EVERYONE is invited to grab a racquet and take to the court at sundown as part of a returning weekly nighttime competition run by members of the Meredith Tennis Club.<\/p>\n
Following on from its debut earlier this year, the six-week competition will server up from Wednesday 2 August and will run until mid-September.<\/p>\n
Since its introduction in late April, club committee member Bridget Dyer said the community has been keen to see it back.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe ran an autumn competition and had eight teams of doubles on a Thursday night for older kids that\u2019ve been playing in the Buninyong Association, with their parents,” she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn the Wednesday, we had younger kids between about nine and 14 playing with their parents. So, it\u2019s like an easier comp and a harder comp in many ways.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a great competition and so much fun. We\u2019ve had people enquiring since because they want to play again.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cash prizes will be on offer with $150 going to the events\u2019 top tennis teams.<\/p>\n
Both days saw eight teams of doubles, and Ms Dyer said she\u2019s wanting to see that number replicated.<\/p>\n
The upcoming competitions will follow the same formats as the previous ones, with Wednesday and Thursday night events starting at 6pm each week.<\/p>\n
Once the competition is underway, a position ladder will be regularly updated on the club\u2019s Facebook page leading into the grand final for both events.<\/p>\n
Ms Dyer said the competition has been about bringing a social family atmosphere to the community.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s amazing,\u201d she said. \u201cWe\u2019ve had a grandmother playing with her grandson, we\u2019ve had couples, mums, and dads who\u2019ve never played before.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s not a lot happening in Meredith so the reason for this is we wanted to really keep our junior teams going and developing them over winter but also get families a bit more involved.\u201d<\/p>\n
Registration will cost $30 per team and are open until Friday 28 July.<\/p>\n
To sign up, message the Meredith Tennis Club\u2019s Facebook page or email meredithtennis2020@gmail.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
EVERYONE is invited to grab a racquet and take to the court at sundown as part of a returning weekly nighttime competition run by members of the Meredith Tennis Club. Following on from its debut earlier this year, the six-week competition will server up from Wednesday 2 August and will run until mid-September. Since its […]<\/p>\n