Tivyside LTC Tournament
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| Tivyside LTC Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Founded | 1881 |
| Abolished | 1893 |
| Location | Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire, Wales |
| Venue | Tivyside LTC |
| Surface | Grass |
The Tivyside LTC Tournament was a grass court tennis tournament established in 1881 and continued to be held until at least the 1893.[1] The tournament was played at Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire, Wales.
The Tivyside Lawn Tennis Club was founded in 1878.[2] There were four grass courts and two croquet lawns.[3] The grass courts were located in the meadows downstream of the river Teifi in Adpar, with a small pavilion and refreshments marquee (Emlyn Arms supplied). The first champion in 1881 was George Bowen of Llwyngwair.[4] Bowen was also Master of the Tivyside Hunt, 1893–97 and High Sheriff of Pembrokeshire in 1914.[5]
In 1908 the earliest records of the existence of a Tivyside Lawn Tennis & Croquet & Bowls Club in Newcastle Emlyn, was listed in the Tivyside Advertiser Newspaper.[6] The Tivyside Lawn Tennis Club shared the Teifiside LTC facilities.[7] The Tivyside Lawn Tennis Club also staged its own tournaments.[8] In 1956 the grounds were sold and the club became non-existent.[9]
