
Seniors Tennis
With over 100 Senior members in the
club, there are plenty of people to play with and a variety of social
and competitive tennis events for you to participate in.
A full Senior membership entitles you to participate
in all Social Tennis events, Club
Days and Club Champs, and to join one
of our interclub teams. Those of you lucky
enough not to work 9 to 5 can also participate in Mid-week
tennis.
The subscription year goes from 1st Sept to 31st
Aug, with a popular winter league organised
for the cooler months. It's a great way to keep fit and avoid the
winter blues.
Discounts are available for full-time students
and superannuitants. See the How to Join
page for details.
Social Tennis Events
Social tournaments and events are a good
opportunity for you to play with a variety of different players,
and pick up a few tips from the more experienced players to improve
your game. You don't have to be a
superstar to play in social club tournaments. Everyone is encouraged
to participate. We puts a lot of effort into ensuring that games
are evenly matched. Some tournaments use a handicap system, so the
stronger players start off with a disadvantage.
For event dates, please refer to the Events
Calendar
Club Days
These are run on Sundays from 1pm
throughout the summer season - approximately July/August through
to April, with a break over December and January.
NOTE: Club Days are sometimes replaced with tournaments.
Check the Events Calendar
for more info.
You give your name to the duty person, who puts you on a court
with 3 others. About every 20 minutes, you change to play with different
people. It usually goes for around 4 hours, but you can join in
at any time.
Visitors are welcome and the first 3 visits are free. If they wish
to continue after that, they must pay a visitors fee or join
the club.
Interclub
We have a strong presence in the Tennis Northern
Interclub competition with teams in most Doubles grades
and several Singles teams as well. Latest
teams list available here (also on Club Noticeboard)
View
the latest interclub results on the Tennis Northern website
For more information, please contact the Senior
Interclub Captain
Club Champs
Club Champs (singles, doubles and mixed
doubles) are played every year and trophies are awarded to the winners
at the end of season prizegiving. All events have a main draw and
a plate, so even if you lose your first game, you can still win
the plate.
Club Champs are
played near the end of the interclub season. Players choose their
own doubles partners. Entry is free.
Handicap Champs are
played near the beginning of the interclub season. Doubles partners
are drawn by the Tennis Committee and handicaps are set accordingly.
There is no fee to enter.
For details of events for the current season,
please refer to the Events Calendar
For more information, please contact the
Club Captain
View the latest Club
Champs results
Winter League
Keep your hand in during winter by
playing in our weekend winter league competition. Teams are made
up from within the club and play each other in a round robin competition
spanning several weeks. Teams are organised so they are fairly even,
so some good matches result.
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