Kaipara Flats

Tennis Club

 

Celebrating 100 years

        1916 – 2016

Where

Kaipara Flats Sports Club

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When

Thursday Nights 7pm – 9pm
and Every 1st Sunday of the month 3:30pm

Club Committee

President

Andrew Shirley

Secretary

Melisa Johnston

Membership

5-11 years : $30

12-18 yrs : $50

Single Adult : $90

Family : $150

Casual : $10 per session

Senior Tennis

Thursday night social tennis runs until the middle of January where teams register and play between 7pm – 9pm. This a light hearted, social event proving to be very popular. This year we will be running a `Ladder’ competition whereby teams will move up and down the ladder depending on weekly results. Teams will be made up of a combination of new and experienced players.

Junior Tennis

We hold lessons for Children 5 – 18 yrs on Friday afternoons from November to March

2019 Tennis Champs Results

Ladies Doubles champions
Donna Wech and Katie Mitchell

Ladies Singles Champs
Donna Wech

Men’s Double Champs
Stephane Courtine and Bernie Kose

Men’s Singles Champs
Stephane Courtine

 

Semi finalists – and Andrew
Donna Wech and Bernie Kose

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Featured Member

Jess Dill

Jess Dill is our oldest member, having joined in 1947, just after the 2nd World War.

She was made a Life Member in 2013.

Some History

1916 – First tennis court built next to Ranfurly Hall.

1926 – Kaipara Flats was one of the biggest clubs in the area – and rich too, with £58 in the bank!

1931 – A decline. “The tennis club is dead, nobody being willing to act as office bearers. It is a pity as a number are keen on playing and a lot of money has been spent on the courts….The few hitherto willing horses are tired this year.”

1934 – Disaster narrowly averted! During an exciting tussle with the Warkworth B team the copper fire was allowed to get away, and very nearly resulted in the total loss of the hall. Tennis was dropped and the roof above the fire was torn off, tins containing cakes were emptied and filled with water, and thrown on the fire… another five minutes and it would have been too late. The cost of the damage was £5.

1942-44 – US Army used the courts to stack ammunition.

1960 – New schoolmaster joined with locals to resurface courts and build a pavilion.

1983-84 – Resealed the two existing courts and built a third. Fundraising included Pig in the Barrow and members donating a vegetable each. However a bad job led to the tar seal lifting.

1991-92 – Courts resealed again with hot mix asphalt.

1996-97 – Lights installed.

2005-06 – Finally an end to tar seal problems, all three courts Astro turfed.

2012 – New pavilion built.

2013 – Flooding caused major damage to the courts, lifting the astro turf.

2016 – 100th anniversary weekend.