July 2017 saw a first for Ballinlough Tennis Club by being granted the Gold Standard in Clubmark from Tennis Ireland, the first club in the country to do so. Â This accreditation is in recognition of having met the required essential standards in the following areas:
- Organisation & Management
- Facilities
- Safety & Child Welfare
- Play, Scoring & Competition
- Communication & PR
- Player Development
- Outreach Programmes
- Workforce
- Equality
A Little Bit of History
The Club was founded in 1980 with just one court, it has grown in leaps and bounds over the years
with a fifth court being added in 2012. As well as the construction of each additional court, the other
landmarks in the Club’s history have included Floodlighting (1990), Clubhouse (1996)
Artificial grass surfaces (1998) and the Clubhouse Extension in 2009. Since 2001 the club has run a very successful
Senior Open Tournament which is held at the beginning of September each year. A Junior Open
Tournament was added to the club calendar in 2008 which has grown in stature and reputation
among other clubs over that period.
