Hawke's Bay Lawn Tennis & Squash Club
Squash

Squash HBLTS has three squash courts.  The club has a vibrant squash programme which caters for the serious through to the not so serious player.

  • Club night is on Mondays from 7.00pm from March until October
  • Interclub competition then runs from from mid May till the end of August
  • Players results are collated nationally - see the NZ Squash Grading List
  • We hold sponsored Open Tournaments in April and July each year
  • A business house competition takes place in February / March and October / November
  • Teams representing the Club are entered in the District Eliminations in different grades for Men and Ladies to go forward to represent Squash Eastern at the National finals.  The Eliminations are held in July at various Clubs in the Squash Eastern region and the National finals at different clubs throughout New Zealand in September each year.  In 2006 HBLTS were National Men’s F Grade team champions. If you are interested in being part of a team, please contact club Squash Captain Angela O'Connor
  • Squash coaching and fitness development are available from Shelly Te Uki and Geoff Goodchild . Please contact them to discuss options, days and times.

Junior Squash

We have a thriving junior squash programme with a large membership

  • Meets on most Fridays from 5.30pm until 7pm for primary school children and from 7 pm to 9 pm for intermediate and high school students from mid March until the end of September
  • Sessions are supervised by Jeanette Frechtling
  • A junior wanting to play tournaments will be given a “J” grade.  Beginners start at J 5 and progress through to J 1 by winning matches at tournaments held throughout the squash season.
  • A J Grade section is attached to our open tournaments
  • Our Juniors participate in the Prince series J Grade tournaments throughout Hawke’s Bay. Our Prince tournament is held each July.