprovincial championships this season.

Regional qualification events will be held during March and the Ulster Closed Matchplay event is expected to take place in April (after Easter). Dates will be advertised on the Ulster Tennis website very shortly.

If you have any queries about the Matchplay events please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The initial UTP Rankings for 2018 are now available from the rankings page. These include points for David Lloyd Belfast Indoors, the Winter Regional, Provincial and National Matchplays and the National Indoors tournaments.