ANU Tennis Club members can be involved in several competitions. ANUTC runs the ANU Pennant and ANU Open and through the club, members can join the Canberra Tennis League.

If you are interested in signing up for either ANU Pennant or Canberra Tennis League, keep up to date with the ANUTC Facebook page for updates on how to sign up. If you have any questions, feel free to send us a message on Facebook, or an email at anutennisclub@gmail.com.

What is ANU Pennant?

ANU Pennant is a social competition run by the club, for the club. ANUTC is committed to running ANU Pennant to provide a fun, encouraging environment for playing competitive matches. For this purpose, all participants must be members of the club.

Each round, players will be sorted into two divisions and in teams of three. Each player will play one Singles set and two Doubles sets, one with each team member.

The capacity for one round is 12 players. Match-ups are determined by our Pennant Officer, so if there are more than 12 people that sign up in one round, you may not have a spot. The draw for Pennant will be posted on Facebook at least a day before pennant is due to begin.

What is Tennis League?

The Walking Clinic Adult Tennis League is an inter-club tournament open to adults in the ACT. The competition is held in several seasons throughout the year and on various days of the week. Players participate in similar-skilled teams in multiple divisions organised by the Tennis ACT CTL Coordinator.

Sign-ups are advertised at several times throughout the year, and you must be an ANUTC Member to sign up through ANU Tennis Club. You must sign up as a team; if you are looking for other players, our Competitions Officer may be able to help group you with similarly skilled members.

Commitment

ANU Pennant and Tennis League are fantastic opportunities to play more tennis, however both of these events are a commitment to experience match play with other players. Failure to show up to any particular round on time will result in a forfeit, so please ensure you arrive to the courts at least 15 minutes before the allocated start time (no later than the allocated booking times).

The Tennis League season is also spread out over several weeks and overlaps with ANU semester time, possibly including exam periods. Please keep this in mind when signing up. If you do not manage your time effectively to consistently attend training and matches, it is unfair that the whole team should suffer. Also note that your team needs to negotiate among themselves who will play each week.

Timeliness

All ANU Pennant and Tennis League rounds are subject to the allocated booking times (when played at the ANU South Oval Tennis Courts), so please ensure that you start on time. Any additional time desired outside of these times must be organised by the players. Failure to complete a home match in the allocated times may result in forfeiting remaining sets.

  • ANU Pennant (Wed): 6:00pm – 8:30pm (two courts). 6:15pm start
  • Tennis League (Mon/Tue): 7:00pm – 10:00pm (two courts). 7:30pm start
  • Tennis League (Sat): 1:00pm – 2:30pm (one court*), 2:30pm – 4:30pm (two courts). 1:30pm start

*Note: for Saturday Tennis League, Doubles must be played first to ensure minimal waiting time for all players. If you would like to play Singles first, ANUTC Members must book an additional court from 1:00pm – 2:30pm.

Location

Unless otherwise notified on Match Centre, all home games are at the ANU South Oval Tennis Courts. Team Captains must be aware of all their home games and contact the ANUTC Competitions Officer to secure the courts during these games. Failure to do so may result in forfeiting of the match.

Both Home and Away games will have their locations specified on the draw.

Costs

Tennis League fees are charged per team per season. Teams are responsible for splitting the cost. The cost includes match tennis balls and Tennis ACT organisational fees.

Notably the cost of transport to matches will not be covered, and you are responsible for organising this transport yourself.

For more about The Walking Clinic Adult Tennis Leagues click here.

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