Who is playing
Members put their names down from the invitation, or you type them on the night. Pick the courts and how many rounds.
Social tennis
Social tennis nights where nobody has to organise the courts
Clayside is social tennis software for clubs: an americano or a mexicano on your courts, partners dealt each round, points kept as you play, and a table by nine o’clock.
No card, no password · 14 days with everything switched on
Court 1
Tierney & Darby
Lund & Ash
Court 2
Ruddock & Osman13
Garland & Haig11
Sitting out: Penrose and Brook
The table
| # | Player | Rounds | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. Tierney | 2 | 29 |
| 2 | C. Lund | 2 | 28 |
| 3 | S. Ruddock | 2 | 27 |
| 4 | E. Darby | 2 | 25 |
How it works
Social tennis, dealt and scored
A round to 24 points
Each doubles court plays until the two pairs have 24 points between them. Make it shorter, or play to the clock.
Partners change, points stay yours
The app deals new partners each round. What your side wins is added to your own total, and the table moves with every court.
Mix-in or competitive
An americano mix-in, or a mexicano
Americano for a mix-in
Rotating partners, so the new member plays with the club captain at some point in the evening.
For new membersThey meet half the club in one evening.
Mexicano when it matters
From round two the table decides the courts, with the leader partnered by the third-placed player.
For the team playersThe last rounds are the closest.
Into the week
Each player’s results feed their level at the club, so the box organiser and Find a game both know who is playing well.
For the clubA social player gets a box.
Court 1
Allard & Iles
Sefton & Crewe
Court 2
Moran & Royle10
Lacey & Penn14
The table
| # | Player | Rounds | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G. Lacey | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | W. Royle | 2 | 25 |
| 3 | T. Penn | 2 | 23 |
Players and courts
Social tennis players per court
Four to a doubles court. Anyone not on court sits out a round, and nobody sits a second time before everybody has sat once. Between 4 and 64 players.
| Players | 2 courts | 3 courts | 4 courts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | all 8 on | all 8 on | all 8 on |
| 9 | 8 on, 1 sits | 8 on, 1 sits | 8 on, 1 sits |
| 10 | 8 on, 2 sit | 8 on, 2 sit | 8 on, 2 sit |
| 12 | 8 on, 4 sit | all 12 on | all 12 on |
| 14 | 8 on, 6 sit | 12 on, 2 sit | 12 on, 2 sit |
| 16 | 8 on, 8 sit | 12 on, 4 sit | all 16 on |
Someone arrives after the first round? Add their name and they go into the deal from the next one.
Not yet
What a social tennis night does not do yet
Tell us if your club needs either and we will build it.
Paying
A fee for the evening
Nothing is charged for a place on the night today. Your club collects it the way it always has.
Team americano
Teams that score together
A night where pairs belong to teams and the team total wins is not built yet.
Keep reading
More for tennis clubs
Questions
What tennis clubs ask about social nights
Can we hold the courts for the night?
On a club plan with court booking, yes: the night offers to hold the courts it needs on your court sheet, so nobody books over it.
What if it rains off halfway?
Press End the night. The rounds nobody played are dropped and the table stands as it was.
Can we finish with a final?
Yes. After two rounds, deal a final off the table: top four on court one, first and third against second and fourth.
Is there a free tennis round robin generator?
Yes. Type the names and the courts, and it prints a tennis round robin in singles, fixed pairs or with a new partner each round, with a table that adds up. No sign-up. The tennis round robin generator.
Which plans include social nights?
Every paid plan, with as many nights as you like. The free plan runs one box league. The plans.
Have a look
Run your next social tennis night here
Put the names in and play. The courts, the partners and the table are done for you.
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