Social Tennis & Practice
Thursday Night Social Tennis(7 p.m. to 10 p.m.), Sunday Afternoon Social Tennis (2 p.m. to 6 p.m.) and Wednesday Night Tennis Practice(7 p.m. to 9 p.m.) are the Club’s popular non-competitive Tennis programs.
Note: Because of the light installation work, Wednesday Night Practice will not restart until 9 April and Thursday Night Social Tennis will not restart until 10 April.
Social Tennis is a great way to have a game in a relaxed and friendly environment without the pressure or commitment of Fixtures and Tournaments. Because of the high numbers, all Social Tennis matches are doubles.
Tennis Practice is designed to help players doing coaching courses and is a great way for other players to hit lots of balls to work on particular shots or regain confidence after a long lay-off.
Between matches at Social Tennis, players can relax on the Clubhouse verandah with a cold drink from The Smash Bar or a free tea or coffee, watch sport on TV or have a game of table tennis or snooker.
There is no pre-registering for Social Tennis or Practice. Just turn up on the day or night and check in upstairs on the Clubhouse verandah.
For Members, Social Tennis costs $12 each afternoon/night and Practice costs $8. For non-Members, the cost is $18 for Social Tennis and $12 for Practice. Only EFTPOS payments accepted.
For more information about Social Tennis and Practice, go to:
http://www.uqtc.org.au/social-tennis
https://www.uqtc.org.au/practice-sessions
To speed up checking in at Social Tennis, players should grab their player tag from the white board and hand it to the organizers when paying. New players will need to fill in a Player Information Form (on-line form accessed with a QR code or use the printed form).
To speed up matches, Social Tennis uses Short Deuces (sudden-death game point played on second deuce) and hit-ups are limited to a maximum of 3 minutes before first match.
N.B. While Social Tennis caters for high to low level players, it is not suitable for absolute beginners as it is not a teaching program. People wanting to learn how to play Tennis should attend some coaching classes such as the Adult Group Coaching Beginner Course run by the UQ Sport Tennis Centre (https://uqsport.com.au/tennis-coaching). Players doing coaching courses would benefit from attending the Tennis Club's Wednesday Night Tennis Practice program. Players should not attend Social Tennis until they have mastered the basic shots, can sustain a rally, know the basic rules and understand the scoring system.
