The ACT Government has announced the first phase of gradual easing of COVID-19 restrictions on sport and recreation with informal outdoor, non-contact sport to restart with a maximum of 10 people from midnight Friday 15 May 2020.

Tennis ACT’s Community Tennis Guidelines have been updated to reflect these changes that were announced by the ACT Government and are available here. These guidelines will come into effect from 12.00am Saturday 16 May 2020. 

Therefore in accordance with the ACT Government’s announcement and Tennis ACT’s updated Community Tennis Guidelines (except Clubhouse guidelines), the Weston Creek Tennis Club (WCTC) is pleased to announce that:

• Both singles and doubles will be permitted seven days per week from 7am on Saturday 16 May 2020.
• Bookings are open for both members and casual court hire (non-members) through Book A Court from Saturday 16 May 2020. This means manual bookings/supervision through Graeme Rossiter will cease from Friday 15 May. Any court booking enquiries should be directed to Brian at chaunb44@gmail.com
• Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning Social tennis will resume from Monday 18th May 2020.
• Groups of up to 10 are permitted which includes coach, coordinator, participants, parents, and spectators. Multiple groups of 10 are permitted at the one venue on the basis of the one person per 4 square metre rule, however there should be no cross over of these groups (social or on court activity) and there should be clear separation between the groups.
• Small group coaching is permitted however 1:1 is available only until further notice.

Social distancing and hygiene requirements will still need to be adhered to. The Clubhouse will be made available for players to use the toilets and hot/cold tap water (to wash hands and fill up drink bottles/cups). One person at a time in each of the M/F bathrooms. The showers should not be used and players should not congregate/socialise in the club or surrounding area either.

Further information and some photos is provided below. The Weston Creek Tennis Club Committee will keep on monitoring the situation and keep you informed.

Club Rules

• Social distancing applies – 4 square metres per person
• Hygiene – Wash hands regularly or use hand sanitiser, do not touch anything unnecessarily
• The Clubhouse will be made available for players to use the toilets and hot/cold tap water (to wash hands and fill up drink bottles/cups). One person at a time in each of the M/F bathrooms. The showers should not be used and players should not congregate/socialise in the club or surrounding area either.
• Preferably bring your own drink bottle or cup. If you do use a cup from the kitchen, please wash up properly before and after.
• Please behave responsibly and have good manners
• If you do not feel well, stay at home, and go to your doctor.

Memberships

Please be advised that with the resumption of social tennis and the Book A Court system, you will not be able to book a court (through Book A Court) or participate in social tennis at membership rates until you have renewed or joined the club.

Thanks to all those who have renewed or joined the Club. Your support is greatly appreciated. We hope you enjoy being a part of our community and using our facilities and various activities.

The WCTC Secretary will be removing all 2018-19 members who have not renewed from the email list by 31 May 2020, unless you have been granted a postponement for a valid reason. However, if you still wish to receive emails from us but do not wish to renew your membership or are a casual/non-member player, you can still receive these emails by subscribing to the email list found HERE.

For new 2020-21 members, you should receive an email shortly regarding your FREE lesson or you can contact Mark Walton directly on 0408 486 191 or at csot@grapevine.com.au to book. The FREE lesson includes 1 x 30 min private lesson or 1 x group lesson. Please note only one person within the Family membership is eligible for the FREE lesson.

Social Tennis

• Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning social tennis will resume again this coming Monday 18th May 2020 from 8:30am. Any enquiries, please contact Stewart Back on (02) 6253 1383
• Wednesday night social tennis will resume Wednesday 20th May 2020 from 7-9pm. Any enquiries, please contact Johnny Swientek on 0400 406 687. More information HERE.

Coaching

Coaching will continue with only 1:1 lessons on weekdays 12-7pm and Saturday mornings from 9-3pm until further notice. Any enquiries should be directed to Mark Walton on 0408 486 191 or at csot@grapevine.com.au.

Adult Pennant

Plans are being made to activate the winter season of the Canberra Tennis League (CTL). This season would potentially run for 8 weeks, and begin towards the end of June, subject to restrictions easing sufficiently to allow the competition to resume. For now, if you are interested in playing in the winter season, please check you have enough players to enter, and contact Dan on 0415 938 772 or at at dangreen@grapevine.com.au if you may need additional players or would like to play pennant. More information will be provided soon.

Court 5-8 Resurfacing and Maintenance

We are pleased to advise that courts 5-8 have been resurfaced successfully and are available for people to play on. With the opening of Book A Court again, these courts will be available for people to book. As with all new courts we will be monitoring them over the next 13 months. Our maintenance crew (Graeme, Geoff, Tim and Norbert) have been busy cleaning up the lane ways/aisles between courts.