Hope Tennis Club is responsible for the ongoing maintenance and development of the facilities and your membership fee is used to ensure that we continue to have great courts and lights to continue playing tennis. Another portion of your fee goes to Tennis NZ and Nelson Bays Tennis Association who support our local clubs and assisting in developing tennis across the region.

Membership fees are due by 1 October each year and must be paid no later than the 31 October. Your place on an interclub team will not be confirmed until fees have been paid in full.

When you pay your membership you are agreeing to abide by the following terms and conditions. 

Membership of the Hope Tennis Club is offered on the following terms and conditions:

Tennis Purposes Only - The tennis courts at the venue are only to be used for the purpose of recreational tennis. Professional coaching on the tennis courts may not take place, other than by the club coach and by approved persons, who have the prior written agreement of the Club. You are not permitted to use the tennis courts at the venue for any activity other than recreational tennis without prior written agreement of the Club.

Safety - It is a condition that users of the tennis courts undertake to use the facilities in a safe and cautious manner at all times.

Risk Warning - You acknowledge that by using the tennis courts and club facilities you will be exposed to certain risks, including the risk of physical injury, and that use of the tennis courts and facility is entirely at your own risk. You have voluntarily read and understood this risk warning and accept and assume the inherent risks in use of the tennis courts and facilities.

Release - To the fullest extent permitted by law, you agree to release and discharge the Club and its directors, officers, employees, volunteers and agents from all liability in respect of any loss or damage you may suffer from use of the tennis courts and facilities.

Registration through Club Spark - The club uses Clubspark for its administration of membership. We require that members register and pay through Clubspark. You can pay with debit card or internet banking. We do accept cash but do prefer internet banking. Registering with clubspark lets us contact you with notices, newsletters and updates of what is happening at the club.

Club Rules - Members must obey the Club Rules, which are contained in Club Constitution and the General Rules. General Rules are displayed on court fencing and on clubhouse notice boards.

Visitors - Members may bring a visitor to the club on four occasions before that person will be required to become a member of the club. 

When bringing a visitor to the club the fee is $5 per person and this can be paid via internet banking or by cash in the gate slot on the wall of the clubhouse.

If you know you are bringing visitors you can contact the treasurer and they can also send you an invoice to be paid via internet banking, payment is within 2 days. No credit card facilities available. 

Court Care - Members are required to take care of the courts. Play is not permitted on any court if water is pooling or the playing area is soft or slippery due to rain or wind.

Use of Lights - Lights are not included in your membership and are available to use with payment through the coin system located on the wall of the clubhouse on courts 5 & 6 and it is $10 per hour. 

If you are playing interclub, the light fee is included in this fee.

Behaviour and Dress - Misbehaviour, bad language, racquet or equipment abuse will not be tolerated.  Vandalism or theft will result in instant expulsion. Members are encouraged to report any acts of misconduct.

Suitable tennis attire is required for all competition play. Suitable tennis shoes must always be worn. (no heels, ripple or stipple soles).

Player Etiquette - Please take all your rubbish with you and leave the tennis courts and facilities tidy for the next players to use and enjoy. The club rooms must be left clean and tidy after use – glasses, crockery and utensils washed and stored in cupboards and any mess cleaned up and rubbish disposed of.

Smoking is not permitted within the venue, including on the tennis courts.

Court Allocation - Courts are allocated for competition, social, team practice and coaching. Except during finals, club championships and special events, play is permitted during competition times, provided a court is available.

Security - Gates and clubroom are to be shut after entering and leaving the courts except during times of competition and coaching. The last person leaving the facilities must ensure that the lights, fans and heater etc are turned off in the clubrooms, and that the clubrooms and court gates are locked.

Access to the courts - A gate code is included in your membership which gives you access to the courts only.  This code is not to be shared with anyone that is not a member of the club.  A new gate code will be issued each year to members but may also be changed at any time at the discretion of the club.

Access to the clubrooms is via a key and is available on request to the secretary of the club. If you no longer require your key, it must be returned to the secretary of the club. 

Interclub Play - Members are invited to register for selection in teams for interclub competition.  Senior teams play Monday morning and Monday to Thursday evenings. Junior competition plays on Friday night and Saturday morning.

Cancellation of membership - Members found not to be abiding by these Terms and Conditions may be warned and, in serious or repeated breaches, may face cancellation of membership. This will be entirely at the discretion of the Club Committee.