Tennis: Individual Championships 2024-25

Entries Open: Tuesday 28 January 2025

Entry Closing Date: Tuesday 11 March 2025

Insitution Administrator Approval Deadline: Thursday 13 March 2025 (Institution Administrators have 48 hours after the student/competitor deadline to approve entries)

Entry Fee: £25

For any queries about the event, please contact your university administrator in the first instance.

This competition will NOT operate a staged entry process. As such, please ensure all entries are submitted through BUCS Play prior to the closing date listed above.

Please Note: On BUCS Play this will show as a late entry window, this does not affect the price of the entry fee, please just enter as normal through this window.

Schedule

Saturday 22 March

Men's & Women's Singles

Sunday 23 March

Mixed Doubles

The schedule may change depending on number of entries.

Guest Entries

If you have entered as a guest and under the age of 18 you must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Failure to do so will result in you not being able to compete. 

By entering as a guest, you are agreeing to the BUCS Rules & Regulations which can be found on the BUCS Website, and you are adhering to the BUCS General Event Disclaimer.

If you are having any issues entering as a guest, please email Sophie Kitson (Tennis Programme Coordinator) on [email protected] .

BUCS Points

Please see Appendix 1 for the BUCS Points available at this event.

Eligibility

The Wheelchair event is open to individuals with a disability, however, you don't need a formal classification or to provide any details about your disability to compete. It is expected that you compete in your own sports wheelchair.

• Withdrawal after 5pm on Friday 14 March: £20
• Withdrawal after 3pm on Thursday 20 March: £50
• No shows on the day of the applicable event: £75
• If you withdraw after the 11 March, but prior to the 14 March you will still be charged the entry fee.

To apply for the competition all eligible competitors must follow these steps:

1. Competitor to apply to the event on BUCS Play (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)
2. Institution administrator approves entry (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)
3. BUCS approves/denies entry into competition and publishes confirmed entry list

Any data will be handled in accordance with BUCS Privacy Policy.

By participating in this event you agree to adhere to BUCS General Event Disclaimer.

To check whether you are eligible to compete in BUCS competitions, please visit REG 4 Individual Eligibility.

To enter, please use BUCS Play. Any issues please contact your Institution Administrator in the first instance. Guest entries, please contact Sophie Kitson directly on [email protected].

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Critical to our success is our commitment to always providing safe, friendly and enjoyable environments for all participants. Whether competing, coaching, officiating, volunteering, working or spectating at these events, the welfare of all is critical to our mission.  

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Implications of the LTA Transgender and Non-Binary Individuals Policy – Effective 1 January 2025

As per BUCS REG 4.3.1, if the National Governing body of the sport where the activity is taking place has a policy on transgender participation in sport this shall be followed.

On 1 January 2025, the LTA’s new Transgender and Non-Binary Individuals Policy came into effect. For the 2024-25 season, this has the following implications for the BUCS Tennis Championships:

• Individual Championships: The Singles, Doubles, Wheelchair Tennis Singles, and Wheelchair Tennis Doubles events are all Specified Competition. The Doubles event for 2024-25 took place before the new policy was in effect, but the new policy applies to the Singles, Wheelchair Tennis Singles, and Wheelchair Tennis Doubles events, with eligibility for these as per points 12–15 of the LTA Transgender and Non-Binary Individuals Policy.
• Team Championships: The Team Championships are Specified Competition. However, with these programmes having started for the 2024-25 season with the previous LTA Policy and Guidance on Trans People Playing Tennis in place at the time, individuals who were eligible for the ‘Women’s’ programme prior to 1 January 2025 shall remain eligible to compete in this programme until the end of the 2024-25 season and no individuals shall be permitted to compete in both the ‘Men’s’ and ‘Women’s’ programme this season.

For the 2025-26 season, the LTA’S new Transgender and Non-Binary Policy shall apply to all BUCS Tennis Championships.