About Us
IC Lawn Tennis Club is one of the largest and most active societies at Imperial College. We cater for tennis players of all levels, from beginners to players who represent Imperial competitively. Our seven teams are among the best in the region, with the Men's 1st team recently promoted to the Premier League, and nominated for Sport Imperial's Team of the Year.
Our thriving social tennis sessions offer courts, rackets, balls and coaching advice to all standards of players. We have 4 Men's and 2 Women's teams as well as the mixed LUSL team. The club has great success in recent years, winning Sport Imperial's Club of the Year in 2012, 2014, and 2018.
Our courts include Hyde Park, Bishop's Park, Concorde Club, Paddington Rec, and weekly training indoors at the prestigious Queen's Club. We also have a university-wide league to suit all standards who want to play competitive tennis, as well as the LTA's new University Timed Tennis initiative, and regular friendly matches against other London universities.
Members are eligible for A FREE British Tennis Membership. This also entitles you to enter the club ballot for WIMBLEDON TICKETS (as well as many other benefits!). We also have access to tickets to see the top eight players in the world battle it out at the O2 Masters in November.
The club organises plenty of social events including a Christmas dinner and a tour! Previous tours have gone to Spain and Italy.
Join us at Freshers' fair on 2nd October and find out more about joining the club!
Want to try out for our teams? We're holding the first round of trials on 3rd October - if you get through, you'll be invited to further trials at Virgin Active and The Queens Club.
Our FREE Give it a Go Social Tennis Session will be taking place on 6th or 7th October - more details coming soon!
Contact us: lawn.tennis@imperial.ac.uk
Join our mailing list: http://mailman.ic.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/icu-tennis-club
Social Sessions
We hold social tennis sessions for players of all levels three times a week.
All sign-ups are managed throught the IC Tennis Booking System. Please ensure you are signed up to the mailing list and look out for the signup emails which are sent out a couple of days before each session! And don't forget you need membership to take advantage of these sessions.
Wednesdays
From 1pm to 4pm at Bishops Park (4 courts).
Schedule:
- 1pm – 2pm: Beginner — 1 court for coaching/drills and the other 3 courts for people who just want to hit.
- 2pm – 3pm: Intermediate — 1 court for coaching/drills and the other 3 courts for people who just want to hit.
- 3pm – 4pm: Advanced — All 4 courts for training.
From 1pm to 3pm at Virgin Active Fulham Pools (2 courts)
These are reserved for development and LUSL teams.
Saturdays
From 2pm to 4pm at Virgin Active Fulham Pools (2 courts).
Note: Saturday sessions begin on 13th October 2018. Please note these times may change to 9:30-11:30 due to court availability. Times shown on the 'Book A Session' page should be used as a reference as they are the most up to date.
Schedule:
- 2pm – 3pm: Beginner & Intermediate — 1 court for coaching/drills and the other court for people who just want to hit.
- 3pm – 4pm: Advanced — 2 courts for training however team members will be there to coach if required.
Sundays
From 8:30am to 10:30am at Virgin Active Fulham Pools (2 courts).
Note: Sunday sessions begin on 14th October 2018. Please note these times may change to 9:30-11:30 due to court availability. Times shown on the 'Book A Session' page should be used as a reference as they are the most up to date.
Schedule:
- 8:30am – 9:30am: Beginner & Intermediate
- 9:30am – 10:30am: Advanced
Membership
Become a member for only £45 for the whole academic year! Your membership includes:
- Free access to courts, rackets and balls year round
- A FREE British Tennis Membership (this gives you an official rating and allows you to sign up for tournaments, you will also receive exclusive offers on sporting material and tickets to tennis events)
- Opportunities to play other universities whether you make the teams or not!
- Discounted tickets to the O2 Masters in November and the Queens Championships in June.
- Plenty of social events including a Christmas dinner and a tour!
Teams
Our competitive teams for 2016/17 can be seen listed below:
Note Highlighted rows indicate team captains.
Mens Teams
| Name | Team |
|---|---|
| Marc Olsen | 1st |
| Gianpiero Placidi | 1st |
| Yingchen Hou | 1st |
| Vassili Kusmartsev | 1st |
| Thomas Fernandez Debets | 1st |
| César Maklary | 1st |
| Octavian Rosu | 2nd |
| Anthony Wang | 2nd |
| Edmund Hui | 2nd |
| Oscar Junge | 2nd |
| Marc Boubnovsk-Martell | 2nd |
| James Wood | 2nd |
| Kajetan Widomski | 3rd |
| Alex Wardley | 3rd |
| Raza Naqvi | 3rd |
| Alexandre Cahill | 3rd |
| Ethan Chow | 3rd |
| James Cheng | 3rd |
| Andrea Vivaldi | 3rd |
| Manuel Ehrlich | 3rd |
| Richard Von Goetze | 4th |
| Felix Beck | 4th |
| Stylianos Ploumpis | 4th |
| Antonio Magalhaes-Deccache | 4th |
| Maxime Quach | 4th |
| Philip Mogull | 4th |
| Archibald Fraikin | 4th |
| Alex Nielsen | 4th |
Women's Teams
| Name | Team |
|---|---|
| Darja Berga | 1st |
| Aurelie Zoetelief Tromp | 1st |
| Daria Papenko | 1st |
| Maria Lima | 1st |
| Megan Gilkes | 1st |
| Zsofia Zalai | 1st |
| Cathrine Hogh | 1st |
| Madison Borghini | 1st |
| Constance Pelet | 1st |
| Emily Gibson | 1st |
| Mariana Ruiz | 1st |
| Danae Robert | 2nd |
| Katie Davis | 2nd |
| Belen Barbed | 2nd |
| Paula Schmid Schmidsfelden | 2nd |
| Katarina Boskovic | 2nd |
| Georgia Smith | 2nd |
| Sara Vallejo | 2nd |
| Emma Landry | 2nd |
| Nancy Gao | 2nd |
| Nathalie Ausch | 2nd |
| Tanya Seth | 2nd |
| Hermine Tranie | 2nd |
Committee
- Philip Mogull President
- Bartu Akçaba Vice President
- Emma Landry Treasurer; Women's 2nd Captain
- Nan Gao Secretary
- Emily Gibson Sponsorship Secretary
- James Harrison Co-Social Secretary
- Sara Vallejo Mangod Co-Social Secretary
- Matthew Bennion Social Captain
- Darja Berga Women's 1st Captain
- Gianpiero Placidi Men's 1st Captain
- Edmund Hui Men's 2nd Captain
- Manuel Ehrlich Men's 3rd Captain
- Alexander Nielsen Men's 4th Captain; Webmaster
Our support
The ICLTC is committed to diversity, inclusion and openness across the club and its activities, and is working closely with the LTA to guarantee a safe tennis environment. Documents below outline our policies and the support available to members.