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Introduction

Welcome to North Otago Tennis! We promote the sport of tennis across North Otago and offer programmes - for juniors, seniors and masters players, from beginners to seasoned pros - in Ōamaru, Kurow, Ōmārama, Twizel and Waimate.

Our headquarters are in Ōamaru, at 39A Chelmer St, and have:

12 grass courts
A clubhouse with a kitchen, large lounge, bar and changing rooms with toilets and showers.

The 2026/27 season will get underway from October 21, 2026 for Juniors and October 29, 2026 for Seniors. Our annual Love Tennis Open Day will be held on October 11, 2025, from 11am-2pm. Head to our Facebook page for all the updates!

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What We Offer:

Hot Shots

For those just starting out. Our coaches will run through skills with the kids.

Wednesdays - Ōamaru Grass courts

Beginners (Red): Discovering and developing tennis specific skills including an introduction to specific tennis strokes, basic strategies and the rally.

Intermediate (Orange): Exploring and developing more complex tennis specific skills in conjunction with additional and more complex game related strategies.

Advanced (Green): Refining more complex tennis specific skills and game related strategies and completing the transition to full-court tennis.

Junior Development

The Junior competition is an opportunity for juniors to progress from Hot Shots and practice their skills hitting, serving and scoring.

Senior Competition

Our local interclub competition is played on a Thursday and Tuesday night at the grass courts in Chelmer St, Ōamaru. The first night of competition for the 2026/27 season will be October 29!

Tuesday nights:

This year Tuesday nights will be for social doubles/mixed doubles, starting 3 November at 6pm. This is a great way to get on court, meet people and enjoy some social competition. Again, no need to organise a partner - just register and show up!

The courts will also be available for use on Sundays 10:00am - 12:00pm to jump on and have a hit.

Thursday night Tennis:

This year, the competition will be played individually, and split into two grade - Social and competitive.

When: Thursdays, 6pm start

Where: Chelmer St Grass Courts, Ōamaru

Subs for the Senior Competition are $80 for the season (October-April), and you will also be required to pay a $100 affiliation fee to North Otago Tennis. This is payable prior to the start of the competition - you can register on our website in the Membership section.

Masters

We have a great group of Masters players (age 30+) who get together to play tennis every Sunday. North Otago Masters also play several representative fixtures throughout the season in Ōamaru and around the lower South Island.

When: Sundays, 10am
Where: Chelmer St Grass Courts (summer) and Waitaki Boys' High School (winter - and if wet)

Representative

A variety of other tournaments and representative fixtures are played throughout the season. Get in touch to find out more!