Blackwood Tennis Club, located 20km south of Adelaide (South Australia), competes Saturdays in the Southern Districts Tennis Association  (SDTA) competition for Seniors and Fridays and Saturdays for Juniors. The club participates in family tennis fun days and has social tennis for anyone. The club’s coaches  Peter Broughton and Jeff Fisher have also organised group coaching sessions, from beginners to higher level of skills. Can't play tennis? Don't worry, beginners are welcome. The club often has a barbecue after the day's matches so join the club and enjoy Blackwood's friendly atmosphere.
The competitive summer season starts in October and ends in March or April.
Winter season starts in May and ends in September.

Joachim Johansson and Feliciano Lopez set a world record for the most aces (72 between them) served up in a match during their third-round encounter at Australian Open 2005.

Serena Williams recorded the fastest women's serve - 199km/h - at Australian Open 2005.

More than 2,384 tennis racquets were strung during Australian Open 2005, using 26km of string.

Since 1905 the Australian championships have been staged at six different venues around Australia and New Zealand.

17 men entered the first Australasian Championships in 1905 and 5,000 people watched the final.

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What a great and perfect day we had for the tournament.
There were 55 players playing 70 matches for the singles.



Following are the Winners of the BTC Junior Tennis Tournament 2008

Boys
Open: Simon Hayes
Division 4-9: Michael Minuzzo
Division 8-12: Matt Waldron
Division 13-15: Philip Bate

Girls
Open: Emily Lundborg
Division 7-9: Eleanor Henry
Division 10-12: Brittany March

Boys' Doubles
Open: Derek Ellis - David Thompson
Division 4-9: Stefan Chenoweth - Nathan Fiegert
Division 11-15: -

Girls' Doubles
Division 1-3: Sigrid Lundborg - Emily Lundborg
Division 7-9: Lauren Nicholas - Jacinta Fong
Division 10-12: -

Mixed Doubles
Division 1-3: Simon Hayes - Sigrid Lundborg
Division 4-9: Jack Degenhart - De-arne Samm
Division 11-15: -

 

 

Remember our sponsors and hopefully they will remember us.
They support the Blackwood Tennis Club so make sure you thank them for their support, if you shop at one of these places:

Dunlop Sport
Contact Darren Robins-Mob No. 0421 617 447

Savings and Loans Credit Union
(Blackwood) Ph. 131 182

Magnet Shopping Centre Newsagency
(Blackwood) Ph. 8278 7117

Waggon Wheels Fruit Market (Blackwood)
Ph. 8278 1874