February 2026 Newsletter

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:00

The club proudly hosted the 51st Annual Lawn Court Masters Doubles Tournament in January, and we extend a huge thank you to everyone who volunteered their time and energy to make it such a success.

Thanks to the collective effort of our members and supporters, we are delighted to report that over $4,400 was raised for the club.

As always, Christine ran a wonderfully organised event, supported by committee members Michelle, Trevor, Q, Mark, Bryce, Hugo, Vicky and Tim, along with the invaluable behind-the-scenes help from our treasurer Larissa.

Rosie ran the popular raffle and silent raffles - congratulations and thank you to all those who took part.

Our club's ethos is built on volunteering - and there's always room for more helping hands. Hosting tournaments is an important way we generate funds to meet the many overheads required to keep the club thriving, so we are committed to running events that are both enjoyable and financially positive for the club.

Carolyn Swanston, a long-term club member who has unsuccessfully over the years put bids in for the Trusttum artwork - this year she is very happy to be the final bidder.

Thank you to the Picklers who turned up to help assemble our new pickleball nets this week. These will be living on court 5, and are available to all members. A huge thank you to Pelorus Trust for providing funding towards pickleball and tennis nets.

At the end of March we are hosting the postponed January pickleball tournament. There is still time to enter. Picklers - let us know if you can help at your tournament.

Dates for your Calendar:

24/25/26 February - after evening tennis social - come up to the clubhouse after tennis for a drink - snacks will be provided

21 March 2026 Working Bee morning (postponement date 28 March)

Our annual working bee in March focuses on our lawn courts. If you are an adult with an hour or two to spare, we would love to see you. We will be spreading soil etc BYO spade/shovel - morning tea provided. Pop it on your calendar now. More info next month.

28 March 2026 Club Champs Senior Finals

29 March 2026 Pickleball Tournament

We warmly welcome new members:

Senior Members: Amy Corry, Fergus Smith, Hannah Ballantyne, Cathy Roxas

Junior Members: Oisin Smith, Juniper and Jayka Zhao, Sabrina Bai, Mia Dong, Sean Tong and Anna Xiao

Pickleball Members: Keith Chiang, Melissa Shipley, James Baines and Darren Stove.

Club Champs - A message from coach Hugo

Mens and women's Club Champs entries are open now until Sunday night.

The tournament will be played over the coming 5 weeks, with the finals of each section being held on Saturday 28March. This should be a great day at the club, with a bbq and social gathering.

This year its a hard court event (Astro turf or grass if opponents agree)

The options are mens & women's singles, men's and women's doubles and mixed.

Please organise your own partners for the doubles.

Matches will be organised between players once the draws are published, at times that suit, but as efficiently as possible of course!

To enter, please email me - coach@tkhptennis.nz

If you don't get confirmation from me within 48 hours that you're in the draw, follow up with a text message.

Thanks team