WELCOME TO THE THAMES TENNIS CLUB

Located centrally next to the Firth of Thames on Brown street, the Thames Tennis Club offers 5 astro floodlit tennis courts, a fully equipped clubhouse with licenced bar and plenty of parking.

Established in 1895, the Thames Tennis Club is a vibrant inclusive club with year-round strong social and competitive league competitions, friendly mid-week tennis and the largest group of junior players on the Coromandel Peninsula. 

Great tennis coaching is a big part of the club. From beginners who want to learn, through to the competitive players who want to polish up their game at a high level.  Our club coach runs programmes for all players from tiny tots through to seniors.

Scheduled activities run most weekdays, beginning with our popular club night on Mondays.

Come try us out today... We'd love you to join us!

Thames Tennis Club is affiliated to Tennis Waikato / Thames Valley and Tennis New Zealand.

Location

403 Brown Street
Thames 3500
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membership contact

Jon Ballentine
027 243 5364
thamestennisclub@gmail.com

COACHING contact

Shannon Paki
SP Tennis Coaching
021 0225 3308
shannonpaki@gmail.com

all inquiries

thamestennisclub@gmail.com

TENNIS

FOR ADULTS

Monday - Club Night

Casual play for all players of all levels.  Short social games of doubles, mixed or singles. 

Non-members are always welcome and its free for the first 2 club Nights (Mon Nights). 

Then it is $5/night or you can join using a senior membership to $10/night.

Contact Mike 027 263 9564.

5:45pm 

Tuesday - Competitive Leagues

Business House Tennis - 6 weeks of organised Tennis for players of all abilities.

2023 Feb / March

Contact Pauline Managh 027 536 1001

Once the Business House Tournament is finished, Organised Competitive Leagues commence

Organised competitive games and competitions between club members

Contact Pauline Managh 027 536 1001

6.00pm

Wednesday - Midweek Tennis

Open to players of all levels.  Social games followed by a cup of tea

Contact Sophia 022 172 0885

9am

Thursday - Fortnightly Seniors Doubles

Organised competitive doubles competition for seniors covering all players in the greater Thames Valley area. 

Cost of $5

Contact Paul Heffnernan 022 124 5114

9:30am

Sunday - Singles Tennis

Organised singles Tennis for club members

Not running at present. 

FOR JUNIORS

Thursday - Junior Coaching

Our Club Coach, Shannon from SP Tennis Coaching runs a variety of structured group tennis lessons for children. 

 All ages are encouraged to develop their tennis skills while having fun.

4pm - 8:30pm

Club coaching timetable* for Thursdays Term 4:

4 - 4:30 pm Tiny team (4 - 5 yrs)

4:30 - 5:15 pm Tiny Tots (5 - 7 yrs)

5:15 - 6:15 pm C grade 2 (new to tennis or has done Tiny tot & 8yrs +)

6:15 - 7:15 pm C grade 1

7:15 - 8:30 pm A & B grade (can include invited C graders for future development).

*Note Timetable subject to change at coaches discretion

Friday - Junior Club Night

Fun, social games for all juniors.  Learn to umpire.  Match play

4:30pm - 6pm C Grade

6pm - 8pm A & B Grade

Winter Coaching Program - Junior

Run on Fridays from 4pm in Terms 2 & 3. 

Contact Shannon Paki for details and registration shannonpaki@gmail.com or 021 0225 3308

ANNUAL EVENTS

Junior Club Champs

Boys and Girls singles and doubles tournaments: 10 and under, 12 and under, 14 and under, 16 and under and grades.

FEBRUARY / MARCH

FINALS NIGHT | Friday 31st March 2023

JUNIOR PRIZE GIVING | Thursday 6th April 2023

Senior Club Champs

Mens and Womens singles, doubles & mixed tournaments.

APRIL / MAY 2024

FINALS DAY SUNDAY TBC

Annual Tournaments

 'Kidd/Oliver Tournament' 

A doubles tournament commemorating Warren Kidd and Bruce Oliver.

SEPTEMBER TBC

     'Dunwoodie Challenge' 

A fun competitive day between the Thames Tennis Club and Thames Squash Club

commemorating Morrie Dunwoodie (a member of both clubs)

 2021 TBC

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

All welcome.

2024 Date: TUESDAY 17TH OCTOBER 5:45PM

Thames Tennis Club, Brown Street

SPONSORS / GRANT FUNDERS

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE 2024 / 2025 TENNIS SEASON

Are you interested in promoting your name or brand to Thames residents? Or even to the wider Coromandel Peninsula & Hauraki Plains?

We have a range of sponsorship packages designed to meet your requirements. Opportunities and packages start from $500 for the season, additionally, we can tailor a package to suit your needs – we are open to all ideas!

For more information please email thamestennisclub@gmail for options available to you and your business.