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Mission Bay Tennis Club

On the Courts and Inside the Club House

Newsletter: September 2025

Contents

  1. Notifications

  2. Upcoming Events

  3. Interclub

  4. Sponsors

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1. Notifications

CLUB OF THE YEAR!

We are pleased to announce that at the Tennis Auckland 2025 Annual Club Awards night on Thursday 28th August, Mission Bay Tennis Club won 3 Awards:


1. Club Spirit

2. Club Marketing, Promotion and Membership AND

3. Club of the Year


Thank you to everyone that makes this the best Club in Auckland! Special thanks to our Committee and all of our Volunteers!


Join us at the Club to celebrate on Friday 19th September from 6pm, brief speeches at 6:30pm and happy hour at the bar from 6.00-7.00pm.

PRIZE-GIVING & AGM!

Congratulations to all of our Champions and Prize Winners recognised at our Prize-Giving on Friday 29th August.

We are also pleased to announce that all Resolutions presented were approved! We now have a new Constitution and a new Life Member.

Congratulations to John Tonkin who has been a dedicated member, sponsor and volunteer at the Club for many years and was unanimously approved as a Life Member.

Special thank you to Scott Milne, Margaret Voyce, Angus McPhee and Troy Churton from the Orakei Local Board for attending, opening the night for us and supporting the Club.

We will share more highlights in a Between the Lines Newsletter later this month. Special mention to:

  • Senior Player of the Year - Julie Knight

  • Most Improved Junior - Emilia Lui

  • Jubilee Cup Winner - Alana Podbielski

MEMBERSHIP

Memberships for the 2025-26 season are now open for renewal.

Following the approval of Membership descriptions and subscriptions at the AGM all Members were sent an invitation to renew their Memberships accordingly. This applies to all Members including those that have recently joined on a Monthly subscription with the option to select the first payment date.

We also welcome new members to sign-up. Apply Now and Activate your MBTC Membership

Fresh off being named 🏆 Auckland Tennis Club of the Year 🏆, there's never been a better time to be part of the club. We're looking forward to another fantastic season ahead!

LOVE TENNIS - Sunday 7th September 10am - 2pm

Love Tennis and Father's Day is on Sunday 7th September from 10am - 2pm. It's also the 10th anniversary of Love Tennis.

So, we're bringing it back, better and bigger than ever at Mission Bay Tennis Club.


We need as many Members to support us on the day. Please help us make this another successful event!

LOVE TENNIS - DISCOUNT OPPORTUNITIES

To celebrate 10 years of Love Tennis, we will be offering 10% discount to NEW* Members that attend Love Tennis and sign up for Membership on the Day. (*This discount is available only to new members, or those who have not held a membership within the past 12 months).

We are offering existing Members the opportunity to win 10% discount on their Membership if they help to support Love Tennis 2025:

  1. Love Tennis Member Volunteer - Best Volunteer that supports Love Tennis 2025 to be decided by the Committee.

  2. Love Tennis Social Media Fan - Most likes and shares of MBTC Love Tennis social media marketing.

INTERCLUB - REGISTRATIONS

Registrations for Juniors, Midweek Ladies and Twilight are Open

A reminder to all parents that Junior Interclub Registrations are due Friday 5th September please!

If you are interested in playing in any of these Interclub categories with Mission Bay in the 2025/26 season, then please complete the following Registration Forms by ASAP:

Junior Pre-Xmas Interclub Registration

Midweek Ladies Lead-In Interclub Registration

Twilight Interclub Registration

SPONSOR EVENT NOTIFICATION - Hello World Travel St Heliers

Hello World Travel St Heliers are hosting a FREE Travel Expo this Wednesday 3rd September 4PM - 6PM at St Heliers Bay Bowling Club - Event Details


Why not take a look, plan your next holiday and let them know you're from Mission Bay Tennis Club!

2. Upcoming Events

Note: Sunday's Social Singles is now titled "The Amigos Cup" and will be held from 2pm - 5pm on Love Tennis Day. More details of the format can be shared if interested.

3. Interclub

The Summer Senior Interclub competition is due to commence from this Saturday 6th September.

This start date is likely for around half of our Teams, and the next Saturday 13th September the remaining Teams competitions will start. The Teams and start date will be confirmed once the Draws are released.

The release of Summer Senior Interclub Draws has been delayed.

Tennis Auckland have been working frantically on the Draws however are still sourcing additional courts to accommodate all scheduled contests and are doing everything they can to complete them as quickly as possible. We anticipate they will release the draws ASAP or otherwise at least the Round 1 schedules to enable play to commence from this Saturday 6th September.


In the meantime, please be aware of the delay and please be on your toes ready to play on opening weekend Saturday, 6th September. Sincere apologies from Tennis Auckland for the delay.


Tennis Auckland, Mission Bay Tennis Club and Captains appreciate your patience. Captains will contact team members with details as soon as they have any.


We are also hosting our own MBTC Interclub DEBRIEF session including an overview of the new Matchpoint system on Wednesday 3rd September from 6pm.

This is for ALL Team Captains, New Players and ANY Players that need it. If that is you, please join us on Wednesday.

4. Sponsors

As always, thank you to all of our generous and loyal sponsors. Please help us to support them.

If you would also like to help Sponsor our Love Tennis event in any way, please get in touch.

Thank you👍for your Patronage and see you On the Courts and Inside the Club House!

Lara Boyd, Club Manager

Mission Bay Tennis Club

TENNIS AUCKLAND 2025 CLUB OF THE YEAR!
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