Social mixed doubles club tennis is played on Thursday evenings, under floodlights.  This is in the form of a Round Robin doubles tournament. 

Different teams are formed for each tournament.  Each team consists of four players, with players ranked 1 to 4 so individuals can play against others of similar ability.  If you want to play in a round you are assigned a team to play with or you can opt to be a reserve for a round. 

We play five to seven of these tournaments a year. New members are always welcomed.

The tennis is competitive for all skill levels but fun and social with players whose ages currently range from mid teens to late 70s. Basic knowledge of tennis rules, how to hit the ball and the game is required.  If you are a full beginner or just back to tennis after a long break, we recommend some tennis lessons before joining this group - click here for information on coaching.

You need to be on the Thursday night email list (this is different to being on the member list and email) so you get an invite to play for the next round.  Contact Di Rous on mobile 0274970290 via text or call, if you are interested in playing mixed doubles on a Thursday night round.

To facilitate cancellations due to things such as weather or court repairs, you will be asked to share your email address and phone number with the group organiser and potentially others in the group.

Thursday Night Tennis Etiquette

Be positive, be patient, be polite, be a good sport

• Before commencing a game, introduce yourself to anyone you don’t know and offer a good match to each player on the court.
• Do return the let ball immediately (under the net) to the server. All balls should be returned this way.
• Do not return the first fault ball.
• It is courteous and advisable to remove any fault ball still on the court before the second serve.
• The result of the serves played is the call of the receiver (in the absence of an umpire) and must be played unless immediately called out.
• In or out calls are first and foremost made by the team or player on the side where the ball lands.
• On the line, just touched the outside of the line, or any doubt of it very close to or touching the line is counted as in serve/court (benefit of the doubt).
• If a call is seriously in dispute please offer to replay the point with a new serve.
• The server calls out the score immediately before the next serve.
• Disagree with the score? Politely tell the server.
• Any intrusion from off the game court which disrupts/interferes with the safety of the players and or the play or player/s must be called for a “let” asap not after the point has ended.
• Should a let be called due to an expected intrusion from off the court then it is a replay of two serves.
• The tennis net is out of bounds [anyone who touches the net in play, forfeits the point].
• Do not travel under or over nets.
• Do not interrupt other games/players by walking around their game/court, where possible walk around the outside of the court’s fences.
• Every absentee from an up & coming team game must find a replacement and advise the captain or a team member of the replacements name and contact.
• Please be on time for your game - everyone's time is valuable.  
• Running late? Please advise your captain.
• Social games do not mean - work the weakest player.
• At the end of the match, shake hands with all the players.
• Change of “ends” for tournament play: after 1st game, 3rd game, odd numbers.
• Tie breakers – 6 games each, start with 1 serve from the right; change service for 2 serves, 1st from the left then the right, change of ends at 6 points, 12 & so on  first to seven points or win by two points.

Mangawhai tennis should be fun, fair and flowing.

Winners shout! A round.