Ladies Tennis Singapore (LTS)

In October 2004, Ladies Tennis Singapore (LTS) was formed by the LTS Committee, a group of voluntary, multi-national, tennis playing ladies who wanted to offer more competitive inter-team match play to the tennis community in Singapore. The first LTS league season was launched in February 2005.

LTS is sanctioned by the Singapore Tennis Association (STA) and operates with their full support.

The LTS is formed as a mid-week ladies’ doubles league - with the goal to encourage participation in league play and to promote sportsmanship and fun for all level of players. At all times the LTS Committee encourages competitive tennis, good sportsmanship and camaraderie between teams.

LTS runs two seasons throughout the calendar year with a "Spring" season from February to May and an "Autumn" season from September to December.

Players are invited to form teams of minimum six and maximum eight players. The teams are placed in four divisions according to level of play.

Matches are played once a week except on Public Holidays – Mondays, Thursdays or Fridays depending on the division. On match day, the two teams playing each other field two doubles pairs. Each pair plays two sets against both pairs from the opposing team. Thus, each pair plays a total of four sets; each team plays a total of eight sets. Points are awarded for each set won.

Matches played in the LTS league are un-officiated matches that follow the LTS rules formulated by the LTS Committee, International Tennis Federation rules (ITF) and “The Code” closely. The rules can be found on www.ladiestennissingapore.com

At the conclusion of each LTS season, awards are given to winning teams for highest point totals over the season and for second place in divisions with more than 5 teams. A Sportsmanship award is also given to one team from each division. This is voted on by the teams in each division.

The LTS league has proven to be popular and today caters to over 290 players, with an impressive total of thirty six teams spread over four divisions. Teams are formed by several clubs including Singapore Swimming Club, Singapore Island Country Club, Swiss Club, Hollandese Club, ANZA (Australian New Zealand Association), AWA (American Women's Association) and The British Club. Many other teams consist of various nationalities playing at private condos or at public courts. 

The LTS Committee today is composed of: Chairwoman, Alice Young (Singapore). Alice has played high level competitive tennis for over 10 years and obtained her coaching certificate in Hong Kong in 1999. Other committee members include Leilane Anstey (Vice-Chairwoman, Events Co-ordinator & Division Representative), Linda Lim (Registrar and Division Representative), Ditte H. Mortensen (Schedules & Rules), Junko Kamakura (Committee Liaison & Rules in Japanese), Monique Bryson (Event Assistant & MC), Deanne Laner (Division Representative) and Leslie Sodano (Division Representative).