Lisburn Junior Open 2018
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
The following criteria will apply for eligibility for representation on Ulster Under 14 or Under 18 Interprovincial teams (2018 season):
In order to be eligible for selection on an Ulster Interprovincial team, under normal circumstances players must play a minimum of three Ulster tournaments. One of these Ulster tournaments must take place after 1st May 2018. The Winter matchplays and Spring Closed Matchplays will count separately to this total, i.e. players playing both matchplay events will be regarded as having played two Ulster tournaments. National or International tournaments held in Ulster do not count as Ulster tournaments.
Each Interprovincial team will consist of the top four players in the UTP rankings at the time of selection plus a wild card as chosen by the non-playing captain (assuming players meet the eligibility criteria above). Players with a poor disciplinary record during the season may also be deemed ineligible for selection.
The following rules now apply to the UTP Rankings system:
1. UTP ranking points will only be allocated to certain Irish tournaments outside of Ulster. The following events will qualify for ranking points; these are National-level tournaments and Provincial Grade 1 events:
No points will be given for any other Irish tournament outside of Ulster. It remains the responsibility of the player to ensure that an email is sent to the UTP email address This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it within 3 days of the completion of the above events for points to be allocated, with the exceptions of the National Matchplays, National Indoor Championships and the Irish Junior Open where points will be allocated automatically.
2. For Irish tournaments outside Ulster, where there is a qualifying draw, no points will be allocated for any qualifying matches, only for main draw results.
3. National and International events (ITF/ETA/LTA) – points will be allocated as before for main draw results, and for qualifying draws if a player wins (or receives a walkover in) at least one match. No points will be allocated if a player loses their first match in qualifying.
4. For Ulster tournaments players will be allocated points automatically.
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:
The matchplays will be run according to the following rules:
The list of clubs in each region is contained in the following:
The closing date for entries for each regional matchplay will be:
Day of Matchplay | Closing Date and Time |
SUNDAY | Preceding Friday at 23:59 |
SATURDAY | Preceding Thursday at 23:59 |
FRIDAY | Preceding Wednesday at 23:59 |
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:
Age Group | Year of Birth to qualify |
Under 14 | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
Under 18 | 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 |
*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
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
Under 14 | Under 18 |
Johnny McCracken | Caleb Ralston |
Tristan Ferguson | Cian McDonnell |
Jonathan Mooney | Jordan McKeown |
Mackenzie Connor | Harry Ellesmere |
GIRLS EVENTS
Under 14 | Under 18 |
Rachel McCrum | Megan Chambers |
Eve Callaghan | Jessica Leeman |
Katie Lowry | Ciara Hill |
Caoimhe McDonnell | Mary Parkash |
Dates for other regions will be published as soon as available.
(NOTE: If you are a member of CIYMS or David Lloyd you are in the South Eastern region)
AGE GROUP | DATE | TIME | VENUE |
Under 14 Boys | Sunday 18th March | 10:00 am | Bangor Tennis Club |
Under 14 Girls | Sunday 18th March | 10:00 am | Donaghadee |
Under 18 Boys and Girls | Sunday 18th March | 10:00am | Royal Belfast |
AGE GROUP | DATE | TIME | VENUE |
Under 14 Boys and Girls | Sunday 4th March | 10:00 am | Portadown |
Under 18 Boys and Girls | Friday 16th March |
6:15pm | Downshire |
AGE GROUP | DATE | TIME | VENUE |
Under 14 Boys and Girls | Saturday 3rd March | 1:30 pm | Ballycastle |
Under 18 Boys and Girls | Sunday 4th March | 4:00 pm | ATT |
Western Region
AGE GROUP | DATE | TIME | VENUE |
Under 14 Boys and Girls | Sunday 4th March | 1:00 pm | Enniskillen |
Under 18 Boys and Girls | Saturday 10th March | 10:00 am | Omagh |
(NOTE: If you are a member of CIYMS or David Lloyd you are in the South Eastern region)
AGE GROUP | DATE | TIME | VENUE |
Under 14 Boys and Girls | Sunday 18th March | 10:00 am | Belfast Boat Club |
Under 18 Boys and Girls | Sunday 18th March | 5:00 pm | Hawarden |
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:
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.
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