Quorn Family Tennis Cup - Red Ball competitions

The Quorn Family Tennis Cup (QFTC) is an informal, family doubles competition. Junior players play with an adult family member in a fun atmosphere at local venues. It encourages families to play tennis together, and eat healthy food to complement an active lifestyle.

Nearly 600 club events ran in 2018 with more than 6,000 players taking part and having fun!

How do the Red Ball Club Events work?

  • Sign-up below and receive an Organisers Pack full of everything you need to run a Family Tennis Cup event including a handy how-to guide, posters, prizes, giveaways, stickers, certificates and more
  • We suggest a 1 to 2 hour fun competition between February and May
  • Children aged 10 and under* play doubles with an adult family member** 
  • Matches are played on mini tennis red sized courts with soft (red) balls
  • A small entry fee is encouraged so that venues cover their organiser costs

*Any child born 1 September 2008 or later (10 years and under) playing with an adult family member* born 31 August 2000 or earlier (18+).

** Adult family member (18+ years) - parent, carer, guardian, step parent, co-parent, uncle, auntie, sibling or grandparent.

How do the Red Ball Festival Days work?

As an added bonus, the winning pair from each Red Ball Cub event will be invited to a Red Ball Festival Day hosted at an LTA Summer Grass Court event in June (e.g. Nature Valley Open, Nottingham).

To qualify for a Festival Day, the venue must submit results by midnight April 28, 2019.

The Festival Days include some more, fun Red Ball tennis as well as goodies and prizes for all the junior players. After enjoying lunch, players and parents are free to enjoy the professional tennis taking place at whichever event they are visiting for the rest of the day.

How to Sign Up

Applications for the Red ball event packs have now closed for 2019. Please contact familytenniscup@lta.org.uk for any more information.

Please see below for dates for when you should expect to receive the organiser pack:

Sign up by: Receive competition pack by:
January 13 Week commencing January 28
February 3 Week commencing February 18

Requirements

  • The venue must be LTA Registered

  • Access to Mini Tennis equipment (nets, balls, 21” or 23” rackets etc.)

  • It is expected that the Red Ball Organiser has some experience running club competitions. However, a helpful organiser guide is provided to support anyone who needs it.

  • No minimum size of venue or amount of players.

Contact

If you have any queries about the Quorn Family Tennis Cup please email: familytenniscup@LTA.org.uk