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Can you believe Mission Bay Tennis Club has been a vibrant and successful club for 75 years?! This year is our 75th Jubilee and we would like you to come and join us to celebrate this milestone on the evening of Saturday 2nd November! To view ticket options click here.

Mission Bay Tennis Club is one of the more active and social tennis clubs in Auckland. With more than 300 registered members, the club has a strong presence in both the summer and winter interclub competitions and offers many in-house competitions and events.

Located in the heart of the vibrant and bustling Mission Bay, the club boasts six year-round, floodlit astrograss courts, a modern clubhouse and plenty of off-street parking.

Mission Bay Tennis Club is affiliated to Tennis Auckland and Tennis New Zealand.

To keep up to date with all our tournaments and information join us on Facebook and Instagram

What do we offer that others don’t?

  • Great fun atmosphere and lots of social tournaments and events
  • Competitive membership rates
  • Competition tennis (singles, doubles and mixed grades) for all ages and abilities
  • Friendly and competitive  tournaments year-round
  • Comprehensive programmes for Juniors.
  • Social membership for those who want to be part of our social buzz
  • Coaching for all ages and abilities
  • Parking in the heart of Mission Bay should you need to dine out, watch a movie or go for a walk along the beach
  • Courts with arguably the best drainage in Auckland – an added plus during winter
  • A licensed bar
  • Table tennis – ideal when matches are rained off
  • Free Wi-Fi Internet

Come and give it a go…

Come along and try out any of our club nights, for Seniors and/or Juniors.

Seniors
Come along to our Club Night, Wednesdays at 7 pm, and have a friendly hit with us. Club Nights involve casual play for players of all levels – and yes, the bar will be open. Games typically last 20 minutes and can be doubles, mixed or singles depending on the number of attendees.

Juniors
Come along to Hot Shots Community Play on a Saturday morning at 9:30am, this is $5 per session and is a great introduction to tennis for Juniors. Alternatively, come and try out our Junior Club night on a Friday evening at 6pm in Term 1 & 4.

You can just turn up and introduce yourself, or feel free to contact us by text or phone to let us know you are thinking of coming and he will make sure someone looks out for you.

Management

The club is managed by a volunteer committee that has been nominated and voted in at the club AGM.

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MBTC on TVNZ+ Breakfast

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Mission Bay Tennis Club appeared on the TVNZ+ Breakfast show to promote Love Tennis on Friday 6th September at around 8.55am.

Thank you to all of our volunteers that helped to decorate the Club and fill the Courts and Club House for the segment.

In case you missed it Live, and to immortalise everyone who made it there, take a look at the video here!

See you at Love Tennis on Sunday 8th September 10am – 2pm and for Social Matchplay for Members and New Members from 2pm!

Group and Private Coaching Term 3 2024

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We have a number of Term 3 Tennis Coaching Group Lessons available to Members and Guests.

If you are new to Tennis or haven’t picked up a racket in a while, come to Rusty Rackets to gain the confidence you need to join in at our Social Tournaments or Club Nights.

Or perhaps your kids would enjoy some after school fun at our junior Hot Shots sessions.

Private Lessons also available on request, and we now have our new Head Coach: Nelson Cuellar onboard, so it is a great time to get Private Lessons into his calendar!

Please contact us at info@missionbaytennis.co.nz if you are interested in joining any Group Lessons or Private Coaching!

Meet our New Head Coach: Nelson Cuellar

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Mission Bay Tennis Club is thrilled to introduce our new Head Coach: Nelson Cuellar.

Nelson is a seasoned tennis professional with experience as both as a player and a coach. Nelson has been a high-performance player since the age of 8 and has over 18 years of coaching experience across the USA, Europe and New Zealand.

Nelson is a Tennis NZ Registered Coach, an ITF Level 2 Club Professional Coach and has previously held several head coaching positions around Auckland, and was even awarded Tennis Auckland Club Coach of the Year (2017-2018).

We are so excited to have him with us. Please introduce yourself if/when you see him at the Club and make him feel welcome!

Club Night Updates: Calimero Challenge; Wimbledon Whites and Paris Olympics 2024

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Highlights from our Calimero Challenge in May, Wimbledon Whites in July and Paris Olympics themed Club Night in August 2024.

Calimero Challenge

We held a successful Calimero Challenge 2024 over every Tuesday during May.

Special thanks to Calimero Pizza, our proud sponsors of the event, and the creative addition of a new indicator on our Dart board.

Thank you to everyone who helped and participated throughout the month and continued to make this one of the Club’s many fun events every year!

Congratulations to our Calimero Challenge Winners:

  1. Overall Tournament Challenge Winners: Team Martina – Gene Armstrong, Margaret Waller, Stephen Boyd, Sandy Hayr
  2. Player of the Tournament: David Subero
  3. Double Daisies of the Tournament: Danielle, Paula and Rod for winning Double Daisies of the Tournament
  4. Unsung Hero Award: Lou Tanner
  5. Double Daisy Bar Raffle: Paula Izzard

Wimbledon Whites

We had a great night on Wednesday 3rd July for our annual Wimbledon Whites, with 24 players playing in Teams of 2 playing Round Robin Doubles with a Rolling Handicapped Scoring System. 

Everyone looked fantastic in their Whites and traditional English grub of Fish n’Chips and Mushy Peas was served.

Thank you to everyone who participated and congratulations to our Winners on the night:

  1. Champions: Jeremy Medlin and Ron (Guest)
  2. Runners Up: Sophie Carrington and Andres Palade
  3. Wooden Spoon: Russell Smiler and Angela Lo-Howe
  4. Best Dressed: Paula Stubbing
  5. Raffle: Russell Smiler

Paris Olympics

On Wednesday 7th August, we had an amazing fun-filled Paris Olympics Club Night including 3 special events:

  1. Individual Tennis Court Sprint
  2. Tennis Ball and Racquet Relay
  3. Tennis Ball Throw

Thank you to everyone who participated and also wore Red, White and Blue, and congratulations to our Medalists:

  1. Gold: Luke O’Neill
  2. Silver: Kalin McGowan
  3. Bronze: Lara Krahtz

Please check out our Paris Olympics Club Night video on our socials!

Purchase 75th Jubilee Tickets

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It’s our 75th Jubilee and we would like to invite you to join us to celebrate with us. Enjoy an evening of great conversations, stories of past times. To purchase tickets or view options available scroll down.

The evening will be starting at 6pm. Enjoy some canapes, some walk & fork nibbles followed by some delicious platters. Seating will be available for those who prefer to sit while mingling. We will have an open bar until 7:30pm (or until the tab is used up) & live music until closing.

75th Jubilee Zip Hoodies are printed with the MBTC Jubilee logo and are only $65 when purchased with a ticket. Available in black and grey in all sizes. We will be in touch to organise sizing and colour preference once purchased. View pictures of hoodies at bottom of page.

Ticket Options
1+ tickets in full $120pp click here
1+ tickets over 4 monthly payments of $30pp click here
1+ tickets in full $120pp + a hoodie for $65 click here
1+tickets + a hoodie over 4 monthly payments of $47pp click here
1+ 75th Jubilee hoodie/s for $75 click here



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