Blockhouse Bay Tennis Club

A Word from the President

As the year draws to a close, we’d like to wish you and your families Meri Kirihimete and a Happy New Year.

We hope the holiday period gives you the chance to slow down, enjoy time with family and friends, share plenty of good food and drinks, take it easy, and—most importantly—look after one another. But let’s be honest: while you’re relaxing, don’t forget what brings us all together. Get out on the courts, hit a few balls, and soak up the afternoon sun from our newly renovated deck. There’s no better way to enjoy summer at the club.

We’ve got some exciting things planned for the year ahead. As always, the only constant is change, so please keep an eye out for updates and announcements in the New Year.

Thank you for being part of our club and for your continued support. We look forward to seeing you around the courts over summer and into 2026.

Message from the Lavie Coaching Team

With our Train. Compete. Win. Camp wrapping up today, the Lavie Tennis Academy team would like to say a big thank you to the Blockhouse Bay Tennis Club community for welcoming us this year for our first three terms of coaching at the club.

It has been great getting to know all the players, families, and the wider community—from our 3-year-old Blue Stage kids through to our adult players—and we truly appreciate your commitment to training with us.

Looking ahead to 2026, Term 1 enrolments will roll over and open online in January, so please keep an eye out for emails from us next month.

We’ll be back on court with our first Holiday Camp of the year from 19–23 January, and we look forward to seeing some of you then.

From our team to you, we wish you a safe and happy holiday period and look forward to seeing you all in the New Year.

Christmas and New Year Hours at the Club

A reminder of our opening hours over the holiday period:

Thursday 25 December – Closed
Friday 26 December – Closed
Thursday 1 January – Closed
Friday 2 January – Closed

All other days from 27 December to 11 January:
The club will operate at reduced hours, open from 9:00am to 7:00pm.

No Club Nights during this period
Club Nights restart Tuesday 13 January

If any members are keen for some tennis over the break and need players to hit with, please contact Larry on 021 825 250, as he will continue organising group play over the holidays.

Interclub – End of Year Report

It has been an incredibly full-on first half of the season for our Interclub teams. We have 29 teams entered across all competitions—a huge thank you to all captains and managers for your hard work coordinating these teams.

Special thanks also to John Lawrence and Glynnis Carolissen, our Senior and Junior Interclub Controllers.

There are a few missing or pending results across all competitions, which will impact team standings. Based on current points, our teams have performed very well so far.

Our junior teams are performing strongly across all divisions—well done to all players. We hope you’ve enjoyed Interclub so far.

Please note: We also have two Twilight Singles teams entered, with very few results recorded to date.

From all of of the team here at BHBTC. we wish you a safe and joy-filled Christmas and look forward to seeing you on court throughout summer.