Competitions
We offer the following competition tennis: Junior (beginner to full rules), Senior, Mid-Week Ladies and Fast4.
(We also offer Cardio tennis fitness classes, see the Coaching tab for more about this.)
JUNIORS
Orange Ball
- Beginners tennis for ages 5 and up
- Modified court size to suit younger, inexperienced players
- Modified balls – lower and slower bounce gives young players more time to develop their shot making and encourages better rallies
- Teams of 3 – Can be boys and girls mixed teams
- Each player plays 2 doubles matches and one singles match
- Each match is first to 4 games with sudden-death deuce
- Matches played on Saturday mornings for 8 weeks during school terms, at locations around the North Eastern Suburbs
If you would like to register to play contact Craig Mousley via email to president@ggtc.org.au
Green Ball
- Progression stage between Orange Ball Competition and Yellow Ball Competition
- Full court size
- Modified balls – lower and slower bounce gives young players more time to develop their shot making and encourages better rallies
- Teams of 4/5 – each player plays 1 doubles match and one singles match
- Each match is first to 6 games
- Matches played on Saturday mornings during school terms, at locations around the North Eastern Suburbs
- Seasons run from October – March (Summer season) and May – August (Winter season)
If you would like to register to play contact Craig Mousley via email to president@ggtc.org.au
Yellow Ball
- Final competitive phase for Junior Tennis, once players have progressed from the Green Ball phase
- Full court size
- Full compression tennis balls
- Teams of 4 – each player plays 1 doubles match and one singles match
- Each match is first to 6 games
- Matches played on Friday Nights and Saturday mornings during school terms, at locations around the North Eastern Suburbs
- Seasons run from October – March (Summer season) and May – August (Winter season)
If you would like to register to play contact Craig Mousley via email to president@ggtc.org.au
Note: Junior announcements during the season are sent out via ‘Team App’
SENIORS
Senior Competition Membership
- Tennis for high standard juniors and adults of all abilities
- Matches played on Saturday afternoons, at locations around the North Eastern Suburbs
- Seasons run from October – March (Summer Season) and May – August (Winter Season)
Singles & Doubles Competition
- Teams of 4 or 5
- Each player plays 1 doubles match and 1 singles match
Doubles only Competition
- Teams of 4 or 5
- Each player plays 3 doubles matches
Mid-Week Ladies
Wednesday Morning Ladies Doubles
- Tennis for women who wish to play on a weekday morning
- Teams of 4 or 5
- Each player plays 3 doubles matches
- Matches played on Wednesday mornings, at locations around the North Eastern Suburbs
- Seasons run from January – June and July – December
If you would like to register to play contact Craig Mousley via email to president@ggtc.org.au
FAST4
They say a quick game is a good game…
Open to all standards and age groups. You don’t need to form a team, you can just come out and have a go. We play every Tuesday night, 7.00-8.30pm. The format is social doubles, partners rotate every match. The cost is $10 per night.
If this sounds like the kind of tennis that you want to play, contact Craig Mousley via email to president@ggtc.org.au
or Social Membership Coordinator Hector Chang 0481 846 693.
CARDIO TENNIS – FITNESS CLASS
If you want to get fit and have some fun, Cardio tennis might be the answer. See Coaching for details.