NETLeague Tennis - 2026
The inter-club NETLeague season is scheduled to commence in late February. NETLeague continues to grow as an affordable community-driven competition.
At this stage, NETLeague 2026 will continue to offer three senior divisions — A, B and C Grade — with home/away matches planned for Saturday afternoons, similar to last year. There is also the potential to introduce some Saturday morning play for C Grade (doubles only, club social level), should there be enough demand.
Your club’s participation adds greatly to the spirit of the league, and it would be wonderful to have Alstonville teams back again in 2026. Last year, we had two teams in the competition, one of which was runner-up and the other was placed third in their division.
NETLeague Divisions & Player Entry fees:
Divisions A, B and C: A $50 (per person) once-off season fee which consists of a minimum of 12 weeks of potential play over the 1st semester, before finals (2 extra weeks for the top 4 teams in each division).
Teams: Players must be Club members.
A & B Grade NETLeague divisions are team-based inter-club competitions played on Saturday afternoons (default start 2-3pm unless captains agree otherwise). Each tie consists of two singles matches and one doubles match (2 classic sets with a super tie-breaker at 1 all).
Teams typically consist of 2–4 active players on the day, with a minimum of two players required (they would have to play both singles and doubles). Fixtures run in a home-and-away format across the season, with ladders determining finals qualification. The top four teams progress to semi-finals, followed by grand finals hosted centrally.
Recommended UTR ranges:
A grade - 7+; B grade - 4 to 7
C Grade is designed as an inclusive, entry-to-intermediate level inter-club competition, welcoming developing players and those new to league tennis while still offering meaningful match play. Matches are scheduled primarily on Saturday mornings with a doubles only round robin format (3 sets pp). There is no UTR requirement as this is an all inclusive division.
Commencing date:
The league is aiming to start on the 21st of February or the following week running over the whole semester (excluding 2-3 weeks over Easter) with finals finishing late June before the mid year holidays. 12 weeks of season play with two additional weeks of finals (Grand final venue yet to be determined)
Contact:
For more information about team nominations, how to pay team fees and league organisation, please contact Jesse on 0411 774 009 or email [email protected]
DAY and EVENING PICKLEBALL
Monday Evening Pickleball Competition
Michael Buckler and Ellen McGirr will be organising an enjoyable pickleball competitive session for members, on Monday nights
Term 1: Summer session:
Registration/Sign on January 19th or January 26th (5:30 to 6:30 pm). If you have reserved a place in the competition, you must sign in and pay the upfront fee to confirm your place. Unconfirmed places will be made available to people on a waiting list. Social play will be available on these two evenings.
Start of competition: Week 1: Monday 2nd February
Final week: Week 9: Monday 30th March.
Criteria for this competition
- Be a current member of Alstonville Tennis and Pickleball Club
- Play Pickleball at intermediate level (up to advanced).
- Commit to play with an allocated team of 4 players
- Be available to play most weeks of the competition
- If unavailable, arrange a substitute from the Bye team or Comp Reserve List.
Time: 6pm to 8pm 6 pm for warm up - Games commence at 6.30pm
Cost: For the summer session, the cost is a single upfront payment of $60 (if places are available, Non-members of ATPC pay $100). This fee covers the 10 weeks of the competition. Fees are payable by cash or EFTPOS (preferred) between 5:30 and 6:30 pm on Monday 19th or 26th Jan.
Information about the competition:
This comp is not intended for beginners or high level/ elite players. Players will be of INTERMEDIATE level and commit to play in a team for most weeks of the competition. The competition session runs for nine weeks during NSW school terms. Week 1 meet your team and social play, then weeks 2 to week 10 are competition weeks.
This is a mixed doubles /teams ( 2 males & 2 females) competition, nine teams with eight teams rostered to play and one team on a bye. There are no age brackets. Players are allocated into a team of 4 players, numbers 1,2,3,4
# 1 player (Team Leaders) are consistent players who promote/encourage fair play.
# 2/3/4 players are all intermediate level - Number allocation is NOT a formal grading.
Organisers aim to get a reasonable balance of players in each team. There is a list of Reserve players to take the place of absentees.
How the teams comp is run:
Teams play rounds of doubles e.g. Team A 1 & 2 vs Team B 1 & 2. Team A 3 & 4 vs Team B 3 & 4. Team A 1 & 3 vs Team B 1 & 3 etc. Each player has 6 consecutive games which are timed. Game duration = 12 minutes with change ends @ 6 mins.
Internal Communications for players
There is a WhatsApp group called "Monday night ATC” used for information, notification of comp draw, reserve list and posting of results. The scoring system and weekly cumulative team scores are posted on Whats App.
Weather
If Monday evening comp needs to be called off due to bad weather, a notice of cancellation is posted on What's App before 5pm on the Monday afternoon
Event organisers: Michael, mbuckler20@gmail.com, text Michael 0420 932 400 or Ellen, [email protected], text Ellen 0428 662 571
Weekly Comp organisation: Kim Wilson (0409 032 400) and Tanya Holmstrom (0421 550 323)
For a more detailed information about the Monday competition including what to do if you need to call in a reserve to replace you, see a PDF in the WhatsApp.
For information of the draw, a PDF will be posted on the WhatsApp.
Tuesday Pickleball - Intermediate Mixed Doubles - Round Robin Competition
This event is on Tuesday evenings, 6:00 to 8:00 pm and is run by Maureen Coulter and Rachel Earley. Cost will be $7 per evening for Club members ($12 per evening for non-members)
Ongoing - Start 20th January 2026.
Please reply to [email protected] or text 0412 148 847 or, Rachel on 0406 748 951 if you’re interested in joining the Tuesday night competition.
Wednesday Pickleball - Social Doubles
Players are assigned partners using a Round Robin system Players must be club members. Cost will be $7 per evening.
Mixed doubles are organised each night.
To participate, contact Maureen, [email protected] or text 0412 148 847, and ask to be added to the WhatsApp group for last minute changes, other logistics.
Thursday Evening - Advanced Doubles Competition
The Thursday night doubles pickleball competition for ADVANCED level players is extremely popular. The competition will be run by Rachel Earley and Aiden Rigby. This competition will be suitable for players with an ADVANCED level of skill (4.0+ DUPR rating), or have previously competed in 3.5+ (old rating) events at tournaments/or possess the ability to. Competition sessions run for a school term with a break for school holidays.
Players must be members of the ATPC and cost is $7 per evening (card payment).
The first night of competition for Term 1 2026 will be Thursday 5th February. Warm-up/collection of fees will be from 6:00pm onwards. The competition will begin promptly at 6:30 pm and finishes about 8:45 pm.
Contact: Rachel on 0406 748 951 if you are interested in joining this competition.
Friday Morning - Open Social Pickleball Group
There is an open, social pickleball group on Friday mornings at the Alstonville village pickleball courts. In summer, start time is 7:30 am to finish at 9:30 am. As winter approaches, start will be 8:00 am to finish at 10:00 am.
All levels are welcome - learners to experienced players. AT&PC members @ $5 per session; non-members @ $10.
Social doubles matches are organised each session. Partners are chosen by random method to enable a mix of partners and skill level. Games are played over 12 minutes before changing partners. Provision is made for beginners.
After the game, players often adjourn to a local coffee shop for some social banter.
Please contact:
Di Campbell, text 0406 107 799; email [email protected] or,
Janeen Morris, text 0438 295 512; email [email protected] or
Karen Danaher, text 0427 993 750: email [email protected] for further information.
Friday Evening Pickleball - Now started, 2026
Social mixed doubles pickleball. Groups organised on the night. All levels welcome.
Cost: $7 per evening for Club members; $12 per evening for non-members.
Play starts at 5:30 pm; Finish at 7:00 pm.
Organiser: Karissa Anderson text or call 0407 212 699.
DAY and EVENING TENNIS
Monday morning - Wollongbar - Mixed doubles 7:00 to 10:00 am. Athol Lane (0400 902 851)
Tuesday morning - Wollongbar - Ladies Round Robin Doubles 8:00 to 11:00 am. Jane Tsicalis (0412 280 492)
Wednesday morning - Alstonville Village - Mixed doubles 8:00 to 10:00 am. Anne Smith (0432 100 363)
Wednesday evening - Alstonville Village - Mixed doubles 6:30 to 8:00 pm. Swee Cham (0406 684 184)
Wednesday evening - Wollongbar - Doubles competition 5:00 to 9:00 pm. Rob Randall (0407 006 197)
Thursday afternoon/evening - Wollongbar - Mixed doubles 5:00 to 8:00 pm. Athol Lane (0400 902 851)
Saturday morning - Alstonville Village and Wollongbar - Junior Interclub Competition 8:00 am start.
Saturday afternoon - Wollongbar - Senior Interclub competition. To be announced.