Working Bee – 2024
On a wet Saturday morning…. So many fabulous helpers assisted in the annual 2024 Working Bee. A very successful day and a Massive THANK YOU too all those
Midweek Social Mid-Year Ladies Xmas Tennis & Lunch
What a Day 🫶❤️ Wednesday Ladies gathered for fun on the courts💚🎾 in July 2024 for a midYEAR Xmas gather & enjoyed a social luncheon at the Botanics
Men’s Day 2024
Mens Day held on 19th May 2024 was fabulous this year with Bryan Barrett & Mark Tizard gathering outside players to join the fun day. Great to have
Ladies Day – 2024
Ladies Day 2024 was a massive success this year with a great team of awesome volunteers lead by the amazing Sarah Mayo. Life-member Legend Larry Cross alongside his
Singles Club Champs 2023 / 2024
Congratulations to Lochie Williams and Alannah Wesche our Singles Club Champions for 2023/ 2024.
Doubles Club Champs – 2023 / 2024
Congratulations to Luca & Riley Morris and Adrienne Croad & Debbie Martin our Doubles Club Champions for 2023/ 2024.
Midweek Ladies Christmas – 2023
A fun sunny day on four courts Wednesday 6th December2023. With tournament winner being Rhona Sayer, Dianne McLeod in Second place and lucky last was Kim Davies. Best
Mixed Doubles Champs – 2023 / 2024
Congratulations to Michael Mountain & Danielle Quigley our Mixed Doubles Club Champions for 2023/ 2024.
Men’s Day – 2023
Another successful Men’s Day with 30 players dodging the rain squalls and finishing the day to a fabulous sit down dinner created by our fabulous kitchen queens. Thank
Ladies Day – 2023
Another successful Ladies Day drawn doubles tournament was held at Whangaparaoa Tennis Club on Sunday 7th May 2023. A large field of entrants enjoyed a wonderful day’s tennis,
Singles Club Champs – 2022 / 2023
Congratulations to Michal Pozaroszczyk and Teresa Williams our Singles Club Champions for 2022/ 2023.
Midweek Ladies – Easter 2023
3 courts of lovely ladies participated in our fun tournament today . The lucky winner on the day was Monique Cronin pictured on the far right Happy Easter
Doubles Club Champs – 2022 / 2023
Congratulations to Luca Morris & Michal Pozaroszczyk and Helene Van Kampen & Ani Wood our Doubles Club Champions for 2022/ 2023.
Mixed Doubles Club Champs – 2022 / 2023
Congratulations to Stephen Higgins & Adrienne Croad our Mixed Doubles Club Champions for 2022/ 2023.
Love Tennis – 2022
Whangaparaoa Tennis Club held another very successful Love Tennis promotion day on Sunday 11th September. Lots of enthusiastic potential new members, enjoyed a number of tennis activities put
Junior Tennis Singles League
The Silverdale Medical Junior Tennis Singles League provides a great opportunity to put all the training into match play where players compete on a regular basis against opponents
End of Season & Prizegiving – 2022
The End of Season Celebration & Prizegiving for the 2021 / 2022 season was held on Saturday 18th June, at the club. We started the night celebrating our
Singles Club Champs – 2021 / 2022
Congratulations to Luca Morris and Lana Sokolnikova our Singles Club Champion for 2021 / 2022.
Men’s Day – 2022
Another successful Men’s Day drawn doubles tournament was held at Whangaparaoa Tennis Club on Sunday 15th May 2022. A solid field of 38 entrants enjoyed a wonderful day’s
Ladies Day – 2022
Another successful Ladies Day drawn doubles tournament was held at Whangaparaoa Tennis Club on Sunday 1st May 2022. A big field of 54 entrants enjoyed a wonderful day’s
Mixed Doubles Club Champs – 2021 / 2022
Congratulations to Luca Morris and Lana Sokolnikova our Mixed Doubles Club Champions for 2021/ 2022.
Doubles Club Champs – 2021 / 2022
Congratulations to James Corfield & Michal Pozaroszczyk and Lana Sokolnikova & Ani Wood our Doubles Club Champions for 2021/ 2022.
Hibiscus Matters – 22 November, 2021
Whangaparaoa Tennis Club has been seeking to expand on Edith Hopper Reserve, Manly for more than a decade and recently the proposal was put again to the Hibiscus
Talking Tennis – Spring 2021 Edition
New Tennis Year fast approaches. The clearest signal yet that the new tennis year is upon us, comes via the arrival in our ‘in boxes’ of the invite
End of Season & Prizegiving – 2021
The End of Season Celebration & Prizegiving for the 2020 / 2021 season was held on Saturday 19th June, at the club. We started the night celebrating our
Talking Tennis – Winter 2021 Edition
Tennis Year draws to a close I heard on the radio that 1st June signals the first day of Winter in New Zealand ( as a Brit I
Mens Day 2021
Another successful Men’s Day drawn doubles tournament was held at Whangaparaoa Tennis Club on Sunday 16th May 2021. A solid field of 40 entrants enjoyed a wonderful day’s tennis, along
Ladies Day 2021
Another successful Ladies Day drawn doubles tournament was held at Whangaparaoa Tennis Club on Sunday 3rd May 2021. A nearly full field of 62 entrants enjoyed a wonderful
5th Grade Singles Champions 2020 / 2021
Tennis Northern 5th Grade Singles Champions 2020 / 2021
Mixed Doubles Club Champs – 2020 / 2021
Congratulations to Simon Yock & Adrienne Croad our Mixed Doubles Club Champions for 2020/ 2021.
Singles Club Champs – 2020 / 2021
Congratulations to James Corfield our Mens Singles Club Champion for 2020 / 2021. The Woman’s Singles Club Championship was not contested.
Talking Tennis – Autumn 2021 Edition
Calendar keeps on ticking by …. …yes, it is March already and the start of autumn. As I write we are back in lockdown mode Level 3 once
Doubles Club Champs – 2020 / 2021
Congratulations to James Corfield & Michal Pozaroszczyk and Adrienne Croad & Debbie Martin our Doubles Club Champions for 2020 / 2021.
Quiz Night – 2020
The club celebrated it’s first social function post lockdowns, with a Quiz Night and party on Saturday 21st November. A great turnout of 83 club members & partners
Talking Tennis – Summer 2020 Edition
The chains came off … … on Wednesday 7 October. I so enjoyed going round to all our gates and taking away the padlocks and chains. It signalled
Love Tennis Weekend – 2020
Whangaparaoa Tennis Club held another very successful Love Tennis promotion weekend on Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th October. Lots of enthusiastic potential new members, enjoyed a number of
Clubhouse Refurbishment – 2020
A week ago ( feels like a month ago ) just before our second lockdown, while the gods splattered our courts a team of amazing ladies ( plus
Talking Tennis – Autumn 2020 Edition
Who knew that ….. Bubble, bear hunt, covid, click and collect, lockdown, level4, new normal, pandemic, PPE, social distancing, zoom, would all drop into our everyday language in
Singles Club Champs – 2019 /2020
Congratulations to Chester Espie & Lana Sokolnikova our Singles Club Champions for 2019 / 2020.
Doubles Club Champs – 2019 / 2020
Congratulations to James Corfield & Michal Pozaroszczyk and Lana & Marina Sokolnikova our Doubles Club Champions for 2019 / 2020.
Midweek Ladies Fun Xmas Tournament – 2019
November 27 was a cracker day for 2019’s Midweek Ladies Fun Xmas Tennis Tournament. Four overflowing courts of colourful ladies participated. Jenny Gill was our well deserved winner
Mixed Doubles Club Champs – 2019 / 2020
Congratulations to Fraser & Adrienne Croad our Mixed Doubles Club Champions for 2019 / 2020.
Talking Tennis – Spring 2019 Edition
Getting up to speed As you will all know from the July AGM there are a number of new faces on the Club Committee, namely: Alf, Rob, Trish
Love Tennis Weekend – 2019
A successful weekend of “Love Tennis” at Whangaparaoa Tennis Club, with a great turnout of potential new members, especially a large contingent of keen younger players. A lot
Working Bee – 2019
Thanks to the group of club members, who helped out at the working bee at the club on Sunday 25th August. The club is is tip-top shape for
From the Umpire’s Chair – July 2019
This is my last newsletter (albeit I am no longer President as I write this) – it has been a privilege to serve the club and its members.
End of Season Celebration & Prizegiving 2019
The End of Season Celebration & Prizegiving for the 2018 / 2019 season was held on Saturday 8th June, at the club. We started the night celebrating our
Mens Day – 2019
Another successful Mens Day drawn doubles tournament was held at Whangaparaoa Tennis Club on Sunday 26th May 2019. A smaller than usual field of 36 entrants enjoyed a
Ladies Day – 2019
Another successful Ladies Day drawn doubles tournament was held at Whangaparaoa Tennis Club on Sunday 5th May 2019. A full field of 64 entrants enjoyed a wonderful day’s
Singles Club Champs – 2018 / 2019
Congratulations to James Corfield & Adrienne Croad our Singles Club Champions for 2018 / 2019.
From the Umpire’s Chair – March 2019
The glorious summer sun continues, perfect for tennis and social activities. My social activity mostly revolves around our new son Daniel, who is three weeks old. Is that
Doubles Club Champs – 2018 / 2019
Congratulations to James Corfield & Michal Pozaroszczyk and Adrienne Croad & Debbie Martin our Doubles Club Champions for 2018 / 2019.
Quiz Night – 2018
The club celebrated the end of 2018 with a Xmas Quiz Night & party on Saturday 15th December. A great turnout of over 70 club members & partners
From the Umpire’s Chair – December 2018
There is a lot going on – family wise, tennis wise, work wise and weather wise – so I’m just having to strap in and enjoy the ride.
Midweek Ladies Xmas – 2018
Midweek Ladies held their end of year, Xmas on the Courts on Wednesday morning, 28th November. Congratulations to Kerry Morris, Anna Osborne and Jane Pearce……..Comp Winners on the
Mixed Doubles Club Champs – 2018 / 2019
Congratulations to Brendon Forbes & Debbie Martin our Mixed Doubles Club Champions for 2018 / 2019.
Midweek Ladies Open Day – 2018
Tennis took on a different light at the Midweek Ladies Open Day on 22nd August commencing with stretching exercises indoors with Xiu (Sue Wang) and a 24 step
Friendly vs Ngunguru – 2018
On Saturday 18th August, Ngunguru visited Whangaparaoa to continue the recent challenges we have had between our clubs. A total of 12 matches of doubles and mixed doubles
From the Umpire’s Chair – August 2018
Hi everyone and welcome to the beginning of a new tennis season. We hope it will be fun-filled. It is all hands to the pump as we prepare
End of Season Celebration & Prizegiving – 2018
The 2018 End of Season Celebration & Prizegiving was held on Saturday 26th May, 2018 A great night was had by all.
Mens Day – 2018
Another successful Mens Day drawn doubles tournament was held at Whangaparaoa Tennis Club on Sunday 20th May 2018. A field of 42 men partook in Mens Day, always
New LED Court Lighting
INSTALLED – 10TH TO 17TH MAY, 2018 The new LED court lights are now operational, are a huge improvement and our extensive due diligence has been rewarded.
Ladies Day – 2018
Another successful Ladies Day drawn doubles tournament was held at Whangaparaoa Tennis Club on Sunday 6th May 2018. A full field of entrants enjoyed a wonderful day’s tennis,
1st Grade Singles Champions 2017 / 2018
Tennis Northern 1st Grade Singles Champions 2017 / 2018
Midweek Ladies Easter Tournament – 2018
Midweek ladies enjoyed a fun Easter tournament on Wednesday morning 28th March 2018. The Event Winner was Sarah Mayo. Well done Sarah !!! with Second & Third prizes
From the Umpire’s Chair – March 2018
This newsletter has some important dates, submissions required on Auckland Plan and summary of what the Executive have been focused on. Important dates These dates are also on
Singles Club Champs – 2017 / 2018
Congratulations to James Corfield & Sandy Spence our Singles Club Champions for 2017 / 2018.
Doubles Club Champs – 2017 / 2018
Congratulations to James Corfield & Michal Pozaroszczyk and Adrienne Croad & Debbie Martin our Doubles Club Champions for 2017 / 2018.
Christmas Club Day 2017
The final club day for 2017 was held on a very hot Sunday 17th December. A BBQ and Christmas drinks were enjoyed on the deck after play. View
65th Jubilee Celebration
The 65th Jubilee Celebration was held at the Whangaparaoa Tennis Club on Saturday 25th November. The theme for the evening was 1950’s and a good turnout of club
Mixed Doubles Club Champs – 2017 / 2018
Congratulations to Brendon Forbes & Debbie Martin our Mixed Doubles Club Champions for 2017 / 2018.
From the Umpire’s Chair – November 2017
Summer is hopefully just around the corner and the newly resurfaced courts are getting a lot of use, with interclub competitions in full swing and mixed doubles club
From the Umpire’s Chair – August 2017
The new season is close to kicking off and I have no doubt that we are all looking forward to some good tennis on our great new courts,
Court Resurfacing – 2017
Day 1 – Tuesday 9th May, 2017 The court resurfacing began with the removal of the old astroturf on Courts 4,5 & 6. Day 2 – Wednesday 10th May,
Senior Prizegiving – 2017
The Whangaparaoa Tennis Club Senior Prizegiving was held on Saturday 27th May, 2017 A great night was had by all.
Ladies Day – 2017
Another successful Ladies Day drawn doubles tournament was held at Whangaparaoa Tennis Club on Sunday 7th May 2017. The weather was superb, and the field of 48 ladies
World Masters Games
Congratulations to Mark Battershill & Neil Mayo, World Masters Gold Medallists in the B Grade 50+ Men’s Doubles Congratulations to Chris Casey, World Masters Gold Medallist in the
Singles Club Champs – 2016 / 2017
Congratulations to Michal Pozaroszcyk and Lana Sokolnikova our Singles Club Champions for 2016 / 2017.
From the Umpire’s Chair – March 2017
Hi all, hope you have had a lot of tennis and unfortunately the weather has dampened the tennis this last week. So, what has happened since my last
Doubles Club Champs – 2016 / 2017
Congratulations to Brendon Forbes & Mark Battershill and Adrienne Croad & Debbie Martin our Doubles Club Champions for 2016 / 2017.
Mid-Week Xmas Tournament – 2016
Mid- Week Social Xmas tournament was held on the 7th December. The tournament was won by Mandy Herd this year, with Jenny Gill winning the best dressed Christmas Chickie
Quiz Night – 2016
Our Fundraising Trivia Night was held at the club on Friday 25th November. A great turnout of 65 Club members and friends, in 8 teams battled it out
Mixed Doubles Club Champs – 2016 / 2017
Congratulations to Brendon Forbes & Katee Wallis our Mixed Doubles Club Champions for 2016 / 2017.
Senior Open Day – 2016
The Whangaparaoa Tennis Club officially opened for the 2016 / 2017 summer season on Sunday 11th September, 2016 A great turnout of club members opened the season, on
Weekend at Wairakei – 2016
On the first weekend in September, a group of about 30 club members & family descended on the Wairakei Resort, for a pre-season getaway A relaxing and social
Working Bee – 2016
Thank you to those club members who assisted at the club’s annual working bee on Sunday 28th August. There was a great turnout of volunteers and the club
Whangaparaoa vs Ngunguru – 2016
On the 28th May, a team from Whangaparaoa Tennis Club travelled north to play a friendly match against the Ngunguru Tennis Club This year a strong team of
Mens Day – 2016
Another successful Mens Day drawn doubles tournament was held at Whangaparaoa Tennis Club on the 15th May 2016. The day dawned in bright sunshine & despite some light
Ladies Day – 2016
Another successful Ladies Day drawn doubles tournament was held at Whangaparaoa Tennis Club on Sunday 1st May 2016.
4th Grade Singles Champions 2015 / 2016
Tennis Northern 4th Grade Singles Champions 2015 / 2016
Singles Club Champs – 2015 / 2016
Congratulations to Fraser Croad and Rita Paczian our Singles Club Champions for 2015 / 2016.
Doubles Club Champs – 2015 / 2016
Congratulations to Brendon Forbes & Mark Battershill and Rita Paczian & Tiffany Wheelock our Doubles Club Champions for 2015 / 2016.
Penultimate Dubs & Mixed Tennis Tournament 2015
Wednesday 30th December, 2015 saw the last one for 2015 with doubles & mixed competition held with all 6 courts in action. Both mind and body was exercised
Midweek Ladies Xmas – 2015
The Wednesday morning Social midweek ladies Fun matches were held on the 2nd December this year. They commenced with Xui Wang Taichi warm ups and a series of
Mixed Doubles Club Champs – 2015 / 2016
Congratulations to Brendon Forbes & Katee Wallis our Mixed Doubles Club Champions for 2015 / 2016.
Senior Open Day – 2015
The club officially opened the 2015 / 2016 season at its annual Open Day on Sunday 13th September, 2015. We were honoured to have Don McIntyre and Tuku
Mens Day – 2015
Another successful Mens Day drawn doubles tournament was held at Whangaparaoa Tennis Club on the 17th May 2015. The weather held up pretty well, and the field of
Ladies Day – 2015
Another successful Ladies Day drawn doubles tournament was held at Whangaparaoa Tennis Club on the 3rd May 2015. The weather was superb, and the field of 56 ladies
1st Grade Doubles Champions 2014 / 2015
Tennis Northern 1st Grade Doubles Champions 2014 / 2015
4th Grade Doubles Champions 2014 / 2015
Tennis Northern 4th Grade Doubles Champions 2014 / 2015
5th Grade Doubles Champions 2014 / 2015
Tennis Northern 5th Grade Doubles Champions 2014 / 2015
Singles Club Champs – 2014 / 2015
Congratulations to Brendon Forbes and Rita Paczian our Singles Club Champions for 2015.
Doubles Club Champs – 2014 / 2015
Congratulations to Brendon Forbes /Mark Battershill and Rita Paczian / Debbie Martin our Doubles Club Champions for 2015.
Mixed Doubles Club Champs – 2014 / 2015
Congratulations to Brendon Forbes & Katee White our Mixed Doubles Club Champions for 2014 / 2015.
Ladies Day – 2014
Ladies Day 2014 was a great success, with beautiful weather, great ladies, and fantastic food prepared by the guys. As usual, Larry did an excellent job in running