Spalding Park Tennis Club

We're just over two weeks away from kicking off our first sponsor event of the year, Hallinan's Doubles Day! 🎉

If you're keen to play, please text your name to Ruth or Danny (Daphne is away so don't text her!)

We can't wait to see you there!

More details below 👇🏻

Sorry folks, but due to the extreme heat and wind, we have postponed the Two Foreshore Competition Day tomorrow and will reschedule it for 2025. HOWEVER, we will still be at the club and will have Christmas drinks and nibbles at 4pm and those brave enough can tackle the tennis court for social tennis.

This is our last competition for the year before Christmas! Get your Christmas 🎅🎁gear on and play in our Two Foreshore Doubles Day this Saturday. Thanks to Judy for sponsoring! Details below. Enter your name individually to the captains. Please be there at 1:45 for 2pm start 😀

Get your names in for the White Ribbon Mixed Doubles Day to be held this Saturday 23rd November. All welcome, afternoon tea and prizes! Please wear something orange! Be there by 1:45 for a 2pm start. See flyer for further details.

Have you got your name down yet? Includes a delicious BBQ dinner by our sponsor Warren Kalajzich. Guaranteed to be a great day of tennis, fun and friendship 🎾😃

Don't forget to get your name in to play the mixed doubles competition on Saturday at Geraldton Tennis Centre's Life Member Day! Saturday has two significant events - here are the details.

1) Tennis competition - It starts at 3pm, and players must be there and signed in by 245 pm. It is a mixed doubles competition – you can play with your own partner, or we will find you one. Life members who are playing the tennis competition - there is no charge; all other players $10. The playing rounds will run on time slots – Warm up 3pm to 3:05 warm up, Round 1: 3:05pm to 3:30pm, Round 2: 3:35 to 4:00pm. Break for Afternoon tea and members welcome – 4:00pm to 4:30pm, Round 3: 4:30pm to 4:55pm. Announcements and give out prizes at 5:00pm.

2) Life members afternoon tea and welcome. Life members are invited for afternoon tea which starts at 4 pm (you can come early, stay late, watch tennis, socialise – whatever you would like to do)

GTC members are asked to bring a plate of afternoon tea for the life members’ function. Thank you and we will see you all on Saturday 😀

Have you got your name down to play? There is only one day to go until our Open Day at the Geraldton Tennis Centre and its shaping up to be a fantastic day of tennis for everyone. Please note that everyone is welcome including visitors – you don’t have to be a member to play! Text your name to Danny on 0428 927 402 or Daphne on 0417 158 519 by this evening. Thank you to Mitchell and Brown Retravision who are the sponsors for the day. (please remember Coach Nat from Dynamic Tennis Coaching has free activities for the kids as well!

🎾Geraldton Tennis Centre Open Day - hope to see you there!!

Only two weeks until the Geraldton Tennis Centre's Open Day, Saturday 5th October, proudly sponsored by Mitchell and Brown Retravision. We will be having a doubles competition day starting at 2pm and going to 5pm. All are welcome to play. We will also have a 'Fun' division for beginners and those who don't want to play too many matches. Let us know if you are a beginner or want a lighter tennis day, and we can allocate you to this division. The captains will draw the partners - so please enter individually (details on the flyer). We will also have afternoon tea and drinks and nibbles at 5pm. Coach Nat from Dynamic Tennis Coaching will also have activities for the kids so there is something for everyone. We hope to see you there 😄🎾

MEDIA RELEASE - Tennis clubs amalgamate to serve up a new foundation for the future of tennis in Geraldton.

The Spalding and Geraldton Tennis Clubs have amalgamated to form the Geraldton Tennis Centre.

The amalgamation results from almost three years of planning and collaboration between the two clubs, supported by Tennis West, to create a cohesive, sustainable, and more efficient organisation to support and grow the sport of tennis in Geraldton. The Geraldton Tennis Centre has 2 hard courts and 23 grass courts and is centrally located in the sporting precinct in Wonthella.

Geraldton Tennis Centre founding President Luke Ertzen said the amalgamation was a good outcome for both clubs and for tennis in Geraldton.

“With shared club resources, volunteers, expertise, and finances, we are working towards increasing membership and tennis activities for a range of levels and abilities,” Mr Ertzen said.

“We are working on some initiatives to see what is possible in the way of facility improvements, particularly around court surfaces and lighting.”

“Providing a facility for more tennis under lights is a goal along with bringing back players that may not have played for a while in a friendly and welcoming environment.”

“We want to create a vibrant future for tennis that benefits everyone in the City of Geraldton,” he said.

Vice President Tom Powell said amalgamating was a big decision for both clubs, particularly given their long histories.

“The amalgamation committee wanted to ensure that club histories and identities were recognised as part of the process,” he said. “All life memberships will be honoured and recognised in the new organisation.”

“We are looking to remodel and construct new honour boards. These will be located at the Geraldton Tennis Centre,” Mr Powell said.

Mr Powell said it is great to see members from both clubs on the new Committee working together for a common goal.

“The result is a ‘grand slam’ for local tennis players and the future of tennis in Geraldton,” he said.

Geraldton Tennis Centre annual membership fees are available to purchase now. Fees are $150 for adult members, $125 for mid-week members, and children under 16 are free.

Geraldton Tennis Centre is located at 256 Eighth Street, Geraldton. For more information or to obtain a membership form, please contact [email protected]

Media Contact:
Luke Ertzen, President
Phone 0474 217 807
Email [email protected]

(photo - Vice President Tom Powell and Luke Ertzen, President of Geraldton Tennis Centre)

Save the Date 🎾

Social tennis yesterday was a little fresh and windy, but at least the rain held off so we could get our hit in😃. Social tennis will continue on Saturday afternoons for August and September, starting at 230pm. The opening day for the season will be on 5th October 2024, so please save this date in your calendars. Details will be shared closer to the day. See you all next week!