Mt Carmel Tennis Club is looking forward to an ace start to 2022.
The Sunbury-based club will welcome back old members and those looking to give tennis a try when it hosts an open day on Saturday, January 22.
Club president Andrew Peake said January is always an exciting time at the club with the Australian Open always creating a general buzz around the sport.
“The courts have been really popular over the summer, I think that’s because a lot less people have been going away,” he said.
“Our [membership] numbers actually increased during the pandemic. People wanted to pay and join up, and there were times when other things weren’t allowed, but tennis was.”
Starting in the second half last year, Mt Carmel Tennis Club began providing free memberships to a handful of junior players that may not be in a financial position to cover their own costs.
The program, which includes players between the ages of 11 and 14, includes weekly coaching sessions, team training and competition participation.
Mr Peake encouraged anyone with an interest in the game to come down to the open day, which will include a free barbecue, giveaways, membership discounts and even a radar gun to measure the pace of your serve.
The open day will run from 10.30am to 1.30pm.
Details: mtcarmel@hotmail.com
Oliver Lees
