The senior pennant competition is held on Saturday afternoons, it is a graded competition organised by Tennis Geelong in which St Mary's enters teams into both Winter and Summer seasons.

The Summer season runs in conjunction with terms 4 and 1 of school term (October to March) and the Winter season runs in conjunction with terms 2 and 3 (May to August) of the school calendar, with breaks during school holidays and over the Christmas/holiday period.

Matches are played at various locations on Saturday afternoons at 1.30pm, although times may vary depending on teams entered and the seasons, and are played all around the Geelong region.

There are three formats for Tennis Geelong Senior Competition. St Mary's currently only have teams in the Mixed format but are seeking expressions of interest if you would like to join another format. The three formats include:

Mixed format:

• Mimimum of 2 men and 2 women, but up to a maximum of 6 players could play each week (3 men, 3 women)
• All doubles sets
• A total of 6 sets are played for the day, with each player playing 3 sets each (for teams of 4 players)

Open Format:

• Open to all genders
• Both singles and doubles are played (individual players can elect to play singles only, singles & doubles or doubles only)
• Teams are a minimum of 3 players, but up to a maximum of 6 players could play each week
• Both the singles and doubles rubbers are a best of 2 (6 game) sets with a 10 point super tiebreak in the event of it being 1 set each
• A total of 4 x 2 set rubbers are played for the day

Men's format:

• Mimimum of 4 men, but up to a maximum of 6 players could play each week
• All doubles sets
• A total of 6 sets are played for the day, with each player playing 3 sets each (for teams of 4 players)

Anyone wishing to play senior pennant should contact Karen on: 0426 964 520.