News and Events

The BNTA will be conducting Grading Sessions for prospective Fixture Players at the following times:

Thursday 4 February at the Queensland Tennis Centre (Tennyson) from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Monday 8 February at the UQ Tennis Centre (St Lucia) from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Thursday 11 February at the Queensland Tennis Centre (Tennyson) from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The 2010(1) Season of Fixtures starts in mid March. Team registrations close on Friday 26 February.

The 2010(1) Season Team Registration Form can be downloaded from this website. Select registration from the Main Menu on the left and download the entry form. The entry form includes a description of all competition formats.

For more information, contact: secretary@bnta.org.au.

The BNTA & UQ Tennis Club will be running a Round-Robin Men's Singles & Ladies' Singles Tournament for their members on Saturday night, 20 February.

This tournament provides another form of competitive Tennis for BNTA members and gives players from one night competition an opportunity to play against players from a competition on a different night.

Entry is restricted to members of the BNTA and/or UQ Tennis Club.

The tournament will offer events at 4 levels, covering all Fixture grades (Open, A Grade, B Grade & C Grade). The aim is to complete all events in one night. Round-Robin formats will be used to ensure that all players get multiple matches.

Entries close on Thursday 18 February.

The entry form can be downloaded from this website. Select registration from the Main Menu on the left. Entries can also be lodged on-line at http://tournaments.tennis.com.au.

Visitors to the BNTA Marquee at the recent Brisbane International were able to enter a Lucky Draw contest which was drawn tonight (14 January) at BNTA Thursday Night Social Tennis.

The winner of the major prize (a Wilson Sports Pack which consisted of a tennis racquet, racquet bag & tennis balls) was won by Wendy Ferguson.

The other prize winners (who will each receive a BNTA T-Shirt) were Michael Chrapek, Katherine Hoare, Gerard Kavney, Paul Moscos , Mark Pengelly, Vicky Pinsent, Danica Roderick, Dianne Russell and Chris Scarpato.

The January edition of the BNTA newsletter (Night Tennis Topics) is now available.

The newsletter is packed with information about what is happening in Brisbane Tennis, including all the results for the 2009(2) Season of BNTA Fixtures.

The newsletter can be viewed or downloaded from this website. Select registration from the Main Menu on the left and download ‘Night Tennis Topics Jan 2010’.

The BNTA has a Marquee at the 2010 Brisbane International (Queensland Tennis Centre, 3-10 January).

The BNTA Marquee is located in the Interactive Zone (near Match Court 4).

Visit the BNTA Marquee to find out about playing BNTA Fixtures, Social Tennis and/or Tournaments.

Visitors to the BNTA Marquee have the opportunity to enter a Lucky Draw for a Wilson Sports Pack (racquet, bag & balls) and BNTA T-Shirts.

The BNTA offers the Brisbane Tennis community a wide variety of competition formats for night-time Fixtures.

In the First Season of Fixtures for 2010, teams will have a choice of 5 great BNTA competitions: Monday Night Mixed, Tuesday Night Mixed, Tuesday Night Special, Wednesday Evening Pairs and Wednesday Night Threes.

The 2010(1) Season of Fixtures starts in mid March. Team registrations close on Friday 26 February.

The 2010(1) Season Team Registration Form can be downloaded from this website. Select registration from the Main Menu on the left and download the entry form. The entry form includes a description of all competition formats.

Grading Sessions for new teams and individual players will be conducted from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursday 4 February at the Queensland Tennis Centre King Arthur Tce, Tennyson), on Monday 8 February at the University of Queensland Tennis Club (Blair Dr, St Lucia) and on Thursday 11 February at the Queensland Tennis Centre.

For more information, contact: secretary@bnta.org.au.

The Greater Brisbane Junior Tennis Association Inc. (GBJT) conducts Saturday Afternoon Junior Fixtures using the courts at the UQ Tennis Centre (Blair Dr, St Lucia) and the Queensland Tennis Centre (King Arthur Tce, Tennyson).

The next season starts on 27 February (and finishes on 5 June). A Grading Day for new players will be held from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Sunday 14 February at the Queensland Tennis Centre.

To nominate on-line, go to: www.gbjt.org.au

For more information, contact Peta Davis on 3374 0516 or admin@gbjt.org.au.

If you want to get back into some regular Tennis but don’t want to play competitively or can't make the commitment to play Fixtures every week, try the BNTA's Thursday Night Social Tennis program which is run at the UQ Tennis Club, Blair Dr, St Lucia.

Thursday Night Social Tennis runs from 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. The cost for the night is $12 for BNTA or UQ Tennis Club members and students ($15 for all others).

The program caters for players of all levels. Players can attend Social Tennis regularly or occasionally. No pre-registration is necessary. Check-in is upstairs on the Clubhouse verandah.

The UQ Tennis Club runs a similar Social Tennis program on Sunday Afternoons from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. (October to March) or from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (April to September). The cost for the afternoon is $10 for UQ Tennis Club members ($13 for all others).

After a short Christmas & New Year Break, Sunday Afternoon Social Tennis resumes in 2010 on 3 January and Thursday Night Social Tennis resumes on 7 January.

The BNTA offers the Brisbane Tennis community a wide variety of competition formats for night-time Fixtures.

In the 2009/2010 Summer Season of Fixtures, teams will have a choice of 3 great BNTA competitions: Monday Night Mixed, Tuesday Night Pairs and Wednesday Night Threes.

The 2009/2010 Summer Season of Fixtures starts in the second week of December. Team registrations close on Friday 20 November.

The Summer Team Registration Form can be downloaded from this website. Select registration from the Main Menu on the left and download the entry form. The entry form includes a description of all competition formats.

Grading Sessions for new teams and individual players will be conducted from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday 22 November at the University of Queensland Tennis Club, Blair Dr, St Lucia, Brisbane.

For more information, contact: secretary@bnta.org.au.