6 December 2022 | Tennis Victoria

Dear Victorian Tennis Community, 

Welcome to the December Edition of Tennis Victoria News, it’s been a wonderful year of tennis in 2022 and I hope you are all looking forward to the summer of tennis upon us. 

Our thoughts continue to be with those in flood and weather affected areas. We are continuing to update this page for any grants available related to the floods and please reach out directly to your Club Development Officer if you need support. 

The Summer of Tennis calendar was recently announced, including the Kooyong Classic, which returns after two years, the Hume Tennis and Community Centre playing host to the Victorian Wheelchair Open and Melbourne Wheelchair Open, the Juniors ITF J1 at Traralgon and the 2023 Australian Open at Melbourne Park.  

We’re pleased that clubs around Victoria will feature this summer, and we hope you can go along and experience great tennis in our backyard. 

Due to flooding in the Shepparton/Mooroopna area, Tennis Victoria 2023 Country Week will now be staged at the Yarrawonga Lawn Tennis Club from Sunday February 12 – Friday February 17. Click here for more information and to register your team for next year.  

Also on court, the National competitive play calendar has been released for 2023. For more information on the additions to competitive tennis in 2023, please visit here, or have a look here on our Tennis Victoria Learn & Serve video library here for a recording of our Competitive Play forum. 

Closer to home, some congratulations are in order. 

Firstly, congratulations to our nine finalists for the Australian Tennis Awards which will be held next Monday evening. You an read more about the nominees here.

We also congratulate MCC Glen Iris Valley Tennis Club for winning both the Women’s & Men’s Divisions in Premier League 2022. The Premier League Grand Final was staged on a well-attended Saturday Night at the National Tennis Centre and Livestreamed on Kayo Sports. Additionally, a huge congratulations to our Associations Junior League champions that won their respective divisions on Sunday November 20 and thank you to Hume, Doveton, North Ringwood and Boroondara for hosting these finals. Finally, congratulations to Olivia Sayers, who has recently won the II-2 Division Singles at the Australian Tennis Championships. 

In other news, at the beginning of the year we surveyed our affiliates to find out your level of satisfaction with the service that we provide at Tennis Victoria.
We are pleased to share some of those results with you here We continually strive to support our affiliate network and the we value the honest feedback that we received to help us continually improve,  

Tennis Victoria Life Member, Roma Shipp recently passed away. Roma was named a Life Member in 2006 as recognition for her dedication and service to tennis over many years. The Board, Staff and fellow Life Members of Tennis Victoria extend their sympathy to Roma’s family and many friends, especially those in the Victorian tennis community who Roma met through her life in tennis. 

Please continue to reach out to your Tennis Victoria representative in you require any support or information as we lead into the summer of tennis!  

Finally, from the Tennis Victoria team, we hope you and your family have a very happy festive season and enjoy having a hit at your local club this Summer!   

Until next time,  

Adam Crameri 

Chief Executive Officer