UQ Tennis Club

UQ LADIES' DOUBLES TOURNAMENT

Following the success of the inaugural event last year, the UQ Tennis Club will be running two Ladies’ Doubles Tournaments this year.

The first ladies’ tournament will be played on Sunday, 30 August, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Entries close on Thursday, 27 August.

Entry is limited to 32 players, so entries will close early if 32 entries are received before 27 August.

Registration and pre-payment of the $10 entry fee is required:
https://events.humanitix.com/uq-tennis-club-ladies-doubles-tournament

The aim is to provide a light-hearted yet competitive event that’s perfect for players of all levels, particularly if they have never played a tournament before. Coaching support will be available on the day to assist with match play. Whether a regular fixtures player or a social hitter, this is a fun-filled event not to be missed!

The tournament will use the Doubles Surprise format. Although it's a doubles tournament, players enter individually. Players will be randomly paired through a public draw and assigned to a court for their first match. After each round, winners move up a court, losers move down a court, and partners are reshuffled for the next match – keeping things dynamic and social! As play progresses, the better players will gradually make their way towards the top court. Games won and games lost will be recorded for each player and their match ratios calculated to identify the top-performing players.

After the matches, there will be light snacks on the clubhouse verandah, prizes for the standout players, and a few lucky draw prizes to wrap up the morning.

This come ‘n’ try tournament is supported by an MRA Affiliates Grant from the Tennis Queensland Metropolitan Regional Assembly.

The second ladies’ tournament will be played on Sunday, 20 September, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., with entries closing on 17 September.

UQ STUDENT & STAFF TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

The 2026 UQ Student & Staff Tennis Championships will be played on 6, 12 & 13 September.

Entries close on Sunday, 30 August.

Entry in this tournament is restricted to current students and staff of The University of Queensland.

The tournament will consist of four events:
UQ Student Men’s Singles (round-robin qualifying with knock-out main draw)
UQ Student Ladies’ Singles (round-robin qualifying with knock-out main draw)
UQ Staff Men’s Singles (round-robin)
UQ Staff Ladies’ Singles (round-robin)

The main Draw of the UQ Student Men's Singles and UQ Student Ladies' Singles will be played using a Knock-Out format on 12-13 September with a Qualifying Round-Robin, if needed, on 6 September.

The UQ Staff events will be played using Round-Robin formats on Sunday, 6 September.

Entries must be lodged on-line through the Tennis Australia Tournaments Website:
https://tournaments.tennis.com.au/tournament/485C6FBD-886E-436A-8825-C492E379A252

UQ WINTER SINGLES TOURNAMENT (STAGE 1)

A huge night of Tennis at the UQ Tennis Club last night (Saturday, 22 August) as 48 players competed in Stage 1 of the Club's Winter Night Singles Tournament.

The event winners were Howie Lim (Open Men), Alex Freire (Open ladies), Alexander Feldblyum (B Grade Men) and Day Chevaphisut (B Grade Ladies).

Round-robin formats were used to keep everybody playing all night. With 28 entrants, it was a challenge getting the B Grade Men's event completed in a single night.

The Lucky Prize Draw winners were Terry Harris, Peter Innes, Jun Kim, German Lastra and Liam McLennan.

Stage 2 of the tournament (A Grade & C Grade) will be played next Saturday night, 29 August.

UQ TENNIS WELCOME PARTY

The UQ Tennis Club’s Second Semester Welcome Party was held last Friday night, 14 August.

Around 80 players got to socialize, play lots of Tennis, hoe into the sausages, quaff some drinks and have a chance to win some great prizes.

In the Lucky Prize Draw, Dominic Ton, Scarletta Ang, German Lastra, Megan Adams, and Iris Gu won some Cadbury Favourites chocolates. Takuya Harita won a free private coaching lesson (value $110), Tonya Nawasonthi won a HEAD racquet & racquet bag (value $230) and Yarrow Meng won a Reformer & Total Access Membership donated by UQ Sport (value $995).

A huge thanks to Heath & Richard for coordinating everything on the night, Jonathan & Jamie for helping with the on-court activities, Robert & James for running the BBQ and Greg & Ken for cleaning up afterwards.

UQ EKKA SINGLES TOURNAMENT

The UQ Tennis Club's traditional Ekka Singles Tournament was played in the morning on the Exhibition Holiday (12 August).

The tournament used a Continuous Feed-In Draw to keep everybody playing all morning.

32 players - 16 courts - 92 matches.

At the end of the tournament players were ranked from 1 to 32.

The overall winner was Phoenix O'Neill.

Bonus prizes were awarded to Daniel Choi (Runner-Up), Ethan Gunn (Feed-In Consolation Winner) and Alex Freire (Highest Finishing Female Competitor).
The Lucky Draw Prize winners were Peter Lawrence, Dusan Stamatoudis, Jack Trolove and Luke Young.

UQ LADIES' SOCIAL TENNIS

The UQ Tennis Club's next session of Ladies’ Sunday Morning Social Tennis will be held this Sunday morning, 9 August, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the UQ Tennis Centre, Blair Drive, St Lucia.

The aim of the program is to encourage more fun female participation in community Tennis, as well as provide an opportunity to meet and socialize with other players after the playing session. Play some Social Tennis, try some Tennis Practice drills and find out about the opportunities available for female players.

The program is open to members and non-members.

Remaining 2026 Dates: 9 August (2nd Sunday), 13 September (2nd Sunday), 4 October (1st Sunday), 1 November (1st Sunday) & 6 December (1st Sunday)

Check-In: Upstairs on Clubhouse verandah

Cost: $10.75

Booking and pre-payment required:
https://events.humanitix.com/uq-tennis-club-ladies-social-tennis

Refreshments will be available to enjoy after the session on the clubhouse verandah, so please feel free to stay and chat.