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Tennis Attire & Shoes

As stated by the club's tennis bye-laws:

Tennis Attire

Only recognized tennis attire may be worn on court. (No leggings, Bermuda shorts, rugby/football gear etc. cycling shorts, swimwear / beachwear.)

Tennis Shoes

Shoes worn on court must be a recognised tennis shoe with non-marking soles. Casual shoes, runners or other forms of sports shoes are not permitted on the tennis courts.

Players wearing inappropriate shoes will be asked by committee members or officers of the club to stop playing and to leave the court, as they will be in danger of causing injury to themselves as well as causing considerable damage to the courts.

Recommended tennis shoes

This is a recommended list of tennis shoes. If in doubt, please purchase shoes from this list to help prevent damage to the courts and personal injury.

  • K-Swiss - all tennis shoes excluding the Classic range
  • Adidas - all tennis shoes excluding running / cross trainers
  • Asics Omni - all tennis shoes excluding running / cross trainers
  • Wilson - all shoes without exception
  • Prince - all tennis shoes
  • Hi Tec - all tennis shoes
  • Lotto - all tennis shoes
  • Babolat - all tennis shoes

If you do need advice as to what is a non marking tennis shoe then we would recommend visiting:

Martyn Evans Sports at Fitzwilliam Tennis Club (on Winton Road - see map) or
OK Sports (on Wynnefield Road, Rathmines - see map)