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Newman Collard (Liss) Tennis Club is a tennis club based in  Liss, near Petersfield, in England. The club is an LTA registered venue and affiliated to the Hampshire and Isle of Wight LTA. It's a village club and encourages participation across all ages and abilities.

test Newman Collard Tennis Club

History
Newman Collard Tennis Club was established in 1969. Founder members included Steve Smith(Chairman), Andrea Crawford (Secretary), Mike Hillman (Treasurer), Ted Low and Bernard Benham.

During the early years of the club, four juniors players attempted a world record for continuous tennis, in aid of Muscular Dystrophy. Their achievement of 20 hours 33 minutes, comprising 46 sets and 424 games was not included in the Guinness Book of Records because 4 players in South Africa broke this record whilst it was awaiting ratification.

In 2017 the Club organised Liss Tennis Festival with the support of the tennis charity Bright Ideas for Tennis.

The club celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 2019 and organised a number of events including Liss Sports Festival as part of the Breakpoint Tennis Challenge in support of mental health.

Honours

 * 2019 - Hants and IoW LTA County Awards - Peter Grinyer Innovation Award
 * 2019 - Hants and IoW LTA County Awards - Club of the Year
 * 2020 - East Hants District Council Sports Awards - Club Of year
 * 2020 - Hants and IoW LTA County Awards - Volunteer of the year
 * 2021 - Hants and IoW LTA County Awards - Disability Award

Teams
The club run a number of mens, ladies, mixed and veterans teams who by play in local leagues. The club have three courts and play their home games at Newman Collard Playing Fields, Hill Brow Road, Liss, Hampshire, GU33 7LH.