Team Info

Tennis is traditionally one of the highest achieving sports at The University of Bristol, having successful Men's and Women's first teams.

Both teams have a demanding training schedule and their hard work is reflected in their high placed position in the division.

Women's Team

News

The women's first team finished 5th in the premier division last season, and there were also some strong performances in the BUCS individual championships from Melanie Negwer and Hetty Knox. Hetty also finished as runner up in the Barclays Challenge event in Bournemouth.

Coaches

Martyn Bray

Martyn has coached the Bristol University tennis team for over ten years. He is the backbone of the tennis performance community at Coombe dingle and his coaching talent is greatly appreciated. He won the Bob Reeve's coach of the year award this year.

When Martyn isn't coaching the university team, he works with several of Avon's brightest talents. He is a LTA CCA Coach and has been working towards the completion of his LTA Professional Coach award. Martyn still competes as a player and has represented England this year in the Over 35's category as well as winning the National Over 35's Singles Title in 2003. Martyn organises the National League teams, and local leagues representing Coombe Dingle.

Women's Training Schedule

Day	Activity	Start Time	End Time	Extra Info
Saturday	12.30pm	2pm	Practice	The main training session of the week with all team players attending.
Tuesday	7pm	8.30pm	Pre match practice	Match practice for the players selected for the next day's match.
Wednesday	11am (Varies)	4pm (Varies)	University Match	Home matches are played at Coombe Dingle but away matches often mean an early start so players must catch up on any lectures missed.
	Evening	Evening	Social	All University sports teams are out on a Wednesday night for the sports social!
Friday	5.30pm	6.30pm	Practice	The final practice of the week with lots of drills and pattern play.

Team

Emily Crowe

Hannah Moran

Hetty Knox

Olivia Campbell Lamerton

Jenny Awford

Helena David

Storm Baxter

Sarah Cameron

Danielle Basiuk

Emily Saunderson

Amella Kirby

Lydia Fernandes

Annabel Botsford

Manuela Amaya

Lara Pearson

Kate Dear

If you would like any more information on the women's team, contact Hetty

Men's Team

Roster

Stuart Pugh

Daniel Rowlands

Devarun Chowdhury

Matthew Fairbairn

Maelor James

Carlo Francesco

Torix Bennett

Billy White

Ian Jenkyns

Ali Whittle

William Treanor

Steven Rogers

Tennis Schedule

Day	Activity	Start Time	End Time	Extra Info
Monday	Practice	07:00	08:30	Morning Practice before lectures gives more courts per person to give a good chance to play practice singles
Tuesday	Pre-match practice	19:30	21:00	Pre-match practice gives good time to organize team order for the following day
Wednesday	University match Social	11:00-14:00	15:00-18:00	Match start times vary depending on how many at the same venue, and whether the match is home or away. Most lectures continue until 13:00 in which case arrangements with the teacher of that class can be made to catch up on work missed. A very important part of any team is having fun together! Socials vary from poker to going into town with the rest of the tennis club.
Thursday	Rest day			A very important part after a long match day and possibly a late night out!
Friday	Practice	18:30	20:00	Sometimes mixed in the a local Friday nights doubles league
Saturday	Rest day			Some time to catch up with work and sleep!
Sunday	NCL	Varies	Varies	National Club league is where lots of members of the university team play for Bristol Coombe Dingle Tennis club, often alongside the coach.

For more information on University of Bristol Men's team, please contact Dev Chowdhury

Team Photos