Whangaparaoa Tennis Club

🎾 1 MONTH TO GO! 🎾

The club is excited to be taking part in this year’s event!

Love Tennis is a fun, FREE community open day and the perfect opportunity for players of all ages and abilities to visit the club, get on court and give tennis a go.

There will be plenty happening on the day, including:

🎟️ The chance to win tickets to the ASB Classic (see comments)
🎾 Free coaching from the current Tennis Northern Coach of the Year and his team
🌭 Free sausage sizzle
🎨 Colouring competition
⭐ Special offers on senior memberships and junior coaching

Whether you’re completely new to tennis, returning to the game or looking for a local club to join, we’d love to welcome you.

Save the date and keep an eye on our page for more details over the coming weeks! 🎾

Tennis Northern Tennis NZ

The World Tennis Number (WTN) is the global rating system that measures a player’s current ability based on their match results, making it easier to find and compete against players of a similar level. This is the ranking system that is now used for competitive tennis across NZ.

WTN has recently announced several changes designed to improve the system and the experience for players.

Please read the update below for further details.

𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲-𝟮𝟳 𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗢𝗡
𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 & 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝘀

Good news - the Committee has decided to keep membership fees for the 2026-27 season the same as last year. Club membership fees have now remained static for the last 3 seasons.

Subscription invoices will be emailed to you towards the end of next week, with your membership fees due by 14th September 2026, which is the official start date of the new season.

* If there are any changes to your membership for the 2026-27 season, please let us know by emailing direct to [email protected]

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲-𝟮𝟳

A reminder that your Interclub registration must be completed by 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, so that teams can be submitted to Tennis Northern before the deadline.

Information on the available Interclub competitions, playing times and match structure can be viewed at https://wgptennis.co.nz/adult-tennis/interclub/

For any queries or to discuss Interclub teams, you can contact Club Captain, Kerry Morris on 021 148 6715 or [email protected]

Whangaparāoa Tennis Club coach Jon Speed has been acknowledged as Club Coach of the Year in the 2025/6 Sporting Excellence Awards.

The award recognises a standout season for the club, with all eight interclub teams finishing in the top four of their grades, a 64 per cent rise in junior interclub players, and Speed’s focus on developing the next generation of coaches.

If you are a parent and keen for your child to play / learn tennis in terms 3&4, register them here - https://wgptennis.co.nz/junior-tennis/

https://www.localmatters.co.nz/sport/ace-for-coast-tennis-coach/

Ace for Coast tennis coach - Local Matters Whangaparāoa Tennis Club coach Jon Speed has been acknowledged as Club Coach of the Year in the 2025/6 Sporting Excellence Awards. The award recognis

🏆 Congratulations to Marina Gortchinski & Annie Giles!

A huge congratulations to Marina Gortchinski and Annie Giles on winning their respective grades in the Tennis Northern Women's Winter Singles Box League – Comp 1.

🥇 Marina Gortchinski – Grade 3 Winner
🥇 Annie Giles – Grade 6 Winner

Even more impressively, both Marina and Annie completed the competition unbeaten, winning every one of their matches against their opponents from across other North Shore tennis clubs. A fantastic achievement that reflects their hard work on the court and determination throughout the competition.

Well done to you both on your well-deserved grade wins.

In partnership with our Head Coach - Jon Speed (Court Lab NZ), we had a great turnout for our French Open Hotshots Junior Tournament over the weekend, with 26 kids competing across Red, Orange, Green, and Yellow. Thank you to all the parents and players for making it such a fantastic day of tennis!

Please join me in congratulating this tournament's award winners:

🔴 RED GROUP
Rookie Award: Pranay Jha
Runner-Up: Benjamin Benley
Winner: Max Li

🟠 ORANGE GROUP
Train Award: Cameron Mackintosh
Explore Award: Theo Dudley
Rookie Award: Caitlyn DMello
Runner-Up: Stephanie Li
Winner: Hila Chen

🟢 GREEN GROUP
Nadal Award: Liam Crosby
Runner-Up: Sienna Crosby
Winner: Timothy Sakka

🟡 YELLOW GROUP
Respect Award: Samuel Sakka
Explore Award: Alice Li & William Ahn
Runner-Up: Jai Kumar
Winner: George Cropp

🌟 Player Spotlight
It was great to see the hard work pay off for George Cropp! George had an incredibly close battle with Jai in the final. These two also compete for who spends the most time practicing at the club each week. It is awesome to see that dedication and extra time on court directly paying off on tournament day.

Fantastic effort from everyone involved, and we look forward to seeing you all at the next event!

What a fantastic day at our annual Whangaparaoa Ladies Day on Sunday! 🎾☀️

A huge thank you to everyone who came along and helped make the event such a great success. It was wonderful to see such a strong turnout of players, supporters and spectators enjoying a brilliant day of tennis, fun and community spirit.

Congratulations to Debbie Martin & Gill Hanna, who were crowned the overall winners on the day - a fantastic achievement! 👏🏆

A special thank you also goes to all of our generous prize sponsors for your support, we truly appreciate your contribution in helping make the day so memorable.

We’re already looking forward to next year but first, our next focus is our annual Men's Day on Sunday 17th May.

Tennis Northern Tennis NZ

Full photo gallery available here:
https://wgptennis.co.nz/gallery/ladies-day-2026/

Congratulations to one of our promising Juniors - Jai Kumar, who has been invited to a Tennis NZ training camp this weekend for the best U12's in the North Island.

Good luck Jai! 🎾👊

Very happy for Jai, who has earned an invite to the Tennis NZ 11 & Under National Training Camp this weekend!

Jai’s internal motivation is impressive, to say the least. He often arrives at the club 2+ hours before his lesson starts to hit against the wall, practice his serve, or play with our younger juniors (including helping his sisters who are promising tennis players too!). He’ll even challenge the seniors to a hit!

Out of all our club members, Jai is clocking the most hours on court at Whangaparaoa Tennis Club. He is always willing to explore new techniques and tactics, and everyone at Court Lab is excited to see what the future holds for him.

Hard work pays off! 🎾👏