Tennis Victoria is thrilled to be able to invest $100,000 into growing female participation in tennis through a grants scheme, which saw 30 tennis bodies receive funding.
Successful projects ranged from girls only social competitions and holiday programs to an inaugural Women’s AMT and Girls Gold Tournament. For the full list of successful applications, please see the list below.
Tennis Victoria’s General Manager – Participation, Belinda Kleverlaan, was thrilled to witness the overwhelming number of exceptional ideas.
“We were excited to see so many quality applications come in, which demonstrates that the tennis community really values how important it is to have girls and women participating in tennis,” Kleverlaan said.
The grants were designed to generate some new ideas and allow expansion of existing programs to address the decline in some areas of tennis participation, such as 12-17 year old girls playing competition tennis.
If your club wants to implement a female program, contact your Participation Leader for assistance.
| Club/Centre/Association/Coaching Business | Project | Age group targeted |
| Bendigo Tennis Association | Girl power squad, Sunday team training session | Girls (5-11) |
| Gladeswood Reserve Tennis Club | Tennis social days conducted once a month, featuring 2 hours of on and off court activities for girls | Girls (5-11) |
| Mayfield Park Tennis Club | All girls squad, 6 week Friday afternoon program with non-tennis social activity at the end | Girls (5-11) |
| Morwell Tennis Club | Girls only coaching for 8-11 year olds | Girls (5-11) |
| Swan Hill Lawn Tennis Club | Special lunchtime squad program, 5 weeks coaching at 5 local schools with a gala event held at the tennis club bringing all particpants and schools together | Girls (5-11) |
| Veneto Tennis Club | Girls tennis linking on court activities with positive behaviours | Girls (5-11) |
| Warrandyte Tennis Club | “Tennis Fairies,” creating a girl friendly environment at the club | Girls (5-11) |
| Bairnsdale Tennis Club | Mentor program to develop doubles competition skills | Female Youth (12-17) |
| Carrum Downs Tennis Club | At risk youth program, using tennis to re-engage the community | Female Youth (12-17) |
| Dingley Tennis Club | 2017 Inaugural Australian Womens AMT and Girls Gold Tournament | Female Youth (12-17) |
| Doncaster Tennis Club | Girls only age-specific competition which players can drop in and out of as needed | Female Youth (12-17) |
| Knox City Tennis Club | “Girls They Want to Have Fun,” a multi racquet Match Play competition for female youth in the local Knox community | Female Youth (12-17) |
| Kyabram Tennis Club | Linking school and club play, by providing activities at the club after involvement in a school program | Female Youth (12-17) |
| Kyvalley Tennis Club | Pay as you play female programs, offering Cardio Tennis, coaching and FAST4. | Female Youth (12-17) |
| Liston Tennis Club | “Girls In Tennis UP!” a structured competition pathway and welcoming environment | Female Youth (12-17) |
| Royal Park Tennis Club | Introduction to competition for girls, combining on court skills with off court social activities | Female Youth (12-17) |
| Sunshine Park Tennis Club | Girls for tennis program, engaging girls in a variety of on court and social activities to provide a safe, supportive and welcoming environment | Female Youth (12-17) |
| Toptenn Tennis Academy | Girls night program, turning teenagers into mentors | Female Youth (12-17) |
| Wangaratta Hardcourt Tennis Association | “Getting Girls Going,” combining tennis, fitness and social activities at the club | Female Youth (12-17) |
| Wellington Gippsland Tennis Association | Combining social competition and fitness | Female Youth (12-17) |
| West Brunswick Tennis Club | Girls only holiday program | Female Youth (12-17) |
| West Lalor Tennis Club | Linking secondary school girls to club coaching and competition | Female Youth (12-17) |
| Woodend TC/Kyneton & District TC | Development squad for girls, how to prepare for tournaments | Female Youth (12-17) |
| Australian Fed Cup Tennis Foundation | Launch event connecting players and social influencers to become ambassadors for tennis | Young Female Adults (18-24) |
| Woodend Tennis Club | Female friendly FAST4 competitions | Young Female Adults (18-24) |
| Bairnsdale Tennis Club | Young mums being introduced to and reconnecting with tennis | Female Parents |
| Castlemaine Lawn Tennis Club | Women in tennis program, better connecting women in Castlemaine to tennis | Female Parents |
| Melton Twilight Tennis Association | Introduction to twilight competition | Female Parents |
| Plenty Tennis Club | Young mums in tennis program, providing activities and care for non-school aged children to allow mums to participate | Female Parents |
| North Park Tennis Club | Midweek ladies daytime program | Female Adults (25+) with no children |
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