MBTC News and Upcoming Events

We hope you are all using tennis to hit away the stress of the lead up to Xmas! We would like to welcome all our new Senior and Junior members to MBTC!

Upcoming Events

Sat 27 Jan - Wed 31st Senior Masters National Championship at MBTC
Friday 9th Feb Junior Club Night starts for 2024
Join us on socials for up-to-date info about what's on and any cancellations due to rain.
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Junior/Parent Tournament

On Sunday 26th November we hosted our Junior/Parent tournament and had a great turnout and lots of fun.

The day started out overcast and windy but the sun came out for a lovely afternoon. Teams had a handicap if necessary which made all the games competitive. Jeff and Levi Crichton took out 1st place with Geoff and Alex Heaton coming in as close runners-up.

Our littlest and newest players took part in a round robin with our red hot shots balls played in a half court. The matches were played the first to four games. They all had a great positive attitude which was awesome to see.

Huge thanks to all our helpers, Jan for running the tournament, Amy C and Sandra L for helping run the day, Ed S for cooking some awesome sausages and to all the seniors who filled in as our seniors for parents that were injured or non-tennis players!!

Christmas Club Night

Christmas Club night is one of our favourite nights of the year. Thanks to everyone who came along and to all our helpers shown smiling below.

Junior Coaching Term 1

If you would like to enroll in Junior Coaching, please get in touch with Geoff Beech coaching. Following are session times for hotshots coaching in Term 1.

RED BALL - 5-6 years Monday 4pm
ORANGE BALL - 7-9 years Thursday 3:30pm
GREEN BALL - 10+ years Thursday 3:30pm
YELLOW BALL - 13+ Tuesday 4pm
If you have enrolled in interclub Geoff Beech for term 1 will be in touch with a coaching time for your group.


Senior Group Coaching Term 1

Beginners Rusty Rackets - Wed 6:00pm
Rusty Rackets - Monday 6:00pm
Skills & Drills Intermediate - Thursday 7:30pm
Skill & Drills Advanced - Thursday 6:30pm


NEW Midweek Coaching - Wednesday am (taking expressions of interest, please get in touch in if you are interested)

If you have been attending Rusty Rackets the next step is to come down and give clubnight a go! Introduce yourself to Jan and she will make sure you are placed with similar skilled players.

Are you interested in finding someone to have a hit with?

If you are looking for a causal or regular tennis partner, you can join our members 'find a tennis partner' WhatsApp group. Scan the QR code below or send us and e-mail to sign up.
Don't forget if you are playing with a non-member you need to register them as a guest when booking a court.

National Masters Tournament 27th-31st Jan

We are still looking for volunteers to help with morning tea and lunch. Please e-mail Alice if you can help out. This should be a fun event with some great tennis viewing!

Please note the courts will be closed for bookings over this time until each days games have been competed. More info will be sent out closer to the time.

If anybody has some spare time to kill over the holidays and would like to volunteer some time and give back to the club, there is a list of small jobs stuck to the inside of the window (it will also be posted to Facebook). Helping out goes a long way to help the other volunteers that help keep the club running.

75th Jubilee Celebration

Did you know MBTC celebrates its 75th anniversary next year! A subcommittee has begun planning and will be putting together a program to mark the occasion. More details will be released early next year.

To register your interest in attending, please fill in your details here and we will make sure you are kept up to date with all information.

To keep up to date with all Jubilee information please sign up by clicking HERE

Did you know our Clubhouse is available to hire?

The MBTC clubhouse is available to hire for private functions (corporates/ 50ths / wedding anniversaries etc) Full kitchen, bar and bar staff with deck bathed in early evening sun overlooking Mission Bay Tennis Courts.

Email info@missionbaytennis.co.nz for more information and a booking form.

Important Club Reminders & Information

If you are leaving the club and there is no-one around please close the downstairs sliding door.

If you are leaving the courts and there is no-one else playing, please make sure the court gates are closed.

NEW: If you have started a bar tab please pay it at the end of the day or evening. This saves Jeremy extra hours of his time creating and sending out invoices. There will now be a small processing fee of $3 charge added to all bar tabs that need to be invoiced out to cover additional processing charges and time.

We are looking for some new committee members to join our team. If you have a set of skills you think might be useful or just want to get involved, please get in touch.

Thanks to all our sponsors!

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