Student & Adult CLUB Information 2024-2025
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Student & Adult Club Competition
New Senior Club Captain:
2024-2025 Season Division 1, 2 and Mixed Club Captain: Matt Nolan M: 021 145 3015 • mnolan132@gmail.com
Thank you to Russell Drew who did this role from 2012 to 2024
WhatsApp may be used this season, please sign on. Team Practice starts in the week before competition and is organised by the team captain.
All senior teams in club approved competitions will be supplied Technofibre balls, as needed, from the club. Captains to contact Matt Nolan M: 021 145 3015 • mnolan132@gmail.com to obtain cans of balls. Four balls for 4 player teams and 2 balls for 2 player teams for each Team.
Tennis Otago Interclub Prize Giving
OLTA Shield Division 1 winners: Balmacewen 2
Mixed Division winners: Balmacewen 1
Congratulations to all the prize winning club members!
TENNIS OTAGO PRIZE GIVING: Sunday 24th March 2024
Mixed Doubles Club Champs:
Held in April/May 2024. Mixed Doubles Cup Winners: Saul and Debbie beating Olaf and Sarah 6-2 6-2 in the final. Congratulations!
Plate Winners: Russell and Philippa narrowly beating Fraser and Amy. Well Done.
Thanks to Rick for organising it. Great to have so many entries.
Senior Club Champs. Held on Saturday the 3rd and Sunday the 4th of February 2024. 33 matches played. Click here for the finalists and winners.
Mixed Social Tennis Student and Adult combined
Please come along and join in. You can play for free three times then you can join up.
Summer Social Tennis
Starting Tuesday 1st October until 25th March 2025. Tuesdays 6-8pm at the Club and Sundays from 3:00-5pm at the club. If wet it maybe at the Edgar Centre. Door charge fee applies at the Edgar Centre
Organised Doubles play for Adult and Students Combined. Interclub and Beginner players combined and balls are provided. Bar open.
Organised on the night with balls included. Bar open afterwards. We will try to arrange those who are there in combinations so that players of different abilities have good competitive matches.
Please come along and play before you decide to join or you can contact Catherine Brennan info@balmactennis.co.nz , phone 027 494 2744 or Sarah Stevenson 034640378. Good tennis skills are needed.
Join our WhatsApp Social Tennis Messenger. App Store and Android. The Group is called Balmac TC Social Tennis. Receive updates on Social Tennis. Ask for the link.
Xpress Student/Adult Beginner Coaching and Tennis
Tennis Xpress: Student/Adult Coaching on selected Fridays 6:00 to 7:00pm 6 lessons. Minimum 4 with each coach. There will also be Social Beginner Level Tennis 1pm to 2:30pm the following Sunday included (subject to numbers). This program is the most enjoyable way to learn tennis for adult beginner and intermediate players. We aim to make your tennis experience an enjoyable and rewarding one by providing the best certified coaches. Contact ? to join
Beginner Adults over 16 years or Students@High School 13 - 17 years. Lessons and light tennis only. Coaching on Fridays 6pm to 7pm on selected dates in season.
Dates to be advised
You will learn:
- the serve
- forehand
- backhand and net game basic strategy
- rules and etiquette
- ways to improve and keep on improving valuable practice and homework exercises
Casual Tennis for non-members
General Public can Book a Court under Bookings $16 per hour.
Golf Club members are allowed to play casually for free and can join the Tennis Club at a discounted rate. See Membership for details.
Pickle Ball
Run on Sundays 1:30pm at the club through the winter. $10 per session. Organised by Mat Mc Cutcheon with all gear provided. Come along and join in the fun.
Ball Machine
Yes we have a Lobster Elite ball machine. It is stored in our club rooms by the lower hard courts. As a paid Member you can hire it for the season and buy a code to access it for $65. You need to follow the rules when using it and charge it up afterwards. You can add this on to your sub as an Add On when you register .
