Teams
Duffield has a good record in the Derby Area League. Duffield ladies have won the league title more than any other club (20 times since 1926) and the men, who are the current champions, have won 12 times in all (including 5 times in the last five years). We usually have 4 ladies' teams, 5 men's and 3 mixed teams playing in the Summer league. 
We also have ladies', men's and mixed teams playing in this year's Winter Indoor League at the Derby Tennis Centre. In 2011-12, Ladies 1 will be captained by Jackie Pearson and Ladies 2 by Judith Eisenberg. Mixed 1 will be captained by both Andy Livingston and Caroline Wood. The Men's Winter League captains are Andy Livingston (Men's 1) and Matt Harrison ( Men's 2).
Highlights of the 2011 Summer season include:
Winning the Lawson Wood Cup (mixed team) for the first time since 2004
Winning the Derby Area League Mixed Division 1 - first time since 1997
Men's 2nd team winning the Derby Area League Mens' Division 1 - pipping our first team to the post on set difference
Promotion of the Men's 1st team to the Regional Section of the Aegon National Club League for the first time in 10 years
See the Derby Area League website for the results of the 2011 season
Anyone interested in playing team tennis should contact the secretary or the team captain. Summer match practice usually starts in late March (Tuesday for ladies, Thursday for men) and matches run from April through to July.
The mens' club captain is Mark McAnulty, and the ladies' joint club captains are Alison and Jenny Knibbs. They can be e-mailed via the contacts page.
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