Box Hill Tennis Club

Getting Girls Into Tennis

Box Hill Tennis Club’s “Getting Girls Into Tennis” program is designed to encourage local girls aged from 11 to 14 who don’t play tennis to try tennis. 

The program will provide 6 weeks of introductory group coaching, followed by 2 weeks of social tennis designed to reinforce skills and teach scoring, rules and etiquette. Sessions will be run by an experienced coach in a fun, relaxed manner. 

Update 10th March: Still a few places left in our second program starting Friday 19th March at 5.45 pm to 6.45 pm. Applications by Wednesday 17th March (see below). Applicants notified Thursday 18th March.

The program starts on Friday, 12 March. Sessions will run from 4.45 pm till 5.45 pm on Fridays for 8 weeks (not including Easter Friday or school holidays). Sessions will be held on 12/3, 19/3, 26/3, 23/4, 30/4, 7/5, 14/5 and 21/5.  Participants are expected to attend each session.

All equipment will be provided.

Girls participating in the program can wear runners and whatever they feel comfortable in (e.g., shorts, skirts, tracksuit pants, leggings, etc).  Participants will receive a BHTC top as part of a welcome pack.  

There will be 8 girls in the program. Depending on numbers, we may also be able to run a second program on the same dates from 5.45 pm till 6.45 pm. If demand exceeds the number of available positions, a Waiting List will also be established in case any positions become available.

Girls participating in the program will also be able to access the equipment and BHTC’s courts at other set times if they want to practice outside the program sessions.

Applications to become part of the program may be made by sending an email to  boxhilltennisclub@gmail.com before 9 March 2021. Please include the applicant’s name, address, age, school attended and their tennis history (if any). We’d also like to know how you became aware of the Getting Girls Into Tennis program. 

All applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application by 10 March 2021.

Box Hill Tennis Club’s Getting Girls Into Tennis program is supported by Active Club Grants, an initiative of VicHealth. Thanks to their generosity, there will be no charge for girls participating in the program.

WOMEN’S IN-HOUSE COMPETITION & COACHING

Future Demand Tennis delivers Adult Coaching Classes on Monday, Thursday and Friday mornings for players of all standards. Class duration ranges from 1 Hour to 1.5 Hours. FDT also delivers an In House FAST4 Doubles Matchplay session every Tuesday morning for those adults interested in playing social doubles.

For Adults looking for Private or Semi-Private Lessons, these sessions are available 7 days a week via appointment.

For more information or to sign up please, click ​here​ to take you to FDT’s website.

Contact Alexei  on 0418 369 763 for more details.

MIDWEEK SENIORS/VETERANS SOCIAL TENNIS
Each Tuesday from 9 am, a regular group of our older members have a social tennis session which includes morning tea.  For more information, contact Mark Hassed on 0404 839 665.

ADULT IN-HOUSE DOUBLES TENNIS COMPETITION

This competition runs on Wednesday nights during the 6 week break between BDNTA seasons (June-July) & (December-January). Future Demand Tennis selects the teams to ensure there’s a level playing field for everyone involved. If you are interested in getting back into some friendly competitive tennis or are keen to continue playing competitively during the break in Night Seasons, call Alexei (0418 369 763) for more details or to register.

FRIDAY NIGHT SOCIAL TENNIS

If you are interested in Friday night Social Tennis from 7 pm, weather permitting, please contact Allan Edge at aedgebdnta@gmail.com.