With ten synthetic grass courts, five of which are floodlit, the Club affords splendid all-year round facilities to its members.

We cater for all ages of player, with a mixture of organised friendly events, competitions, tournaments and professional coaching sessions.

Club day

• From 1.30pm onwards on Saturday afternoons all year round
• For seniors and selected juniors (subject to a minimum standard of ability)
  
• Put your name on the board and you will be “mixed in”
• Usually doubles
• Games last about 20 minutes

Mid Week Tennis

• Every Tuesday morning from 9 to 12 am
  
• All ages and abilities catered for
  
• Contact Jenny Evans for more information
  

Winter night tennis

• 5 floodlit courts available for club members
• Booking forms outside men's changing room
• Please ask at bar for lights to be turned on

Interclub competition

• Hawke’s Bay wide, October to March
• Men’s, Ladies’, Mixed and Junior graded competitions
• Participation co-ordinated by Tennis Club Captain, Carole Rowsell
• Players results are collated nationally - see the NZ Tennis Grading List
• Mid week ladies for A Grade, A Reserve and B Grade played every Thursday morning at different venues from 9 am to 2 pm including lunch.  Runs from October to April.  Contact Jenny Evans for further information
  

Regular Tournaments

• Men’s and Ladies’ graded doubles tournament held one weekend in November
• Mid Week Ladies tournament in December
• Club Championships in all grades and events in January and February
• Business House doubles on Wednesday evenings during daylight saving

Hawke’s Bay Veterans Tennis Club

• For those aged 35 and over
• Uses HBLTS as its permanent home
• Meets on the last Sunday of every month (except December) for organised games
• Annual tournaments
• Subscription is $12 per year
• Contact secretary Dorothy Lumsden on 06 836 6584 or e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Junior Tennis

• Simon Winter, Professional Tennis (NZ) Ltd offers many varied Junior Coaching Programmes.  These programmes run for a period of 7 weeks each school term and cater for all ages and ability levels.  Simon also runs holiday programmes during each of the school holidays
• The club has teams which play in the junior interclub competition in terms 1 and 4 of the school year
• Friday night from 5.30 pm till 6.30pm is Junior Night.  Simon Winter runs the session with an emphasis on learning basic tennis skills while having fun.  The sessions are free to members and run from mid-October until the end of March with a break over the Christmas school holidays
• Juniors who are assessed to be at the right skill level and are well mannered can play with the seniors on a Saturday afternoon

• Junior members are also entitled to play squash. The squash season runs from the beginning March to the end of September. Junior night during the squash season is on Fridays from 5.30pm onwards

Coaching

• Provided by our resident coach, Simon Winter of Professional Tennis NZ
• Weekly group sessions for varying abilities
• Personalised coaching on an individual or small group basis
• Contact Simon by email at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it