Junior Tennis

Rotorua Tennis Club is proud to promote and foster tennis for youngsters in our community.

Our courts are on Manuka Cres, Rotorua

Junior Membership

First time players are welcome to come along and try it out once for free after school on Fridays in Term 1 and 4

There are racquets and balls at the club for new players. Please bring shoes, a hat and a water bottle. Please come 5 minutes early for the below time slots if it is your first time.

If it’s the right fit, then fill out the membership form and pay online through the Rotorua Tennis Club website. Membership fees for all juniors is $80 for a full year and includes:

  • Club play on Friday afternoons in term 4 and 1   
  • 3.30-4.15pm is the Hot Shots format aimed at primary and beginner intermediate groups. We use low-compression balls that bounce less and emphasis is on building confidence with some practice and fun mini-games.
  • 3:30-5:00pm match play for Intermediate and High School players.  We start and finish with fun games.
  • Full year access to the courts (via side gate, code given with membership)
  • Affiliation to Tennis BOP and Tennis New Zealand which enables you to play interclub and enter tournaments across New Zealand.

Cancellations for Friday club days will be on the Facebook page and (to members) by email.

Coaching

Following from the weekly Friday play, small group and individual coaching programmes are delivered by our Club Pro Justin Megraw. These are optional, and are run on Wednesdays and Thursdays through the year (including winter months, however some players only participate in the summer months).

He is assisted by trained and selected juniors from our elite squad.  Players up to age 10 participate in the Hot Shots Tennis NZ programme.  This is designed so that young players are able to develop skills with the right equipment. 

They use low compression balls and smaller racquets, nets and courts.  They start on red balls then orange and finally onto green until they are able to play full matches.  From 11 years onwards they play full tennis and as well as further skill acquisition there is more emphasis on match play.

Justin will be able to recommend age/ability groups and give you a time to attend each week.  He will let you know the cost for this.  Coaching is available throughout the year.

Sign up for coaching on a Wednesday or Thursday, enrol at https://www.no1tennis.co.nz/rotoruatennisclub

Justin Megraw, 021 08355422, Justin@no1tennis.co.nz

 

Competitions and Interclub

There are tournaments and interclub (Saturday fixtures) for juniors over the season around the Bay of Plenty and further afield. 

  1. Interclub – teams of 4 from Rotorua play in a 6 week Saturday morning league vs other clubs in the region 2x a year (terms 1 and 4). Half of the fixtures are home and half are away. There are 6 divisions and we enter teams into several divisions, including “green dots” for new players aged 8-10. Players are placed according to ability and age and each team has a manger to look after them and help arrange transport. Cost of entry is FREE for members at Lynmore or Rotorua. Contact Nick Gentle if you are interested in Interclub.
  2. Club and BOP championship events. Members get entry into club championship tournaments usually played in March-April. Players high school age or over can also enter senior tournaments (singles, doubles, mixed doubles). Rotorua is part of the BOP region, which also has junior and senior championship tournaments. Entry to these events is usually FREE and dates are notified via email from the club.
  3. Graded and other junior tournaments are frequently put on by BOP, WBOP and Waikato clubs. These usually have an entry fee and are one-day events. Details are notified by email, or you can look on the Tenns NZ Tournament website https://tnz.tournamentsoftware.com/
  4. Multi-day tournaments are held throughout the year for more competitive players. Contact Nick Gentle for more information.
  5. Intra-regionals – every year BOP region (Whakatane, Rotorua and Taupo) compete vs 3 other regions (Hawkes Bays, Waikato and Western BOP ) in a junior intra-regionals 2-day event. Places are invite only as players are selected for these events.
  6. Schools tournaments – every year is a BOP Primary Schools, BOP Intermediate, BOP Junior Secondary Schools and BOP Senior Secondary Schools. Winning these tournaments qualifies you for entries in the Waikato Bays finals and from there the nationals. You should advise your school that you wish to enter those tournaments as entries must be made by the school.

For more information about any of the above, please contact Nick (details below) or another junior club representative.

Contact details

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