Tennis courts are available at the Lensbury Club in Teddington from today under strict guidance from the LTA and the government. Booking opens from today and the courts will open on Friday.

The grass courts will open on May 18th

The riverside club will operate a 'pay as you play' system as membership fees have been suspended and only singles games are permitted unless people are from the same household.

A statement today from the Club said: "Following on from the Prime Minister's update and guidance from the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), I am pleased to announce that from today (Wednesday 13th May), tennis courts at The Lensbury are available to pre-book for use from Friday 15th May.

"All courts will be open with the exception of the grass courts which will open from Monday 18th May.

"Your membership fees continue to be frozen during this time and until further notice as we can only offer a limited facility at this stage and tennis courts will operate on a pay and play basis as outlined below.

"The health and well-being of our members and staff remains our top priority and we will be operating this limited service whilst adhering to the social distancing guidelines."

Tennis pay and play booking guidelines

Tennis courts can be booked and paid for in advance using the racquet booking section on The Lensbury Club app or click on make a booking by logging in via our website.

• Sessions are available to book for Club Members only and will be charged at £12.50 per court, per hour and £9 for the children's mini courts, per hour. Sessions must be booked in advance and are on a first-come-first-serve basis

• Tennis courts will be open from 8:30am – 8:30pm each day and courts can be booked for 50 minute sessions, allowing for a 10 minute cleaning period between sessions. Please ensure your court is vacated promptly at the end of your session to allow for social distancing

• Please ensure you have read, understood and adhere to the LTA Guidance for Tennis Players before coming onto court

• Tennis sessions should be restricted to singles matches only (two people per court) to allow for social distancing, unless players are from the same household

• Please arrive 10 minutes prior to your session and report to the membership reception with your Membership Cards to confirm attendance for your session

• On arrival, if travelling by car please note that parking is available by members reception

• Please observe a 2 metre social distance at all times to protect yourselves and our colleagues by following our directional and court signage at all times

• We are unable to provide tennis racquets and balls for hire during this time

• Please note we are unable to provide changing facilities during this stage, members should change prior to their session at home

• Toilets will only be available by members reception and on request

• Full pre-payment is required at the time of booking and all cancellations must be received 6 or more hours in advance of your scheduled session to avoid a cancellation charge. We reserve the right to cancel sessions if required due to weather or safety concerns

• If you have any questions or queries about booking in your tennis sessions or how this process works, please do contact our Racquets and Front of House Manager, Scott Woods on [email protected] or 0208 614 6420