1890
... our background

For more than 125 years Stockholms Lawntennis Klubb av 1890 has practiced its tennis and also during all this time worked for the conservation of tennis traditions. The Club now feels it is time to make the leap into cyberspace with its own website. Doing this is entirely consistent with the preservation of traditions. What could be better propaganda for tennis than to expose our values and our Club spirit to a wider audience?

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A little about our history can be found below, as well as the practices that have developed over the years and are a cornerstone of our activities. Our motto ... tradition over time ... we take very seriously. For example, if someone comes to play with any part of his dress a color other than white, he will immediately be led off court.

An important person in the Club is the Honourary President. He keeps an eye on the Club's traditions and that practices are followed. The Club is led by "The New Continued Skillful Management" consisting of Mother, his Little Helper, the Secretary, Finance Attorney and the Webmaster. In addition we have help forces (no less important), namely: the Bard, the Event Manager, the Paparazzo, the Archivist, the Tournament Director and the Master of Ceremonies. Other members contribute to withholding the Club's skill standard and its traditions.

Based on an ancient tradition, in the election to the Club an extra name and a title are assigned by the Secretary, something the elected has to wear with pride for the rest of his time in the Club. The information in the Club takes place through annual protocols and letters of information when considered appropriate. 

The Club was formed as the first tennis club in Sweden, in 1890, by two engineering students. Those two students were obviously influenced by the passage of college spirit. This spirit has survived all these years and is a traditional part of communication between the members. Hence the somewhat unusual names, odd practices etc. that we conduct. We feel a responsibility toward earlier members of the Club to preserve this spirit. 

During the year 2011 the Club took an important step in its development. After an initiative from the Honourary President, it was proposed that all membership in Stockholms Lawntennis Klubb av 1890 would be repealed. Instead, new members were to be appointed after a special review by the Club, after which he would be referred to as commissioner. All active and non-active participants of the Club were accepted as members.

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In August 2012 we had a club competition against honourable The Queen's Club in London. This meant playing on grass, something we do not exercise on a daily basis here at home. But we intended to give our dear hosts a tussle and reckoned that all the tradition and experience we have in the Club would be of value and of course decisive. Unfortunately we underestimated both the difficulty of playing on a grass surface and the ability of our hosts. However, we can report that the return game from The Queen's Club against us two years later took place on our home base indoors and that the order of things was restored.