Stroud and District Tennis Club Inc

08/09/2026

My apologies, I forgot to announce that our committee for 2026/27 remains unchanged: Dustin, Steve, Peta, Renay & Brad.

13/08/2026

It's time to celebrate 200 years of Stroud!

Part 1: Junior Challenge 29/30 September

Part 2: Open Challenge 14/15 November (Save the date, more details to come!)
Part 3: One Point Slam 15 November (tbc)

20/07/2026

15/07/2026

Comp names to be in by Friday. Monday 20th July, 6:30pm start. NO LATE ENTRIES, PLAYERS MUST BE CURRENT FINANCIAL MEMBERS OF STROUD TENNIS CLUB.

16/05/2026

Renay and Peta headed to Gloucester District Tennis Association for their Seniors tournament today. What a fun day! Thank you to the committee for running the event.
If you would like to represent our club at regional tournaments, please get in touch!
Bed time for the old girls ;)

22/04/2026

Pro Tip:

Most net players in doubles are in the wrong position. Not a little wrong. Completely wrong.

Here's the thing: one side of a doubles court is over 130 square metres. You have two players to cover it. Something always has to be left uncovered. That's just physics and geometry, and you cannot change it no matter how good you are.

The question is what you choose to leave open. And most players are making the worst possible choice.

When you hug the alley at the net, you are choosing to defend the hardest shot your opponent can hit: a ball aimed at a narrow, low-percentage corridor over the highest part of the net. Meanwhile, you have left the middle of the court completely unguarded. The middle is the shortest path over the net, the widest target on the court, and where most shots naturally want to go. You are defending the shot that almost never comes. You are giving away the one that very often will.

I know your partner has been telling you to cover the alley. I know it feels like the smart, responsible move. Here's the problem: your partner is wrong. I have had this exact conversation on a court with players for over 20 years, and the realization always lands the same way. You can watch it hit them in real time.

Here's what the right position looks like. As a net player, your job is to own the middle. Step toward the center service line, not away from it. From there, you take away the shot the baseline player most wants to hit and force them to aim at the alley instead. Make them beat you with their hardest shot, not hand them their easiest one.

Red is where most players are standing. Green is where you need to be.

03/04/2026

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01/04/2026

WORKING BEE
SUNDAY 19TH APRIL
2PM-4PM

01/04/2026

Congratulations Team Rachel and Team Brett! Winners and runner up of our Summer comp.
Our next comp will start 20/4, names to me by 18/4 at the latest please.

27/03/2026

IT'S COMING!! Funding has been received and our 24/7 accessible defribillator has been ordered!

While we have funded the purchase, we are hoping some of our community may be able to help us maintain it. If you would like to make a financial contribution, please deposit into the following account:
Stroud Tennis Club
BSB 932 000
A/C 500020000
and use AED as your reference (and your name if you would like us to know who you are).

Once installed, it will appear on the NSW Ambulance page and appropriate signage will also be present.

We would like to thank Stratford Coal for funding this project.